Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil Ocean Poems

The Full Moon was in the Lake
The Lake was in the Full Moon
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As the girdle of time
digs sharply into my flesh

As the black veil of my existence
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Bathed in moonlight and sunkissed in the day
Rhea with the long tresses and nowhere to stay
Thin as a waif, will qualify for a model on the ramp
She starves herself to feed her little tramps
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Quiver of a smile touched her face
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As the nightingale sings its song
And the serpent slides into where it belongs
The fox after its feast gets up and yawns
The cuckoo croons and sings to the swans
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Chhap Chhap
Kaali raat ke kohre me ek shikaare ki aawaaz
Chhap Chhap
Koi parinda bhi yahan naa aata aaj
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You showed me a glimpse
And my life will never be the same
You came like a ray of sunlight
Washing away all my stains
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The wind laments
The birds twitter in a hush
Mourning the last nights event
Burnt lawns that were lush
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The wind is trying to tell me something
Just softly murmuring and whispering
Gently touching my skin and making me tingle
Breathe in the freshness and let it mingle
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Passing through cities in time
I anchor for a few nights
Sitting with them, I rhyme
Life is good, whether its wrong or right?
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