The Silence Beyond Eden

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The Silence Beyond Eden  The sky, dust-laden, wears the stains of ash, while restless souls gather pearls of eternity, yet their hunger remains unsatiated. Frontiers bleed, dreams crumble into ruins, and nameless children inherit an unknown Eden's ashes. Once, your footsteps consecrated the earth, your breath sanctified the wandering winds. Now, iron and fire dictate the fate of spring. Who taught the flowers to fear their blossoming? Perhaps the giants still play their ancient game, moving kingdoms across the chessboard of the earth, while pawns of flesh and blood vanish beneath their shadows. And you remain silent, beyond the ruins of paradise. Is your silence the final mystery of creation, or the permission through which the giants reign?

Mummies


 Mummies 



Ages pass , yet the stoic stare
of the mummies seems to ruminate on their past
inthe safety of their sarcophagi 
after a long and turbulent journey. 

They lie in silent rest, 
engrossed beside their Canopic chest 
and the offerings meant for their after life ,
held in their ornamented coffins 
as if bearing the message of their vanished world. 

Some still carry the stigma of pain, 
their mouth agape;
some whisper of valour .
A world of mystery has been composed
in these silent forms-
the mummies seem to speak among themselves, 
trying to make known their hidden history 
still buried beneath the pyramids. 


By Goutam Roy 

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