SOLAR POWERED

For ग.अ



On days like this,
when rain

falls

drips

or thunders down

bending calla lily and tulip bells
to the ground

Or some days
when fog

meander

or creep

between jasmine stars and lavender cones

You wish for the sun
(An orb on fire,
bright as bougainvillea,
prismatic as anthurium
in bloom)

But me,
I celebrate the plump sound of rain on banana leaves
Revel in muffled whispers of mist over fronds,
knowing that just beyond these clouds

you swing under willows,
your laughter brighter
than the sun in perihelion.