POETRY CORNER*

 

 Dancing Through Verse?

It is possible

In these dark times

Where art and artists

Are devalued in

Favor of commerce:

Where crony and predatory

Capitalism holds sway

And the masses, as usual,

Blindly follow the herd,

Mobs and crowds:

Hence, it is common

To consume instead

Of creating a thing

Of beauty and wisdom.

Even if rich people

With high net worth

Are worshipped and

Celebrated and receive

Media ink, I, for one,

Will continue to create

Poems even without support:

Even if it is only for an

Audience of one, gentle readers.

Instead of seeking validation,

I will devour poetry

Like a shark devours its prey

In the bowels of the ocean.

I will cover my tracks

And open a book and read

And create poetry:

My poems may focus on 

Glad tidings and funerals

And everything-in-between

And bring down to earth

Pretenders to the throne.

These poems, when

Read or recited,

Will make our

Lives more bearable:

After all,

Through songs, you enter

The realm of infinity because

You lose track of space

And time and everything

Around you becomes

A huge void

Of emptiness.

Verse, like a garden of flowers,

Holds you captive. Deal with it.

Lose your attachment to the ego

And enter the realm of silence

And solitude. That is what a

Poem ought to do to you:

A poem, after all, reminds you

That you are pure light, energy

Dancing like a dervish

Under the azure

Sky and crystal moon.

Be open to this intuition

And let it guide your

Consciousness as you

Get involved with 

Daily chores and tasks:

As you, slowly but surely,

Enter that heavenly abode

Of pure spirit, you will

Transcend your body

And become one

With cosmic consciousness.

BIO:

Dr. Archan Mehta has earned a PhD. in Management. Currently, he is a Consultant and Writer based in India. In his free time, Dr. Mehta likes to stroll in the outdoors and party with close friends. He is also fond of meditation. Please feel free to reach out to the poet at archanm@hotmail.com at your convenience.