Life Inspires

dying embers... the kohl beneath his eyes unsmudged

drizzle of parijat... the      lone          walker          skirts     the puddle

spatter of shattered hopes chalk outline of empty dreams... life crashed here

gravity— promising great forevers, Earth broke away from the Moon

Indian Summer— shimmering heat from metal blurring the world

waiting for that time when wilted flowers would bloom again at your tender touch

past trapped in time's bewildering rhythm baits me, mocks me

noon wears silence tarmac melts and sticks to shoes hot wind dries skin

wings— shock of them taking off at gunshot

proud sparrows  bring fancy things to pay for the grains meant for them

 

  is it worth the risk? mantis asks his praying muse let's find out, she says

darter missed fish swam away ripples faded fast

  she knows not her charm wanders lost in the streets, amid many saviours 

  distracted robin vigilant shikra watches — few feathers linger