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Best Poems From
SHANTO ARMONDE
(15, May - 1987)
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Solace In Sleep (Tanka)
As the dark descends,
Hopes begin to dim, sorrow
Settles, dominates...
Trees start to shiver with cold...
And I seek solace in sleep.
Shanto Armonde
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The Clearing
Craving solitude
I journeyed to distant lands,
Over lonely paths
Leaving all of lifes tortures
Behind, in the search for joy...
Cries of past torment
Faded away as I fled,
From memory, and
People passed by like spectres,
Leaving silence in their wake.
Seduced by the stars
Kissed by the cool evening breeze
Lured by the moonlight
To that wondrous tranquil end
With hopes heightened, I walked on...
That harbor sighted!
Eyes wide in surprise, I ran...
Standing in centre,
Scarcely saw or heard any man
But only the wailing winds.
Deserted by life
And ghosts alike, left alone
In the company
Of tranquility and calm.
On empty grounds, I found peace.
Shanto Armonde
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True Beauty Burns
You straddle two worlds
Your fingers feel the touch of heavens
And your feet, the earthen realms
Imperfectly balanced along the edge of the chasms of the grotesque
Burning brightly, rivalling the sun this moment
And fading to ashes the next
You are perfect beauty
Vanquished by your very flames
That you used to shame the stars
Shanto Armonde
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Waltz With Wine
O goblet of wine, red, smooth and fine,
Youre none but mine.
When you rise and kiss my craving lips,
Away reality slips...
When I begin to feel your sweet, soothing touch...
I loosen my clutch.
My mind and will you start to seduce,
O potent juice.
All laughter morphs into exotic music...
By your magic.
The colors of flowers meld together like wax...
As I relax.
Your caresses make my vision blur and fade...
But I feel not betrayed.
For I know that this is the way you love,
And elevate my senses above.
Shanto Armonde
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