A Beautiful Accident

that saturday afternoon
was different, or was it difficult?
each too lonely to bide time,
and a 'let's meet' changed lives forever,
love found ways to make it to their hearts,
the tea, the windy balcony,
and the warm spring -
and that was just the beginning

the closeness grew,
and the wild sparks flew,
the smiles changed,
the words became unguarded,
the eyes took over,
and touch became less uncomfortable,
accidents happen in life
but this one was just too welcome

at the candlelight dinners,
time would fly,
tucked away at the quiet corner table,
as if that had become a fixture
in their lives,
the rides in the evenings
kindled many a light
and the tides kept them up,
all night,
the teddies made special days,
even more,
until the train journeys seeped in,
the painful partings,
and the charged-up meetings
the reluctant goodbyes,
and the teary tight hugs,
they gave heartaches,
and the sweet pains,
but their lives were twinned,
was it forever?
under the watch of december skies

the meetings spaced out,
from days, months, to years
but the memories etched deeper.
while life unfolded,
waned, and waxed
the distance only watered hope,
love has never ebbed, hope never will,
as the memories 've grown fonder,
and when saturdays are lonely,
one thing's for sure,
accidents do happen in life,
but this one, they look forward to,
all over again!

© sashikant mohanty