Thursday, March 15, 2007

The Montane Solitude

Quiet as dead we lay,
On that dark solitary night.
Thinking of life at play,
And of our melancholy blights.

We talked that day,
Of stars and mountains far away,
Of fate at play and
Of life; so akin to fragile clay.

Jolted and turned to frays,
We had to go, part ways.
But with hands resting underneath our heads,
We were counting silent stars instead.

I said I talk to the moon
And you said, “Talk to me,”
I said the stars are my only friends
And you bore me a, “What about me?”

I looked into your eyes so brown,
And held your gaze for a little too long.
Hot in the face, you looked away,
Unsure of keeping the promise you made that way.

In our fears, in our fights,
In the taste of tears on those lonely nights,
Standing on the vertigo heights,
Anxious for our fledgling flights,

We took the plunge,
Unafraid of the cheating grunge,
We buckled over, we knuckled under,
Defeating the afflictive thunder.

But now,
It was time to leave; upon us it dawned,
You on your way, I on mine,
Both leaving the mountains behind.


Music: "Porcelain" by Moby!

14 comments:

karmic said...

Very nice, touching and soulful!

Aditi said...

beautiful.. absolutely beautiful.. somewhere somehow it mirrors me..
**hug**

Kay Vee said...

sanjay: thank you! :)

aditi: aww...**happy face** **loadsa hugz** :D

david santos said...

Hello, Shitrint!
this poem is fantastic, thank you
have nice day

Harsh said...

Fantastic, girl!
This could well be a song by Led Zep (ahh...now I'm gonna listen to them).
In fact, it reminds me of one of the best by them. The lyrics are on my wall, in my office cube. I quote them almost everywhere..
Here it is:

It was an April morning when they told us we should go
As I turn to you, you smiled at me
How could we say no?

With all the fun to have, to live the dreams we always had
Oh, the songs to sing, when we at last return again

Sending off a glancing kiss, to those who claim they know
Below the streets that steam and hiss,
The devil's in his hole

Oh to sail away, To sandy lands and other days
Oh to touch the dream, Hides inside and never seen.

Into the sun the south the north, at last the birds have flown
The shackles of commitment fell, In pieces on the ground

Oh to ride the wind, To tread the air above the din
Oh to laugh aloud, Dancing as we fought the crowd

To seek the man whose pointing hand, The giant step unfolds
With guidance from the curving path, That churns up into stone

If one bell should ring, in celebration for a king
So fast the heart should beat, As proud the head with heavy feet.

Days went by when you and I, bathed in eternal summers glow
As far away and distant, Our mutual child did grow

Oh the sweet refrain, Soothes the soul and calms the pain
Oh Albion remains, sleeping now to rise again

Wandering & wandering, What place to rest the search
The mighty arms of Atlas, Hold the heavens from the earth

The mighty arms of Atlas, Hold the heavens from the earth
From the earth...

I know the way, know the way, know the way, know the way.....
- Achilles' Last Stand
(See, you made me copy-paste the entire thing!...I LOVE it.)

Kay Vee said...

david: thank you! :)

harsh: :) thanks! glad u loved it. and now i think i'll get my led zeppelin mp3s out too! ;-)

Sugarlips said...

Absolutely gorgeous :)
Hugssssssssss!

Stay Beautiful..!

Keshi said...

This Writing shows what a dignified and beautiful soul u r!

Keshi.

Kay Vee said...

sugarlips: thanku! :) *hugs*

keshi: aww..thanks so much! :D
*hugz*

Keshi said...

Hope ur having a good day. :)

Keshi.

Mr. J said...

Fact or fiction.. I always ask. So what would this be?

Kay Vee said...

keshi: yep i am! :D hope u doing good too girl!

john: aah, most of it is fiction. with a tinge of imagination and longing! ;-)

Keshi said...

thats good to hear. And Im ok sweetie :) tnxx!

Keshi.

G said...

Khushita!!!
Even though it's extremely belated, I am so very glad I read this...I loved it. It has just the right amount of melancholy and "left up to fate" feeling that I SO love. You know what, I think I'm going to save this on to my computer, very poignant. Especially the laying under the stars bit.
Thanks for that wonderful read, and also for reading my stuff...
Take care dear, I might be seeing you soon:)