Smiling in her sleep
The idiot box unplugged to rest
After all, the soaps are one big mess
Elders are at ease and snoring in peace
In (tea) estates there are no thieves
As the house goes silent
The clock ticks very violent
Absence made the heart fonder
But the eyes could remain open no longer
For it was way past midnight
And 2:30am in the nightJust then a noise
Woke me from my trance
As the rustle got stronger
I held my breath longer
Who is there? I ask
But hear no voice..
More crackling follows
And fear grips my throat
Closing the book I read,
Step by step I tread
Powered by the moonlight
A stranger in the night
A quick peep through the curtain
Revealed a giant mountain
Sure there was someone
but no human this one
Two long tusks on my right
Sheer magificience the very sight
The baby might wake up and let out a wail
or the dog might go crazy and wag his tail
The heart skips a beat
To survive a giant tusker,is no mean feat
But he meant no harm
And went off so calm
Quietly out the fence
Without any hindrance
Only if us humans
Could learn from him,some sense
We would mind our business
And avoid all nonsense
No comments:
Post a Comment