Moonlight in my Espresso… poem by Smitanand…

I flavored my coffeein moonlight on the lonely terrace,it was like sippingespresso night steaming in a cupand sugared in stardust. every siphad the exotic taste of lavenderlike a pinch of dusk,sprinkled in my drink,and was bittersweet like memoriesI munch on as oatmeal cookiesdipped in coffee. moonlight was like rumin my mundane coffee mug,making my insomniac …

Moon Reminds Me of You…

Pale, incandescent,just beautiful,brave enough to shineand defy the engulfing darkness-oblivion of night's embrace,a little warriorof night pouring radiancewith its battalionof twinkling stars. refusing to meldin inky depth of raven night,as a beacon of hope it smiles,reminding meof a little brave girlwho foughtthe darkness of deathwith frail limbs and iron willthat angellic face, serene smilecovered by …

Sunflowers Mourn Dusk

At variegated twilight hour,on bosom of lethargic, perspiring earthsunflowers droop in gloom;angst of mourning skyfreeze as dewdrops, ontheir shrivelled persona;as dying sun breathes, its last sigh. lotuses furl their petals,hiding from shimmering moonlight:their soft pollened cores,of ethereal fragrance. mellifluous lullabies of sparkling stars,echo in the silent night;lulling tired earth into siestas.with threnodies of crickets,and elegies …