Meditations On An Evening

2021-05-22

The words "returning home" carry within them a full universe of meaning and feeling. And when evening falls, and the skies are in ruins, and, something inside us too - just the act of turning back and returning into a place which asks no questions, and folds us into its depthless warmth, is an act of saving ourselves. Who are we if not the unmoored boats let loose every day into the wild ocean of the world? Untethered and unfulfilled, we lose ourselves every day, and hence have to bring ourselves back every night. Home then is sh...

The words "returning home" carry within them a full universe of meaning and feeling.

And when evening falls, and the skies are in ruins, and, something inside us too - just the act of turning back and returning into a place which asks no questions, and folds us into its depthless warmth, is an act of saving ourselves.

Who are we if not the unmoored boats let loose every day into the wild ocean of the world? Untethered and unfulfilled, we lose ourselves every day, and hence have to bring ourselves back every night.

Home then is shelter, home then is a repair shop, home then is the place where we are loved however bedraggled with life we might be.

If you liked this poem, consider listening to these other poems celebrating the indefinable magic of Evenings:

That Gorgeous Evening When You Left
Departures

I am Sunil Bhandari.

I am a poet based out of India. My book of poetry 'Of Love and Other Abandonments' was an Amazon bestseller. My second book is 'Of journeys & Other Ways to Get Lost'. Both are available on Amazon.

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1000 Lichter by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3161-1000-lichter
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