Somehow, these days br Whenever it rains br On parched earth br It no longer sends br A tickling perfume br br I smell burning fire! br br Somehow, these days br Whenever I look up at the moon br On a moon-lit night br It no longer sets br My passion high br br I see forest-fire spreading across it! br br Somehow, these days br Whenever I walk by the sea br On cool mornings br It doesn't uplift br My spirit to negotiate the day br br I somehow smell of rotten fish! br br Somehow, these days br Whenever I think of love br Teasing me and tantalizing me br I see it as a single dominant emotion br That balances or subdues br Other emotions that manifest br In either love or fear br The yin and yang br Of the world we inhabit br br br (20 Aug 2011)br br indira babbellapatibr br