Glassine drops of sweat,
mirror the shine from the pit below.
Radiating fractal patterns of light,
a diamond,
disemboweled with furious strokes of the spade,
sends a shiver of excitement,
down the spine. For one.
For the other, its labor gone down the pit.
A dark hollow in the earth,
with a meshed grille of jagged roots,
Screams back - Fruitless!
Same field,
same implement,
same dig,
futile?
In good faith, my good fate, I labored, why then?
Davis Varghese is an IT professional with several tens of years of global experience under his belt. But yes, writing is a passion and he moonlights with novels and poetry whenever inspiration gives him a chance. He can be reached at davis75@gmail.com and his novels can be found at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=davis+varghese&ref=nb_sb_noss
