August 2024
Kadambari Kaul
kadambarikaul@yahoo.co.in
kadambarikaul@yahoo.co.in
Bio Note: I am a poet and author of three books on Indian philosophy namely Brihadaaranyaka, the Great Upanishad, Verses from the Dhammapada and Gautama Buddha - A Noble Life. Writing poetry is a sort of meditative exercise for me and an integral part of my spiritual journey. My poems have been featured in various anthologies in India and abroad, including Literary Paritantra, An International Journal of Literature and Theory and Where Flowers Bloom : Poems and Essays of Hope, Strength and Resilience, Red Penguin Books, New York.
Thou Art Not Gone
Before sunset
That fair evening,
I heard your voice
Call out my name
Upon the fresh summer breeze
Blowing across the rolling greens,
As I smelt
The exquisite fragrance of jasmine
And other heavenly flowers
Of the perfume you loved to wear
'Twas ‘Joy,’ I recall
And not ‘Ma Griffe’ lying unused
And aged upon your dressing table,
And I felt the caress
Soft as gossamer, against my skin
Of the edge of your saree
The lilac one, of fine treasured muslin
Impeccably draped,
And suffused with your love
Undying and true
In silence, I whispered ‘Thou art not gone’
Knowing that you still exist,
As I felt your abiding Presence
Deep within that sacred space.
©2024 Kadambari Kaul
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