Open Mind: Highway Hypnosis

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Iris, peek-a-boo plays

From under shutters

Weighed down

As if by stones

Hung to eyelashes.

Sleep deprived minds

Fatigued senses

Weighed down

As if by sameness

Chin to chest falls.

Paradoxical sleep stages

REM in fragments

Jaded down

Driving long hours

On straight highways.

A spectator drives

As sleep in creeps

Guards down

To floating lights

Of approaching cars.

Cool tempered breeze

Nonstop talking friends

Get down

Get off those roads

Highway hypnosis.

(June, 2006, Nellore)

Chapters From My Life said...: Nice one Nalini... How spicy a journey can be only if you can have a open mind to enjoy it... Or else it is like you describe it...; February 17, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Tarun Mitra said...: It can be categorized as Rock song..

Apologies If I am harsh..; February 17, 2010 at 12:38 PM
AllbestMessages.com said...: woo... its great i like it very much thanks for sharing this with us..

Myspace comment messages; February 17, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Nalini Hebbar said...: thanks Farila and Tarun for the comments...
@tarun...if it sounds like rock then it has rhyme and rhythm...that's good I think; February 17, 2010 at 7:10 PM
Nalini Hebbar said...: @Allbest....thanks for visiting; February 17, 2010 at 7:14 PM
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Saras said...: Very nicely written! The signals of fatigue and sleepiness described poetically. Nice read.; February 18, 2010 at 12:50 PM
VeeKay said...: auspicious poetry..well written maam..:)

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http://ashes-phoenix.blogspot.com/2010/02/tagged.html; February 18, 2010 at 6:54 PM