THE CUCKOO AND THE PILGRIM - 2 (Renga on love with Deborah Russell))

Deborah Russell, Cuckoo (C) begins stanzas, Muhammad Naveed Ahmed, Pilgrim (P) responds.



-- C

along garden path

many blossoms fade and bloom

pressed in minds pages

-- P

sudden gust shakes flowers

a quirk of fate

where do we go now?

-- C

visions of beauty

hibiscus and star lilies

the eden of friends

-- P

thorns blind eyes

world turns dark

only your voice I hear

-- C

leaves cast shadow

light dims the long garden path

soft wind soothes my ears

-- P

petals caress

soft hush of love

what do I have to fear?

-- C

temptation of man

tree of life, forbidden fruits

is wisdom knowledge?

-- P

purity shines

serpent may hiss

aren't you my saviour?

-- C

grapes await sun

and the vineyard harvest

who will sip the wine?

-- P

gentle season holds

tender touch

wine and beloved divine

-- C

weeds strangle garden

the flowers wither and die

is this divine?

-- P

the cuckoo sings

life's rebirth

love's miraculous sign

-- C

smooth mossy stones

perfume of dewy flowers

is the path hidden?

-- P

silky steps dance

stream chortles

for me your incense shines

-- C

trees shadow the path

nightfall is long deep and dark

still distant star glows

-- P

darkness blooms

new stars are born

let us be sublime



-- C

even in darkest night

tiny white blossoms are seen

how is this sublime?



-- P

long, black tresses

symphony ecstatic

isn't this the end of time?

-- C

theres no end in sight

and time has no beginning,

...to time eternal

-- P

moon rises late

moments don't stay

blend your song with mine

-- C

living water sings

warm winds and birds harmonize

the psalms beloved

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Renga with Deborah Russell on Jan 18-19, 2002.

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