The Cosmic Court

It is when the Sun falls down

From the reddened sky into the cosmic ocean

That the Blind Darkness rises up in the Void

With star-studded grandeur and pride

For the Celestial Court to begin

And put the mortal eyes to sleep

Soon the Moon-King arrives

With much fanfare of Emptiness and Quiet

And sits amongst its sparkling courtiers

Who seem to be there, just to take up space.

And they discuss the dreams of thousand witnesses

Who look up to them, sleep in their eyes.

The bushy evergreen forest,

Bear the Brilliant shine of emerald

And the Canvas of the oceans and seas

Is painted in the colors of this starry sky

There is some magic in the dark night

That does not let me sleep.

I too, look up to them expectantly

To bring my daily dose of sleep

Only to keep looking up to them

For hours, eyes not sleepy

But filled with wild enthusiasm

Waiting for some miracle to happen.

Then suddenly, much to my annoyance

Unwanted blankets of misty fluff

Embrace the moon and the Stars

My Cosmic Court is adjourned

Very abruptly, but I still

Lay awake, dreaming sleepily

At the moment when my eyes

Are at the verge of giving up,

A pair of milky wings of Light, fly

across the starry sky and in its presence

Awakes the Void into a sweet Dawn

The King and his courtiers retreat

The Celestial discussion yet not over,

Is interrupted by the Bright Light of Day

The magic, the sleepiness, the dreams are over

But only this sleepless mortal closes her eyes

In silent prayer to the Celestial Lord up there, somewhere.