In a world that seemingly only implodes,
And burns, and destructs,
Like the cosmos itself–
Even from light-years away from us,
Here I stand on the planet we call the Earth,
And here I plant a garden in the memory of Hope.
Hope, for kindness,
Hope, for resilience,
Hope, for peace,
And perhaps a better world.
But all this world we call our home does
Is implode, and burn, and destruct.
Someday, I fear, it won’t be enough
To tend to my garden of Hope,
But there are beautiful things here yet,
Like flowers and sunsets, and spray of tides,
And music, and poetry, and a stranger’s smile–
Perhaps that should be enough.
~© Shubhangi Srinivasan.
Once again, I have chosen to stay off the prompt given today, but it’s something I just felt like I needed to get out of my system.
I’ve had a long day, and I don’t really have a lot to say today because I’ve had a pretty long work day. But I am equally relieved and crushed that NaPoWriMo season is coming to an end soon. Can’t believe it’s already the last day tomorrow. I don’t know where the month has gone, but it has been such a lovely experience to be writing on this blog once again. I have missed it so dearly.
See you tomorrow for one last poem, for a while?
Yours truly,
The Shubhster.
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This has been day 29 of 30!
See you tomorrow?
Cheerio! Xx
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