What constitutes
the peace
that prevails
the yard
where our
ancestors
sleep..
they who
sought
eternal
peace
after their
frets and
fevers…
time stands
still
rendering
relief…
sedimented
silence
speaks
volumes
of the
presence
of their
beings
that jostled
against
the vagaries
of time…
they who
had their
say on
things,
their way
of doing
things…
be it a poet
a man
speaking to
men,
the fretful
housewife,
the ploughman
who ploughed
and ploughed
and never
turned back…
the teacher
who could not
complete
her class,
the politician
evoking
uproars,
or the musician
who enthralled
everyone
leaving his
notes to
resonate,
or just
the ordinary
working
a lifetime
to pay off
the rent…
hah!
there they
sleep
in divine
symphony
so calm…
the sea bare
while the
last ship
has turned
a dot
on horizons
dim…
the sky
pale white
after
the storm
that left…
Yes, a calm
that passeth
all understanding!
Poem by
Dr. Molly Joseph
Painting
Peace Bomb by Laura Barbosa
About the Author
Dr. Molly Joseph is a Professor, Poet (Bilingual) from Kerala, who writes Travelogues, Short stories and Story books for children. She has published seventeen books -14 Books of Poems, two Novels (translation) and a Storybook for Children. She has won several accolades which include, the Wordsmith Award 2019, the India Women Achiever’s Award 2020 and the Best English Poetry Book of the Year Awards 2020, 2022 (ALS, New Delhi). She believes in the power of the word and writes boldly on matters that deal with the contemporary. With her Doctorate in Postwar American Poetry, she has won Galaxy Award in Experimental Poetry, developing an indigenous diction characterized as ‘Ribbon Poetry’. She can be reached at mynamolly@gmail.com
Seeking eternal peace… A wonderful poem Dr Molly Joseph!