Sunsets

 Sunsets bring the universe closer to us, 

Removing the blue illusion of the day. 

Sunsets give the moon some spotlight, 

With a million stars twinkling away.

Darkness descending after light, 

Just like evil balances the good, 

The rule of the Universe is upheld.

I have a thing for sunsets, you know?

When the red hue reflects upon the sky, 

Like a canvas carelessly caressed with a brush, 

It scatters in all directions like red watercolour, 

Accidentally spilt on nature's picture, 

On the water and the mountain peaks.

I sat through many of them. 

Alone, in a crowd, silent and in conversation.

On the ruins of a fort, atop a mountain road,

On a boat afloat a lake, and the river sides.

Each time, each sunset, gives me stories, 

Of embracing new beginnings or 

Of everything coming to an end someday, 

An apocalypse called Life.

© Suranya

Loss

 It rained the day you came 

Into my life like a storm, 

It rained the day you left 

Without a goodbye. 

In between them was 

Days of sunshine and warmth.

I was fine before you came, 

I will be fine now that you've left. 

In between them, like the clouds, 

I lost a bit of me 

Trying to hold on to a part of you.

© Suranya

Parched

 The summer soil waited for the rain. 

She kept a vigil on the chariot of clouds, 

Ready to welcome him again.

Her body untouched since he left, 

Longing for his wet kisses 

Drenching her drop by drop 

In ecstasy of union.

At last he came, 

Like a sudden gale across the sky.

The Sun closed his eyes, 

As did the stars and moon; 

As the parched Earth found love again.

© Suranya

Soul Search

Have you ever felt the need to stand somewhere, like a seaside or a cliff and look around as your soul searches for meaning? Perhaps with friends or family, but still, there is this thirst in the soul to know itself. The solitary pleasure of nature. Then again, the words in the heart and mind conflict in a way that confuses the soul.

Maybe someday, when our hearts and minds can be in sync, we will know our purposes. And stop looking for love around us. Look for it in as. We all have so much to give, but still, we need more. Maybe because of the conflict of a profit-seeking mind with our selfless hearts. Maybe someday we will reach a zenith where the soul will find the right questions and eventually get all the answers from the universe. Do you feel so too?

© Suranya