Hide and Seek - Part 3 - Rhyming & Non Rhyming Poems by Nikhil Parekh - HTML preview

45. PRE-REQUISITE'S

I felt like consuming soft cones of chilled raspberry ice-cream,

nibbling gently at the appetizing kernel of white nut,

all i needed was a glutinous mouth to swallow,

a sheaf of crisp currency notes as a pre-requisite.

i felt like swimming underwater for long intervals of time,

caressing the mangled outgrowths of coral reef with my supple skin,

it was therefore indispensable to be a prolific swimmer,

with the aqualung apparatus and an ocean of courage being a pre-requisite.

i felt like sketching intricate shapes of roman Gods,

filling the same with glossy color and embroidered silk,

i knew i had to be a true connoisseur of mystical art,

also posses a pair of articulate fingers as an inevitable pre-requisite.

i felt like flying as the birds in the azure sky,

relishing the poignant breeze slapping across my face,

this seemed possible; if i was a fairy in the tales of Arabian nights,

with twin pair of corrugated wings as a solitary pre-requisite.

i dreamt and lived life with blissful visions of acquiring solace in heaven,

spending unsurpassable lengths of time with the Creator,

i had in turn to fulfill fathomless duties on earth,

with a plethora of chivalrous deeds being a pre-requisite this time.