Kissing each in turn
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Against the hazy sky
Frightening monsters, poking outHere, there and all aroundIn the glinting darknessThe ravine, like a mythical snakeGapes its mouthMist hovers,The leaves are tear stainedBy the Night’s frozen grief.In stealthy steps,With the jingle of anklets,The wind comes to shake off the dropsAnd down they drip one by oneAs the grass below shiverAt the sudden shock.The leaves, rid…
The moon that fades after lighting the night
The flowers that wither after feasting the eyeThey obliquely announce, life is a fleeting dreamLove once flourished may fade and dieTrees towering high may fall and rotRivers that swell can dry up onceThe same is true of our life on earthAt times we soar on wings of joyAt times we drown and are deep in…
Waking up from my sleep
Wasn’t sure what had come aboutBut was shocked at the queer sightIn the place of my handsHad sprouted a pair of wingsMy mouth had pointed and curved like a beakWords came out like twittering songsMy long and sturdy legsHad turned into wire like sticksAnd my toes shaped intoSharp pointed clawsA tail had been fitted upon…
The chill of winter bites into the skin
In the freezing blustery winter nightThe shivering trees stay huddled and tightStars have lined up in the skyWith cotton clouds swiftly sailing byThe moon light seeping through the veilMakes the foliage glisten in the daleSharp noises sounding eerieLeave the valley a place so scaryThese sounds parley in a tongue unknownOf gory tales, so far to…
Close to the woody glade
A smart robin built a nestMore like a comfy little chestWith twigs and leaves, it was madeWithin it, four eggs she laidFor days she sat brooding in her nestIndeed it was a tedious testOne by one, the eggs were hatchedAnd four tiny birds that closely matchedCame out breaking the freckled shellMaking the mother bird in…
A king fisher swooped down
A flash of amber and blueBobbed up with a sloshing silver fishDangling from its beak like an ornate pendant