Second
Poetry Prize Winner Summer 2012
is
LAKSHMI PALAPARAMBIL DINESH
of
Bellevue, Washington
“The story of an umbrella lost in the wind”
I was always a bunch of lost thoughts, young and baffled thoughts
But
she was serene and calm
We surveyed those countless specks, that night a stretch
of blue
The desert winds ruffling our words
‘Isn’t
this a marvel?”
I manage to speak:” The lights change from day to night, as perfectly as they
should
What with all our cares and burdens today
As we lie here
on the grass
Only this piece of earth is real
Our little worries
will race past us
Every prayer shall be answered, every wish shall come true!”
She
listened and just listened, seeing stars beyond my sight.
Sometimes a lake, sometimes a
sea
Sometimes a flute, sometimes a poet’s whim
Sometimes
the laws of nature
And sometimes the warmth of coffee
She has been
it all and I know her for long
As we chased trails rough and obscure
Her hands never
left mine.
Now I am just an umbrella;
Speckled and checkered
Drifting in the wind
Above Pacific waters
Singing
of eos and eventide
I know I am a vagrant on the mountains
Shielding
myself with these old paintings.
Through rain and through sunshine
I become some traveler’s shade for a blink
Only
to move farther away
To the unknown.
About the poet:
Lakshmi Palaparambil Dinesh (age: 25) I am currently doing a lot of work with numbers and trying
to explore life. Poetry has always been a passion. This one is about my best friends and how they shaped my life.
