My Neighbours Are Entertaining

how Manikandan laughs

on and on

as the birds chirp

in the morning sunlight

and now his wife Panchamma

joins in and it is fun and earlier when I was

on the terrace this little girl was calling

out to me and when I asked her what

she wanted she said something I couldn’t hear

and then her two sisters caught up with her

and I asked them what she wanted

and one of them said nothing

shaking her hand in the air

and now the breeze blows like it is happy

and a variety of birds chirp and the wind is now

so beautiful blowing on and on

rearranging my mind in such ecstatic patterns

of transparence I turn into the universe dancing.

This Breeze Blowing

is turning my surroundings

to paradise

green trees grey blue mountains

and the blazing sun

with the bird chirp

make it magic

and a few days ago

I saw a giant Malabar squirrel

maroon and brown and black

cross the road and later that evening

it hung motionless between the branches

of a bare tree for long barely moving

and now the wind is special like it is

desperately trying to tell a story

and these little girls go past my house

happy and running and soon

another little girl goes

beep beep beep beep and I smile.

The Morning Breeze

blows away

the sorrows

of yesterday

the sunlight

purifies

my mind

and makes

it new

and the talk

of my

neighbours

cleanses

my heart

and I am

in love

with the world

once again.

The Moon Sings

and its song rings

in our hearts

we hug the Earth

we hug each other

and say I love you

life dances

in the breeze

and we are touched

by its magic

and now we

climb the sky

and skate across

the deep dark blue

and the black monkeys

below

go hoo hoo hoo.

Thoughts Whirl In My Head

like the planets

around the sun

and then suddenly

there is this breeze

that makes all that

I’m thinking disappear

leaving only silence

that calms

my mind

and sets it free

and soon

I fill up

the universe

and glow in love.

The Enchanted Evening

took me

in its lap

and there were

so many of us

living the magic

we smiled

and laughed

as we spoke

and we could

feel our hearts

sway

in the breeze

until we were

all lifted up

into the air

and moved

beyond tears

we began to fly.

I Melt In Birdsong

and the morning

is golden upon me

giving me

such warmth

life is so sweet

I think

and the leaves

quivering

in the breeze

are all saying

hello

and I am so happy

I take

the entire

neighbourhood

in the palm

of my hand

and kiss it

with love.

Two Little Girls Run

and I find

their play

magical

they are

like butterflies

the neighbourhood

is full

of innocence

the trees

are children too

swaying in

the breeze

and the birds

are angels

singing

and flying

up above us

and we are

so joyous

we laugh

we smile

we say

good morning.

The Wind Is Blowing

all my thoughts

away

like sand

in the breeze

and it feels

so good

like I am

swinging

across the universe

and slowly I find

my body

disappearing

into the air

and it makes me

so happy

I laugh

without a care.

So Much Of Life

has gone by

memory

like a breeze

blows

and the sunlight

makes all those

scenes brighter

and the voices sharper

as I see and listen

and my heart is warmed

by those old skies

those birds

those people

calling out to me

and tears

form in my eyes

and flow

with love.