Monday, June 06, 2005

Poem Of The Week :The Call

The poem for this week is "The Call" for "Rupert Brooke" and please don't confuse this poem with the song that has the same title from Backstreet Boys :p


Out of the nothingness of sleep,
The slow dreams of Eternity,
There was a thunder on the deep:
I came, because you called to me.

I broke the Night's primeval bars,
I dared the old abysmal curse,
And flashed through ranks of frightened stars
Suddenly on the universe!

The eternal silences were broken;
Hell became Heaven as I passed. --
What shall I give you as a token,
A sign that we have met, at last?

I'll break and forge the stars anew,
Shatter the heavens with a song;
Immortal in my love for you,
Because I love you, very strong.

Your mouth shall mock the old and wise,
Your laugh shall fill the world with flame,
I'll write upon the shrinking skies
The scarlet splendour of your name,

Till Heaven cracks, and Hell thereunder
Dies in her ultimate mad fire,
And darkness falls, with scornful thunder,
On dreams of men and men's desire.

Then only in the empty spaces,
Death, walking very silently,
Shall fear the glory of our faces
Through all the dark infinity.

So, clothed about with perfect love,
The eternal end shall find us one,
Alone above the Night, above
The dust of the dead gods, alone.

6 comments:

meetu said...

i am in love with this poem ....no more words to express its beauty

Anonymous said...

great words....thanks a lot

Hopeless Poet said...

Meetu:
Yeah it is beautiful and this poet is one of my favorites :)

Anonymous:
Thanks but who are you? :p

Enigma said...

wow !

This is difinately the type of poems i love to read anytime anywhere. It's so deep and meaningful. Thanks for posting it HP. You're a great poet mashallah...

Enigma said...

typo mistake: meant to say it's a great poem instead of "you're a great poet" :P

Hopeless Poet said...

Enigma:
You are welcome and about the typo mistake.. it is ok :P