• The Moon

You see just half of me,

the remaining one is always on an excursion,

To a world unlike yours,

with similar ardour and affection,

The ecstasy of union is the same,

similar is the agony of separation,

Worlds differ just materially,

identical are romance and passion.

■ Sharad Poornima
(‘Sharad Poornima’ is full moon day of ‘Aashwin’ month of Hindu calendar and has a cultural significance in India.)

(Select lines from my English poetry book)

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