My Life: An American Cherry Under Leaf
By Hillol Ray
Bound in a nightmare mood, my life easily understood,
The ramifications and stratifications of generous time-
And bathed in love, like a carefree dove,
Floating in nature along the winds’ chime!
With tears rolling for sun to blaze,
In densely murk with half lit haze-
My Bedouin life, filled with strife,
Landed in America and began to daze!
Dew-sagged leafy cherry vines smothered my spirit,
In the wee hours of darkness on this alien land-
But promised and greeted me warmly to end my grief,
And clouded vision disappeared with shake of hand!
Undoubtedly cold at first, but warm in the end,
A notion and motion of joy in steadfastness came-
And I watched the cobwebs-cherry, not so hairy,
To shake off the piles of my platonic shame!
Christmas lights make the children halfway fright,
And tinsel stars proudly show their evening glory-
But my life in bloom in America from emptiness
Depicts well the sheen of a mythical epic story!
Now on a dazzling sight, my life is drenched in delight,
So vibrant and secured well like a cherry under leaf-
And dwells happily in Zenith space, like an American,
With no worries on about what, when, why, where, or if!!
“Milestone”
December 13, 2023
© Copyright December 13,2023 by Hillol Ray