Grains of sand

I sensed the warm sun on my neck
And turned to look up behind me.
A dragging trail drawn on the sands,
Which vanished at the feet of dune.
Was the dune there long before?
I can’t remember it not bring there.

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And yet i have visions of another land
Where I used to  live one day,
And brushed shoulders with the siblings,
The tiny specks and grains of sand,
And when the harsh sun burnt our souls,
The wind would caress us with her love.
The trail then ended near the dune.

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I looked around me in a daze,
I stressed my mind to cut the haze.
Around me were too rolling on,
Lots and lots of grains of sand.
And then my mind cut though the haze,
With visions of the blowing wind,
Which from love became a gale,
And picked and flew us on its wings.

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We screamed in fright at each other,
But our voice got drowned in the storm.
As we saw the sand flow down,
From one world to the other one.
Through the narrow bridge that connected both.
The time running out on one life,
As morning dawned on a new life.

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23 Comments Add yours

    1. Deb says:

      Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words 🙂

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  1. Rupali says:

    Great imaginary tale Deb but it scared me at some point.

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    1. Deb says:

      Thank you Rupali, it was not meant to scare so thankfully the tale came back on track later 😅

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  2. Gibberish says:

    Quite an adventure ☺️

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    1. Deb says:

      Yes, this is what happens when we stay awake till late in the night 😀

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  3. Deb, wonderful imagery, and well-chosen photos. >3 The desert would not be my chosen environment, but your lovely poem shows its beauty and power.

    Enjoy your week!

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    1. Deb says:

      Thank you Cheryl, I am so glad that you liked the poem 💖 I have never seen a desert in my life and I too imagine it to be a very hostile and difficult place. I was thinking how our lives are but just a speck of dust in the vast history of time, and I think that brought the desert in 🙂

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  4. Nathi says:

    Absolutely enjoyed reading your poem, Deb!

    And how have you been?

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    1. Deb says:

      Thank you so much 🙂 so glad you liked it.
      I have been on, even good I can say. How about you?
      I am sorry again that WP doesn’t automatically show me your new blogs, I need to visit your blog to check the new interesting things you would have posted on.

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      1. Nathi says:

        My pleasure! I’ve been good and life’s been keeping me busy!

        Oh you don’t have to apologize. Even after a year that’s one of the things I couldn’t get them to fix. Also, have you tried turning on the notifications for my blog (sometimes it helps)??

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  5. ashok says:

    Wow Deb 🤩 loved it

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    1. Deb says:

      Thank you so much Ashokji, your appreciation means a lot 💖

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      1. ashok says:

        My pleasure Deb. Have a joyous week 😊🤗

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  6. “We screamed in fright at each other,
    But our voice got drowned in the storm.
    As we saw the sand flow down,
    From one world to the other one.
    Through the narrow bridge that connected both.
    The time running out on one life,
    As morning dawned on a new life.”
    Profound words Deb!

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    1. Deb says:

      Thank you so much Radhika! I greatly respect your poetry works, and so you kind words do mean a lot!

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  7. Love your poetry, Deb! So beautiful with the images.

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    1. Deb says:

      Thank you Kelly, glad you liked it 🙂

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  8. neelstoria says:

    Lovely poem there! Great visualization and play of words. 🙂

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    1. Deb says:

      Thank you Neel, glad you liked it 🙂

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  9. Monica Singh says:

    Beautifully written. Love coming across such figments of imagination while browsing blogs. Good One.

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    1. Deb says:

      Thank you so much for your kind comment, glad you liked this 🙂

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