She

She is a calm sea
Azurine blue
She is a woman

She is the beautiful hill green
Where many birds nestle
She is a woman

She is a pair of oars
Directing her sail
She is a woman

She is a beautiful flower
Spreading fragrance everywhere
She is a woman

She is the sky azurine
Where hopes fly high
She is a woman

She is a hen
Covering her chicks with feathers
She is a woman

She smiles when tears well up
holding the tears between the lids
She is a woman

She suffers in silence
Without a word
She is a woman

She is the universal mother
Busy loving all around
But alas! She forgets to love herself!

By Sarala Balachandran