JUNE

The jaundiced embryo of the moon

aborts into an ugly yolk

and drips drops whole night.

The cloud eyed fish

slither in sweltering slime of their sweat

and plonk into seething singe.

The ancient frayed brown jasmine

faints into faltering fissures

of dreamless dry eyes.

The gloomy grey glow-worms

wriggle without wings in webs

beneath withering Peepal leaves.

They say above distant oceans faraway

life will turn into vapour

and drench us someday..!