Diwali anyone?

I am the recluse

of this shadowy night

at home amongst

the whispering winds

amongst the crickets - their wings

rubbing against their legs.

The moths fluttering in blind wonder

the hidden inuendoes - so loud in their implications.

But don't hurl me against

the obligations of your lighted world

don't blind me by your laughter

rip through with your sanity

your impeccable logic -

so perfect so convincing.

Let me blunder through this darkness

the crumpled sky offering more comfort

than your feigned concern.

I bow in relief and joyous gratitude

as you turn away

leaving me to my darkness -

boisterous in its cacophony.

Of noses and toeses

There is nothing better

than a hand made wetter

by a dog's black juicy nose.

There is nothing sweeter

than a dog as a heater

in your bed, to warm your toes.

PS: Happy Diwali everyone! Hope the day finds you smiling : )

What if?

What if
After all this
We don’t make it?
All the inane laughter
Dissolves into hollow whispers
The banter falls into anonymity
Its character no longer a novelty
Conversations unable to pillar hopes.

What if?
After all this
My senses decide to
Shut down in boredom
The distances we began at
Become inexplicably difficult
To overcome in a single night
No matter how moonlit. Or long.

What if?
After all this
These turn out
To be mere castles
Conjured up by an idle
Mind with half baked bricks
And I remain too naïve to have learnt
That fresh beginnings shouldn’t smell so stale.