sailing

 


walking around the lake
that warm September
afternoon at the Palace
Of Gold

passing by statues of
Brahma, Vishnu and
Shiva

a large boat shaped
like a white swan
sat moored by the
water's edge

the devine sun playing
chants in the ripples
on the water

I bought you a crystal
necklace

and your heart opened
like peacock tail
feathers

on our way home

the sun sailed into
the twilight

as I watched the
sun and looked
at you

I thought of that
beautiful boat
shaped like a
swan