I posted this poem long ago on the great site of Lucius Furius

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

The City

by Deepak Menon

Mud splatters my bare feet

Stars shine in darkened skies

As I walk to where we used to meet

The night echoes some waif's cries.

I see the pavements lumpy with logs

Huddled against the cold night chill

Humanity interspersed with dogs

Carrion awaiting vultures' will

The stench of decay fills my soul

Like tangible shadows invading me

Questions whirl; I approach my goal

The now solitary Tamarind Tree

Dim memories of a long forgotten grove

Of verdant sunlit waving leaves

Fleet through my mind; my eyes rove

For the spot, which still its magic weaves

My feet softly caress the hallowed soil

As they have done these many years

Then must I return to again toil

To forget your memory through tears

And become one with the City for another night

And live with the City through another day

The City where my kin are common sight

The City that gives and then takes away.

of a collection of poems from my third volume

of poetry entitled "A Lingering Fragrance....".

"The City" was first published on my (now defunct)

Also posted on the site of Lucious

demoninlove - Deepak Menon