Dr Molly pays tribute to the Bard – exclusively for Different Truths.

On the seashore of
         endless words
pebbles
      how like a child
I tottered
      picking, collecting
making dream castles
              that fell
miserably
          as a fiasco....

you came
          to hold up
my hand
             pointing at
the vast expanse
    where children play
with shouts and
                      revels
among the charming
glades and shades,
            so blissful
accepting all...

we watched
         how after the
nocturnal
          hide and seek
the moon retires
paving way
    for the morning
glory...

         there where
the radiance
        fell and spread
we listened to
the glory of
          our creator
sung full throated
     by the birds...

even the
         sweltering heat 
  turned a sweet
           promise...
    how we traversed
the sunny,
        the gloomy,
singing the
       song of love
faith and peace...

our silences
    saturated with
the content
        of a reed in
moving waters
            to merge
with the great
sea of silence...

O, my Bard!
      how together
our winged self
              transcends
the shores
        of word play
to resonate
         seeking the
eternal edge 
             to things...
where borders
coalesce...

Picture design Anumita Roy, Different Truths

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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