A strange sadness

fills my heart.

I know not from where

its cold clammy talons

have wound itself

around my heart.

Why have the skies gone dark??

From whence

comes the chilly wind??

Is there an answer??

Does it lie within

or somewhere without??

Is it in my heart

or is it in yours??

Can it be sought

in the life around

or is it hidden

like the precious pearl

in the blue waters of the seas??

Do the winds hold the secret

the clouds or the trees??

Does it lie hidden

deep in the earth.

where the farmer’s plough

never can reach it??

If you know the answer

will you tell me, my love

for I searched high and low

within and without

but have found none yet.

– Shail Mohan (April 2007)