REPOSE

Smoothened by the gushes, the boulders shine. The crystal-clear water reflects its smooth pebble-bed. She sits by the edge with her babies resting under the warm winter sun. The rivulet flows through a wood with eucalyptus trees standing high, wild flowers in bloom here and there.
The mother leads her brood, forming ripples as they swim. After spending a good time, they come out of the stream, their feathered bodies shivering. Fluttering their tiny wings, they let the droplets fly about and dry themselves up in the golden sun.

It is the favorite time of the day, for the duck and her ducklings. J

A STARRY HAZE

Standing beneath the twinkling galaxy

I wonder, if ever I would be myself again

The moonbeams dance on the rocky surface

In all its glory, being sarcastic, for I

How happily wanted to live life.

The sun has sunk swiftly over my silver head,

My lenses cannot retain the sunshine

that my eyes sparkled with,

My fingers too frozen to nimble.

I cannot forget the broken vows

I still remember the vermilion that shone

on her, meaning mine

And still wonder if she would ever

Come back to me again.

She made me complete, she made me happy

And left me alone standing in a whirlwind;

Arrogant soulmate she is mine

And my love, too weak to save her feeble heart.

Oh my beloved!

Thy soul still plays with my heart

That longs for thee,

Thy sweet breath still lingers

In the air around me

Oh my dearest!

I, how happily wanted to live with you

While you only stare and smile

From the star-studded sky

That shimmers above me.