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