Hope!

On this wet night
With the moon hanging low
And the stars hidden behind
Billowing dark clouds
Hope seems like a stranger
Knocking on the doors
Of a wretched warrior
Uninvited....

Eager I am to unmask the veil
And see for myself his scarred face
In the light of a flickering candle
Protected from the ghoulish winds
Just by the crook of a shaking palm

Let him come in weak and debilitated
Staggering on injured legs
Dripping blood
Oozing pain
At least he is not lost completely
In the labyrinth of life

He has sought his path
Into my heart
By a stroke of luck
His fluid entry
Is my light

Let him draw close
And embrace me tight
I have waited light years
For this torrid hug

At last...

Bob Blackwell
When things are dark, hope still looks in, gives a smile that lights the way from darkness. Loved your poem recommended.

shreeSridhar ॐ ❤ ☼
Lovely ! __()__ ~ shree

nimal dunuhinga
A humble hope..........................I have waited light years For this torrid hug, Good luck!

Isabella Cecilia Maria
love reading your poems Geetashree, as much as I love all writings of E.A.P.

robyn selters
Wow! A wonderfully powerful, evocative write... stirring

deeptangshu
Use of vibrant imagery to express a powerful emotion... It's beautiful..

Chaos1214
Hope bent, but unbroken, can rise again, and lift the hopeful with it. Passionate theme, well executed.

Dr.subhendu kar
quite passionate yet by metaphors and imagery that enlightens reader to a point of light of love in convergence, very dynamics of flow guides to know its matrix tilting to buoyancy in equivalence, thanks for sharing

Asoke Kumar Mitra
so nice but sad............moon hanging low........is real good image,,,,,,,,:asoke

RAJ NANDY
A good symbolic write ! May the last stanza turn into reality ! Thanks for your kind comments on my true Story of English Language and Literature ! -rAJ