Give Me Some Space Poem by Saroj Padhi

Give me some space amidst the rubbles-
may be on a common slab or an uncut brick stone
where I would sit down to meditate
on the soundless wings of time
fluttering like speckled butterflies
that repose on thoughts awhile
before vanishing into the hill's cleavage
hiding bushes underneath which
lovers taste eternity at the touch of green foliage;

let me enjoy an opulence of time in chase of those birds
that skim the rippling waters of the river for their prey;
and shed all grievance against the wind that rudely refused
across you to blow, as to the fields it rushed the other way;

give me some space in the vicinity of your cottage
where wild shrubs smack of scented, virile youth
let me lie like a neglected log on nearby wood path
for a taste of the flavor of your love, pure and sooth.