Sultry stars taste like
Salty marshmallows
Nincompoop narcissus snails
Dive into lustrous mirage
Cerebral pachyderms thump
Their way into the mud
But pug-marks of golden felines
Are trailed
Heady whiff of Cashew groves
On the warm sea shore
Dries my hair.
Many images come to life here!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked, Uppal ma'am:)
Deletespecially like the star and pachyderm images & the title :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for liking even the title, Sumana:)
DeleteHmmm. Interesting question. But the point is to note the playing, yes? Mindfulness opens the heart.
ReplyDeleteRight! The point is to note the playing..mindful openness! Thank you Susan:)
DeleteWell, you make me wonder as well!
ReplyDeleteWondering is openness too! Thank you Mary:)
DeleteI love the pachyderms thumping in the mud and, especially, am wafted away on that cashew breeze.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked:) Thank you Sherry:)
DeleteAwww...those pachyderms robbed my heart! Classic piece....Good to connect back thru PU, Amit.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Panchali:) Am glad too:) Thank you for your generous words:)
DeleteBeautifully done..!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sana:)
DeleteBeautifully written
ReplyDeleteThank you Ranjana:)
DeleteWhoever strums your guitar is conjuring up marvelous images!
ReplyDeleteAm glad! Thank you MMT:)
DeleteSo many lovely images leading to a lovely question. Sometimes it is not so much the answer that matters, but that you are open to ask the question in the first place. Lovely writing Amit!
ReplyDeleteYour lovely comment delights me:) Thank you Carrie:)
DeleteThere is some kind of order in the world of stars and even Narcissus. But when it comes to the musician with his guitar, there's a question. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteRight! Thank you Tom sir:)
DeleteNice composition though poetry is not my cuppa
ReplyDeleteYour appreciation doesn't support your modesty;)
DeleteThank you Easwar:)
Nature strums your guitar?
ReplyDeleteI thought as much, Mridula...probably the wind.
Delete@Amit...beautiful imagery was created as I read these lines :)
Yes, some unnamed unknown power! Thank you Mridula:)
DeleteGlad you liked it Bushra:) Thank you:)
DeleteGood one.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rajesh:)
DeleteGorgeous images and music, simultaneously.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosemary:)
DeleteI love the imagery you've created here, Amitji! Also love the alliteration 'nincompoop narcissus". Just every line is beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Hema:) Thank you:)
DeleteI love this poem, Amit, especially those cerebral pachyderms!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara for liking my poem:)
DeleteA very meaningful poem where all species, plants and animals march to the tunes of the creator...lovely verses with lot of depth Amit!
ReplyDeleteThanks a whole lot for your interpretation, Sunita:) Thank you:)
DeleteYes, who strums my guitar - someone tell me....! Literary masterpiece.....
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked:) Thank you Sunaina:)
DeleteMy my my ... How vivid 😊😊
ReplyDeleteThank you for liking it, Archana:)
DeleteSo vividly written Amit ji ---everything from the stars , to the pug marks , to the heady whiff to the strumming guitar can be seen felt smelled and heard ---beautiful piece of poetry
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Rajni:) Thank you:)
DeleteOpenness is open here in true sense. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteAm so happy that you spotted it in there and acknowledged it, Sarala:) Thanks loadz:)
DeleteGreat one.....
ReplyDeleteThank you friend:)
DeleteEnglish poetry too? Great Amit
ReplyDeleteIt's all over my blog from day one, Suresh sir, thank you for having cared to read:)
DeleteYou have painted many images and stirred many emotions.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked:) Thank you Saru:)
Delete