Wednesday, August 15, 2007

ghazal ("Every day I sit")

Every day I sit   determined to love you
ocean bit by bit   determined to love you

near or far   you stay beyond our perception
how to join or quit?   determined to love you

days & months & years   the flow is relentless
tears embellish it   determined to love you

how shall camels pass   (the riddle inquires)
through the needle's slit   determined to love you?

listen to the flute   & hearken the tabla
song is born from spit   determined to love you

who'll explain to me   how pearls & jewels
spring from brine & shit   determined to love you?

every move I make   on destiny's chessboard
shows my reckless grit   determined to love you

bunting is a ruse   but homers are rarer
flyballs flee the mit   determined to love you

noise & mayhem blot   the sky for an hour
breezes sough & flit   determined to love you

don't say spring's the proper season for beauty
autumn's hale & fit   determined to love you

Raphael's unknown   in annals of fortune
still he scrawls his chit   determined to love you

when you brought your kiss   to Raphael's deathbed
joyous flames were lit   determined to love you

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