Awakened From A Dream In Which I Lived Inside Poem by Baru Gobira

I saw the clouds form a blanket
Over earth & rust
Some trees smelt the air above
A gorge saw a waterfall
Gushing from the clouds
See how things change but still remain
And then a wailing twitter brings
A lost-one, searching for other lost souls
A bird in directionless flight
How like some of us
At a busy crossroad
Then again the clouds darkened
A somber mood
As if nature had been threatened by you & me
Both visitors without a pass
A shiver follows a plunging cold
Scarves are tightened over deep necklines
Pulling life together, bracing
For the peace or the storm
The clouds clear, move on to hold sway
On another mountain or a valley plain
Leaving me awakened from a dream
In which I lived inside.

[July 2010 Hyderabad India]