Falling Star

I am not falling-

Just becoming a falling star, 

lighting up the ebony skies- 

A jewel glittering in the still night -

A quiet celebration of creation,

As I birth anew.

A streak of light descending

Into the infinite vastness,

unravelling the mysteries 

of the darkening void. 

I am a spark stroked 

by the whispering winds,

Propelled by an unknown 

Centrifugal force, 

Woven by an intense desire,

To touch the waiting earth,

To kiss the deepening horizon

With a fire burning within. 

I am not falling-

Just tracing my blazing trail,

Through the silent night

Searching for my luminous path, 

To return to the stardust realm

From where I emerged.

By Shalini Nandkeolyar

From: India