Quest

Hindi version published in Amar Ujala 12 August 2004 English version in Larcenist s coming issue in october 2014

Heart, like a child,
pursuing for the Lamp of Aladin,
And in this quest,
I have lost glare of vitality,
And accomplished around an eclipse,
The longing to acquire Kamdhenu,
still operative in my deep soul,
and this hunt propelled me,
away from my own,
Made me stand blameworthy,
in the dock of all eyes,
Despite the wishes persist discontented,
My flesh is ravenous for
the shade of Kalpvriksh,
And in this hunger,
I have seared my soul
In the desert of isolation,
For achieving Chintamani stone,
What my pains and longing added
Though the chase deducted,
Diamonds of friends and relatives,
Slowly and slowly.

Author's Note

Kamdhenu, cow of gods, give you what u want, Kalpvriksh, a tree in the heaven if you sit under it it fullfills your imagination, Chintamani stone, a wonderful stone give its owner everything he wants

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"I have seared my soul
In the desert of isolation,
For achieving Chintamani stone, "

To what extent we all go through and suffer to achieve our desires and goals. I guess we all are chasing some kind of fruit...Bravo, sir...:)......................

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks a lot sami khalil

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks a lot sami khalil

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks a lot sami khalil

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks a lot sami khalil

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks a lot sami khalil

[Sami Khalil]

:).................................................

[Briana O'Connor]

This is a vivid description for the ages. The character you added to this piece by relating it to common themes, as well as adding in complexity for one to learn and wander was extraordinary. Thank you for sharing. Very well done.

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks a lot :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

Sometimes in life no matter what we achieve we have a restlessness that pushes us for more.I loved this poem Hardeep :)

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks a lot vidya

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome :)

[George Peck]

good poem. A lot to take in with it makes you think seems to have a few different meanings at least to me it seems that way.

[Deepwater]

thank you for writing leaves me with a deep imagination

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks a lot deepwater

[PloughBoy]

Thanks for the author's notes, hardeep. They helpred me to understand this a great deal more than if you hadn't included them.

Nicely done, very spiritually written.

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thank you very much sir

[PloughBoy]

You are very welcome, hardeep.

[Mayank]

Loved the way mythology is taken into consideration for human desires, sentence formation is really very powerful. More or less, I find these things linked to those areas where human wants more and more out of everything and the price is 'walk alone'.

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks a lot mayank

[R Smith]

this is amazing and i'm off to find out all I can about Kamdhenu, Kalpvriksh and Chintamani

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks, I hope u like reading all those mythological figures,
thanks again

[R Smith]

already read and enjoyed the things I found, thanks for that.

[Avinash]

The last line friends and relatives parting with you is an eye opener. In search of truth, there are very few who will stand by you. In fact they are your only friends.
Enjoyed the read with ancient metaphors.

[hardeep sabharwal]

Thanks avinash, u know sometimes we involve so much in materialistic chase that we start forgetting the real meaning of life, life is not only about achievement only

[Avinash]

Achievement is time bound but purpose is timeless and does not require you to ignore things which matter and also people who matter will understand as it is for your happiness.