I LOVE DARK

I love this dark that caresses

wounds from common  hurts

in the silence of my soul

when  night after its familiar stings,

to a corner does  lightly stroll

and leaves like drops do softly fall

to the grass of my body

to bury the day’s  tough roll

into the roots of my tree

where I am from all noises of life

completely free; 

Come you dear dark nearer into my crevices,

repeat your soft caresses

bind me to your dark tresses

strangle me  into your gentle breath

and let me  be sighed out

of the nostrils of your jasmines

into  simple  airy nothings.

Comp. n copy right L: saroj k. padhi

20/09/14