- for I am you
and you within me
in essence like scent
within the flower
the running water
within the river
the air within the atmosphere
the song that echoes
from within the nightingale
or seasons which entail
one after the other
wrapped over together
autumn spring and summer
and through the crevices of the doors
sneak in the gray white winters
and you then from within
in such way again and again
seem to disappear
far but yet
so near
as if you are within me
for I am you
- what is night but a few hours
embrace it for it too will pass
in loneliness you are not alone
for around the corner is dawn
the morning with all its chaos
music with a moment’s pause
life simmers inside the teapot
fill up the cup the burning hot
suck it up sipping it like its life
transcending an energy so rife
and you in an amazing moment
smile in celebration of the heart
deep there you let memory play
illuminated like that moon in sky
calm and serene again the night
you may be far but yet not apart
day will dawn and so the morning
so celebrate the night in passing
sleep come be mine for the night
one more sip of hot tea that’s right
snuggled inside the warmth of bed
hear the buzz of a lullaby my friend
a momentous quiver of sudden joy
a world of magic an illusive ploy
spread out the glitter of the stars
let us travel to the far away mars
for all of you and you in particular
let us pass the night floating in air
what is night but a few hours
embrace it for it too will pass
Bionote
Vir Kashmiri is a poet, traveler and book lover.
