B +ve

While looking into the lush thickets

And sipping the nectar of nature

With cool pattings of air on cheeks

And thinking about the nuances of life

There came a shrilled voice

That disrupted my enquiry into greeneries.

With a startled look, I turned my face

To the side from which the voice came.

I saw a figure as dark as a night

With two little twinkling eyes

And a parched face.

The strange lady soon melted out

The coldness of defamiliarization

By her sweet enquiries.

Soon she became a paragon

Of suffering and hope before me

As she untwined her tales

Of unwelcomed miseries and pains.

She asked me to pray for her,

Pray for CANCER patients like her.

My heart was paused for few seconds.

I looked deep into her once again.

Yes she was telling the truth

As I could see few strands of her hair

That stood like an oasis in a desert

When her head scarf slipped away

At the sudden touch of the wind.

I promised her that I will pray.

Few minutes later, I watched

Her descending the steps of bus

With her each confident moves

 She silently proclaimed,

 Always, Be Positive.

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BLACK DAY

Their hands floated in the air

While bidding good bye to the dear ones

Their lips softly murmured

That soon they will be back

After getting drenched in the drowsy outpour

Of radiant festive galore.

They were moved by the magical chants

Their eyes glittered at sight of their dear deity

They danced to rhythm of drum beats

And get induced by the fierce steps of the oracles.

Finally, at the peak of exhilaration and excitement

There burst thousands of crackers

To ornate the dark ,blue black sky

With many a shining and colourful patterns

But suddenly everything came to standstill

Cries of joy turned into shrilled and numb voices of pain.

The festive charms of the season

Dissolved into the thick layers of black smoke

They cried for help

Scattered into different directions

To find out  an exit door to life

But all their attempts failed.

They failed to keep the promises

Given to their dear ones

Waiting for them in distant lands

As the fate played a cruel game

That sealed their final doom.