Stories

coconut tree

Blue satin
Stitched with white lace
Spread far and wide
Resting against blue sky.

White sand reaches out
To feel its satin touch
A solitary coconut tree
Stands tall, looks beyond.

A green island far away
Covered with tall coconut groves
The ocean wind plays messenger
Shares their stories.

As it comes rushing across the sea,
Teasing, creating waves and ripples
To softly ruffle the trees
And share his stories.

Sharmishtha basu
8.08.10
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Stories 7.09.10

Waves come
Waves go
Wind whispers
Stories and tales
Fables reach out
From the land
Reaches the ear
Of ocean waves
Coconut groves
Whisper words
In the ears
Of rushing waves

Sharmishtha basu
7.09.10

Beach and coconut grove

The ocean waves splash on rocks
Soaking my body and soul
While I sit there sipping
Coconut juice from a coconut.

The tall, firm coconut trees
Raise their heads to dare the skies
and their bushy heads
sway in wild ocean breeze.

The blue ocean spreads to blue horizon
Its waves play with the rocks
Like unruly gang of children
splashing water all around them.

The breeze intoxicated by their mischief
ruffles the bushy hair of coconut tree
Who shake their head in impatience
The sun watches the fun and laughs with glee.