Seasonal Priorities

Folder: 
Satish Verma

Effortlessly a desire erects 
a monument. One flaw 
demolishes the image. Stones, 
ugly grass & a solitary tree 
make the landscape. 
Hundreds of seeds go back 
to the earth’s womb, never 
to sprout. Heartbroken 
I stand in the middle 
of life, crumbling alone. 

How can we change? 
A splash of green 
ingests a scissor, 
that is not enough. A parallel tragedy 
strikes. Sun and flowers 
are gone, seeking a truth, 
not yet conceived. A timeless 
fire burns in the temple, 
uncovering the heat, 
edging towards us. 

Freedom from long falls comes, 
bit by bit in degrees. 
Suffering remains the same. 
We immortalize our smears. 
The absolute truth 
suddenly becomes a lie. 
A myth which balooned 
our minds. But brutal 
sunlight has seasonal priorities.