The day light has dimmed,
Sun is going down in the west,
I am looking back,
To the roads I left behind.
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Beautiful thoughts! .. With beautiful heart and feeling! ..
Petrichor is a boost of energy to mind and soul...so too a sweet cherishable memory of life is an oasis in the rocky path of life....very very soul filling content...great write Bharati
Sun is going down in the west! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Beautiful work. Initially I was attracted by the title of the poem as the smell of wet earth is my favorite. Glad to read this lovely poem,
A beautiful poem. All that imagery seems so fit to uplift a heart burdened by the weight of life’s drudgery. A 10+
" pet·ri·chor [? ? ] i don't 'know' this word. is capitalizing it altering the meaning, i wonder. noun a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather." I'd probably use " daylight" , but i'll take " day light" ! and i'd use " grindstone" , here in U.S. And i'd use " self-sufficient" . but i really like this poem. to MyPoemList. bri :)
Thank you Bri Edwards for explaining the meaning of the word 'Petrichor'.I do not know its exact ODIA language word for Petrichor.This poem is the transcreation of the poem I had posted in Odia language long ago on Poem Hunter - - 'ଚିର କାଳ ସେଇ ଭିଜା ମାଟି ରବାସ୍ନା(Petrichor, The Eternal) .Many readers including you had requested me for a translation of that Odia poem.
I did not know the meaning of petrichor till a poem gal told me the sweet smell of dust at the few early rain drops and then I composed a poem PETRICHOR loved by all the smell is only for once momentarily did you not smell it 'twas lovely
Thank you Poet Poet for composing such a lovely poem in response to my poem. I am grateful for your constant support and encouragement.
From where comes the voice? Is it from heaven or from my heart? So blissful this feeling! Is it sweet breeze of Spring? Or is it, from the wet earth The Petrichor rising? .....fantastic expression of feeling. Here is too nice expression of petrichor we find. A beautiful poem from your candid pen is amazingly shared.10 from me.
Thank you Kumarmani Mahakul Sir for liking and commenting on the poem.'Petrichor' is the pleasant smell that comes from earth with the touch of first rain after a long hot weather.We do not have a single word in Odia language to describe this pleasant smell.
Yes, one needs that falling back upon in life, to become 'self-sufficient whole, one complete being', as you said. And after a rough and tough ride that be the life, one needs a soothing balm. Petrichor is one. And we all in India are waiting for this heady smell after first rains. A lovely piece.
Thank you Anniruddha Pathak ji for your kind read and lovely comment.As you said, petrichor is the soothing balm that heals the pain.It remain concealed in the earth itself and rises at the touch of first rain.
Very inspiring! .. And so beautifully expressed! .. Definite Definite 5 Stars! ..+++++++++++++++++++++