Kantara-Vasini


In the grey light of cold dawn
She gleans her way home Tear stained in bold defiance Hurrying under supple limbs The fog envelopes all Although the night is leaving You boundless beauty Who captivated my heart With modest and shy smile Caught like a luckless fly In the spider's web In the fire of separation The heart cracks With pitiless noise A lonely cliff Facing winters storm

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