Hidden dip in the dense Amazon,
at its center—
unseen, unexplored.

But the fragrance travels
from north to south,
from east to west,
and fills each heart with love.

Sunrays penetrate
the thick layers of foliage
just to fall on it.

Her heart is so kind
that she reflects each ray
with a different refraction.

Vinous air makes birds, reptiles,
and ocean waves
compete to capture it.

But the dense Amazon
turns into the Great Wall of China
and protects it—
not because it is weak,
but because it makes the Amazon
unique in the universe.

Because the Amazon dances every morning
upon seeing its beauty—
a beauty different in the morning
and different at night.

Soft and silky in the afternoon,
red and introverted in the evening.

A beauty that charms sunrays in the morning
and reptiles at night.

A beauty that hugs
all hearts on this earth.

Rifle Singh Dhurandhar