Maelstrom – A Poem
©By Vijaya Sundaram
Written long ago, on Sunday, June 20, 2010
And thus, we send out our frail leaves of self
Floating on a tide of indeterminate purpose,
While all around us the seagulls call loudly to one another.
Eddies whirl our bits of memories about
And then, we vanish, leaf by leaf
Into a maelstrom,
Where, far below,
The monsters of the deep await.
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And then, with our flaming magic swords
We vanquish them, swish, swish, swish!
And turn them into pretty fish that swim up
And pop into the air, turning into butterflies
Which then arise through the mist into the clouds
And return as rain, which then descend
Into the depths of a maelstrom,
Where, far below …
The monsters of the deep await.
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