There you are,
Up in the ether,
Your flawed alabaster face,
Peeking through the pillowy clouds.
The pall like night,
Is darker than ever,
Yet your light draws me close,
Like that love-struck fly,
To the compelling candlelight.
You’re brighter than the stars,
Your silver luminescence unreal,
The cool wind sighs your name in my ears,
It sounds sweeter than a lullaby.
But there’s something else that tugs,
At these aching heartstrings,
It’s not slumber, no,
But a thirst of another kind.
I bide here looking up at you,
I want not ambrosia, not nectar, not mead,
I wait here for the first sight of the lonely you,
Till the bacchanalia by my side recedes.
I seek solitude sublime,
Just like you do,
Why, when we two are alike,
Must we suffer this separation?
Ah! But this tawdry world,
Was never meant for the likes of you,
Your’e purer than elixir,
Gentler than doves,
The personification of God’s own perfection.
I reach for you and all I catch is air,
You’re far away but not distance-wise,
My yearning for you,Β may never be received,
Or acknowledged or rejected, or otherwise.
Lo! The short night already comes to a close,
Buy my eyes haven’t yet drunk enough of you,
‘Another fortnight after’, you promise us gentiles,
But I’m still here, howling at the moon.
Β©Pradita Kapahi, 2017.
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the moon , the moon . the moon
it remains my solace and love …….
you have written it so beautifully di π
loved it simply
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Thanks a lot. I’m glad you liked it π π
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Standing ovation to you…
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Omg! Thank you so much! That just made my day π
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am shied…(a shy smiley face)
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Awwwwww thank you so much π
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my pleasure…not to mention…how do you feel about my today’s posts…
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Just beautiful,Happiness is reading your posts and the rest I leave it you,I can’t tell how much I enjoyed reading this post.
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Thanks a lot Jeni, as always π π
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You’re welcome pradita
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nice one
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Thanks π
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welcome
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Happy valentine day
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Thank you and hope you had a great V day too π
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Welcome
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Moon and it’s luminous aura !!Your poetry radiated it’s magical glow. Absolutely loved it dear. Kudos!
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Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it π
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Wow π
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I Never knew aap itne ache poems v likhte ho π This is written very beautifully π
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Thanks a lot π
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You are always welcome dear π
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Good evening
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Good evening to you too π
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BEAUTIFUL POST WITH BEAUTIFUL PIC.
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Thanks a lot π
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Beautiful pradita….shaandar writing…totally magic…
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Thanks a lot π
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Plzure….mam…go ahead
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Beautiful poem. And to be honest, 10-15 of the words here passed over my head. Sorry for the limited vocabulary. ππ
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Thanks a lot π I don’t believe you dont understand the words. I believe you’re only trying to flatter me. And at any rate the languages of the world are far too wide and deep for us to be able to comprehend them in entirety. I suffer from the same but a trusty dictionary I keep at hand at all times π
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See, being poetic in the comment too! π
I wasn’t lying. But if you felt flattered by my statement, well, consider that a lie.
I honestly didn’t understand them. And yes, the languages are too vast to be fully comprehended.
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Okay ji. We’ll call it a truce π
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Wow..speechless..so well composed..kudos.ππ
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Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it π
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It was indeed a pleasure reading it. Keep writing. Keep inspiring…
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As should you π π€
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