Solicitude at the Beach


Solicitude at the Beach
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Dear Soul,
I pity you,
For once you hopelessly cried over the fading blue tides.

Dear Soul,
I pity you,
For once you were disillusioned from sensing the ocean, skies and the winds.

Dear Soul,
I pity you,
For once you had settled for the chronic waves over momentous sunset.

-         Preetham Adiga



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