We are so alike, except

When the winds carry a tune

It makes our hearts swoon

... we are so alike

The way of verse and rhyme

Is for us natural and sublime

... we are so alike

A colorful evening sky

Makes us both sigh

... we are so alike

A quiet ancient temple

Saves us from the banal

... we are so alike

When we are together

What we do doesn't matter

... we are so alike

In company we are content

And also in a solitary moment

... we are so alike

Oh! for the love's expression

We are ever eager for action

... we are so alike

Me a gal, you a lanky lad

And there .. I'm surely glad

... we are not so alike!

Abhay B. Joshi