A Fleeting Embrace

A dim lamp's glow,
Is quiet and divine,
With its flickering flame,
Barely visible,
On a moonless night,
But it's only through absence,
That it is missed,
Much like you!

The layers of mist,
Kept growing every day,
Not letting me feel the tenderness grow,
Until fall's colors faded into winter's greens,
The same way,
That it hadn't hit me,
When feelings were nurtured and nursed,
Through our chance meetings
Until the day, you didn't make it!

As the wave roared and surfed back,
To return mightier,
And a bit closer to the beach, each time,
Hopes welled up,
That she'd keep her word,
Maybe draw into a weary embrace,
But, they drew nearer,
Only to drift apart further,
To make their bond stronger
Almost to etch a thought -
If life's about setting her free,
Love's all about
A whispering dream,
A warm fleeting embrace,
To let go,
To fade away,
To come back, 
And, to leave yet again!


© Sashikant Mohanty