Lightning Poem by Saroj Padhi

LIGHTNING



While treading sandy, soft, rain-soaked ground

and glimpsing the Sky behind the beechen green

as sparks of lightning pierce the anguished chest

of the lovelorn Sky wailing behind clouds, unseen,



shocked I'm to see flashes of your benign smile

in each streak that set this heart on a sweet fire

when to witness a slice, didn't mind running a mile

with this heart smouldering but refuging to retire;



each time the lightning that burns some poor lives

churns my dark, dense mind with a cool, secret fire

also leads to a discovery of Nature with new vibes

and to reading in new light the nature of my desire;



like a nonchalant bull, I wander in thunder and rain,

love to burn with flashes of such fire and secret pain.



COPY RIGHT: @ SAROJ K. PADHI / 07.04.18