slipping out of your fingers,
slightly hurting, strangely soft,
the sea watching you like a gallant lover,
from a distance, prudently,
like an ill-tempered man calmed down
in the sudden realisation of love,
all this and more, awaits in life,
an open beach to explore
waves, the rains, the sunshine, storms and peace.
Sushama Karnik
21 july 2020, 08.44 am