BADRINATH Pal
Purulia, West Bengal
The sky above, the one everyone sees
There's no friend like it, I say with ease.
When I'm all alone, it softly whispers near
"Why so quiet, friend? The sun and moon are here!"
When moonlight trickles on treetops in the night
The sky seems to say, "Why stay locked up tight?
Step outside, see the moon shining in my heart
While I’m here, why let gloom tear you apart?"
At night, a thousand stars light their lamps above
Laughing together, spreading joy and love,
The sky seems to tell me, "Friend, I’m always here
Though far apart, our hearts are ever near!"