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?

Hymn Of The Quiet Earth


 Hymn of the Quiet  Earth

Crimson dusk settles upon the earth.

Evening arrives softly

with the twittering of returning birds

who, after a day’s long wandering,

come home with the memory of scattered grains.

The air slowly deepens

into a contemplative hush,

as if the world itself prepares

to listen to the hidden hymns

of the Almighty.

A strange serenity descends.

The trees, weary from the sun’s long vigil,

stand motionless,

surrendering to the gentle weight of dusk.

Within this tender realm

of quietude and shadow,

silence widens its embrace—

and there, unseen yet deeply felt,

begins the silent communion of souls.

By  Goutam Roy 

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