THE EARTH AND THE SKY

                At the beginning of  creation,
                When the earth and the sky, 
                Had just been made to exist 
               And  saw each other in the dead of night
                

                 Enchanted by the scene above,
                The Earth exclaimed in awe,

               ''Oh, how handsome  you are, 

                With your  vast  kingdom,

 
                   Adorned from end to end 

                   With dazzling diamonds 

                   You must be the greatest king,

                   Ever ruling any kingdom.

  

                The sky  equally mesmerized,
               At the Earth's brilliant panorama,
              Was graceful  and royal in  response,
              Complimenting the Earth's emotions.

 

            '' I may appear charming to you, 
              But hey pretty maiden!
              You are far more alluring, 

             With your own living spectrum. 
  

              While I'm far from being perfect,
               Given only some shades of blue,

               And these some  tiny stars, 
                 With a faded silvery hue.  

              Thus went the dialogue for long,
             Each trying to sound  modest,
            Glorifying  each other's merits, 
              By adding ever new epithets.

            Till the night began to recede, 
            Giving way to golden morning,
            That made the stars go hiding,
            In their own secret chambers. 

            So the duo as well agreed,
           To postpone their fond meeting,
           And wait for the night to return,
           To resume the sweet-talking.

           It seems that even to this day, 
           The rendezvous continues,                    
           with no concluding agreement,
           On who is the better of the two. 

           But if I were asked to decide,
            I would call both as equals,

      Who love  and adore each other,

           Forever, be it day or night.