Never...Whenever

I have never slept in your arms

As this, before this night,

As I’ve trod new paths

And waited for dawn to smile!

Playing under the clouds and in

The bosom of the sky above,

I have never felt so free and yet lonely!

I have never been so frightful too!

And I have never been so serene!

I have moved into distance and

Dared to see all of life;

I have been to places that run wild;

In spirits, in tide and in richness galore,

The sunken ship longs for a shore!

I have been there in rains and in

The droplets that was stored…

I have seen the poor little grass that

Have not been allowed to rise,

And the armoured soul that have

Not been spared to blossom

As clipped wings bemoan their life!

In the sand and dust where

I’ve played with your mate

Where time broke rules and stood still,

Where the brook flows with the tide

And where the feathers of love

Tickled the veins!

I have seen your glory and shared your shades…

I have paired with you in ball rooms and

On the dance floors and met you in court rooms!

I have drunk the lustrous wine,

I have tasted the bitter pie;

And I have seen the tears dry!

I have melted in sadness and sunshine,

And I have risen through flames and lamps alike…!

                                                                                       Rajdeep Pathak

Gift of Love

Breaking free from the prison walls

Of life, I play with those colours that

Create waves under the shimmering sun.

I sing for your glory and dance to your music

As your serene notes fill the moonlit night with

Sparkling stars, welcoming the soft notes of Love…

Come into the joyous strings of thoughts

And be with me for a while, as I rest my

Vision upon yours in this hour, as the night 

Crosses distance and time slowly, in peace.

For I’ve loved you and your dark eyes

That captures every glimpse of my self

And takes me into a new journey of life….

With fresh droplets of sweet honeyed dew

Flowing ceaselessly from the lotus leaves!

The moon slowly walks, counting each movement

That binds the stars and the clouds and the eternal

Night, where dreams spread their soft wings, and

Love takes a ride on a winged chariot covered with

The passion of red and white chrysanthemums!

Come fill me with your power and strength for

Your strings and your notes will lead me to kindness

And then will my heart sing the praises of your generosity

As you gift your music to mine!

                                                                                            Rajdeep Pathak