Silhouette

by Rajender Krishan

The dark blanket
of night
gets pierced
Nifty dawn metamorphoses
the darkness
into a silhouette of shadows
extending up to the horizon

Tranquility gets stirred

Caresses of Sunbeams
playfully add warmth

The spooky profile
starts diminishing
and by zenith
the Sun
ostensibly overpowers
virtually eclipsing
the poltergeist
towards extinction
albeit transiently

The ghoul
survives the wrath
expands again
Reconstructed
the phantom marches on
towards dusky twilight
to finally merge
and become
the dark blanket of night

Illustration by Simi Nallaseth

11-Dec-2012

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Comments on this Poem

simply lovely

jan oskar hansen
13-Dec-2012 09:03 AM

13 Dec. '12
TO: Mr. Rajinder Krishan
A profound observation on Sun's diurnal courses alternating between light and shade swaying with hope and awe.
Rajat Das Gupta

Rajat Das Gupta
13-Dec-2012 08:13 AM

Superb! Superb!

Padmaja Iyengar
12-Dec-2012 23:46 PM

"virtually eclipsing
the poltergeist"

"the dark blanket of night "

Good Metaphors . Liked the alternating interplay of light and darkness, Good and evil...PGR

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pgrnair
12-Dec-2012 08:24 AM

Terrific poem. Great & thanks.

Ananya S Guha.

ananyaguha
12-Dec-2012 07:11 AM

A pretty one!

Jennifer Marie Bayer
12-Dec-2012 04:53 AM

Wow!You have done it one more time! Images and your own philosophical strain make it all the more remarkable.Best regards.

Sony Dalia
12-Dec-2012 00:50 AM

A deep meditation on the binary of light and shadow, day/night by examining some old literary tropes like the phantom and ghoul---the children of dark that retreat at the arrival of dawn. A typical Rajenderian philosophical strain runs through this poem as well.
A good morning treat for the tired grey cells of a city slicker.

sunilsharma
11-Dec-2012 21:48 PM

Right words drawing the required imagery and expression makes it a good example in word play. Awesome.

Seshu Chamarty
11-Dec-2012 21:44 PM

Beautiful!

Pavalamani Pragasam
11-Dec-2012 21:02 PM