Veil Poem by Sathya Narayana

Again, I asked her!
She turned away,
walked towards a nearby rose plant
pretended to be adjusting
a tender bud;
tried to stretch further the green sepals
to drape the eavesdropping
eager ruddy petals.

I asked again!
This time she smiled
with widened blue eyes.
She looked beautiful!

Then narrowed her eyes,
raised the brows
in feigning wickedness
and laughed.
She looked even more beautiful!

I heard that unintelligible laugh
spelling out her clear message.
"You can't look through the veil! "

But I did!
She didn't realize
her veil is as transparent
as the waters on shallow river bed.
I could see through
so clearly
curled with coyness, suppressing simpers
her love for me.