Through A Transparent Tear... Poem by indira babbellapati

a night of drumming rain
woke up into an unusually
fresh winter morning
of drizzle and tickling breeze
laced by lazy chillness
the languid nerves of the night
looked for some stirring to
help them out of a tempting bed...

a breeze brushing past the sea
a breeze traversing across
the imposing dolphin's nose
a breeze caressing the leaves
buds and flowers even in earthen
pots laden heavy absorbing
the live long passion of the clouds
a breeze filling all that it touched
on the little bit of earth around me
a breeze pervading my little sky
caused me come alive...

how is it possible, i wondered
insulated as i was from the
animate and the inanimate
on the otherside with equal vogour

i looked around my accustomed
emptiness in wonder
trying to find the source

need i tell you
the source revealed itself
as your breath on me?

the heart that came alive
on this winter morning
of drizzle and breeze
shed a tear of longing
even while my body
smiled...

12nov2009
08.05hrs