By: Khemendra Kamal Kumar

Oh, what queer sight my eyes to see,
Two lovely doves, springing in glee,
In gusty South Easterly, they grew with me,
Gliding in the fair skies, far from thee.

In unison, swaying heads right to left,
Flapping n’ folding, soft sensual melodious cleft,
Then stupid cupid struck, foolish hearts met,
So like damn’d Romeo and doom’d Juliet.

Childish love weaned, melting sweet honey beau,
But lovers’ curse burned, with passion anew,
To chaste awakening, up n’ high they flew,
In dreamers’ paradise, only the poet not knew.

To unite sweet love, and steaming desire,
Kissing blind sun, clipped wings soared higher,
In love’s thirst, they embraced soothing fire,
Farewell sweet Death, and unruly MAYA.

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Khemendra Kamal Kumar is a M.A in English Studies student at University of Mysore, India. He hails from Fiji, a beautiful island nation nestled in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. He is married to Subashni and has a daughter Simran Kamal. In his leisure, he enjoys writing, reading, gardening, and fishing. At the age of 39, he is chasing his dream of attaining highest degree in literature. For this reason, he has taken a sabbatical leave.

Khemendra is a lecturer by profession at the Fiji National University in the department of Language and Literature. He teaches undergraduate courses. He has Postgraduate Diploma in Language, Literature and Communications. He also has Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership. His professional interest lies in Children’s Literature. He is an advocate of children’s literature.