SUJATA DASH

 

Besotted

 

I am always besotted by

Plain and ordinary

For I perceive greatness

In such style of perching

 

Rhythmic punctuation of

Everyday life is intoxicating for me

Be it watching sunset or sunrise

Or intently listening to twitters and chirpings

 

To me, each day is some sort of a jamboree

A parade of small doses of fulfilment

Eliciting tidings of freshly minted joy

Out of the so-called daily grind

 

I indulge in impish delight

Armed with subtleties of life

My yearnings for pauses and commas

Put me at ease and in good stead

 

I listen to my heart, choose my pace

Enjoy each bit of doing

You may call me 'foolish' for this kind of fetish

But that is how I am and shall be.

 

Curiosa

 

All my life I have indulged in

Mirthful effervescence

Like a fluky butterfly does

Teeming with avidity and vigor

 

I have never tried to fathom though

The cause of such exuberance

That swirls around me

Ropes me in such sprightliness and candor

 

But my stubborn and insatiable curiosity

Has decided to traverse eons and miles

To seek the subtleties behind

This euphoric state of being and core

 

The find amazes me

Leaves me awash with a warm glow

Perhaps I could not have asked for more

As a suitable answer

 

I erupt in triumphant cry

My moist eyes look deep within

Cling tenaciously to the hem of your soul

To gather life's purpose

 

You have cast me in such a mold, O Lord!

That, I sense hardships melt like snow in summer

Life's small joys and bliss overshadow

Acres of thickset sorrow.

 

SUJATA DASH

 

SUJATA DASH is a poet from Bhubaneswar, Odisha. She is a retired banker. She has four published poetry anthologies (More than Mere-a bunch of poems, Riot of hues ,Eternal Rhythm and Humming Serenades -al