On a dark night of winter
                                        Besides embers of  fire
                                        Toes curled from cold
                                        Staring through ruines of desire 
                                        Listening to howlings of wind
                                        Another storm on its way
                                        Another year of unrest
                                        A summer again delayed
                                        Burning  nights of longing
                                        A season of hunger, loss
                                        Tunes forgotten hanging in air
                                         Mumblings of tangled thoughts
                                         Silent prayers of hope
                                         Of hearts loved and lost
                                         Perilous journey of existing
                                         An abyss of haves and nots


                                                                                                             Shruti Anand Prada