When The Moon Smiled At Me Poem by Bharati Nayak

In a night sky plays the Moon
Hide and seek game behind the clouds
Sometimes he shows a part
of his golden face
But there are times
When he vanishes from the sky
leaving all in the dark
Does he remember me?
I was looking at him from a distance
Was I shy or the moon was?
As always there was a distance
But we were looking at each other
in a night sky when others were asleep
I am in my place turning sides
He behind the cloud in a secret passage
We kept the secret to each other
I ask for silver beams though he is at a distance
From behind the cloud screen he smiles
and throws at me a mysterious glance.
Bharati Nayak
13th November 2025