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Long lost inspiration

That long-lost inspiration
- It was dangling in a murky dungeon -
Now seeps through inch by inch.


That was the pain of separation
- Forgotten and left in an unknown junction -
Still a memory of the crunch


Memory darts across the wall
I, a happy being, walk up the hill


Clouds veil the dazzling sun,
Why, the same-way going, never hanging still?


And inspiration
You lie sweetly solemn
Wildly wooden
Filling my gouged soul with elation


The fascination
We never cursed ‘damn’
Beautifully laden
Spares the moments of desperation.

Facebook. Of course you must know I’m talking about the celebrated social network site, and nothing else. One of my friends signed out once and for all, thinking it’s all but waste of time. Yes it is, when you while away with trash like Barn Buddy. Whether this Facebook is worthwhile or not, let’s leave the job to sociologists.

I love this word called ‘inspiration’. It is always mysterious, menacing, and, after all, captivating. Mind my words, for I mean each and every word. Even a beggar needs inspiration just the way a king does. Those famous four signs inspired Siddhartha to renounce the luxury, so to say.

In my case many things, especially the books I read, inspire my life. They mould what I am and in a way shape me good enough to face the society’s evil features. That’s why I am always selective in reading.

But sometime back I felt as if I have lost my inspiration. It seemed to be all but gone on the spur of the moment. I was dying to get hold of it back, but still the period was full of sadness and sorrow. Things won’t be same for ever, so wholesome days were on its way back over time. And I discovered that long-lost inspiration was slowly pushing its way through to me. It was waiting on the threshold of my soul.

Now, I thought, is proper time to key in that feeling as my status update on Facebook:
That long-lost inspiration -
it was dangling in a murky dungeon -
now seeps through inch by inch.

Samodh is a regular customer of my Facebook profile. He left a comment on my status update, and I replied.

The thread meandered line by line, verse by verse each filled by us, very much shifting but still seemingly seamless.

Two people wording one poem would sound ridiculous, though there are traditions rarely heard of. When it comes to a work of art, it should be one person rather than two or three. Then, how can two people write one poem? Writing verse by verse? Our status update venture was something like that. But we didn’t force-write the verses.

I pictured Samodh’s lines my own way, and let the words leap out their own way - I keyed in my thoughts only then. You have the right to interpret / misinterpret each other’s thoughts. You have the right to choose the next moment to fill in.

In this age, you don’t have to be by a desktop or anything when you have your mobile Facebook. Modern mobile phone seems to be the perfect replacement for pen and paper, perhaps even more convenient. You may be continents apart, but the world is on your palm with the age-old community in new guise. It will remain loyal wherever you go, with occasional fail though.

Samodh’s first comment, second verse in the poem, left me speechless. How could one delve into another’s inner soul? He has written down what I was exactly going through. An incident could be sad, but its memory should be inspirational.

Over the next few lines I felt as if we are talking to each other behind our own silent curtains. Although we are apart in form, thoughts have interlaced our words and reconciled our world. I see inspiration enjoying its long-awaited respite warmly welcoming us to the sunny meadow. Feeling the dazzling array of sunlight, I know this is time enough.

I look on with joy, yet hold my gaze. Lest this twinge of moment falls dead.

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