A desert patch that could not smile ...

A patch of sand

On the desert expanse

Was stifled by the heat ...

A stray breeze

Passing by

Wished to give it a treat ...

The patch smiled

And dared to breathe

A smile escaped it ...

A few blooming buds

Colorful and bright

And the little patch felt fit ...

But, as luck would have it

The desert detected

The smell ever so mild ...

And took a stern decision

To bring back to reality

Its dreamy little child ...

It increased the oppression

The heat stifled again

Which the flowers could not take ...

And the little patch of sand

Knew how wrong it had been

Of dreaming of life, while still awake ...

And the patch of sand

On the desert expanse

Remained forever so, stifled by the heat ...

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Rohini Chandrasekhar

16-02-12