Age, life & tales

AGE, LIFE & TALES

What is age? But tis-

A measure of your experiences,

The weight of your sorrows, and

The brightness of the smiles,

You’ve seen in the ocean of time.

Where the sand drains to infinity,

A land men wander in eternity,

Knowing not where we trod.

Yet we meet, commute and live.

Time-what is it really?

Once lost, forever lost-how?

Why do men age with time?

Science speaks of lifecycles.

In time we wither and die

A moment once happened goes by

Never to be seen, yet we feel,

We remember the tales we lived.

Do you have a tale to tell?

Very often men exist but not live,

For they are dead at heart,

To the everlasting mystery that goes on,

And dead men tell no tales!

Tell me : "Are you alive or are you dead?"

Elvin Johnpaul

Through the Window

In a time when the window slowly opened
Without knowing, who came through it into my life ?
Who is vigilant in guard without blinking an eye ?
In the strong breeze, with a little desire 
Never a day bitter, nor hiding anything
Who sees day dreams with me ?
Even in my lies and my truths
Who walks like a shadow ?

Can you write a poem in a story ?
Can you express love through them ?
It is an experience which erases the boundaries of the heart
Can one express that through mere words ?
Even when I hurt you out of my stupidity
You didn't say a word but smiled into my eyes
You came to me when I didn't look for you
Without even saying the word

If I say it, I am a man of many faults
But still you filled my life with your love
More than I ever deserved
You became the mirror in which I saw the real me
Even then I didn't change for the better
Still you stood there with that love intact
Without even saying the word

The love story never told

When words and silence and eyes speak
The waves, the shore and the heart speaks
Sharing memories no one knew had flowered
The light breeze,
The blossoms in winter,
The tender ripples,
The radiant sky.
The love story never told !

RESOLUTE

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It is hard to see her with him

To have let her go, yet remain silent

To wonder what may have become

Had I not been so over my head

Even as the heart aches, the face but not a twitch

I cannot show weakness, I can’t falter

Letting go was painful, but the pain of now is more

Yet I don’t say a word of regret

Even as the heart is shattered to dust

Even as the last memory I cherished

Fades away like tears in rain

I won’t cry, nor shed a tear

I will stand here, I will stay here

For I know, I am infinite!

Elvin Johnpaul

I am Infinite !