At Night The Demon Woke Me Up

to me everything

was blurry

I couldn’t figure out

anything

except this

big black shadow

and then it growled

and fire came

out of its mouth

and then I saw it

its tongue flowing

with blood

hung from the sky

and before I could react

it lapped me up

and crushed

in the ogre’s teeth

I died as I was swallowed.

The World Shines So Bright

it is magical

the trees take me

400 years ago

with their green leaves

swaying

and the golden sunlight

fills me with its warmth

I feel its love

and then life

and everything else

makes sense

the mountains smile

at me

the wind blows me

a thousand kisses

the women here

laugh

and I melt

in their voices.

The Evening Has The Beauty

of roses

blooming in gardens

of stars twinkling

in the sky

of love

of the oceans

singing in your ears

silver songs

of your heart

tingling with

every beat

of the moon

your lover

appearing

in the dark vault

of you

holding her

with your hands

and kissing her

in ecstasy

till you melt

with emotion

deeply felt.

They All Talk To The Baby

next door

and laugh

and the child

is entertained too

how happy

her gurgling is

I think of her

as an angel

visiting

our locality

and the birds

chirp in joy

glad to be here

but yesterday

the little one fell

and she cried

so bitterly

calling

for her father

Babuji Babuji Babuji

on and on and on

it broke

my heart

though once more

today she is

enchanted

and in her voice

I float free

full of glee

and then I fly

up high

there

in the deep blue sky.

The Cows Moo

while grazing

on the grass here

how peaceful

they look

slow

and beautiful

and this brown one

comes so close

to the property

next to mine

munching

on some plants

and the black

and white one

in the distance

is so lovely

it is so good

to have them here

I think of their milk

them feeding

their calves

and it takes me

to places

so magical

to Virgil’s pastures

to the dreams

in their eyes

and I am so happy

to find this

motherly love.

Sadness Is Part Of Life

you are born with it

misery is like a sibling

breaking your heart

bringing tears

to your eyes

and your mind

is a moon

that disappears

and you are lost

like love

and you feel

this bitter truth

every moment

slowing you

tiring you

down the road

till you are no more.

I Was Crawling

on my hands and legs

I had become an animal

and there were

microscopic creatures

living on me

and I knew the universe

was evil

its devious ways

breaking my body

and mind

making me a beast

and the heat finally

finished me

the burning sky

blinding me

and with

my white eyes open

I died.