A DREAM



                        Last night I  woke up to  a nightmare,
                            My face wet with sweat,
                          My heart thumping with fear...

                        The night outside my window
                           was all quiet and tranquil.
                      The all pervading peace broken
                  occasionally by the ominous barking
                              of the street dogs.

                        But the street outside was not familiar,
                       The painting on the wall was missing,
                        A resplendent wall clock replaced it.

                             Suddenly my heart chocked
                       As I see the shadow of a woman veiled,
                                 But when I  turn about,
                               no where I find that woman.
                               Through his face not seen,
                           But with the lines of the shadow,
                           I draw the contours of her body.


                       Soon I start following the shadow,
                         growing restless to her face.
                      Like the golden deer,like a mirage..
                              She swiftly runs.
                       Like an insane lover, I follow her.

                            All of a sudden,
                             she stopped
                    And with a seductive giggle of hers.
                             She turns back,
                  with a gust of wind her veil flows away

                             I saw her face
                           And with a shock,
                           My dream broke....



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