The Fantasies Delight by Rimli Bhattacharya

The evening sky hovered 

With siesta whispering – 

“Lady why don’t you sleep tonight?”

I had been watching the sky

Till the evening sun faded in the inky darkness

The moon embarked its journey

With siesta whispering – 

“Lady why don’t you sleep tonight?”

The angels were in disguise

As I drank the sweetness of the night flowers;

With the nature humming a song

The melody like a fantasy

With siesta whispering – 

“Lady why don’t you sleep tonight?”

I wish to wander in the woods

Basking in the moonlight;

As I would like to tread deep enough

Abandoning the mundane world

With siesta whispering – 

“Lady why don’t you sleep tonight?”

The stillness of the evening breathes inside me

As I sense a sublime feeling

Of the beauty of the night sky fluttering above me.

I whisper back to siesta that I need to stay awake

As I want to enjoy the beauty of night

Taking my breath away.

Sleep levitates on me

As the Orange flame orbs the setting.

The silhouettes of the clouds etches the dark shadows

With the evening light diminishing

And the cool air settling over me.

I close my eyes

Smiling I whisper to my siesta 

Yes I will sleep tonight.

Along with the night sky to my fantasies delight.

Rimli Bhattacharya is a gold medalist in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in supply chain management. Her writing has appeared in several magazines, engineering journals, blogs, and in the anthology Book of Light. She is also a trained classical dancer and is based out of Mumbai, India.