Transience

The frail flower upon its stalk,
The wave, wild against a rock,
the sun as it dips anew
Baptized by an endless blue
Rapt oceanic lore revivified
In lovely splendorous hue
Spellbinding tales hidden stores
Treasuries veiled from view.

In transition reposes faith
Starlight the flickering gate
the passageway through space
Shrugging time's embrace

Wondrous pink gold froth
Soft sunrise has wrought
Foaming ocean's brew
Guards Atlantis from
Our view.

Experience has brought
Whatever ageless heart has sought
Leap of faiths with fear fraught
Caught in cold oceanic draughts.

Existence still has taught
Life's laws
Repeat this universe
reflection of its own
As the flesh delineates bone
And objects in the mirror are
Ever closer than they appear
See through faux parallax
The truth gapes its wonder
Through shining cracks.
Capturing the prism
Bending refraction
Through indices
I wonder why
Can't you see
The spoon won't bend
it's me?

The universe
Is my verse
Transience our
Mortal pass
Let fate be blind
And faith be master
The flower must
Fall to dust.

Trample gentle upon
Past regrets
This flowering
Shall forever last.

(c) Amrita Valan 2016