Absolute Blankness Poem by Umasree Raghunath

Date:10 May 2019

Sat I, on the beach front, looking at the distant sky
The sea is calm, terribly silent after the violent storm
Floating fish and boats around remind of the gusty winds
But looking into the sea, there is a calmness, an absolute blankness
Where did the gushing waves of tsunami go?
All my illustrious wistful thoughts have its sudden flow!

Lay I, on the fragrant soft bed, after persuasively being laid
Letting my juices flow, silently into the rustic rhythms of life
A tear, a happy one, flow, just like falling petal of rose
Sending my body, my soul and my heart into rustic blankness
Where did the fiercer sounds of lustful souls go?
All my lustrous wishes of the mind had its rapid glow!

Slept I, silently in the arms of the man who made me feel
Alive, afresh and awakening within, to cherish the next meal
Not letting another single wave of air to pass through
The thick skins that intertwine with inner awakenings
Where did the thirst for judgmental wrong or right go?
When, what matters is happiness in the sinking blankness around!

Looked I, into the darkness of the inevitable death
After experiencing life in all possible ways
People, Fame, Money, Faith, Wisdom, nothing matters anymore
Be it the wealth of everything I acquired over the years more
Where did the quest for seeking more suddenly go?
Giving me a sense of abundancy with the absolute blankness to know!