Dedicated to “The innocent victims of wars, terrorism in Middle East and Other parts of the world”
The inner light that cherishes the soul
Is a celestial gift for a fortunate few.
It flickers to give daily strength,
To face the onslaught of storms tempests.
Faith in the divine beings, good persons
Brings succor and lights up the way.
Sorrows, despondency, disappointments wanes,
And magnetic pull of beyond raises hopes.
The inner conflicts and duality in mind
Should end, to reach the inner core of peace.
Millions yearn for self effacement
And to see the Face of the Lord.
Preface
Here I am presenting my thirteenth collection of poems “Eternal Quest”.
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Foreword to Eternal Quest by Patricia Prime (excerpt)
S.L. Peeran’s collection, Eternal Quest, exhibits a mature, thoughtful voice. The poems are skilled and well-crafted. There is a deep love of the worlds of nature and the imagination, which is not sentimental but knowledgeable and perceptive. The more I read, the more I felt that most of the poems actually create a kind of halfway house, halfway between the security of the imagination and the presence of the real world. Peeran writes lyrics about people, places and ideas that no matter how lucid they are – and they always are – rarely do they lose that element of mystery, that sense of the numinous, which is inseparable from the best poetry: the sense of something beyond the sense of what is there. In his poems he is able to detach himself from the stress and conflict of the everyday world to connect with his innermost self. In his poems he is able to bear witness to the uninterrupted flow of events of the external world. His poems chronicle his observations and communications between this world and his thoughts and ideas
Certainly, Eternal Quest, is a strong collection. Characteristically, serious in mood, formally assured, wide-ranging in references and exploratory, the poems may indeed be read as variations upon frames, stopping places, ideas and meanings in a continuing journey. This is the travel or re-tracing, and the possibilities of discovery remain open.
Patricia Prime Co-editor of Kokako Reviews/Interviews Editor of Haibun Today Reviewer/Interviewer for Takahe Reviewer for Atlas Poetica & other journals
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Quatrains
Life is a bloody battlefield.
Fight when you should with all force.
Broker peace when you must.
Lie low when the tides are high.
Quran is crystal clear reasonableness.
Not magic chicanery to win hearts.
With darkness, deaf ears, blind eyes.
Knowledge is a prism to throw rainbow colors.