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THE CUCKOO AND THE PILGRIM -3 (Renga on faith with Deborah Russell))
Muhammad Naveed Ahmed begins Renga as Pilgrim (P), Responses by Deborah Russell, Cuckoo (C).
-- P
cobwebs entangle
lizards, bats stare
angel on horizon?
-- C
the sun rises in east
horizontal perspective
where is the answer?
-- P
western shadows melt
eyes and heart rejoice
wondrous signs appear
-- C
in silence of trees
the language of great mountains
are there no shadows?
-- P
sun swallows darkness
valleys know the secret
dawn of revelation
-- C
in absence of light
prevalent absolution
a photon of faith
-- P
blackened mirror lies
light is eternal
ask the fallen dark wings
-- C
diamond refractions
cobolt crystal persuasions
man becomes airborne?
-- P
autumn's spell over
ray of hope dazzles
pegasus left behind
-- C
absolute zero
the carnage of religions
yet faith reconstructs
-- P
staff obeys faith
magicians bewildered
a nation finds freedom
-- C
mountains rise from earth
crumble into deep oceans
are stars infinite?
-- P
comets are pegs
my world is above
beyond dimensions
-- C
between here and there
numerous tangents and lines
what measure is faith?
-- P
infinite orbits wait
hang on with trust
limitless vistas smile
-- C
congruence defines
subjugates infinity
is trust a resolve?
-- P
creation in abeyance
we are venerated
what do I see?
-- C
myopic visions
the creator of all light
blindness erases
-- P
all galaxies bow
faith wins battle
Lucifer's legion falls
