SUJATA DASH

 

I Love The Doing

Be it morning, evening 

Or, anytime in between

I keep on whistling away worries 

Like a kettle on stove brewing elixir

I love making aubade memories

Shoving off negative kicks

Expunging din of the world 

With absolute ease

I witness the battle of snow and thaw smilingly

Honing the spirit of romance and ecstasy

Taking a cue from the quintessential spring

Be it a buoyant day 

Or, pleats and folds of a hazy evening 

I remain stoic every bit

Flaunting iridescent energy 

In the face of 

Gall and rude breeze

Eternal love blossoms in my heart's garden

Sheathing vibrant shades of immortal dreams

I love chasing those incandescent flames of eternity 

With absolute devotion and humility.

Mediocre 

Being perched at a quiet corner 

Of the universe 

Embossing my presence 

On the stillness of Time's course

When I say " I am just average"

Do I sound like a hypocrite 

Or behave too modest?

To most of my acquaintances...

I proclaim to be ordinary 

As I embrace the middle order

Find no pleasure whatsoever  

In Glorifications of extremes 

Keep a safe distance from 

Chasing paeans and eulogy

Many adduce me to be insane

When I value the flip side of things...

Find joy in meagerness 

And slender chunks of life 

But, I feel this is authentic living

Without needing constant adulation

Praise, fawn or limelight 

Astounding success 

Has never smooched me

Nor have I been pinched by 

Repeated foundering

I am okay with feeling fulfilled 

Wielding mediocre subtleties 

Cherishing each nugget of daily grind.

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 -all by Authorspress, New Delhi) to her credit. She is a singer, avid lover of nature. She regularly contributes to anthologies worldwide.