CHERUBS......

Cherubs , little cute -
Cherubs; came in my dreams
Beautiful face, angelic gaze
They flew around me in my dreams.


I wanted to touch them
I wanted to feel their joy
I wanted to tell them
How beautiful they are-
And how I want to kiss their
Baby arms , chubby cheeks.

Atlast in one beautiful ,
Moonlit night; I touched
The wings of one of them-
But - I heard
No sweet songs
Not even lullabies
No ringing laughter
Not even a whisper ,
A friendly chat;
And no playful cheers .

All of them looked at me -
And I found
Shivering lips
Pain in eyes
And they say-
We are cherubs
We are little angels
We are dead children
Who lost their dreams
And we are here
In your dreams
Like withering flowers,
Like withering flowers.

One boyish face
Says;I was after
My puppy
When I saw -
The sun was sinking
The puppy barking
And then they came;
Who? I ask;
One girl says
When they came
I was after a butterfly;
Hiding behind flowers
I was to touch it
And then-
Then? I ask;
Then all the -
Flowers melt down ,
She said.

I forgot to ask their names
I let loose their wings
And now I fear ,
I fear; they may
Come to dance; and sing
To dance and sing and sing ......-
In my feverish thoughts
In my sleepless nights ;
In my nightmares .

THE BLUE LAKE

I often feel
My soul
-is trapped
In a blue lake
It flutters
In despair
Its chocking
and crumbling
Under the hard
Cold ice blocks
But the fire
Inside
Refuses to change ...