Beyond The Fences Poem by Ravi Panamanna

To a faraway land
Is flying my aching mind.
In the distant meads
Is roaming a gentle wind.

Beyond the fields and waterfalls
Vison falls into a misty veil.
Beyond the passing clouds
My heart is in search of living voices.

There, in a faraway land
A lake is voicing unto me.
There, in a quiet, strawberry strewn lane
A few faces are waiting for my return.

But, I shall never return
Law has now me in chains.
My wife and children-
Here, in a remote village, I am left forlorn.

Deep in my bosom
There is a bud in blossom.
It is an unwithering flower,
Lost in tears in this solitary bower.

In the passage of time
I am a shadow, standing all alone.
Across the seas of life
Twilight passes on to a night of sighs.

Where is the meeting point?
Seems to be a pointless question.
All may end in a telegram
That my family is no more!

Beyond the narrowing vision,
There remains the flame of passion,
A quest that knows no fences-
Those whispers which no law can ever trace.
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Ravi Panamanna
09th February 1997.