Dr Molly’s poem describes an endless night, a lone soul wandering, and one hidden flower’s scent, for Different Truths.

it seemed 
        the dark sky 
descended
               for ever 
and day of light
           remained 
a distant dream...
 
          you floated
through the
        thoroughfares
of life,
      a stray wanderer...
 
your voyaging 
        consciousness
brushing through 
         things, people
vague, uncertain,
       while the night 
 cast its shadow, mysterious 
              above all...
hush!
a strange
            fragrance
wafted in.
        a lonesome
flower
           blooming 
elsewhere...
            the night
holds secrets.
 
refusing sleep
            I peep at 
skies above
 there! there   
   the canopy above
         beaming bright
with stars!

No! 
           the sky 
has not fallen
                     full, 
may be 
       just peeled out
its outer layer
        that fell on 
earth like a 
                blanket.
we need peck
            at it, persistent
the dark blanket
           to carve out
holes
           that let out  
radiance
      from above...

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Dr. Molly Joseph

Dr Molly Joseph, a bilingual professor and poet from Kerala, has published 26 books, including 18 poems, two novels, and two storybooks for children. She has edited "A Handbook of Contemporary Ethics" and works for values, global peace, and togetherness. Dr Joseph has won national and international accolades and represents India at SAARC and FOSWAL literature meets. She believes in the power of the word and writes boldly on contemporary matters.

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