wild wind blows free

wild wind gushes
wild and free happily
don’t try to stop
let her blow freely.

she does not exists
in confinement of walls
her very being resists
Suffocation of boundary walls.

let her dance all around us
spread her spontaneous vivacity
across the ocean and nations
across the villages and city.

let her dance with the trees
let her waltz with mountain high
swirl and tug the veil of waterfalls
tease the daisies and roses shy.

Sharmishtha basu
26.10.10

doldrums

ship in sea doldrums
watching clouds gathering
time to hold mast

Sharmishtha basu
7.1.11

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

solitude

What is solitude?
Standing at the end of world
Looking at the calm ocean
Stretching to the blue sky
feeling its depth, storms and turmoil.

A single tree standing
right beside you
tall, graceful reaching for sky
You looking out at the ocean
With absolute peace reigning your soul.

Sharmishtha basu
1.06.10

Aphrodite

rising from blue
breaking the shackles of sea
reaching for the sun

Sharmishtha basu
24.11.10

free like a nymph

free like sea nymph
body immersed in ocean
soul soaring with breeze

Sharmishtha basu
11.11.10

morning breeze

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

Sharmishtha basu
7.11.10

Aphrodite rises

Ocean’s heart splits in pieces
its pain overwhelms its being
tears flow out in crashing waves
sea nymphs start to weep silently.

The warmth of their hearts and souls
The light of their deep darkness
Leaves ocean, ground-ward sails
Aphrodite the beloved Goddess.

Ocean waves try to win her back
at her golden feet they gather
sea nymphs try to take her back
With pain their pretty faces wither.

the golden light of love and passion
erstwhile sleeping in depth of ocean
softly rises to greet earth and heaven
birds, beasts, angels sing adoration.

Sharmishtha basu
11.11.10

lady of moon

have you seen her?
in the darkness of night
when wind falls asleep
moon silently spreads light.

in the darkness of night
she slips out of her prison
when wind falls asleep
she alights on moon, tears drop.

she slips out of her prison
when the world sleeps
she alights on moon, tears drop
shower down as the rays of moon.

When the world sleeps
her love for her lover
shower down as the rays of moon
sparkling in the darkness.

her love for her lover
resonate in his tears
sparkling in the darkness
crowning the ocean waves.

Sharmishtha basu
24.09.10

sail

I want to sail
In this tiny lil boat
and conquer your depths

Writing

gray slate awaits
ocean nymphs pick up the pens
write story in foams

Rain

Rain drops softly
on the ocean blue and green
clouds bow down to see.

journey awaits

my boat is ready to sail
eagerly it waits for me
bobbing up and down in gale
it urgently calls out to me.

we have been together
from the mountain top silver
kissing the crisp clear ether
since we rolled down the river.

we descended winners
depending on one another
we came down victorious
battling rocks, through lather.

stones tried to pierce her
foams tried to smother
it was such a fun to maneuver
all that rock and lather.

we crossed sleepy villages
and the fields and valleys
heard the sweet stories
told by wind, land and valleys.

now she is waiting in ocean
calling out to me andantily
to endless journey in ocean
to abandon ourselves merrily.


Sharmishtha basu
26.10.10

Seven pearls

Turquoise blue
Swirling
Under Powerful hoofs
Mermaids swim by
Nymphs arise
To harness
Seven pearls
With chariot of fire
robe of flames
flying
Apollo surfaces
Beautiful dawn
Waits in the sky.


Sharmishtha basu
16.09.10

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

Sun and moon

Golden God Apollo rises up to the sky
On his seven horse chariot
Bidding sweet goodbye
To the beautiful ocean nymphs.

The Goddess of dark night
Silver moon waits
For him to come up
To bid him goodbye.

The ocean turns white
By the churning
of the steed’s legs
Waves come frothing to the shore.

The solitary beach watches
The greetings exchanged
Between two celestial bodies
Up in heaven above.

Blue moon

A blue moon rises
From the depth of
Deep blue ocean
To meet me.

Has the moon turned blue?
Or is it reflecting the
Gorgeous blue ocean
Or this marble planet?

I wonder what has happened
To the silver white hue
Of the bright full moon
In this magical night.

May be the ocean nymphs
Have casted a spell on me
The moon is white as always
Only I can see its blue hue.

Or may be they have painted
The white moon to blue
To see how it will look
Just for a change.

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.

Sun rises on ocean

Deep blue ocean with touch of emerald green
Kissing the blue sky in horizon
Deep red sun slowly opening its eyes
Spreading its red hue all over them
The sky, the ocean, the foams and clouds.

A riot of colours have started
Every thing is sprinkled with red
The white foams have turned pink
The white clouds have turned red
The sun looks at them with great glee.