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I Breathe

I breathe through my heart,
Standing like a firm tree with branches
Covered in bright green leaves.

I breathe with my mind when I think
Everything small, limited, full of fear,
Hope in rising air renews with fresh life.

I breathe through my arms spread open
To the Earth embracing this sweet moment
Singing and dancing at my feet.

I breathe through my nose oxygen breeze
Fragrance of roses, jasmines squeeze,
My soul touches the Universe to beseech.

I breathe the sky echoing moonbeams
The remnants of lost universes borderless
Time stops being time at times it seems.

Bloom

I worry my soft blooms have gone away,
Beauty of youth has passed away,
I reminisce the dawns of early days,
When flawless skin till dusk did stay.

I have lost my steps of sultry dance,
My grey kohl eyes would stop a glance,
My slender figure time has cast away,
So feel it is in vain to hide my grey.

I dread my crowns will soon advance,
And see my years in mirror's pass,
But my smile, my lively eyes show,
A view of blooming maturing glow.

My heart and mind are always at ease,
I see my years in peaceful release,
No matter what the mirror says to me,
My soul moves along in good deeds.

@ Jyotirmaya Thakur
40 | Dr. K.C. Sethi & Sunita Sethi