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| Shernaz Wadia |
Rumination
Stark trees filigree
the shape of emptiness
a lone figure trying
to fill his desolation
contemplates
the ascetic nakedness
the ineffable elegance
of those nude brown branches
Friendless, splintered,
emotionally crippled
by the craggy terrain of life
he seeks assurance
from the benign glow of the sun
caught in the latticed branches
on this wistful wintry morning
his gaze rises with the bare limbs
extended heavenward
in anticipatory gratitude
for the resurgence of spring
from within themselves.
His wispy spirit gently throbs,
to the cadence of rising hope,
Awash in the warm glow of faith
in these twilight hours of life
he tingles in anticipation
of he knows not what
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Bio: To Shernaz Wadia from Pune, India, reading and writing, has meant embarking on an inward journey of self-discovery. She hopes that her words will bring peace and light into dark corners.
She has been published in many leading Indian and international e-journals, websites and print anthologies. She forays into haiku, tanka, haibun and tanka prose, some of which have found place in acclaimed journals.
She has published her own book of poems "Whispers of the Soul" and two volumes of "Tapestry Poetry - A Fusion of Two Minds" co-authored with poet Avril Meallem from Israel.
Beautiful, serence, calming and evocative ink dear poet Shernaz
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