Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Catch the Star - Somte Ralte

Only these beating hearts
Ebb against this tranquility:
I love this moment with you
In all its naturality:
I do not feel beyond myself
This is my home.

Butterfly kisses and feathery gaze
Now break the silence:
Claim me, I am here
Lying with you vulnerably.
Nest me in this warmth
Not foreign to mine own;
As I breathe you in
Every air is my contention.

This is it: my destiny
This is my complacency:
Every heartache and broken dreams
Were leading me to you -
I should have known I was better then.
No more white leaves under my pillow
No more tossed coins across the rivers
No more wishing at the falling star:
You are with me,
This is my fairy tale.



4 comments:

  1. "Nest me in this warmth" Love your lines Dear Somte... keep it up!!!

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  2. lovely poem. haven't heard of 'white leaves under my pillow' - what does it signify? the last line sort of sums up the essence of the poem for me. if this was my poem, i'd probably title it 'my fairy tale' :)

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  3. White leaves under my pillow signify the past act of leaving white leaves under the pillow at night with a belief that the leaf could help you see your future lover in your dream! This might not be a popular superstitious belief among the Mizos and it is very doubtful that many know of it and have actually practised it!

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  4. As beautiful as Morning dew drops in Autumn..........

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