A Moth in Dvaraka

[Kulapavana]

"A Moth in Dvaraka"

 

In the month of Caitra,

on a quiet moonlit night,

whispers were heard

on a high Dvaraka wall.

 

Soldiers came

with weapons raised

but found

only empty shadows.

 

Krishna stands

on a dark balcony

with his queen

who knows it too.

 

Radha cries

for her long lost love

with tears hot

like the quiet sea below.

 

Shadows grow

in hearts heavy with sorrow

and regrets

for what could not be.

 

They say

nobody dies from a broken heart

but that is only

the real cruelty of Fate.

 

Gray moth flies away

in meditation of that moment

with heart beating faster

than her silent wings.