Friday, June 3, 2011

Pathos

You held a wild flower in ur finger tips
Idly u pressed it to indifferent lips
Idly u tore its crimson leaves apart..
Alas! It was my heart...

You held a wine cup in ur finger tips
Lightly u raised it to indifferent lips
Lightly u drank & flung away the bowl
Alas! It was my soul....

(Frm 'Caprice' by Sarojini Naidu)

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