Th e L un at ic W ak es T o T he L ig ht of Birds

The lunatic w ak es t o th e l ight of bird s

His electric wi res b egin t o glo w
Bird s sing thr oughout f ores ts of f lesh and blood
Out side the lunatic’ s f inge rs b ecome wir es.

Dar kne ss r oar s in the luna tic’s ar terie s

It’ s the d ar knes s of half a s leep, ano ther kind of w aking
And e ven comple te sle ep is a kind of f ire
That mu st burst open in his w aking.

The lunatic w atches all sound wi th e yes t hat p araph rase t he Sun
Cir clin g outlying cen tre s
And se veral sleep s and lightnings a wak en
A v as t lul la by in f lesh a nd blood.

The lunatic w atches a bi rd...f lying...with f lutt ering e yel id s

And his e yes a re dr owne d as t he y f lutt er .

(Ek oon K avi ta- 3, p.59 7)

Do or s o f C oincide nce Ope n a nd S hu t

Door s of coincidence open and s hut .

Wher ever li ght s bu rn m oths a re dra wn
By dancing f lames...I’v e hear d man y thumries b ef ore the y en ded...
Man y no tes ha ve h ave se parat ed the la yer s of dimensi ons ...
Half-sha do ws h ave min gled man y a time...

The hear t w ells u p at times w ithout an y r eason

Watc hing this s tring of d ays. ..Lik e b roken st rings
One remember s man y souls blinde d b y lo ve
Man y bond s f ormed in t he pa st, br ok en since
Man y sinner s’ s ouls lo vin g e ven me!

Door s of coincidences open a nd sh ut

Theref ore w e me t an d behind u s
Al l doo rs di sap peare d...W e remained t oge the r...
Su ppor tles s, sur prised w e held eac h o ther’ s hand s
That r ema ined in our han ds---lif e w as o ver!

(E koon Kavita -3;p .606)

In Th e So un dles s Void
In the soun dles s v oid m y o wn sc ream f el l o ver me
That w as one pr oof of t he li mits of the univ er se.. .
There’ s no r eason wh y I f eel sa d t od ay; y our s epa ration fr om me
Ought t o remind me of some thing el se.
As I w as f oll owing m yself in t he gaslight
Walking with him e ven then
This is wh at I remembere d. F or a mo ment e ven tre es s eemed
fright ening
Ho w could one e nd this journe y in to no direction?

It’ s a time w hen only p eople w alk on t he tr am- tra cks...

Bothe ring th emselv es...Electric li ght
Sp read s thr ough the b ranc he s of tree s. R el evant s pac e
Floats u pon t he m ind’ s su r face a s one’s f ee t fall int o dif ferent
me mories.

I really ha ve w alk ed thr ough me mories!

Thr ough t he sp ace be tw een tw o w ord s----thr ough silence!

(E koon Kavita -3; pp. 606-60 7)

Th rou gh W ind s Tangled L ik e th e S un ’s H air

Thr ough win ds t angled l ik e the s un’ s hair

Some ti mes I s ee y our c hangin g c he ek
Some ti mes y our w arm f inge rs f aintly p as s thr ough m y han d
Some ti mes I s ee the mirr or in fr ont of y ou without y ou
Some ti mes t he sunlight in m y e yes flo ws thr ough it .

My tran spa rent han d has b eco me a b ush o ver m y e yes

It s lea ves r us tle lik e a bird
The red e yes of a gre y d ove s par kle
Thr ough it s pale hea p of f lo wer s li ke de w...
...H ave y ou he ard thi s t oo w hat f loats in m y s epa ration fr om y ou?
Becau se y our br eath is s till on m y cheek lik e a bl ush.

(E koon Kavita -3; p.608 )

Th ere In Her R oo m

There in her r oo m lant erns of p aper

Are sw aying in t he breeze, d rowned
In the d ar knes s of d eathly intimacy . I see
Alw ays our s hado ws blending on the w all.

There th e sw ee tne ss of her smile remains on the lips

Ju st enough f or the lip s. There her y ou thful
Silent su bmission f alls l ik e beams
On t he be d of inclination- --aimed in the di stance .

There in her r oo m sw aying with the b reeze

My f ive lif e-brea ths s ta y f or t he night
There her s pa sms of pain co ver
With f ondnes s---m y self-t or ture.

(E koon Kavita -3;pp .608- 609)

I D o N ot W ant Col ou rs

I do n ot w ant colour s be y our laught er lik e a prism.

In a bea utiful cloudless night I s ee y our half-divine b rea sts .
Ev er y w ord still has one s tep more t o tak e lik e Vam ana
Half-a ware of this I laugh t oo.
Under a s pre ad out univ er se our hear ts a re bea ting.
But continue t o la ugh wi thout doub t. Be side y our smile
I t oo k ee p a w atc h lik e V enus.

Int er mitt entl y S ur prised the D ren ched D ar kn es s

Int ermitt ently sur prised t he dr enc hed d ar kne ss

Int ermitt ently asc ending fr om the shadja ris habh, gandhar ...
Int ermitt ently w e ha ve he ard in the d esolat e t emple
The enorm ou s ec hoes of unkno wn tree s cra shing do wn,
Int ermitt ently the a waren es s of t he univ er se br ok e u p lik e a po t
Int ermitt ently in s pac e w et de signs turn ed ar ound
Int ermitt ently w e f elt lonely an d v er y silent
Slo wly l ist ening t o silence---e ver ything re st ed on our e yes .
Eac h night comes on ly once and ea ch li mb
Only once is held in hallunicat ed su sp ense...
The v oice w e he ar int ermitt ently is on ly once. Int ermitt ently
St range r than hone y the night of se pera ti on drip s in the hear t.

(E koon Kavita -3; pp609- 610)