By Sunil Sharma

Wings tiny, wide-spread

Against a crimson sky.

Dark body dipping in/out

Fluid dots spiraling out

in a wavy series.

A flight of pigeons going separately.

The bird, joyous.

Evening!

Time to return home

For the kids of the sky!

Sunil Sharma is a college principal, freelance journalist, author and editor. Mumbai-based, he has published 19 books—solo and joint. His prose and poetry have appeared in many places in the world.

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