While the newly rich dawn wears
A celestial hue…
How did the night end up?
It was a wall built of blackness.
This night –
From dark after dark after dark:
Could not put me to sleep.
While the newly rich dawn wears
A celestial hue…
I endure my own captivity.

                                                      

 

Dubai
13th February 2013

                          

Geeta Chhabra