ballerina girl

ballerina on the dance floor
dancing on the pond of dark stone
graceful petite mon amour
a lovely bloom dances alone.
just like a lily in breeze
you sway gracefully, full of ease
your feet softly kiss the dance floor
let the breeze make your sweet soul soar.


Sharmishtha basu
16.1.11

the dancer

her body sways like willows
dancing in the ocean wind
her feet move back and forth
deftly like waves in ocean green
soft sand dances under her feet
ocean waves roll under her toes
moon light pours down
on her ivory silk skin
a graceful form dances nimbly
performs for the ocean only
under the full moon
till the break of dawn.


Sharmishtha basu
29 .12.10

Water and wind

The wind swoops down
To touch the lake
It whispers to the water
We are so same
Yet so different
You are tied to earth
I on the contrast
Am tied to the sky
I freely roam by.

We both give life
We both mean life
Sun sees through us both
Oh we are so alike
Yet so very different
You can be held
I can be felt
You can be tasted
I can be inhaled
Yet are so one in diversity.

By Sharmishtha basu
8.08.10

morning breeze

Red rays of dawn sun
turn crystal river orange
sweet morning breeze laughs

Sharmishtha basu
7.11.10

the breeze

Stirring curtain
Mysterious moonlight
Summer breeze
Whispering
I lie still
Listening, dreaming
As the wind whispers
Stories unheard
Of the distant lands
Forests, towns, beaches
Places he has touched
Breezing through the world.

By Sharmishtha basu
8.08.10

Fall

wind whispers softly
leaves sail down in breeze
fall weaves its carpet