A poem by Madhuri.
Should we have known
when we were all there together
loving each other
because (and only because)
we were bathed in love –
Should we have known
– there among the bamboos
the swans
under the trees of neem
and flame
That one day, far away
yet not so far
we would hear each other
toppling
one by one
like great redwoods
and flying away –
silent rockets
of pale flame
into the deep night sky
Should we have known
it would happen so quickly, then
because there are so many of us
and we
grow old –
Silent explosion
here
there
Hello,
goodbye
beloved
July ’21
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