Under the burkha

Awoke me at the dead of midnightTo notice meAbout a deadly snake of the rocky terrainNamed the krait,The deep black and branded,Glistening black snake with the red tongueDarting it,I saw it with awe and suspenseWhen she switched on the lightLying in a corner of the roomJust after the funeral of my father was overA few…

Keeps he busy with.Living in a metropolitan town,On the third or fourth floor of the mansion,Gets he down by the lift,Switches on to reach the top.And as a commuter he goes to his office,Coming and going,The time passing in a bus.

And what do you like to play withThe piano or the drums?Perhaps the African drumsMaking the panthers flee,Fishes and animalsAnd the ghosts and spirits dance.With the beats and dancesOf your fellow people,Dancing and singing in the forests,Feeling joy of Nature, pristine world.Whom will it not charm the hamlet homes,The hills, vales and woods,The rivers and…

And sweltering heatWhen the earth looks it barren,Dry and sterile,Baking and parching,The gulmohars,Red-red gulmohars,Fiery and flame-like,Reddish-reddish and beautiful,Lovely and floridKeep smiling, cheering all the wayAs far as visibleSo beautiful and so lovely are theyThe gulmoharsBelying the heat wave,Keep they fluttering.

Attracted toAnd love was born in between?Say, do you love me?I love you so much, I love you so much.

Mass,Spirit.Prakriti,Purusha,Lingam,Yoni.Darkness,LightAnd the gloomEncircling.