The spilled silver of moon <br />over a distanced lake, <br />in the still of night. <br />A boy mounted at the edge of boat <br />dips his foot, <br />tearing apart the silver and solitude, <br />torn sheet quivers momentarily <br />The widening circles of ripples.<br /><br />subodh pandey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/boatman/