Ajay, AnishaA.,Apukaps,
Flo, francisDM, kenrick,
Lulu, Nimma,
SoniaNair,Ujjaini, Yax
photo : terryq
Eons past it was that way
Rough beach expanse of unhewn stone
atop each other jumbled set
stretched out unfriendly barricade
to ebb and flow of wave and surf
Stone beach, forbidding structured ban
No barefoot prints of passaged walk
or races run on playful days.
And yet the distance sunrise glow
fluorescent sky in splendour form
Announcing promise days to come
Smooth passage to horizons reach
Wind weather, storm and heat of sun
relentless beat upon , break down
resisting obstinacy, stones
disintegrate to crumbled form
to pebbles, subdued chips and then
with time , unhurried ages pass –
a generous spread of endless sand
soft grains that sift and gently dance
to melodies of winds and waves.
The beauteous sky has been there yet
and glows as patience now triumphs
soft gentled sands a passaged path
for dream walks, light-touch footprints brief
tell many tales, of anguish, pain,
of evening loneliness, despair
or comfort hand-in-hand as friends
or lovers interlude day’s rush
and slowly walk the sand embrace
caressed by sea winds, sunset skies
and lives of promise yet to come.
Stone beaches patience turned to sand.
And so will I from hardness, dark
Love weathered worn away the hate-
hurt memories destructive force
The damage healed now gentleness
uncrease the ridges, heal the scars
soft smoothened now I lightly tread
By comfort seas t’wards glory skies
Forgotten stones sand turned by time
New footprints now I leave behind…
terryq : 2002