HEAVENLY LOVE

Unable to sleep, I looked out into the darkness of night,

Looking for the twinkling stars, I saw in the starry night

Two beautiful looking , cute owls,

If seen, my Mom would have howled,

They sat quietly, near to each other,

No sounds in the world about did they bother,

Two feathery creatures,

In the lap of nature,

Engrossed in love,

Stars the witnesses smiling above,

The female a lil big in size,

The smaller male her companion beside.

Colourful , blending with the environment,

Engulfed in merriment,

Two pairs of beautiful marble eyes,

Feathers by God himself dyed,

Beautifully curved beaks,

To each other they did speak

And sweetly pecked,

Lovingly they necked,

Never made a sound nor screeched,

They made each other so complete,

That night I too was witness to heavenly love,

Heavens smiling from above.

Do not understand why people consider them a bad omen,

They are like us, beautiful like humans,

So full of wisdom

Are these nocturnal birds of His kingdom,

Endowed with exemplary vision and hearing,

They have an overpowering bearing,

Official carrier of Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth,

With weird customs, worldwide they are dealt,

Mysterious till now for me, now I know their nature,

So much love for each other,

Did we humans so much care?

This love of the two owls I will treasure,

All through my life, forever and ever.

©Madhumita