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truth beauty,
that is all Ye know on Earth,
that is all Ye need to know..." - John Keats


Sunday 23 January 2011

So The World Sleeps...

And so the world sleeps...
Cradled in the arms of the silent night,
in these hours of mute submersion,
so the world sleeps...

Vacant thoughts,
like the desolate roads in the nocturnal hours...
A thought,barking incoherence,
like that stray dog,
while chilly wind flows,
reminiscent of the heated day...
And while walking along,
in fear and alert dread,
me perceives,
so the world sleeps...

World is asleep,
yes, in this darkness,
blankets engulfing the body,
and thoughts ceasing to take a meaning,
just dreams, incoherent to sane comprehension,
just visions of some things,which we rarely see..
And thats how, I see,
in this empty thoughtless night,
thats how I see,
in this wakeful sleeping sight...

Thats how I see,
with a deep,yet incomprehensible fright,
thats how,me thinks,
the world sleeps...

Devoid of any presence,
and immersed in one's own trepidations,
subdued wants and desires,
dreamt on, in these hours,
and I think, after all,
this is the way...
This is the only way...

So,the world sleeps...

© Karthik Adithya Singaraju

13 comments:

Eon Heath said...

Hey, Hi
nice. i wud say, this post is quite different from your other posts...the reason, most of your posts have a turbulence in the thought, but here, though it aint peaceful, there is some acceptence...a rare calm in distress...
nice.

Regards,
The Silhouette...

p.s. the flow is good.. :)

shikha devaraju said...

wel its a typical mind set of humans elusive subtle wel th poetr is intense n ... enigmati c when u say imersed in trepidation but yes th flow is missing i wul agree but u dont have to have a flow always absctractness ids nice too...
liked it on th whol funda is clear n i guess i wana knw wat tym of th nyt didi ya write it..??

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

you have style with words.
lovely delivery of your sentiments.

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Uma Anandane said...

Nice poem with visions and dreams in a quiet sleep...Enjoyed it

dakshi said...

loved it..

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Anonymous said...

Wonderful how you draw me into the whole experience of quiet.

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Anonymous said...

Fascinating post. I love the lyrical nature of it, I felt as if I was dreaming!


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Brother Ollie said...

Yes it does - great piece.

Anonymous said...

haunting piece, touched me strongly...well done!

Anonymous said...

Written from the heart. Very beautiful and memorable.