Walking In The Wood Poem by Amitava Sur
Walking In The Wood
Under the mid day's scorching sun
Walking in the wood's serpentine path.
A bird's tweet from a distant place
Making the silence more prominent!
The silence is so penetrative
As if this earth is totally dead.
I could hear the sound of dry leaves
Fluttering around or murmuring under my feet.
Wondering with my past
And visualizing under lens,
My present empty house was
Once filled with ample of joy!
No night could be lazy in my house
It was so vibrant and buoyant around,
With laughter and gossiping
The house was vibrating round the clock.
Now, no sound echoes there
The door bell rings scarce,
In a single stroke all are swept
I'm now in an empty nest.
Relatives, my friends
Hardly they do come now,
The kitchen remains almost idle
Tea kettle also whistles at least! !
Once I could not find
A silent corner to rest,
Now being imprisoned within these four walls,
They are haunting me day and night.
Monsoon, spring, festival and functions
Now, they all come and go by.
My beloved is no more with me
No such urge can drive me ahead.
Sitting in a corner in that big arm chair
My old pendulum clock's chiming I listen!
I can sense the winter is chasing me -
with it's heap of snow and chilling breeze
to dump them upon me.
Under the mid day's scorching sun
Walking in the wood's serpentine path.
A bird's tweet from a distant place
Making the silence more prominent!
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Amativa (10.8.2014) 8-00am
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As you know Amitava, Imcan so relate to this and understand fully where you are coming from. A veery sad and poignant poem. Very well written.
Beautiful poem. I loved reading it again, beautiful lines... Under the mid day's scorching sun Walking in the wood's serpentine path. A bird's tweet from a distant place Making the silence more prominent! ..... Very true said, silence is really very painful....You have painted a very beautiful picture of silence and even the minute sounds we can hear in deep silence. Loved reading it. Thank you for sharing with us.
A poem that weaves a filament of diction par excellence and a theme that is unique in nature have a parallel brilliance here, thank you for the good share, sir
Beauty of this poem reflects in so many ways. It is nicely pennee well crafted with fluency and rhyming composition. It also expresses the solitude of life remembering byegone days. It reminds me a song of Kaviguru which i often listen Purano diner..... Thanks for sharing.
... too poignant a write.... the sun would shine on you brightly once again..in time to come
I can sense the winter is chasing me - To cover me with it's heap of snow and chilled breeze lovely lines!
Beautiful sentiments expressed. Friends must realize that they need to call on frequently when one is all alone. In the meantime keep working to write your beautiful poems. They are reaching many and you are not alone. I read the poem again to feel the birds tweeting. Thank you.
in our good times we will be in a rush...at that time we expect a resting place...when we will be alone then silence will be our companion....very touching poem..................
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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11/18/2025 3:34:06 PM # 1.0.0
A very beautiful and heart touching poem. I hope writing brings some solace to those lonely moments when one pours heart felt sentiments upon paper. Thank you for sharing. Loved reading it.