Ellorine

Parted lips 

and closed eyes; she resembles 

an ellorine sculpture 

ever so serene; it

appears as if 

she is lost 

in some land unknown 

though so close 

One could almost hear her breathe 

Curls float along her neck 

the slow western breeze 

adds

for the color 

to this perfect moment; this 

magnificence 

in this ever-so-imperfect world.

--

Anant Dhavale

© Anant Dhavale 

(I have used the word Ellorine to allude to the incredible Ellora caves) 

Abode

Rains have touched

Your pure skin 

Winds have flown through your 

Hair 

Earth has lingered in your 

Being 

Your bosom, the 

Resting abode of this 

World

-  Anant Dhavale

Stirrings

I do not wish to 

stir this 

calm of yours

dear bird 

I will admire your beauty 

from a distance.

--

Anant Dhavale

Mishmash

Evenings have come

and dis-appeared

afternoons have vanished

days are gone

time has a momentum

a rhythm 

A good long brood

and we realize 

the mishmash of rays

and the dust 

on the mornings 

are not eternal

neither are our qualms

--

Anant Dhavale

Haiku

--

river birches
along the quarantined road
un-quarantined.

--

remnants of drops
eddying around
the abrupt night

--

sagely birches
watch over
days, lives

--

i bet you'd know
it's not autumn yet
just a Passage

--

gallop, gallop gallop
there goes your life
three more gallops

-

Anant Dhavale

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वार्‍यामागून उरलेल्या
धुळीसारखे संदर्भ ठेवून
निघून गेला आहे आणखी एक दिवस

-

अनंत ढवळे

Haiku

Gallop, gallop, gallop
There goes your time
Three more gallops.

**

Anant Dhavale