The Golden Parade of the Pharaohs
Enthralled, wonderstruck
Surreal
Across eras, across time, space
As riverborne dried fish
variously paraded
Glittering nocturnal
swished back
and henceforth
On the cliff of a new era
Beasts of benevolence
Humans must
Or the Passionate will.
A poem by V. Shruti Devi
20th April, 2021
