ASHOK BHARGAVA

ASHOK BHARGAVA

MORNING SERENADE

They say be positive and I want to

who will lament and temper the arrival of dawn.

Gray is the sky

pelting rain on the lonely road.

I am mostly not myself

in the expectant morning.

I take what is given

the smell of insecurity.

I breathe it in, gasping for oxygen

positivity is thin.

I am determined to fight

the mysterious outcome until known.

I wait patiently

until the gray sky invites the sunlight to shine.

I will leap and regale

in the ever widening pale glow of dawn.

JOY RETURNS WITH MORNING LIGHT

I talk

to my invisible friends at night

they listen with inscrutable faces

they do not argue.

I tell them about

the hopes in my eyes

desires in my mouth

and fears in my heart.

Words fail me

constantly moving

shifting feelings

until I am exhausted.

They leave me alone, confused

I weep through the night

joy comes in the morning.

You are more in me

than I in you and

you remain while

obliviously I go outside looking for you.

WHERE THIS JOURNEY ENDS

Sailing across the sea

of open water

makes me think

of the life I have lived so far

journey of a thousand miles

genetic memory

returning

like salmon spawning.

Holding hands tightly

you whisper

your desire to go back

a primal place

where you once belonged.

I felt the pain

of a hooked fish.

I am unsure

here it all ends

or here it begins.

ASHOK BHARGAVA

ASHOK BHARGAVA is an inspirational poet, creative writer, public speaker, community activist, and energetic volunteer. He has published five books of poetry. He has received World Poetry Ambassador Award, UBC Nehru Humanitarian Award, Poetree Kalidasa Award and the “Poets Without Borders Peace Award.” He is founder of WIN: Writers International Network Canada.