I went to see a friend today and ended up noticing the lit windows of the buildings on my way. The thought that behind every window is probably a person with a life as complex as my own moved me and I had to write it down, so I did. The word for this realisation is ‘sonder’.
I am driving across the city
just as it’s settling in evening slumber.
A glimpse at its skyline is making my heart
curiously seek and wander.
The tiny, lit windows of the beautiful horizon
that make up all city lights
are spinning tales all their own
as they tower from their great heights.
Behind the bright window at the top
is a grandma looking for her glasses.
Behind the window twice below
is an artist looking at his canvasses.
Behind the top window of the next building
is a prayer’s diya, flickering.
Behind the dim-lit one a storey above
has a lover on phone, bickering.
While here, let’s also see a lamp
in the window on the right.
It has a writer trying to finish
her half-written poem on ‘Plight’.
This isn’t just an array of lights;
every window has a story behind
with its own characters and calamities,
some crude and some refined.
And just as I am looking up there,
a person got bored of stars
and is now looking down below instead,
wondering of people in passing cars.
© City lights by Neha Sharma is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
July 10, 2018 at 6:46 am
Wow ……Neha,this is profound. A story behind every smile 😊
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July 10, 2018 at 8:02 am
It is pretty crazy, isn’t it? So glad you liked it Sakshi 🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 8:05 am
True …..it’s intriguing. 😊
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July 10, 2018 at 8:05 am
Indeed 🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 9:07 am
beautiful
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July 10, 2018 at 11:39 am
Thanks a lot 🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 9:29 am
The words are so vivid and full of imagination
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July 10, 2018 at 11:40 am
Thank you, Tushar 🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 10:36 am
This is so thought-provoking 🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 11:40 am
Thanks Soundarya 🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 11:46 am
Damn I always think when I look at houses and you put in words so beautiful. It touched many corners of my heart ❤️
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July 13, 2018 at 2:06 pm
Hi Shantanu. Thank you so much for this. I apologize for the late reply but for some unknown reason, this comment got sent to my spam folder!
I am so, so glad this poem resonated with you ❤
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July 13, 2018 at 5:07 pm
My pleasure and don’t worry. Spam is a occasional problem we all face
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July 13, 2018 at 5:30 pm
Thanks for understanding 🙂
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July 13, 2018 at 5:31 pm
😊🌸
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July 10, 2018 at 1:38 pm
A beautiful observation on life!
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July 10, 2018 at 1:42 pm
Thanks for the compliment 🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 1:43 pm
My pleasure, I enjoyed it !
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July 10, 2018 at 1:44 pm
🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 7:13 pm
Each one has story, this poem is lit, sparks up imagination.
Very nicely written.
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July 10, 2018 at 7:14 pm
Thanks Aquib 🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 10:23 pm
What a nice ending to the poem 🙂
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July 10, 2018 at 10:26 pm
Thanks Abhinav 🙂
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July 14, 2018 at 1:00 am
An excellent pondering is this 😊🌷
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July 14, 2018 at 1:01 am
Thanks a lot, Diana! It means so much to have you read my poem 🙂
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July 14, 2018 at 1:17 am
You write so well 🌸🌸
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July 14, 2018 at 1:18 am
Thanks a lot, Diana! You are so kind with compliments 🙂
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July 14, 2018 at 1:21 am
Kindness easily flows through such complimenting of your work. Sweet night to you bright Neha 🌷🌷
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July 14, 2018 at 1:28 am
Good night to you too, lovely Diana ❤
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July 26, 2018 at 8:12 pm
superb!
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July 26, 2018 at 9:45 pm
Thanks a lot 🙂
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July 27, 2018 at 12:24 pm
welcome always!
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July 27, 2018 at 12:25 pm
🙂
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August 2, 2018 at 3:27 am
This is wonderful. I love the little flip at the end, Neha. Delightful.
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August 2, 2018 at 8:51 am
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment. i am glad you liked that little touch 🙂 🙂
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August 3, 2018 at 9:36 pm
This is lovely. It touches on something universal–and I too love how you wrapped it up in the end.
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August 3, 2018 at 9:42 pm
Thank you so much for such a lovely compliment, Ilona. It means a lot ❤ ❤
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August 5, 2018 at 9:40 pm
Such a beautiful poem, Neha 🙂
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August 5, 2018 at 11:22 pm
Thanks a lot 🙂
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