This Day

Not yet,
moon. I have torched 
the house 
to watch the flames.

*

Suddenly,
the eyes fish out 
a wild saga of 
a failing light –


on the roseate 
lips. I was always 
fond of lion’s tooth 
and milky stems.


Satish Verma
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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