Boulevard of Time
Photo: Karan Madhok
‘while he runs into the garden / and hears mellifluous melodies of life / singing to him’
Through the boulevard of time
life peeps into an era
when everything was vibrant
a kid nascent to life dances around
the courtyard whose steps know
no onus while he runs into the garden
and hears mellifluous melodies of life
singing to him
he comes across a vibrant display of flowers
making him fall in love with the emotions
he feels cozy sitting in the serene
shade of a tree which was planted
by his parents
with the passage of time the vibrant flowers
began to fade away, and the garden witnesses a storm
arriving black clouds hover over the tree
as soon as the child turns into man
the flowers wither
his parents are now too old
to water them.
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Ali Ashhar is a poet, short story writer and columnist. He is the author of poetry collection, Mirror of Emotions. His works appear in Indian Review, The Raven Review, Bosphorus Review of Books, among others. You can find him on Twitter: @AliAshhar11 and Instagram: @ali_ashhar1.
