I went out for a walk,
After the longest day
Close to twilight.
The deep orange skin
Screened the western sky
I stood and watched; and then took
The red-earth road to my right.
No.. nothing in life do I like…
A girl sang
From a house two-storey in front,
Salil Chowdhury came alive in
Masterful melancholy.
I stood and listened.
Couldn’t realise I when
Clouds gathered and fell in drops
Around; and the song rode on waves
Of rain to far and far away,
Where there was orange in colour
Just minutes back.
I stood and watched; as the melody
Faded in the sky west.
I came back home running. The rain
Was hard after me.