We met on a full moon day
And my heart was all radiant
Reflecting the love it perceived
Circumstance intervened
Like an obstructing otherworldly object
To make the bright orb wane into a faint crescent
Feeble glow, an arc eclipsed behind an envelope of dark clouds
My heart, now dark and cratered
Pain unseen, like the far side of the moon
I wait patiently for another fortnight
For a new phase
Whence the tides will swell again
This is lovely. Beautiful, sad, and mystical all at once.
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Thanks, Sydney!
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Keep us updated, Kunal. Is it high tide today ?
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Hahahahaha, noooooo! 😦
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Fingers crossed.
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Thanks, Yas!
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You are welcome, Kunal. Have a nice week. Bye.
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Thanks… you, too!
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The inter weaving of love, shadow and the wait make this one beautiful Kunal!
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Thank you, Radhika!
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I became dramatic while reading this. Can you explain why?
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I’m glad it struck a chord! Thanks for visiting & commenting!
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That’s such a lovely poem! I’m so glad I found your comment in the Community Pool! Keep going, this thing’s got a soul.
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Hi Pina! Thanks for the lovely comment!
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Kunal, my knowledge of English is just too poor to be able to comment on everything that you write.
suffice it to say I liked this one.
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No, it’s not…but thank you all the same!
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Beautiful words so deep and poignant, Kunal. Loved the awesome picture too.
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Thanks very much, Kamal 🙂
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Welcome Kunal.
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What a gorgeous, powerful text. I love how you wove the images of the tides and the phases of the moon in the fabric of the poem.
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Wow, many thanks! Really appreciate it!
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My pleasure reading you 😉
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Oh! Marvelous! 😎😎😎
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Thanks
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Kambakht iskh yeh jo..
The closing lines are actually beautiful.
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Thank you…but what does that mean, that the rest is not?
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Abey yaar, it means I love those lines. Doesn’t mean I don’t love the rest.
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Loved these lines Kunal! 👍👍👍
“My heart, now dark and cratered
Pain unseen, like the far side of the moon”
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Thanks, my friend!
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I love your extended metaphor, it fits perfectly and creates such a gorgeous timbre 🙂
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Thank you! I really appreciate your comment!
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Ah! full moon will come again – I know it will! 😀
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Hahahhahahah…. waxing & waning are a part of life (incl on the waistline!)
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And we must embrace that!
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“I wait patiently for another fortnight
For a new phase
Whence the tides will swell again”
I will try to hold these lines with me through life. There are natural cycles in life and we have to remember that after darkness comes light.
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True that! Thanks very much!
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My phone is being silly so you may get a few comments from me 🙃
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No worries! Have a lovely day/evening, Breeze (I like the name! :))
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Thank you! It’s actually a nick name from my family! 🌬 hope you have a great day as well!
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“I wait patiently for another fortnight, For a new phase, Whence the tides will swell again”
I will try to carry these lines with me throughout life. We must never forget that there are natural cycles in the world. That light comes after darkness.
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🖤
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Great post!
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Thanks very much!
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Gorgeous!
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Thanks!
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This one starts off with beautiful notes. Don’t leave it here. Add more. Develop the pathos.
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Hmmm, I’ll re-visit it, Atul. Thanks!
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