Upon the emotionally charged stream br br Empathy lethargic sentiments br A swim across the deep unconscious br br The splinter’s tranquil existence br * br To smell the smell of smell br br The strings of the fish’man br Around the neck of wavy shadows br br Trampled by hooves of time br * br The draught cuts the planted sorrow br br Of expanding time and space br Homecoming of mood churned desires br br Welcome and unwelcome br * br Splitting the waves the fish travels home br Miraculously to breed and be dead br By what reality of a secret ridden nectar, br Or manna dew or cortisol? .br br Raveendran N.V.