You Emerge... poetry by Dr. Molly Joseph at Spillwords.com

You Emerge…

written by: Dr. Molly Joseph

Out of
life’s furnace
you emerge
cleansed,
pure, unalloyed…

the fires
that devoured
destroyed
the frills
the fantasy world
that cocooned
your
fool’s paradise..

transience
surrounds
everything
you held
permanent,
perfect…

the slippery
edges
decide
your falls
in moments
unawares…

the scars,
just to
remind
unscathed
moments
of deliverance…

shedding
inessentials
life flows
on new
grooves…

a new earth, new sky…

patience
matters,
faith
pulls you
through
the thick
and thin…

you emerge,
pure, unalloyed…

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Dr Molly Joseph

Dr. Molly Joseph retired as Head of the Dept. of English, St. Xaviers College, Kerala, India and now serves as Professor of Communicative English. She, a bilingual writer, has had her Doctorate in Post War American Poetry (of William Carlos Williams). She has published 9 books of Poems - Aching Melodies (Patridge, Penguin), Autumn Leaves, December Dews, Myna's Musings, It Rains,The Bird with Wings of Fire, Where Cicadas Sing in Mirth (all by Authors Press New Delhi), Firefly Flickers, Hidumbi - novel (by Xpress Publications, Kerala) and Pokkuveyil Vettangal (poems, Malayalam). Dr. Molly writes travelogues and short stories and has won several awards. The India Women Achiever's Award 2019, Wordsmith Award 2018 and Award on Experimental Poetry 2020. She represented India in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Literary Festival 2019.