A cosmic ocean- Jayashri Patil

Title: A Cosmic Ocean

Meet Jishu, a 19-year-old girl.

One early morning,

She, sitting on her balcony

With a hot cup of tea,

Looking at a white rose

But absorbed in thinking

About relativity theory,

Superstring theory,

Vedic cosmology!

Just after a while,

She saw something magical.

The white rose started shimmering;

Emitting snow-white light.

And slowly slowly

Started taking a form.

And within seconds

Awestruck Jishu saw

A dazzling young woman,

Wearing a rose-gold colored saree,

Warm glowing skin tone,

Vibrant black hair,

Soft-angled thick eyebrows,

Angelic smile,

And her radiant eyes

Like windows to her soul!

Jishu went closer to her

Asked her- who’re you?

The pretty beauty said

I am Yugmadrishti.

A time traveler!

I know what you’re thinking

Come with me

I’ll show you something

Interesting and fascinating

Jishu- But Yug… ah

She held Jishu’s hand

And snapped her fingers

Both disappeared.

While traveling in space,

Jishu asked her-

May I Call you Yashti?

She- Why not!

They reached one place

It was a glass room.

Mystical,

Magical,

Unimaginable,

Full of crystal balls.

Yashti picked one ball

And handed it to Jishu

Due to its vivid light

She closed her eyes

And

Came into a garden.

Yellow, red, purple

Flowers everywhere,

Fragrant breeze

Still pond with lotuses.

While wondering gracefully

Lil butterfly caught her eyes

Half inched,

Crimson red,

Dancing on flowers.

After a while

It saw a unique flower

Funnel-shaped

Standing petal on its tip

Aromatic

Magenta colour

Full of nectar.

The tiny one entered the flower,

The flower closed the petal quickly.

That awful moment,

The helpless one

Lost its life.

Was it a flower?

No

It was a delusive leaf

With a petal-like lid.

A pitcher plant!

Jishu tried to open the lid

Her hands- just passing through the plant

But could not touch it.

She screamed with a fit of anger,

Opened her eyes;

The same bright room

Jishu saw Yashti

Hugged her,

Asked her-

What was that?

Yashti replied-

It was you

In your past life.

Jishu confused

Still curious

She was all ears.

Yashti continued-

You were in the fourth dimension!

Here

You have access to your timeline

You see your past- future,

But can’t change anything!

Jishu uttered- OMG,

It’s horrible!

Yashti asked her-

Wanna see the future?

No no no!

Yashti laughed and said-

Then let’s go,

Snapped her fingers

And swoosh...

Now they arrived in a house

Made of orange marbles.

Jishu saw a girl

Same facial features as her

But with four hands.

She was doing some work

On her palmtop,

Eating with one hand.

And ironing the clothes with other.

With no time

They entered another universe

Here Jishu saw a girl

Same facial features as her

But with four hands

And

Two heads

On the front and back side each.

She was dancing flawlessly

Singing effortlessly

And playing guitar vigorously

With her backsided hands

Everything simultaneously.

Yashti snapped her fingers again,

They entered another universe.

Here Jishu saw airships-

Triangular

Ultrasound operated

Special fans at the base!

Then she saw

One mm thin smartphones-

With astrophotography cameras;

Ultrasonic

Ultra elastic

Simply ‘Roll it, Keep it’ phones.

With each tap sound

Made by Yashti,

Jishu was entering strange realms.

Tap-

Here people are thin

With super laminated

Delicate body;

Living underwater!

Tap-

Here people are lustrous.

With a flexible,

Thermal resistant,

Coppery metal body;

Living at hundred-plus degree celsius!

Tap-

Pinkish sky,

Eleven feet people,

Flying here and there,

Just like the submarine

Dives in water

By varying its density!

Tap-

Strange silence

Wonderful sunset

The honey smell of roses

Jishu holding a cup of tea.

Yeah they are back

In her balcony.

Yashti said-

It’s time to say goodbye!

Jishu asked her-

Your universe?

Yashti-

It’s not a physical plane.

It’s a 33rd-dimensional realm.

Jishu-

What’s there?

Yashti-

Beyond your comprehension.

And she vanished

Right in front of her eyes.

Jishu turned her neck

To the right side

To see the white rose

And heard a booming sound,

She opened her eyes,

The alarm was ringing by her bed!