Wednesday, 2 August 2023

The floral encounter

 


Turgid when downward bent

Ruminating with spiralling sap

Yet her beauty is open to sun

She sprays her breath into air .

Within sepals of her inward smile

Lies a cache of  cherished nectar

That snatches a vagabond from path

Who stops to follow his wonted shadow

Once  enticed to the alluring whiff

And by the resplendent visage of brown

The luscious droplets of morning dew

On the striped petals of vermillion and white

Stretch their strands to halt his stride .

Cushioned upon the floral throne

He first sips the sparkle of her redness

And burrows into the deeper treasures

Concocts nectar from oozing sweetness

He lies within,wrapped in gory sheets

Till the twilight settles dust on day

The snore of the deep woods gushes

Amidst the droning of crickets in the bush

The orchestrated endeavor snaps his slumber

The vagabond unwraps himself slyly

 Tip-toes out of her well spread arms

That open their grip with an innocent trust

Unravels the knot of her glossy tress

As he lurks out of the green doors

His shadow has reached the destinatio.

Delhi

23.33 hrs

2082

2.8.23

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