give me 3

Give me 3 words I say

and I'll gift you a poem.

My old friend is silent

but generous.

Here I am he indicates,

take as many as you want.

I caress the fabric of his words, 

warm memory guiding me

into channels deep, 

the tributaries Shiva's matted tresses.

His words are already poetry, 

how can I gift him one myself? 

But I can try. 

I'll start with messengers 

in the form of dolphins in legends,

and also poems 

that carry charms

from writer to reader. 

Not so reliable, perhaps 

not the kind to say one thing and mean just that, 

but more like diamonds that glint 

blue, green and even red, 

depending on the light. 

I cannot tell how my friend takes the gift 

A book is an old friend one can turn to as well, no?

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