Dr. Syed Ali Hamid (Indian Poet of Eminence)
Former Professor of English
Kumaun University Campus
Almora , Uttarakhand, India
It
is a return
to
the days of yore,
the
old movies:
no
pre-marital sex
no
post-marital either
but
just the kiss
the
ultimate bliss
behind
a tree
symbolized
by two flowers
touching
each other
assisted
by the breeze.
The
only difference now,
not
even a kiss
but
Messenger, WhatsApp,
Instagram,
Email,
where
one may reveal all
from
next door
or
a thousand miles away
without
a touch.
Yes,
we’ll wear masks when we meet
sanitize
each other
as
foreplay,
and
reach ecstasy
with
care
under
controlled conditions.
After
all,
life
goes on.