Homecoming

His discolored rags fly in the golden sunrise,
As he scrounges the dumps for a sliver or a slice,
The fragrant jasmines usher in whispers from the skies,
And his aching guts ache no more; the pauper smiles.

Away across foreign lands, many-a-weary-seas,
Amid piling paperwork, caught in a boulevard of memories, 

Through rosy lenses the homesick man savours September's haze,

"Just a couple weeks till home...", he says; so the wanderer waits.
 

The storms make way for misty clouds and a clear blue sky, 

Along kaash meadows in full blossom, that speck the riverside,

Celestial cacophonies resound, in the sultry autumn breeze, 

Scream of homecoming's joy; the poet swoons in rhapsody.

 

And somewhere behind bolted doors, counting down the days, 

The little scholar scrambles through scribbles; the clock ticks away, 

O' hark divine drumrolls that evolve, and 'vade his dingy chambers!

As he waltzes away to rustic rhythms of heavenly ambassadors.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This poem feels more down-to-earth than the other one I just reviewed by you. I like the way you combine conversational storytelling but still using many of the literary devices you have mastered, such as being creative with your wide vocabulary and painting word images that are dynamic (((HUGS))) Fondly Margie

[Carson Kramer]

This is masterfully constructed. Word choice. Flow. Cadence.
A pure pleasure to read.
Thank you to @Esther, who led me to this.

[Renaissance]

The third stanza is particularly reminiscent of rural Bengal in autumn.
The poem is studded with powerful imagery, with "storms making way for misty clouds".
"....divine drumrolls that evolve and invade his dingy chambers..."
The pauper's smiles and the wanderer's longing for home... in the midst of that, the poet's "scrambles through scribblings".
It ends smoothly, and makes, altogether, a nice read.

[Esther]

The words have been woven together beautifully. Still, I feel, "Butterflies at Dawn" was a bit deeper. Of course, they are of different genres. So, the comparison doesn't really arise and "Homecoming" is , undoubtedly. beautiful.