Poetry
First Moments Of The First Morning Of The Summer Break
PRITAM SINGH
I heard the clouds talk
I saw the moon smile
I heard the echoes
Of a celestial dance far away
I felt a void
A void beyond words
I felt a touch
The silence touched me
I felt a current
The beauty kissed me
I was flying
I was dreaming
I was resting
I was not emailing
I was not working
I was recovering
It was another me
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Dr Pritam Singh is a Professor of Economics at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom. He also takes keen interest in Punjabi literature.
June 21, 2016
Conversation about this article
1: Pankaj Kumar Mandal (Salt Lake City/ USA; Kolkata, India), June 21, 2016, 1:23 PM.
It is interesting to note that an eminent economist has penned a beautiful romantic poem: "... The beauty kissed me / I was flying / I was dreaming..." We will be glad to have more.
2: Sangat Singh (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), June 21, 2016, 8:26 PM.
"Balehaari kudrat vasya / tayra unt na jaa-ee lakhya" [GGS:469.10] - "Your presence is everywhere and your limit cannot be known."
3: Anup Kaur Sandhu (San Francisco, California, USA), June 08, 2017, 2:34 PM.
Just discovered that in a distinguished professor, scholar, humanitarian, a beautiful poet exists, as well! A mesmerising poem which makes the reader feel what he must have felt while writing ...'it was another me.' Looking forward to seeing more from this deep side of his ...