With the twilight closing in
And the silence stretching out
A dog howls from a distance
Another responds
To announce a shared solidarity
Through chilling winter nights
The nights are quieter
The only constant sound
The clicking of the mouse
that now wants rest
Foot steps approach as gently as cat
“Paduko” urges the raspy,
sleep filled voice of my mother.
“Tu Jhopley nay kai?”
Aunty’s voice resonates my mother’s
“Tu za ..me yete”
“Paduko.. nenu osta”
Chal kuch der aur… fir sothe hai…
“Ahhooooo” the dog howls away as 5 A.M inches closer along with Hypnos
And Nyx drives away with Erebus at his side.
Passing by my grandfather on
his walk to the fields with a sleepy Eos
Flanked on his side



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