Missing

the tides

kept lashing, 

receding farther than the thoughts,

as if to garner a greater force,

they wafted along,

the warmth, the smiles,

the smiles and the smoke,

from memories galore,

the walks, we walked

the talks, we talked

the dreams we dreamt,

the evenings that grew on our watch,

the moments, you and i!

under the starry shamiana,

when the breeze swept in

a faint song from afar, 

humming gently,

ebbing and flowing in my ears,

i'm yours forever, forevermore,

it pierced my heart, and wrecked again,

my weary mind was confused,

who i missed the most,

the decked crescent,

the dreamy eyes,

the quiet smiles,

you, us, or 

the ageless memories!

© sashikant mohanty