No questions
No logic
No reason
No thoughts-
Structured,
Unstructured
Or otherwise…
Just a moment
Complete in its brevity
Deep in its impact-
The imprint
Live and throbbing
Defying time, place or occasion.
the happiness- unique
a taste lingering
behind every sorrow, disappointment or defeat!
Crossing the river
Riding a ferry
- Daily
No, not for commute
A ritual
A celebration
Of proximity
Of affordable togetherness
Stolen glances
Orchestrated accidental touch
The hidden caresses
Guised as safety precautions-
Lest one fell off!
Stumble, sure sometimes
Because that’s how
One could be held!
Searching, scrutinizing eyes
Of passengers sharing the vessel
But not the secret
That travelled between our glances alone!
And then,
on the other end
as hassled, tired, homing pigeons
made a beeline to the jetty
flying faster to reach
their destination-
their home…
we two love birds
spread our wings…
the ferry now empty
except for us and the sailor…
the final hoot announcing its return
the astonished look of the ticket checker
as we produced fresh tickets
to travel again, without disembarking!
Once again,
The secret messages
Exchanged with the eyes…
And cries
Of joy…
Just ours,
Yours and mine
As this time
The ferry belonged to us!
Those who were rushing home
Left behind on the other side
While, we
Who dreamt of home,
Ours
Planned the layout of every room,
Debated the color of walls
The size of lamps
And price
Of furniture, curtain and
Our happiness-
Riding on gurgling waves
Of Ganges, in the final leg of her journey
A few hours away
From immersing itself in its ocean of love…
As the red brick façade of Howrah station
Got farther,
The majestic bridge with its teeming traffic
Chuckled
Glancing at its larger than life reflection
And we stared in awe
At the molten gold and sparkling silver
Kissing and caressing on cheerful ripples…
We were the richest
The happiest
The most complete people
In the entire Universe…
I spoke in verse
And you with logic
And yet it was magic!
From magical wonderland
To busy, overflowing street
That never failed to greet
The two
Who
Were only interested
To travel
And unravel
The mysteries of youth!
But by then
We were cruelly reminded of time
- Almost nine
Cindrella had to go
With Prince charming in toe!
We could ride the bus
But why the unnecessary fuss!
We walked instead
Prolonging every moment
As far as we could-
Crossing roads
Oh so often
Just an excuse
For us to hold hands
To touch
To feel
One more time…
A prank
- So sublime!
I yearn for that touch
The tingling caress
As we deliberately pressed
Wrong floors on the lift
To savour the gift
Of a hurriedly shared hug!
And that look
That smouldering yearning knowing look
Just a look
That made the heart well up
With love and overflowing joy!
The moments of togetherness
So scarce
So few
So delicate
-but
So true!
Those moments
Like droplets of rain
So sweet
Swept over my memory
So complete!
Today, I watch
The ocean overflow
With waves
Washing the shore
I just stand
And stare
Can I dare
Ask the rain drenched breeze
Passing me by-
To return my droplet,
One that was mine,
Only mine!
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