Evening’s Pure Delight

  

An evening of hope, a prism behind!

I stand alone in a boat, with the wide

Horizon facing the sky, as the sun radiates!

I spread my arms that ‘You’ could behold me

In this hour as conches blow and lamps are lit –

Pure evening, mesmerizing sound of the waves                                             

Temple’s doors open in sheer delight!

Leave me not, for I untie myself from

The bondage of life’s package…

Binding and sighing from moments of despair,

I embrace myself in your benevolent grace!

Your benign nature; your soothing touch;

Standing in front of me in the vast serene undisturbed

Horizon, as beams radiate around!

Pure evening, pure sight, the sound of wave become strong

And flow, pouring, springing, arising – emerging to emanate…

I still stand watching if ‘You’ embrace me within ‘Your’

Blessed bosom, as silence pour my thoughts with

‘Your’ glowing rays!

‘Your’ brilliance strikes and I wait for ‘Your’ embrace.

                                                                                               Rajdeep Pathak

                                                                                               March 5, 2014