Alchemy

Dried red chilli,
in the mouth;
Angelic fire,
on the tongue;
Nascent fountain,
in the eyes;
Virgin river,
through the nose;
Mellow vapor,
in the ears;
Cozy zephyr,
through the throat;
Dancing earthquake,
in the gut;
Golden cucumbers,
out they flow!

--Pradeep Dhavakumar