Thou can see the image of stars in his eyes.
As he lay on the earthen bed; the twinkling stars of the skies,
Where he lay in the midst of his barren land,
With neither a friend of a foe close at hand,
Ticking the hands of time back again
He refreshes the by gone past in vain.
The smell of the earth bowled him over.
While he watered the flowers in full cover.
Violet lavenders, red roses, white daisies,
Where the beautiful colours of nature struck him with wonderful praises
The laughter of his children, quarrels with his wife.
Were what he longed now in his life,
The rain, wind, sea and sun
Are his companions as he has none,
Green trees, blue sky, garden in full bloom-
Were cherished by his kids and groom,
Then came along the fateful day,
When came the mighty waves at bay,
Flooding with moments of destruction, minutes of agony,
His family struggled to release from its clutches,
The giant, turbulent waves carried his love,
In the vast, barren earth he had to stow
The sea sickened him, his heart beckoned him to reach the dear ones,
With whom he had spent decades of fun,
There he lay in solitary, missing love's fragrance.
The sweet cry of his daughter, the overcooked food of his wife were what he longed for..
Fragrance of love-happiness,
Fragrance of hatred-sadness,
Were all the same for him..
Those lovely lingering memories were all that he cherished in his life now,
That filled his heavy heart with joy and weary eyes with tears.
The verses were jotted down a year ago during my school's poem writing competition which fetched me a prize.
