by Varsha Sreenivasan
[box]Some from the older generation focus on materialistic aspects while selecting a groom. The present generation tends to focus more on the person in question. The future is likely to be propelled forward by the light of knowledge of the spirit or soul within the person. Here, while the house should be a proud structure that houses people according to the parents, for the daughter, the house is the body that is home to the soul. In this poem, she vows to share this light of true knowing with all.[/box]They approach
him,
he stands
watchful
worried;
“what kind
of house
do you
live in?”
they question
the prospective
groom;
if not this
young chap,
any other groom
they can have;
their list
of prospectives
is endless
for
their magnificent
princess
As they
watch
and wait..
“my house
my house..”
is all
the worried one
can say.
The princess
stares;
forward
she steps..
her glance
she sweeps
over the House
He inhabits
The shadow
is lean,
the structure
clothed
in brick frame
without cement
without paint,
the window eyes
rimmed with soot,
forgotten
chimneys..
the aftermath
of some fire
beneath,
in an old
fireplace
kept alive
at
one time
with logs
of
magic
childlike dreams..
These firewood hands
must’ve been
clothed in flesh
long back,
and yet..
they somehow
now lie
outstretched
seeking as alms
their
worthy princess’s
hand
“This house
wont
last long”
they hear
the princess
utter..
with bated breath
they stare
at the sought
and
the seeker;
“Too much
care
and
too little..
have made
both
our houses
weak”
saying thus
she takes
the wooden hand
in hers;
all bone
and all flesh
get a brand
new strength.
Together they
stand
murmuring
into the
dusty doorways,
“Friend
we will
blow the
cobwebs away..
and shine
our lights
in the chimneys;
friend
we will
help steady
the fireplace
back
on its magic feet;
friend
we will
gather
the logs
of our
childhood dreams;
Forever
will our
house be
the home
where
smiling life
beams
its light
for other
homes..
for other
souls
forgotten
like us..
Pic : seier +seier – http://www.flickr.com/photos/seier/
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