The Dusk
(For the Malayalam version, Sandhya, click here.)
Silent stands the dusk
You too like the dusk
Huddle up close beside me.
These footprints on the sands fade
Swept away by the waves.
The cool breeze from the sea
You and I and the sky
Watching over in silence
This dusk in a riot of colours.
Why this glance towards me?
I wander by the sea shores for ever
Not knowing how to dive
Into the tranquil depths of my heart
To gather the pearls in my hands.
Wet stands the dusk
Like a mermaid
From the celestial spring
In the vales of the dream lands.
You are a laden cloud
Inside me, hovering over
Ready to pour down —
I never knew.■
(Translation by Thara Ravindran from the original Malayalam poem,
Sandhya).
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