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Mind And The Moon
Mind And The Moon
Sitting on a stone
By the silvery lake
The surface still
And the moon full
Calm its reflection
In waters tranquil
A lonely night
A lovely night
But, the mind’s not calm
Trying to conjure
Non-existent sounds
Crickets unwilling to chirp
Leaves of the trees
Refusing to rustle
The wind’s in slumber
Why doesn’t the mind
Just lull along?
Amidst such calm
With everything so still
Why can’t the mind
Just be, and just be
In the magical moment
Does that surround?
But, how can it?
It desolately longs
To lunge into the lake
And grab the moon!
The stone’s turning cold
Pricking my ass
The numbness crawling
Up to the mind
I pause and ponder
Is the mind becoming still?
Oh no, it’s become stiff!
Time to get up
Else I’ll end up
Not acting at all
This amazing night
Before I realize
Will evaporate away
Into another day
That’ll quickly
Breathe it in
Will this night
Be back again?
Can I catch the moon
On another day?
Don’t think, just catch it now
While the moon’s frozen
And numbness creeping
Into the mind
The time’s so right
To trap it in my arms
And make it mine
Why can’t I get up?
Not just the body
The time’s become stiff
The minute's labor
To pass by me
Each one longer
Then an hour can be
Suddenly the mind
Breaks into a sweat
Wiping it off
I pull myself up
The feet totter
Tripping on the pebbles
Slip into the water
Setting the ripples free
The moon shivers
In the agitated lake
Schools of fish
Rudely woken up
Resolve to avenge
Rush to seize
The rogue moon
To devour it away
The scared moon
Suddenly skillful
Manages to maneuver
Keeps slithering away
Ripples reach the mind
Turning into tall waves
Unleashing storms
I desperately wish
They quickly subside
Coz I want to soothe
The distressed moon
Holding it in my arms
Not really realizing
Anytime soon
The moon above
Follows its own will
The one in the water
Is my own devil
Why bother
About the one above?
If I embrace mine
Then try to tame
The mind and my moon
Can both be tranquil
And be at peace
With one another
Forever again!
