In a Bar

A philosophical reflection that has occurred in one of the more blessed moments.

Ever tried to read a story with your eyes closed?
Ever tried to taste the spices in conversations?
Ever found sense in nonsense?
Lingering thoughts that go astray,
And was discovered to go somewhere,
A serendipity of dreaming,
Lines of thoughts stream,
Like the cloud on the windshield this afternoon,
During a trip unplanned,
And ended up in a bar,
All alone with nothing,
But table napkins,
In an isolated table,
And conversations,
Hundreds on tables,
Seem to dissolve,
And conversations,
Millions in the mind,
Seem to come alive...

How notorious could wisdom be,
When it hits you,
As you dream with your eyes open,
And as sense comes in,
There goes the cloud,
As just the cloud you found a similarity too...

Ever sang?
With your drink,
Your only listener,
Quiet,
Without applause,
Was is better than criticism?
Best drank than pondered???

And through the drive home,
The world was ignored,
As all that is seen is the bed,
In a few moments,
Dreams will continue,
Beautiful dreams,
As beautiful as the city at night,
The quiet city at night...

Reviews

[None]

Your poem is worthy of so much praise and admiration. Your descriptions are delightful and pensive and leave the reader to conjure up a complete screenplay to go with your wonderful poem!
Your wisdom throughout is highly attractive and lingers...
"Ever sang?
With your drink,
Your only listener,
Quiet,
Without applause,
Was is better than criticism?
Best drank than pondered??? "
....You have many, many exceptional phrases and your whole poem satisfies immensely!

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

That was an adventure for the mind. I liked it. It read well, and putting question marks make us think as deeply. welcome to this site. i added you as a friend.

[Tania Leigh]

What a wonderful compilation of thoughts.

It is amazing the sights and sounds you become aware of when alone in public (I think that's an oxy moron! lol) Hearing snippets of conversation and drinking in the surroundings are things that we miss out on when we have a companion seated with us.

I enjoyed this write very much.

[Bhavya Kaushik]

I liked the flow of this write very much!
And I agree with my friends Candle in the wind and Naula that this piece depicts an hallucinating feel and thus leaves quite a deep impression on the reader's mind.
So..Its kind of a nice write! :)
Great work.

[Candle in the wind]

How notorious could wisdom be,
When it hits you,
As you dream with your eyes open,
And as sense comes in,
There goes the cloud,
As just the cloud you found a similarity too...

Hey this is tremendous. sure the cloud of illusion are dispelled when sense floats in or rather intrudes.

And conversations,
Millions in the mind,
Seem to come alive...
So often these echoes from the past come back to haunt us

Reflections that stem out from the lights and shades that waft through the mind
Great work.