Credit: Ratna Pochiraju
A land beyond the land we know
Far far away, deep in the galaxies
A mirage, an alluring reflection
Of what could have been
Should have been
Would have been
If this world remained pure
As the crystal water
As the crystal water
Silver Land, it was christened
By the angels that dipped
In the sparkling lake
Their laughter echoing
In the rippling waterfalls
Shimmering down the diamond hills
The land was lush-
Come summer or winter
The trees burgeoned
Their fresh leaves spread around
Competing with the silvery aura
That encompassed the land
No human dared to dream
A land so pristine
Where darkness perished
Blinded by the lustrous light
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This is such a beautiful land and 'What could have been' indeed! Loved this one. Mesmerizing and leaves a longingness in the heart!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Jyoti. :)
DeleteBeautiful! It reminds me the land where the elves are leaving at the end of The Lord of the Ring.
ReplyDeleteS is for Scherenschnitte
Thank you so much, Frederique.
DeleteThat sounds cool. I haven't read/ watched it (I know, literally living under a rock) but the comparison made me happy. :)
The poem describes a land that is free of all forms of pollution in my opinion. Crystal clear watefalls in which the angels bathe. That is lovely imagination!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jai :)
DeleteSounds like heaven to me... Simply beautiful.
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Thank you, Keith. :) It would be heaven indeed.
DeleteThis is beautiful. I loved the imagery! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Shweta :)
DeleteMay this land remain untouched by Humans. Rather no human should ever be able to go up to it. For if only once the humans reach there, it would not remain what it is, a silver pristine land!
ReplyDeleteVery true, Anagha. Humans have the talent of ruining anything they touch.
DeleteThank you for reading. :)
Painted an idyll with your words in a way only you know how--in your fluid, languid style. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Arti. :)
DeleteOh! to live in such a world!
ReplyDeleteWould be wonderful, wouldn't it? Thank you for reading. :)
Delete"A mirage, an alluring reflection
ReplyDeleteOf what could have been
Should have been
Would have been
If this world remained pure "....beautiful composition.... Indeed if only the world could remain pure!!
Thank you, Ira :)
DeleteIf only...
A land which is now only in poems and prose. :-D
ReplyDeleteGood one. Like the description. :-)
Thank you, P :)
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