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Scary

Your slanting smile 
like a pendant-moon 
ready to collapse 
on pomegranates.

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Monstrous, bug-eyed, 
my pug will jump; 
whenever, I touch 
his snub-nose.

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Death was sparring 
after a brief encounter. 
What was the need 
for living more ?


Satish Verma

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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