impermeable

 Impermeable is the stone

That lies on the bank of the river

Washed ashore

Tossed by waves

Or disentangled by the web of a wild creeper that held it in place

All these years

Now shrivelled up

has lost its grip

let go

it whispered in the ears of the stone

impermeable it is

yet the edge of my gaze

 peel s it

and holds it captive without touching it

under the hard crust lies a world

soft and vulnerable

changes hues with changing winds

it is a sponge

absorbs all crimson fumes from the fires that burn it

impermeable is it?

 ...ghazal