Friday, 26 December 2014

Lightbulb Sun

It is that hour before dawn,
Mind full of excesses sought.
An entire night has passed since the sun,
In a night so dark the sun seems to have burnt its final.
So I will shut all curtains,
Blacken all the windows.
And live my life by the light of this light bulb,
Yellow iridescent sun in a ball of glass.
Outside the dawn rises,
And the sun arises from dreams of yellow glass.
But these windows have been long blackened,

And in this room the sun rises in helium glasses.

/* It is all about perspective. If you shut out all the windows , the lightbulbs will be the brightest things you have ever seen. */

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14 comments:

  1. brudberg26 December 2014 at 10:27

    Sometimes we have to find those lights ourselves.. Sometimes we need open windows,

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  2. Unknown26 December 2014 at 13:15

    This poem really speaks out loud with great wisdom. I couldn't agree with you more that it is a great idea to leave open the windows so that we may experience all the possibilities. Really wonderfully written poem Suyash! :)

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  3. Margaret26 December 2014 at 14:06

    And the fragile light of a cradle or hurricane lamp ... it's amazing how important any kind of light is in the darkness. I haven't lit my hurricane lamp in years. In power outages i love to read to the kids outloud. It seems so magical (although that is going off on a tangent from your poem)

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  4. Susan27 December 2014 at 09:16

    Well done! Some of us need the dark places we create and forget to open the blinds.

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  5. Wolfsrosebud28 December 2014 at 06:17

    interesting take on the photo... glad there is light

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  6. Vandana Sharma29 December 2014 at 00:45

    different people have different vies but we all must never leave hope.

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  7. Anonymous29 December 2014 at 01:16

    Something essentially poetic, vatic, something, that lightwork is best at nighttime. Candescence has no meaning without the dark womb it floods. Burn on.

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  8. Kerry O'Connor29 December 2014 at 03:59

    Thank you for sharing your perspective.

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  9. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)29 December 2014 at 04:05

    i echo Kerry's sentiment.

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  10. Debi Swim29 December 2014 at 06:25

    We need both... a light in the dark and the natural light. Well done.

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  11. Gillena Cox29 December 2014 at 12:12

    light options! an interesting write

    Happy Holidays

    much love...

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  12. Sweeper of Dreams29 December 2014 at 18:16

    Oh, how interesting! Perspective is the thing, isn't it? Beautifully written. Cheers.

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  13. Susie Clevenger29 December 2014 at 21:35

    We find or become the light when it is needed. Thanks for the insight.

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