A house br beside a shady tree br and tarred road br heaped up stones br three poles and plastic roof br walled with torn sacks br br A gaze br as if in trance br a gleam br in the eyes br a smile between parting lips br not at all at the far away mansions br the indweller br br An ever- flowering tree br grew out of nowhere br a poet, a poem br br br (India, May 2007)br br Raveendran N.V.