Once, roses were red Marigolds yellow, jasmine white But the years turn them grey Flowers lose their colours Their fragrance, their names. I ask mother, who am I? She smiles her toothless smile I ask her, her name. She frowns, her eyes turn moist Lips part, the arms tremble. She smiles a toothless smile. Mother, […]
The fisherman Has lost his compass No stars to guide him Dark clouds hide The bright round fish That turns red and dies Before dying. He drifts alone Sharks taunt him to dive The night wraps A thousand tentacles Around his frail body Crushes his spirit. This loveless ocean knows no horizons No rocks to
Whirlwinds make me drunk ecstatic.I fly with the downtrodden With fallen leavesDistressed birds With paper airplanes Cast skyward by a gentle hand. Up in the burning air I am a fiery dot against the blue A cousin of the sun Seeing the squalor And the sea below. I wish to fly for ever, Mingle with
A hundred kisses
Hushed love making
Hurried love making
Nonstop lovemaking
The years fly by.
The laughter of another woman
Here ends our journey
This moment, when your face disappears
Beneath a sheet of glass
Clouds sail by, petals fall,
The soul is dry and barren
Not a word grows, not a clause
Not a sentence that makes sense
