Saturday, October 27, 2012


Night

The Night is high,
Up in the sky,
Cloaked in stars,
Shimmering and far.

I wonder what she says,
To every star to stay,
She is dark, gloomy in sight,
Yet the stars twinkle, besides her alright.

The moment she comes,
Life sulks, and Stillness arise,
She is left alone,
Juggling the lonely tide.

No companion, no friend,
No lodge, or rest,
She roams berserk,
She roams and sighs...

Why is she the one who is so dark?
Strayed and alone, where did it all start?
Her darkness can engulf every spark or light,
Only the stars lit her up for sometime.

Stillness tease, Darkness barks,
Her drapes are torn, Her hair messed up.
Still she continues to move upright,
As she has to move till bright Morning arrives.

She puts to sleep, herself she awakes,
She lulls the air, and rests the palms.
She pauses the noise, to spread some peace,
Yet herself she is disturbed, with no respite.

She is beautiful, her charm is naive,
It’s not her fault if Black is her Life,
She was born to rejuvenate the breathing kind,
She was made, to witness the dull, and quiet.

The Night thus wonders why her face is not bright.
Why is she feared, why is she not “Nice”?
Why her dress is sombre, grave and wide?
Why is her charm only visible to wine?


She has so many questions,
With no replies,
Yet, she continues,
With her chained feet, to smile.

Shackled to start when the Light resides,
After a beautiful day in the meadows and sunshine,
In a warm house where Happiness dwells,
Where everything rests after a successful day’s ride.

The Night is still, serene and divine,
She is also true, also precious and sublime,
She too shines, yet her lustre mystifies,
She is the loner, who only gives to mankind!

4 comments:

  1. Nupur..man u really wasting ur time in this job..no kiddin but how beautifully you have explained the situation of night who gives peace to everyone, makes everyone calm, but in inside she must b so sad and in grief about her being black and lonely...Very well Nupur...

    But i would just say one thing more..Jus remember night gives one thing to people which is the source of all the motivation and good work...rather it is the source of all the people yet going ahead - it is "a ray of hope that there will be a day in a while..jus hold urself"!!.

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  2. Kaudan one nice one again.... in each of your work one can observe darkness, but in this piece, you have shown the positive and brighter side of night.....
    Everyone says "Is raat ki bhi subah hogi"... par in your words... Us raat se puchho kaisa lagata hai bura hona.... roshani ki ahmiyat andhere se hi pata chalti hai...

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  3. Like this part too much:

    "The Night thus wonders why her face is not bright.
    Why is she feared, why is she not “Nice”?"

    Actually in earlier times, when men were in caves, they used to fear night. As they didn't knew what causes the sun to go down, so they feared it. I think, somehow, that fear is still within our genes.


    Also this part

    "Stillness tease, Darkness barks,
    Her drapes are torn, Her hair messed up.
    Still she continues to move upright,
    As she has to move till bright Morning arrives."

    It shows that she is struggling to reach the morning light. Like the way you put her struggle and the messy look.

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  4. wow..!!
    This is so beautiful .!!
    _/\_

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