Saturday, May 23, 2015

Summer Blues

The long lonesome days
In the arid, land locked,
Hot plains of acacia shrubs
And concrete hubs,
The temples of success in career
And growth,
Sweltering in the prickly sticky heat.

Its summer in its blazes
Trying to raze everything.

Against my skin yet
I feel
The cool summer breeze
Laced with fragrance of jasmine
Intermingled with
The aroma of pine tree sap
Blowing from a decade and a half away
As the line of ducks would break
To flap their wings, to dive down under
And reappear in the line again
As if in a regatta
With the yachts cutting wind
Their sails almost
Touching the lake
Atop the mountainous alpine forest

And I hear your voice
Coming from behind me
Asking me to wait for you
As I see you, with effort, climb
And when you catch up with me
I can feel your hands on my shoulder
Gasping for breath
Watching
the suspended Himalayan 
Snow capped peaks.

Oh! But how much I miss you
Everyday,
Till I'll have paid my dues

By the end of summer.

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