My Soul's Casket

Like the rock

That keeps the fossil

I kept you.

Like the shell

That hides the pearl

I hid you.

Like the sand

That soaks the rain

I soaked you.

Like the flower

That hearts the pollen

I heart you.

Like the sky

That retains the galaxy

I retained you.

Like the spring

That stores the bloom

I stored you.

Like the cloud

That holds the rain

I held you.

Like the first dew

That love the petal

I loved you.

Deep within 

Soul's casket

I hoarded you.

My treasure

My hidden love

I preserved you.

~Manjuri~

Rain Picture

Symphony of falling rain

On the break of a new dawn
A prelude to the monsoon love
Hugs my soul, when you are gone

The sea is drenched today

Wet is the life's shore

No sun peeps from the east

And, heart longs you no more

Waves that rise and fall

And greet its visitors with a smile

Touches the ebb, goes back

As if to rest for a while

Anchored boat enjoys rain

All its fatigue washed away

As it waits the storm to pass

And I sit alone, on my bay !

~Manjuri~