Dark ,wet leaves part for my lantern. I hear the hushed applause of rain on leaves,and follow the welcome carpet of light unrolled from the open door across the soft grass. Smoke pours down from the chimney to embrace me. Wet leaves cling to my shoes. Two rabbits dance back and forth like happy children and a face pale as the moon peers from the door in greeting
appeared in' Indian P.E.N'. literary monthly P E N International Bombay edition Editor: Nissim Ezekiel-- Sept 1996 issue 'Triveni'lit and cultural quarterly Machilipatnam Jan-March 1982