RAPT

Aren't we like children 
Engrossed in our play of make-belief 
Oblivious to stories unfolding around us 
As if all is well with our little world of fantasy 
As if today is going to last forever and a day

Ah! But that world of ours is so beautiful 
Serene as the pristine snow 
Sheltered from the storms by a love so strong 
We lay hidden… speaking in whispers 
Lest our love stained secrets be heard 
For I know 
The jealous winds gossip, and blooms speak to each other 
But they do not understand 
These transient moments
Life breaths 
A dream, that we live, 
If only within the blink of an eye and a shared heartbeat 
A bridge between the dark night and the blue sky 
Where amid the veils of a caressing mist, 
Disparate worlds meet!

MS