(dedicated to C.P Sharma, a poet friend at poemhunter) <br /> <br />intimate surrounds <br />a luxurious canopy <br />thousands candles <br />on the white sands <br /> <br />a garden full of geraniums <br />butterflies dance beautifully <br />I wander near its clear fountain <br />I scoop up a jug of its fresh water <br /> <br />towards a wooden balcony <br />sunset casts its warm touch <br />imbued with sounds of breeze <br />rushing flow of water from afar<br /><br />Ahmad Shiddiqi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-poet-s-note-two-lago-tarantella/
