The Friday Poem: Sacred Nexus

“Sacred Nexus”  by Mamta Madhaven

A rickety iron bridge

worn out by time,
roofless, looks up 
at an intriguing sky.

My spirit leapt out,
a meteor shower, along
with the blue moon and stars,
and looked down at me.

Epiphany, not a dead one;
ferns sprout from cracked walls,
mute spectators to life.

The rain tree standing on the right,
homeless, dipping its leaves
into the stream,
meanders through me;
the moss covered bridge -
transient. It was my place, ours, 
yours and mine. Homeless.

Following is commentary by Patch Poetry Maestro Jeff Burkhart:

Today's poem is entitled "Sacred Nexus" and was submitted by Mamta Madhaven. As I receive the poems sent to me, I read them. As I read, I let my feelings take over. I enter the opening the writers give me into their hearts and minds as I try to understand their meaning; their message. I can't tell you what their works mean to them. I can only tell you what they mean to me.

"Sacred Nexus" speaks to homelessness, a very evocative word in these economic times. People say, "Home is where the heart is”. I am sure there are families that have more blessings to count and love for each other that live in cars and under bridges than many a family living in extravagant circumstance. Income equality is an unachievable goal but we can still all hope. We all should help folks that are struggling when we can, sharing our time and money for the betterment of less fortunate people.

  Looking through the eyes of the narrator of this poem, their sense of place and time and the acceptance of fate, leaves me with a hopeful feeling for their plight. They own the night and the space they occupy if nothing else.

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