ESCAPE

In the evening sky bright with stars

The moon is a solitaire tonight,

partially behind the clouds, gleaming in glee!

It seems like the heaven tonight

Twinkles with the eternal souls.

Humming to myself

After ages of song-less nights

I feel the icy wind gushing through the trees,

pulling my uncared blue shawl away.

Sleepwalking through a dark forest,

I pray with my arms raised;

And dance round a fire

Like a witch practicing magic

Calling out to the hovering souls.

The spirits in the air, in the mist,
in the night-sky, come to me...
And I feel them making merry all around
Singing and dancing in ecstasy.

Suddenly among these thoughts

I find myself in a bright room, sitting

And scribbling words as if

In an escape to a corner of my heart

That shimmers like a morning star

In the unreal hills and valleys of my dreams.