ghazal

Each morning arrives   from a distance hard to fathom
with slumber it strives   from a distance hard to fathom

the lure that would hoodwink the fish   spans air & water
one flounders or thrives   from a distance hard to fathom

the internet opens a window   on life's causeway
they advertise wives   from a distance hard to fathom

the call center fielding your question   plays at banter
in manners contrived   from a distance hard to fathom

old films & recordings reel out   the voice of dead men
still talking their jive   from a distance hard to fathom

when Mahapralaya has halted   every story
the world will revive   from a distance hard to fathom

stray childhood feelings return   in wizened musings
dim glimmers survive   from a distance hard to fathom

industrious bees   having swarmed   retain their culture
reconvening hives   from a distance hard to fathom

the conceits of reincarnation   are too surreal!
fabricating lives   from a distance hard to fathom

the circus is chok-a-blok   with amusing side-shows
some pummelling knives   from a distance hard to fathom

while the band plays on   see the deaths & births & dramas!
partiers high-five   from a distance hard to fathom

considering this   Raphael   why are you pensive?
everyone swan-dives   from a distance hard to fathom