A Three PartPoem
And when he reached
On top of a mountain
He saw AbsoluteSilence
And ProfoundLoneliness
Waiting to greet him
“Once or twice inevery century
Someone like youcomes here
To meet us and to bea part of us”
They said in avoiceless language
Smiling warmly at him
Then he looked downthe mountain
Every one belowlooked so small
In size and thoughts!
He wondered whether
He really belonged tothis planet!
Then some thoughtstruck him
And he just laughed
“These are all justimages!”
He whispered tohimself
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And when he looked upat the sky
For the first time heheard
Melodious sounds
Which the stars wheremaking
While twinkling withone another
The whole sky camealive
With melodious tunesof stars!
They were talkingwith one another
And he soon began tounderstand
Harmonious languageof stars
It appeared they weresouls
Of immortal men andwomen
Who lived herecenturies ago
One of them twinkledat him
As if to asksomething to a new climber!
And next moment ittwinkled again
As if it had got theanswer!
They knew him!
They knew him allalong!!
He was after all notlonely
On the top of amountain
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And what did thelittle star ask?
He tried to recallbut failed
The Age, the biggestthief of time,
Was playing mischief!
Or may be all hismemories
Had become trivia!
He was neither living
In memories of past
Nor in hopes oftomorrow!
He felt free frombonds of his memories!
Just then in a flash
He recalled whatlittle star was asking him
“Which values
Did you sow onEarth?”
“Oh!” He was taken bysurprise
Little star didn’twant to know
About hisacquisitions, achievements and combats!
He also did not wantto know
Height of mountain hehad just climbed!
He was asking onlyabout his farming skills!!
Back in his villagean old farmer used to live
He wondered he couldbe still alive
Next time he wouldvisit his village
He would ask himabout
Science of sowingseeds of values
In memories of mankind
And then he wouldcome again on this mountain
To reply to thislittle star
He resolved
Haresh Raichura
Poem Composed on 22.11.2002
(From book Tomato Soup for Judges and Lawyers)
Haresh A. Raichura 