MISSING YOU

A drop from my eye plonks into the river water

To raise that song in the ripples- of “I miss you”

As  nights after nights roll on into the horizon

To fetch freshly  built images of a growing you;

You used  to say to  me, “ You, big liar!” and smiled

From the curves under lids and corners of lovely dimple,

Sucking in my whole being  deep inside their whirls

When I couldn’t know how the Sun set on your temple.

You held me softly then for such a long while in your arms

When stars vied for such love in the lap of a half moon,

The breeze untucked your pony tails, butterflies fanned you

In tune with songs from Nature’s lovely bower and  boon.

Now i know not why and how similar songs are sung

In new sprigs of trees, in changing nuances of breeze,

Echoing sound of insane hearts breathing quite long

And then melting into the words “ miss you” with ease.

Comp. n copy right : saroj k. padhi

02/11/14