Monday, September 1, 2008

Autumn Rain

Incipient trickle of memories,
Slow creepers, stranglers, mistletoe.

Tiny barbs, cold steel
Pin-pricks of Autumn rain
Strive to awaken in me
A young woman
A forgotten self
A memory.

She who dreamed
Of quiet peace
Cottage beside a lake
Tiny happy universe.

She, the dreamer
She, the naivette
She, the deceived.


From cargo jettisoned once,
All that the rain could salvage:

Incipient trickle of tears
Slow creepers, stranglers, mistletoe.


August 31st, '08.

2 comments:

Rukhiya said...

I could almost visualize the girl, the melancholy! Fine verse!

Madeeha said...

Thank you Rukhiya, thank you.