Veiled in darkness
Under the shadow of the night
You softly bloom and shine
In your authority, every night
You sleep by the day
And watch the night
As hours pass by
And the crowd thins away
Everyone gives you a passing eye
Even the moon and the stars
Keep their turn in a while
While high rises droop in darkness
Eerily, from towering heights
You have witnessed it all
The fight and the drunken brawl
The soft tears and the innocent smiles
The saint and the sinner
On their soul searching trials
The murmurs of soliloquy
The tales of euphoric bliss
While the night glides all
To silence and oblivion
But you still stand strong
Under the weather
Throughout the year
Flickering softly
Kindling hope!
– © Nachiketa Sanyal