The wild storm in the early night <br />Had cleared chaos from my mind; <br />Entering through my window sill <br />The breeze had lulled me into sleep; <br />I saw him there in my dream… <br /> <br />Beside that fluttering lonely leaf, <br />Throwing ever-assuring smile, <br />Arousing me in my sleep, <br />There beneath the confidence tree <br />He stood; the versatile O Henry... <br /> <br />30th March 2010<br /><br />Kesav Venkat Easwaran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beside-that-fluttering-lonely-leaf/