Guest By My Window

With every new evening, comes a guest.
She draws me to my window everyday
To relish her beauty -
Decked bright and passionate
On a star-spangled canvas on some days,
Dreary and lonely in the gloomy sky,
On others.
She's mastered playing hide-and-seek,
And I've willingly been tricked -
All for that one day every month
When she sets the sky on fire,
And leaves me with hope - enough -
For Another day, week and month!

With every new night, comes a guest
She stays close to my heart
Easily tucked away from public glare
She whispers into my ears
And I giggle about our fate into her hers,
Sometimes, when the giggles run over the brim,
I don't try to hold back the warmth from flowing,
From soaking my heart and my pillows.
I look into her eyes and let the hours pass,
Sometimes until wee hours.
And when it's time for my loneliness to leave,
It leaves with warmth enough - to look forward to
Another day, week and month!

© Sashikant Mohanty