Utterances Poem by Varghese J Kuttikat

Fire-tongued utterances
Breed honeyed sweetness
Beyond already set imaginings
Inspiring wakefulness limitless
To leap heavenwards on wings
That would defy hell-fire sparks
Possibly gods would envy Earthlings
And in an impossibly benign moment
Would be gracious enough to forgive them
And would exclaim: ‘ you are no longer poor darlings
On the other hand, indeed rich, fabulously rich
You set us wonder, wondering thunderous'