The Screen of Light

Sterile impressions hurled against an eternal Might,

Projections of matter cast on a screen of light,

The light absorbed in a mystic trance, 

Sanctions in play, matter’s grim appearance.

Exceeding the indifference of a screen’s stance,

It embraces in love the projected substance.

The sterility of the impressions is revealed,

By the effulgence of the light hitherto concealed. 

The grimness of the projection weakens

As the screen of light unveils and beckons,

Melted down the gnome, the dwarf, the troll,

By the sweet dance of light that consumes all.

- Anahita Sanjana (India)

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