It was the Bewitching hour And my shadow was Not more than adumbrated By the meager light light In no time I would reach an interstellar place The ocean of emptiness And would destroy myself. Each atom would disintegrate As it fell on the cosmic rays Unvarying But the umbrage of the banyan tree Caught me Captured my soul For it was as sacred As the Greek mythology And the sins I had committed Were forgiven. Thankfully.