Dreams Haven't Changed

the evenings don't age,

the dark doesn't turn me restless,

the breeze isn't friendly,

like it felt then,

the stars don't bounce a twinkle

from my eyes anymore.

the autumn's here,

but they don't shed their foliage,

everything's changed, 

everything feels so cold, so lonely,

but dreams 

haven't changed!

the flowers blush

they don't make me smile,

the way they would then

many moons back,

the train blares and gallops away,

as the sun sinks,

and the crimson dusk

bathes my balcony with sleepy rays

but the smell of smoke

is missing,

hope doesn't light up the flickering lamps,

but dreams 

don't just listen!

the fading sunlight

doesn't get me goosebumps,

the warm sleepy breeze

merges with the dark, quietly

the river doesn't echo the majhi song

my steps are in no hurry,

the birds don't sing,

the way they would, 

with you around,

time's chipped away memories,

the lines on your face have faded

or, was it my blurred sight,

maybe wrinkled, i wondered,

and then,

my eyes refused to open,

my dreams

hadn't let me down!

© sashikant mohanty