2017: MAY, LINES ACROSS THE SKY

CHENNAI                                 06:05:2017                             1800 HRS IST

Lines across the sky

Milky white against  sea of blue

Lights...not bright but just enough

Clouds crisscross the ancient highway above

Parrots chasing the wind noisily

Kites circling lazily, watching

Ever vigilant and watching 

One wrong move and they dive

Talons. beak, eyes intent on death

A quick snatch for a morsel of satisfaction

Death comes quick and the soul flies away

The coconuts just sway

Stuck to each other like Siamese twins

Their unbroken umbilical cord staying firm

On the terrace the actors gather

unsure of lines...some stammer

Words with meaning...Meaningless sounds

Words with sounds that are uncertain

Sounds with words strung like a curtain

Eyes opened by the mystery

of watching the growing tapestry

Time slips and space takes over

The terrace empties into inky darkness

No more lines in the sky