MIDNIGHT BLUES

It's a dark moonless night...............
The pit pat of rain,long ceased to be,
But,an awful loneliness tugs at my heart
With its icy cold fingers,as I lie in bed,
Waiting for the pink of a new dawn to break
With hope fighting desolation to its bitter end.
And everywhere an eerie silence,broken
Occasionally,by the barking of a dog,
Echoed by another,down the lane,
I lie awake this midnight,with an ashtray
Full of cigarette butts,half burnt like my dreams,
But the night has a fragrance,I long to share.............
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1980's                                              R Jayachandran