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Flowers growing

from cracks on mossy walls,

Raindrops bathing

dusty window panes,

A milk moustache

and day-long pyjamas,

Footprints in autumnal quiet.

Words

that do not fly away

at your soul’s footfall,

Silences

without jagged edges

that cut your fingers.

Slanting sunlight

serenading you on the porch,

All-season monsoons

that splash, spray and sway,

Greenness that drowns

out your blueness,

A meadow to graze your roots.

Arms that aren’t afraid

to embrace

your aching brittleness,

Hot chicken soup on stormy nights,

Stars that sing lullabies,

Sunrise at midnight.