The Hiden Letter: A Poem by Jyoti Prateek

Each letter is an immortalized sound
These sounds travel the Earth’s atmosphere since ages
They never get weary or old
These ever-youthful letters keep floating around us
Beginning from our first mumblings
To the alphabet lessons of primary school,
These letters travel with us until we breathe out our last breaths
But in-between and around these letters
Stays a hidden letter,
The letter of unheard sound
We are never taught about this
This one letter we have to learn
This hidden letter, we all have to discover on our own
It reveals itself only to the one who seeks it
For it is beyond all that we ever heard!
This hidden letter of unheard sound
Is like the zero of the number line
Underrated yet precious
It serves as a filler of melodies
And a resting haven for all other sounds,

who threaten its vulnerable existence
This poor mortal letter
Keeps hiding in places where only its seekers can find it
Rewarding them with its serene, peaceful presence!