In the Morning Mist of Our School Playground



The Extreme freshness of those misty mornings,
that surrounds my mind and my body...........

The feeling of your killing presence..
Spelt by the cool breeze, that you are around.

The very fragrance of your presence
deeply penetrates my mind, body and soul,

There I hear, the birds' singing,
A cuckoo coos, or is it your voice ?

Perhaps you whispered in my ear, "Hey Himanshu"
My heart beats stopped "Is that you ?"

Oh no ! How can it be you  ?
You have left me years ago....

Still I always keep looking,
You always keep hiding, but..

I know, you are the mist, the mist is you.
Deep in the mist, the time is frozen........

A teenage boy, a uniformed girl..
Bets his life, for his eternal love.

But you chose to be practical.....
Just kill the heart and dissolve in the mist..

Today perhaps the same mysterious mist
goes to some hills and tall buildings.

But I am always there, looking for you..
deep in the mist, with my eternal hope...

But I am sure, you still come to that.....
early morning mist of our school playground.

                                by Himanshu Lakhani
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About this poem

A schoolboy, after passing high school, goes to college but unable to forget the beautiful time he had at school with his friend and he misses everything in practical life.....hence this poem. From Himanshu Lakhani

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Written on November 27, 1993

Submitted by imageprint123 on September 11, 2021

Modified by imageprint123 on September 11, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AX BC BX DX XE EX DX EF XX XG GA EX XC FX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,125
Words 193
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Himanshu Purshottam Lakhani

Non materialistic Business man exporter of printed books, publishing, packaging specialists in CR (Child Resistance). from Mumbai, India. www.imageprinters.net more…

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2 Comments
  • ellawong69
    Love how the entangled feelings of nostalgia and selflessly cherishing your favorite person have been expressed so profoundly.
    LikeReply2 years ago
  • Soulwriter
    This pulls at the heartstrings. Memories can be so strong...
    LikeReply2 years ago
    • imageprint123
      Yes, these Memories are alive even after many many years of leaving the school, she did come back, a gap of 23 years, knowing the pain, the pain of love and idealism. Thanks a lot for your comments.
      LikeReply 12 years ago

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