Narrow Goes the Lovestreet
When I was He was not,
With He there I am not,
Narrow goes the love street,
For two space there is not.
O keep light loads on I —
Loads scarce can ye carry,
Lighten thy ego’s load —
And lighter shall ye fly.
Knock, knock, who’s at the door?
Me, it’s me, came the lore,
You, me, where’s space for two?
And knocks came nary more,
Returning long later,
It’s you, called the caller,
Prompt was he welcomed in
As one — the scene and seer!
Good if tomorrows teach,
But for today ye reach,
Now’s the time to live in,
Good if goes every itch.
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Musings | 06.02.2023 | ego, love,
Poet’s note: The first of five quatrains in the form of epigram is due to Kabeer, Prem galee ati sankaree. As to the second: the first-person singular pronoun huñ in Gujarati meaning I comes with a dot on the consonant. A heavy or big dot is deemed as undue load, luggage of ego. In love, till me and mine, you and me remain, the two in love remain apart, oneness never happens. The remaining three also talk on the same theme.
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