Twinkling, tinkling,Fragile and clear,Tiny little crystal ballsPiled in both my hands.Each in its tiny bosom has,Moments of life held entrapped.A hard wrung tear of my eye,A moment of pain,A quiet smile,A murmur ofA restless stream,Rainbows in the dewdrops heldIn nets of silky cobwebs dwell,A dear voice calling my name,A fear...

I read your books,And mastered your tongue;Your Dante and Milton,Shakespeare and Keats,Your Hugo, Russel,Camus and SartreAnd Marx;Your philosophy, your science.Your ‘discovery’ of the ‘New World’,I watched with amazement;For, had not our civilizationsLived and grownAeons before you ‘discovered’ us?I hear your righteous angerAgainst my ‘enslavement,My veil.You wanted to see me nakedJust...

I’ve tried to speak to youThrough this glass wall.I know you do not hear meAny more.I’ve gesturedAnd mouthed my words,Slow and loudLike the deaf mute.You did not seem to see. I’ve hammered and poundedAnd beaten at the glass,Until my hands bled.I’ve cried and wailed and sobbedTill not a tear was...

They named me after the falcon,For they knew that I must fly,That the wind beckoned meAnd so did the sky.They knew that I must wander,Or in stillness I would die;For my spirit was unfetteredAnd all bonds were just a lie.No, I was no bird;Man was my sire.Born I was with...

I read your books, And mastered your tongue; Your Dante and Milton, Shakespeare and Keats, Your Hugo, Russel, Camus and Sartre And Marx; Your philosophy, your science. Your ‘discovery’ of the ‘New World’, I watched with amazement; For, had not our civilizations Lived and grown Aeons before you ‘discovered’ us?...

I’ve tried to speak to you Through this glass wall. I know you do not hear me Any more. I’ve gestured And mouthed my words, Slow and loud Like the deaf mute. You did not seem to see. I’ve hammered and pounded And beaten at the glass, Until my hands...

In the immense solitude of the soul, In the dark depths of the heart, When the silence reaches a crescendo, There rises a cloud, Breaking the bounds of all restraint, Wrenched from the arms of pain, When a tear fills the eye And rebelliously rolls down, It heralds a Death;...

They named me after the falcon, For they knew that I must fly, That the wind beckoned me And so did the sky. They knew that I must wander, Or in stillness I would die; For my spirit was unfettered And all bonds were just a lie. No, I was...

I laid her to rest, tonight __ our Relationship. As elegant in death, as in life, She lay in quiet splendour. In her hair, as soft as monsoon clouds, I sprinkled flowers and the many fragrances she had brought from lands near and distant. On her dark eyes, that had...

[Used in GM novel] There is a melody in the air once again. Above the rustling of the leaves in the wind, Above the restless roar of tides breaking on shore, Through the thunder and the rain, Through the din of humanity’s endless grind, Hear the song? The music is...

It is time to return My dear,      And bring back to me Those quiet, moist eyes In whose velvet depths, One late summer evening, I had witnessed the birth of Love. Bring back to me The silken touch of slender fingers, That raised a storm in my soul As...

Come Let us walk Along the wooded path Once more. In the twilight stillness, When the day and night Have suspended their differences, Take my hand And let your palm tell mine You are with me. Our footfalls muffled On dew drenched grass, Our breaths laboured in unison, Our hearts...