Father

Father grows old like

The old Banyan in the yard.

He reads noises in the newspaper

Quietly. Girl grows big

Like blooming chrysanthemum. She

Sneaks out of the fence alone

Nowadays. They do not fight

Over remote anymore. Father

Moves to the kitchen on uneasy

Dialogues.

He reads between the lines,

Pale, black and white.

Girl

Dreams of a rainbow with all seven

Colors.

She smiles at the diary

Fragrant with rose petals.

Father

Sees the jasmines fall against

The blank walls.