The Garden Song

When your silhouette

Quietly appears,

And the memory

Of your presence floats

Out to touch—

 

It is as if by magic

Those barriers

Dissolve, and fall--

Leaving but

A vast , open

 

Barren expanse,

Bidding you welcome,

To come sow

Your seeds—see them

Bloom and  grow—

 

Grow into a fragrant

Lush garden--

Where now,

The sun shines,

And streams gurgle;

 

Where laughter ripples,

And sorrows

Transform into singing

Colourful birds,

And peacocks that dance.

 

And lavender and violet

Mingle with crimson—

Ochre and green entwine

Under a sky

Reflecting your eyes;

 

Where the wind

Dances a meander

Through flowing tresses—

Undulating silkily

Over those cornfields.

 

And if ever asked--

Do tell them of this

Once arid heart,

Which now vows to  

bloom and sing…

 ~Horizon~

10th Dec 2005

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