A smile lingers on her face,
fading slowly, gently;
she remembers
Sunsets – the golden sun
leaving and dipping down
the horizon.
Slowly –
not wishing to go –
But leaving her the
promise of another day.
The smile fades
and disappears
As the cloak of night
Envelops her –
Protecting her
sensitive eyes
from the filth and squalor –
At least, for a night.
Usha, 22 January, ’82