Sunlight On Leaves



The brisk photon travels
Riding through space and time.
Lands on life and love
Springs forth creation divine.

The photon drips through leaves
Animating the golden green.
Soft breeze starts playing chords
The harmony heralds Undine.
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Submitted by abhijit_c on April 25, 2021

Modified on March 07, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 224
Words 36
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

Abhijit Chatterjee

Born in Burdwan, a suburb of Kolkata, he completed his Masters in English Literature from Jadavpur University in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. more…

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