Mindless Thoughts

Prelude

“A walk by dusk

With the moon hanging overhead

And her constant entourage(stars) like a halo;

And a halt by tavern,

Wanting to drink a little,

Wanting to word my wine-wisdom,

Wanting to shed some tears,

Wanting to fall but in love...

And wanting to rise again

Sober, stronger and more sanguine

Each time I fall...”

Main Text

I want to stare at the stars

So that I get gooseflesh

All over me

Seeing them twinkle

A little lot more

Than the other night...

I want to sit by the tavern

So that I can quaff a pint

And in my drunken stupor

All I’d utter is:

I am drunk in sobriety

Like I am not when I am...

I want to saunter by dusk

Through a mosaic of meadows

With the moon

In the sky overhead

Alone and yet in company

Of the myriad creatures around

I want to write a word

Of speech, of silence

That cannot be worded

And I will call it a poem

Even when poetry

It scarcely sounds...

I want to shed some tears

So that my eyes are cleansed

Of the dirt begotten hitherto

Because they say,

“Eyes awash with tears

See life better!”

I want to fall in love someday

So that I’d scrape my knees

And break my limbs...

Like I fell when I was a toddler

And every time I fall
I shall rise twice as much...