Where comes this scent from
Tonight?
Where from - this fragrance new?

I sleep
Not being able to recall
The lone journey

Here -atop a silken thread
Deep ravines
Beneath

A teardrop spills over
As I bid farewell
In half awareness

In this darkness I drown
Not knowing when
We would meet again

Remember
Here is one who loved you
Lest there is no return


Where comes this scent from
Tonight?
Where from -this fragrance new?

As I lay gazing
Across a glass pane
Into the distance

Empty skies
Empty mind
Emptiness surrounds

This scent - familiar
Memories fade-in-
Again

This scent -
Cherished deep in my heart
Unspoken - Exotic

This scent –
Kept just for you
The scent of love

Singapore General Hospital 1 Dec 05
Translation from the original Malayalam by Thara Ravindran