The Valley Of Eternity

Somewhere across the valley of eternity lies a broken promise of proximity
A stubborn flame fighting a fierce tempest
A lifetime’s struggle against a moment’s conquest

The mirage of fulfillment
The myth of sanity
A stricken heart wallowing in its own vanity
Soaked in the summer sun
Drenched in the winter snow
Nothing gained by an everlasting wait but just a few more scars to show

In the deep recesses of a lonesome night
There again rises a sibilant cry
Impossible as it may be to merge with the wind
The inveterate soul never ceases to try

Once in the distant past a promise was made
To meet again in a lost land before farewell was bade
And an untiring love keeps searching for that elusive serendipity

For somewhere across the valley of eternity lies that broken promise of proximity

(c) Niladri Mitra 2020