Five lillies

Five dainty lilies bloomed today, on a monsoon morning, on my window sill

swaying tenderly, violet and gay, peeping through a rusted grill

a welcome pause  from the morning flurry

tiffins and lunches and all that scurry

with coffee in hand,  I mused ..

Oh lillies as time passes and things unfold 

They say the globe will warm, glaciers will melt, our lands will flood 

the forebodings are grim and the mood is of gloom

and I wonder oh lilies will you still bloom here ,on a monsoon morning, on my window sill ?

Don't you fly away to New Zealand or Canada to flaunt  your dainty petals on some far away hill

FOr I will wait here ,on a monsoon morning, with some coffee and an eager quill