Almost!

What was there to like 


the plop of a fallen mango

the swoosh of a misled breeze

the bickering of squirrels 


or the wonder of a bloom


instead i was so blown away

by the storm in your eyes

and the slant of a teardrop 

which almost whispered


i loved you


in the quiet garble of a

receding wave


until a late wind

breathed across the sand

to wipe my name


By Raja Chakraborty

From: India