True Colours

Clinching jaws, wrinkled forehead Anger and sadness mingled in moist eyes Bitterness pushed me forward   Standing at the top of a hill I inhaled power ‘Sooner of later, it has to end We can’t go on like this!’   But, those wandering thoughts and eager eyes Downward slope with green grass Smiling tulips yellow and red Deep blue lake, surrounded by lush green Light blue sky, with tints of pink and peach Void of colours, how dull it would all be!   M life, a complete picture on its own His presence, the colours in it We had become inseparable!   Longing to embrace him I returned home All was forgiven and forgotten   …………………………….. Zohra Zoberi May 22, 1997