sleeping

Her world was dark.
Pitch black and choking.
She could not see anything
Not a ray of light therein.

Every morning she heard
A soft, sweet voice calling
“Break free of these chains,
Tear down this wall around thee.”

“Where is the wall? There is none!”
“Look for it, you will find.”
“How can I? It’s so dark inside.”
“Then feel it, the world is waiting.”

She fumbled and fumbled, finally found,
A soft wall tightly enveloping her
She started to tear down that wall
Soon it gave away to her.

She opened her golden petals
One by one spread them around
They enveloped her like a crown
She looked around her and was spellbound.

“Oh this earth is so beautiful.
Why did I not search out the wall before?”
“’Cause every thing happens on time.”
She heard her loving mentor’s sweet voice.


A gorgeous creature softly sat down
On her golden, fragrant petals
It was even more gorgeous than her
A dream sailing around with wings.


Sharmishtha basu
13.02.2010