We would meet one day at the edge of the universe
to trap time between the folds of our skin
and for the next thousand years,
we would turn memories into cosmic dust,
letting it go,
while talking about skies that held ridiculous dreams.
We would kiss too, for one last time,
before I collapse into this broken world.
If you ask me, this is probably the best thing that came out of my sleep-deprived mind last year. I go back to it again and again and wonder how I managed to form words that evoke so many feelings in me. You see, I hardly feel this kind of emotion in reality, unless I am reading a heartbreaking book. π I also managed to write more poems on love and life in the wee hours of the morning. As I said, among other things, motherhood has turned me into a 3 am poet.
Sharing with you some of the poems I wrote in the last few months. All of them were first posted on my instagram account – paperandprose
I wrote the below poem on the eve of Valentine’s day, in half an hour when my baby was sleeping. The thoughts had been accumulating in my head for long and I let them out as soon as I got a quiet moment. π
Related – 5 short poems (the love for words)
Remember how cockleburs would stick to our clothes. And what a nightmare it was if they got stuck in the hair. Well, seems like I can’t get over the memory. So more cockleburs that caught feelings in next poem.
Alpenglow – A word I learned from an exceptionally written thriller novel by Blake Crouch called Wayward Pines. He actually uses this word in his other novels too. I loved the meaning and hence this poem. π
Related – 3 Poems on Sunset
And the last one.
So which one did you like the most? Do let me know in the comment section. π
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Owsome!
I loved them all! Each one is so beautiful. you should definitely write more poems.
All of them are so lovely, Raji. Love the imagery of Alpenglow. Thanks for introducing me to the word.
All the poems were lovely, but I could relate the most to the first one, βWe would meet one day at the edge of the universe!β
Thank you so much. It’s one of my favorites too.
All of them are so beautiful ! Iβm following you on Instagram right now !
You know Iβm a bigggg fan of your poetry. Lovely renditions. π
Awww thank you so much. So happy you like them π
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Okay⦠I can NOT choose one! Love them all!
Thank you so much π
Love, love, love, love and more love!
You are so talented in so many ways! Amazing!
Thank you. Thank you. So glad you like them π
Indeed, a tough choice! I love the way you play with language; your descriptive words are so evocative and appealing to all the senses. Itβs easy to see what you see in the mindβs eye. Beware the 3 am poetry, though. I say this, having once written poetry at 3 am, following a late night academic study of Conradβs βHeart of Darkness.β Upon rereading in the morning, I literally burned all the papers, lest a roommate find them and report me as suicidal β which I definitely was NOT, but that was what that story brought up and out of me, like a cancerous vomit. It might have been excellent poetry after editing, paring it down, understating the rawness of it. It MIGHT have been considered, by some, excellent poetry left exactly as it was. I donβt know. Iβll never know. I burned it. Part of me is still glad; part of me wishes Iβd kept it somewhere, in a box, under lock and key, till decades later I could look at it with an editorβs eye and make something of it that was moreβ¦universal?
Maybe you can try rewriting it. Sometimes I too am scared that people might think I am depressed. π I often have to clarify I am not sad at all. It’s just the kind of poetry I love writing.
Gosh, you are simply amazing! The Valentine poem – my fav! Every time I crib about not having time to blog, I think of you! Blogging is your creative stress buster, lucky you!
Oh yeah, it brings me so much joy. Specially writing poetry π thank you so much
I loved 1,2,3, and 4!
Yaar, Raj, you write so beautifully! Makes me wonder if i love your art more or your poems? Tough choice! Both are spectacular!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Makes me happy that you enjoyed reading them. π
Thanks for giving me ideas and you are not alone because i am also a poet and do poetry