Saturday, 28 July 2012

A lock of lost keys


(From my poetry collection 'The Nameless Avenue') 
Reflections of a recent bride- hood
It’s a mirror of rare registry;
the lake brimming;
a lantern’s wick flame dance reflecting from
the hand of a recent bride,
dancing down below
the furling sheets,
wipes off a
a little corner
of darkness in water.

     She homes her buffaloes
     back from the freedom
     of the mountain
     and adjoining woods

It’s a little late;
just enough to
boost the impatience
of her woodcutter.

      A smile succulent
      reviewed by her
      own profile’s reflection,
      how she has been
       trapped!

Lost something
to attain something,
to respond, to revolt
to yield, to possess, 
how many new cares!.

      By wedlock , a lock
      of  lost keys
      chased on forever
       not alone in Velato.

Her anklets jingle
as her paces
grow faster,
driving echoes,
on the route
to silence.
Vaiyavan

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