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Journey into Hyades’ Kingdom

Ranjit Mathoda — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:28:59 +0000

my love lies dull now

in the shade of your regard

uncertainly flickers

and with certainty fades

in a dead coin,

on shores of dross sand,

my love

pays the silent ferryman

what haunts my love

as the ferryman’s skiff skitters

over waters endless, dark and deep?

is it the oaths made one to the other

that my love and your love
have yet to keep?

or is it the shadowed souls looking on
as my love starts to weep?

but even sorrow eventually

meets its end

for it is

exhaustion’s favored friend

my love lies still now

on the bone dry beach
of an alien land

awaiting your love’s regretful approach

with a soul smeared face
and a still open hand

by Ranjit Singh Mathoda
created and copyright July 2, 2001

Passion without Reason

Ranjit Mathoda — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:12:52 +0000

I too feel the whiplash of Chronian Pan!
The sharp staccato beats

of horn’ed head
and clove’ed feet

Lifting my pulse

Away

From reason’s too sharp seat

by Ranjit Singh Mathoda
created and copyright July 3, 2001

An Ode to Bean Dip

Ranjit Mathoda — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:16:21 +0000

bean dip, you are so good
bean dip, I love you
bean dip, come closer

and bring the chips

by Ranjit Singh Mathoda
created and copyright August 30, 2005

(Special thanks to Nisha Bhakta Dugal, whose exquisite bean dip resulted in this ode.)

Her Hate

Ranjit Mathoda — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:29:30 +0000

unwittingly my soul approached
the event horizon of her hate
it felt the gentle tides
the ceaseless tug
the swirling of other souls sucked in
but it did not listen
not to sour words said by others
not to the whimpering solar wind
not until the fateful moment had passed
not until tidal forces began to grate
did the realization sink in
deep and sharp
amongst the all encompassing dark
that it was far, far too late

by Ranjit Singh Mathoda
created and copyright November 26, 2005