The Occupied Emptiness

 

Through this old frayed casement …

 

The gust of air moves in

Through the vacant room-in the barren mind

Rustles the emptiness- wobbles stillness behind

Without filling the blank, gently, it moves out

 

I park myself, still, in this cozy chair- I watch

The rushing out of that breeze into that blank space

I speculate-‘Contentment is to them who possess less’

Rest of them, are left empty- Happiness thus snatched

 

I moved out of this “mansion”- leaving behind the emptiness

 

Smiling, were they…but still the smile so barren

Tears-that toppled down from their empty eyes- so deserted

Amongst this huge crowd of folks- I am still…

Encircled by the Illusion and befriended by this emptiness

 

The occupied crowd hovers around

Deep in me, there’s emptiness

Empty thoughts and empty togetherness

Empty the wholesome sky, an empty me and this empty ground

 

© Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel “Hridayaninadini”

17 september-2011- 2:00 pm-IISc-LHH-110-Saturday

For this emptiness- that I cherish 

Reviews

[Rikkevi Rue]

ahh so philosophically captivating! It is true that loneliness is embraceable and there is solace to be found in the peacefulness of being separate and as yet, un-entwined. Are not those covetous ones who pursue materiality traveling further and further down the road of discontentedness?

the beauty of this write is in its stimulation of intelligent questioning reasoning!

[Renée]

There is a comfort in emptiness sometimes...great piece of work expressing that feeling & thought...

[Mary]

Empty, such a very sad word, empty togetherness being the saddest of all. Good write.

[Leslie Philibert]

A fine piece of writing, haunting, sparse and with a great use of language bonded to ideas, good write.

[Helen Crutchett]

I felt the pathos and desperation of your write. "Empty" is a very uncomfortable place to be as you so eloquently penned. Thank you for "Keeping the Dream Alive" ~ Helena :)

[MOON]

Know that feeling so well being alone in a crowd. your words drip off the page so beautifully. Love the art work too.

[Mary C]

I think I've just read my favourite new poem! Awesome, this is a beautiful job.

[nothingnothingforgetfor..]

Barren smiles, empty feelings you speak of things that i think the best of us can understand and comprehend a little to well at times. People might say such a feeling should stay foreign, but at times i feel it necessary to experience these things and is can really illuminate the world around you as it seems to pierce that foggy veil that has a habit of hiding things. A brilliant piece.

[Vinod Kumar U K]

Beautiful write with the blessing of the cute landscape and cool....

[confident woman]

I sometimes feel like people are playing find waldo in the crowd and they always seem to find and all I want to is hide