Enchanting reflections {Revathi Raj Iyer}

Frozen she stood with eyes wide open;

Eyelids stuck to her bushy brows;

Eyelashes buried under the snowflakes;

Fiery eye balls bearing a semblance;

To the clear green sea, luminosity personified;

Alas! A glum look dwelt on her bronze face beneath the snowflakes;

As she stares into space and eternity;

Who was she, a princess under a spell?

Her feelings melted within her frozen heart;

As she waited in desperation for the warmth of the sun;

To bathe and bring the sparkle to her frozen body;

The bronze beauty that she was once upon a time;

Dainty dimples that could hold two pearls;

Alas! A glum look dwelt on her bronze face beneath the snowflakes;

As she stares into space and eternity;

Who was she, a maiden waiting for her beloved?

An admirable statue, a work of art;

An object of tease to those who knew no art;

The white frill and spots on her frozen frame;

Sprayed by the feathered friends that perched to rest;

Made them see not the kindness that lay within;

Alas! A glum look dwelt on her bronze face beneath the snowflakes;

As she stares into space and eternity;

Who was she, the muse of an artist?

One sunny day her frozen frame melted away;

She glistened and basked under the steamy rays;

And walked out of the cocoon into the vast vacuum;

As the air lifted her high up in the air;

The breeze softly brushed her curly locks;

The clouds enveloped her naked frame;

As she rose higher and higher and flitted across;

In search of those who looked up to her;

Alas! A glum look still dwelt on her delicate bronze face;

As she stares into space and eternity;

Who was she, an angel within us all?

Yes! A messenger of the eternal universe;

To hold the hands of the poor and needy;

To wipe their tears and spread cheer;

An epitome of kind heartedness;

That lies embedded within each one of us;

Oh! How wonderful it would be?

If only we knew how to let her free for ever and ever.