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?

Echoes of the Monsoon


 Echoes of the Monsoon 

Restless winds awaken,

and clouds gather slowly

above the emerald fields;

the thirsty earth waits

in the hush before rain.

From the dark forest

the branches rise to meet

the wandering clouds,

and when the first drops fall,

the earth answers in fragrance.

Every leaf begins to shimmer,

every blade of grass

receives its silver blessing;

the parched soil drinks deeply

from the chalice of heaven.

And I, a wanderer of days,

stand beneath the falling rain,

letting its cool music

wash away the weight

of forgotten sorrows.

How sweetly the world blooms—

as though paradise

has opened its hidden gates.

Within that rain-washed morning,

my longing finds a voice.

The monsoon passes through me

like an ancient song,

leaving behind no burden,

only a quiet soul

filled with the nectar of dawn.

By Goutam Roy 

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