Sunil Sharma- A Poem

Constant companion

Hey, moon!

you are so close tonight

I wish I could grab you

in my work-calloused hands

as a coolant.

I wish I could drink you as a soft drink

for that icy sensation  within my clogged innards.

you are, well, what you are---the eternal moon

looking at you does not hurt

your soothing rays light up lost pathways

even in the Amazon.

without you

and that rabbit-man

the sole resident of the icy surfaces, cratered

the world would have been deprived of many

seasons, tides, madness myths, tales and songs.

moon

you are a regular comforter to humans!

Mumbai-based, Sunil Sharma, a college principal, is also widely-published Indian critic, poet, literary interviewer, editor, translator, essayist and fiction writer. He has already published three collections of poetry, one collection of short fiction, one novel and co-edited five books so far. His six short stories and the novel Minotaur were recently prescribed for the undergraduate classes under the Post-colonial Studies, Clayton University, Georgia, USA. He is a recipient of the UK-based Destiny Poets’ inaugural Poet of the Year award---2012.

He edits online journal Episteme:

http://www.episteme.net.in/