My witty grimalkin,
The purring dream companion of
Solitary hours
Purchased from a vendor of thoughtful pets,
Has been missing
For quite some time
If you see it anywhere,
In any street, in any thoroughfare,
Kindly inform me
It has a tendency to wink
At every passer-by,
And throw a mysterious smile,
When addressed by its pet name, Fate
(© DEEPAK DARSHAK:
MAVERICK MONOLOGUES)