she......

Walked on the rails,
To touch the water-filmed sand;
Waves lashing against her feet,
In a moment of sloshing ecstasy
Felt she, the warmth of sunshine
Coolness of the night,
Heat of summer
And the joy of spring.

Walked, still ahead
To reach the summits
Climbed the pinnacle of monstrous slopes
Sensed the arrogance of wind
And loved the shade of the cypress.
Smiled at the swooping flight of the vulture
Pitied the strewn body of the sparrow.

Marched ahead and forward
Toward the near-by volcano
Dredged herself into its narrow vent
Drenched in the smear of lava
Knocked the doors of frustration
And moved ahead,
To rise through a splashing geyser.

Walked now, amidst the woods
Drowned by the rain,
Moved across the human skin;
Sensed the under-currents of desire
And whispered she, to her co-mates
Who, were enclosed by and under the living skin.

She walked further now,
With blooming eternity.
For she now knew
That she can never perish.
Her outer casement might vanish
But she shall not whither away.

She shall never whither.
The universe might become static.
But she shall rule despite
The extinction of the “living skin”.
For she encompasses within
Herself, the evergreen phases
Of the coined term “EMOTIONS”.

shilpa