Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Ahalya 2

 She stood facing the harsh sun

He was  doing the proclamation 

It was relentless summer 

She was still all a - shiver 


Her hair cascaded behind her 

Warm brown , her eyes of ochre 

Her skin was of honey colour 

They'd bound the hands together 


As if that was enough to contain 

Centuries of infamy and pain 

Baah . Man , ideas so totally vain 

Anyway, we state it  bare and plain 


As things stand . Fearless of fall 

Well , within the sight of all 

As was foretold , there rose a squall 

As if the wind and sun were in a brawl 


When all quietened 

Silence heightened

All were silenced 

Rather stunned 


She , who was brought to be stoned 

Had turned to stone , zoned 

Frozen. Her stare cold , jade 

Her hair in a stony brown cascade 


The trees took pity on her 

Growing a protective layer 

Of green and brown around her 

Twigs , vines , moss, bark and burr 


Grew in lush green plentitude all over 

Hiding her in their bosom , forever 

Stilling her fiery heart , soothing fever 

Resting her , nestling in arms greener 


Than anything she'd ever known 

The girl facing the sun 

On her face a question

In shape of a frozen frown 


The girl facing the sun 

With hair falling brown .




 















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