April 28, 2023

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A RARE SUMMER WITH A DARK SKY

A rare summer with a dark sky letting the sunshine sneak

and play hide and seek with the sea and the sand.

Taking a hint I watch from a distance

the children play in the ebbing waters,

safe and trusting the tide too in this hour of a cosmic playfulness.

A faraway sea and a faraway child, a red dot prancing on the sand; my eternal sand is lying low,

taking in this hour of vastness and peace.

Sushama Karnik.