The Escort

        by  Samartha Vashishtha



The Escort

A chir* grips
its only cone
in a numb hand;
and I beneath wait
for it to fall.

On the cone perches
a ray.
Will it fall too?

* The pine tree


Courtesy Chandrabhaga (Cuttack), 2001




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