Finally

Finally,

Autumn ceased with sprouting leaves

Wet eyes paved inroads for gleaming smiles

Harsh sun ushered in soothing rains

Parched lands renewed with tender harvest

Dark tunnels shimmered with holy light

Finally,

Silence broke with soulful words

Doubts culminated into breathing hope

Stillness rejoiced with frenzied dance

Faulty blindness faded with clear vision

Loneliness blossomed with togetherness

Safari

Lying on languid grass under the tree

Watching the nearby streams hum

Grasshopper hopping over bushes

Cricket singing in lost wilderness

Why the urge to get up and ploy?

Why to lift the bag and hit road?

To head for the ruthless city

To give up peace for deafening life

Counting drops melt from candle

Listening to tangy stories of stars

Breathing scarlet roses in backyard

Rhododendrons swaying with Gulmohar

But far off land sheepishly harks

To return where it all starts

Chase waves again on longish seas

Till ship embarks on placid shores

July Tale

When the petals fell apart

Cusp clenched Rose together        

Shores braced drops warm               

As waves ebbed in reflux

When the dove fumbled                             

Moon succoured with lyrics

Winds wiped them awash

As grass sweated in sun

When clouds floundered in dim

Stars glistened purlieu stark

You wove her tussore texture

As she lost her notched yarn