love...

arden, fruitless, parched and barren,
i see no life about me...
trudging over the barbs of pathos,
with no happiness in vicinity....

futile, they told me to go in search,
for love is something that cnt be reached.
i heeded no words,
let no wisdom convince me,
determined i set upon the path...

the journey was hard, the hardships were great,
for the path after a while was yet to be made.
no mortal hath dared to set upon what i had,
for no reward was worth, a farewell to life, bade...

on and on, i moved,
one step at a time,
for i was on the brink
of losing all hope...

time and again, i waivered
on the verge of giving up,
but the thought of reaching her
was my only talisman...

night and day, i relentlessly moved on,
and one spring, i saw the glimpse of life,
a tiny li'l sparrow, popping up and down on the grass,
my happiness knew no bound,
i never presaged the impending surprise...

a peck here, a two there, the tiny lark jumped
around the ground in concentration,humped,
and then without warning, took off into the sky,
carrying with it, my only hope to reach her...

i ran across the parched land and thru the snow,
for a yard, then two, and how many more,
i donot know!!!

n lo! the bird stopped and so did i,
what i then saw was the best to my eye,
the sparrow perched on a beautiful hand,
of my angel from the far-off land...

she is my only goddess..even today..,
with lips pink, eyes large and her laughtter gay,
her beauty was enchanting, almost divine,
she was charm and innocence personified!!!
and i wanted to make her mine...

the wind played with her hair,
her skin was creamy and fair,
her feet were petals of a rose,
for..behold...!!! she was none other than Love..!!!

she looked at me slightly amused,
as though my sight she was not used,
her eyes were questioning,
searching and playing, all at once,
her radiance was of a thousand suns,...

lecherous, lusty n full of greed,
i reached out to make her mine,
and puff!!!... evrything vanished,
the bird, the grass, the land and the life,
for i made a mistake and this was the fine...

wishing to possess Love
was my unpardonable error,
and i lost my angel
in my unwanted fervour!!!

i learnt a lesson, but paid a price high,
all i can do now is look back and sigh,
i should have loved her back,
celebrating her presence,
but wanting her all for myself,...
that was my impotence...

now i wander, for no reason apparent,
all the while searching,
for atleast a whiff of her scent.
again i see no life around me,...
only death n carillon...
for my eyes to see.

i see up and ask Him,
"what did i do to thee..?
for a fate so barren and lacking glee,"
"my son," he calls back,"i taught you a lesson right,
for u tried to capture her with all your might,
this will prepare you for a future of strife,
enjoy this with all ur heart...for this is life..."

little does he know that,
what He calls life,
without her,...my love...
i call it blight.