RAJASHREE MOHAPATRA
Mortal Clay
All body I am
Physical, earthy,
mortal clay
Why do you tell
me of things astral?
ethereal, laid
out in the sky
To love and be
loved,
to pine for and
suffer,
to bear the pangs
of love,
to burn in love's
fire forever are
adornments I
wear,
Don't call it
sham,
Don't call it
transitory,
useless glitter,
it abounds in joy,
bountiful dear!
Don't turn away
from me
for some love
beyond love,
transcended and
rare.
Smitten by love I
know no other love,
it is now and here,
not in heaven,
nowhere but in
this body forever,
I have no wish to
know
what redemption
is,
nor do I care to
know why love must be there
Allow me to wash
the sin of redemption
written on your
stone with my tear!
Love Under
Desperation
She gives up her
sense
of identity and
individuality
And opts to dance
to the tune of his flute
She is afraid
that the boat she
sails in may rock
A fear hovers
that he might
desert her for ever
She withholds her
feelings and fears
Avoids doing
anything
against his wills
and desires
Under the canopy
of luminosity
flows a stream of
hope
She waits in
despair
as to how long
the wick in the lamp would burn, with the little resource
She can hear
light and
darkness exchange their views
On love and
desire
But how long
.......
Rajashree Mohapatra
Unscreened
Folds
If it were a
paper boat ...
Might not be
destined to flow
If it were cursed
...
Might not live to
last long
If it were the
envy of unknown Gods ...
Might have melted
in the magma chamber
And might have
lost for ever
But it’s our love
that is never lost
And moreover
It's wings can
beat the air
like Jonathan
seagull
Undauntingly
Life has many a
folds
Some remain
unscreened and untold
And life glitters
like gold
Verses can't
explain it all
Words fall short
In the silent
valley of hearts
although a river
overflows.
You have said
once
Stories are
trivialities
But life alone is
tranquil and beautiful.
Copyright@RajashreeMohapatra
RAJASHREE MOHAPATRA
RAJASHREE MOHAPATRA: Born in Odisha in India received her
master’s degree in History, Journalism and Mass Communication from Utkal
University, Odisha and Environmental Education and industrial waste management
from Sambalpur University, Odisha. She is a teacher by profession and poetry,
painting and journalism are her passions. She is a bilingual poet. Her Odia and
English poems are translated into many national and international languages and
are widely published in prestigious anthologies, international ezines and Journals. She is a senator,
elected to the 'World Union of Poets' and an active member of Unamos al Mundo
con la Poesia, Mexico. Her poems are aired from Universal Radio, Mexico in
three languages ie Odia, English and Spanish.
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