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The image, forever frozen in time
is imprinted indelibly on my mind
the city of love that denied me love
returns to haunt me every now and then

holding that moment in my palms
I watch time unfurl its whorls inexorably
the piercing tendrils touch my face not so gently
my memories are followed by a trail of sighs

my past colouring the present
future remains a slate so blank
the static of my soul presses pause
I suspend the hourglass and the tick-tock freezes

days and nights lose their meaning
I refuse to acknowledge their acceptability
the sun, the moon and the stars are but
unwanted intruders in the entr’acte of my life

I choose to live in this suspension
till I find words
to leave my mark and stain the moments.

What do you see # 69 -February 15 2021

Components of time

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #172

PROMPT #172

The theme is

Components of Time

मैं बैठी बीती यादें लेकर 

समय उड़ गया पंख पसार 

मैं ही पीछे रह गयी 

आगे बढ़ गया सब संसार 

समय सिखा  देगा सब कुछ 

इसी भरम में समय गंवाया 

आँख कान सब बंद पड़े थे 

समय तो था हरदम तैयार 

आगे कल और पीछे कल की 

बड़ी है भूल भुलैय्या 

जो इसमें फँस गया न उबरे 

वर्तमान  को ही दे  बिसार 

समय हँसे 

जो  समय न चेते 

उसका जीना है बेकार 

lingering twilight
ancestors knocking at the door –
will there be another spring?

Pat

2/14/21

For Reena Exploration Challenge where the theme is Components of Time

To read more or to join in go here

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #172

end to end

lifetime just a moment
holding moments
years like seconds
a sweeping arc nearly
come full circle
now a crawl
midnight ever closer

Another poem in my recent obsession with aging, this is my response to
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #172.
The theme is Components of Time.

Image source: needpix.com (edited here)