Ms Neelam Saxena Chandra
(Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is a well-known author. She has been honoured with many international/national/ regional level awards. We are extremely thankful to Ms. Neelam ji for permitting us to share her excellent poems with our readers. We will be sharing her poems on every Thursday. Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is an Additional Divisional Railway Manager,Indian Railways, Pune Division. Her beloved genre is poetry. Today we present her poem “Darkness ”. This poem is from her book “The Frozen Evenings”.)
☆ Weekly column ☆ Poetic World of Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra # 23☆
☆ Darkness ☆
Imagine
When the trumpeting rains have shoved away
The vivacity of the branches of the trees
And they are gloomy,
When the sun refuses to show its face
The whole day along
And you terribly miss its beam,
When the footsteps of the darkness
That wraps the night
Are heard earlier than usual,
When you’ve had a hard day,
And someone smiles and asks,
“How are you?”
Just those three simple words,
Set forth a cycle of cheerfulness;
You begin to see the bright stars
And the darkness of the night vanishes
As if it was never there,
The splendid sun inside your soul
Gets ignited, burns amber,
And you are jovial,
From the branches of the trees,
Tiny leaves begin to sprout
Bringing the enthusiasm of your life back…
Tender love, care and fondness,
Can always rejuvenate you;
But then,
Why wait for others to ask you your well-being?
Why not let that splendid sun inside your soul
Be so glowing
That darkness thinks twice before touching you!
© Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra
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