One Poem by Shirali Raina

 

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When I, from the wisdom

Of ages, heard,

Two halves

Have to come together

And only then

Can a whole be,

A voice whispered softly

My sweet, it is contrary.

 

We don't breathe,

Only in halves ;

Neither, we

In bits and pieces

Do love or yearn

It cannot be then

Just a half of you

And a half of me !

 

With a  fragmented soul,

Complete, you cannot be

And neither would I.

I am and I remain

The whole earth,

To your whole sky,

Embraced and enveloped

For ever  by your entirety

Shirali Raina, a physician and a public health professional from India, has a keen interest in writing about human and social values. Her writings reflect her childhood reminiscences, social commentary, and mental health issues She has authored a chapter in the book ‘To be Heard: Women’s Voices Across Land and Sea” an anthology of narratives from women authors across continents. Some of her poems have been published in ‘Across Latitudes and Language’ an anthology of poems from different parts of the world. Her short stories and poems have found home in various publications like Mint, Hektoen International, Burrow, and Lothlorien Journal of Poetry.