Sunday, April 08, 2012

Midnight in Paris

A whiff of a memory
A nugget, no more
Opens flood-gates of sorts
To the glorious days of yore
Tis an addiction my love
Of the very worst kind
The present’s a bastard
Crushed by your wandering mind
Like holding sand in your fist
Like caging warm sunshine
Like trying to preserve bubbles
Nostalgia’s a futile past-time
The past may well be a frog
Only Prince from remote
Yes, it offers a bitter sweetness
Of lost young dreams and old love-notes
Richness of a mirage-like past
Will paint a drab today and morrow
So beware of this craving, my loveliness
Tis the road to inexplicable sorrow

7 comments:

  1. Amazing as always.

    Did not get the title though.. would be an interesting choice?

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  2. You write beautifully. And even better when it's poetry.

    If I have your permission, I'll post this on twitter.

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  3. @Yogesh - the title and poem in a way is inspired by the Woody Allen movie - Midnight in Paris. Watch it if you can, it's a nice one. And thanks :)
    @Neha - Thanks :) Sure, you can post it. I would be flattered.

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  4. Wow - What lines !

    Loved this one...
    The past may well be a frog
    Only Prince from remote

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  5. Thanks Kandarp :)

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  6. "Richness of a mirage-like past
    Will paint a drab today and morrow"
    i like this, though i dont want to :)

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