Walking down the leafy street,
leaves were falling from the lifeless trees
boots I wore were crushing them under it.
Up there the full moon's face bright
Chilling, howling wintry windy night.
Far from a distant land, there I saw a lantern lamp
there seems a known standing man holding up the lantern in hand.
Calling my name loud and loud,
I wonder, he might be my old friend.
Happily I went close to him,
but it slowly turning a blurry beam.
Before I could think anything,
a sudden screaming breeze touched my ears,
makes me forgot where I was !
A moment I took to make me calm
on the feet I again standing up
seeing up I saw nothing.
Only the lamp he had with him...,
fallen, broken on the ground,
I was looking for him all around,
I couldn't heard anymore of his sound.
Turning back I saw a growling cat
Starring me straight at my face.
Dark was its appearence and had a fierce eye
An one eyed cat was on my sight.
Oh ! Stress on my weak nerves now was way too high,
I tried to ran off since it was coming close,
"Help, Help Oh! Please Help" I fretfully cried.
I turned again, foxes were howling, owls started screaming loud
covering all the glowing moon's face,
the sky was filled with thundering clouds.
But drops and drops of heavenly rain
awakens me from a dreamy pain.
Slowly I opened my sleepy eyes
consoling myself I slowly rise.
Oh! A dream that was,
Ah! a sigh of relief took I.
Taken up my fallen pen and back in the table I keep,
Since was writing in the lawn's chair
I fallen into a deep sleep.
Quickly I brighten up the eternal light,
it was a tiny bulb in the lawn
for the dark night.
Holding up my book and tea cup
remembering my old friend
and I got up.
Back to my room's desk,
the pen I took in my hand
and wrote all that things
that happened, the night I was in my dreamland.
©abhijitdeb
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