संजीव मिश्र की कविताएं

Summary

The text presents a series of poetic reflections on solitude, memory, and existential contemplation. A lone figure stands before a temple deity, having been abruptly abandoned by all worldly connections, as if a covering has slipped from a statue. An ancient banyan tree stands silently in meditation, while birds among the leaves listen to the dissolving sounds of bells in the wind, like a recurring memory. The poem contrasts human limitation within time and space with the infinity of time and space itself, suggesting that the infinite defines our finite boundaries. The speaker reflects on a charioteer whose signals were never understood, leading to a chariot lost in a fierce battle of ignorance, where the speaker, though the hero, was defeated and anxious. The charioteer knew everything, but the speaker failed to ask the crucial questions. Another section describes sitting on a threshold, torn between filling the interior with water or gathering sunlight outside, each offering different forms of fulfillment—water providing satisfaction drop by drop, while rays make the mind immortal. This indecision leads to an empty day. The text also includes a poem by Sanjiv Mishra about watching the sun rise on a beloved's face, witnessing creation becoming more illuminated with each moment, like a sacred hymn. The faith that remained outside the room enters freely with each ray, leaving the speaker mesmerized, surrendered, and opening silently within, fearless.