INTERLUDE

Hey time
Stand still, a moment
And then forget to flow
For I lie, replete
Within the arms

Of a gorgeous, misty love
Shaded by the night
Of a million stars…
Holding back

A jealous harvest moon… aglow
He walks on tiptoe
Across the inky skies
To steal sly glances as my angel
Gently snores

Hey time
Shift a little…
Till that evil eye in the sky
Falls off beyond the horizons far
Then pause again
And drift off to sleep
While I mesmerized,
Watch my love sigh softly
Bathed in the ethereal blush
Of a forever dawn…
Let this moment be mine to keep!

MS

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

LAMBENT

Within the darkness of your dreams
I wish you'd see me
As a speck of light,

Come, to hold you close
To shed some sparkling dust I stole
When the stars weren't looking
For all I want is to see you shine
Like a beacon in the night
With the warmth and love
That fills your heart
Tireless passions shining bright
You… the brightest shining glow

In all the shades of the sky

Your soul lighting fulgent paths

A gorgeous, magnificent sight

MS

LIFE FORCE

It was a cold, cold morning 
Dripping wet, icy fingers

Of dawn 
Trying to freeze my dreams

To nothingness 
But it was your gaze 
From across the fallen horizon 
That kept me warm
When life seems but an illusion 
And moments, fickle 
As the slowly melting snow 
I sit at my doorstep 
Counting crystals 
On naked branches 
And hugging my dreams close. 
At times all we have is a dream 
A faraway paradise 
Hidden by the distant cloak 
Of midnight, 
But when eyes
The depth of clear blue skies

That hold the raging seas 

Steal covertly
Dark, devouring glances

At me
It’s that searing amber tongue 

Going lick, lick, lick 

A lazy, moving flame 
Back and forth 
Across gently burning thoughts 
That gets me breathing….again!

MS

DROPS

A cradle of darkness
It holds me
And sings me a lullaby
I hide in its skirts
Of motherly love
And I cry
Sobs rock my body
And tears wash my soul
Till I weep myself dry
And then, I cry some more
There's a comfort
In the wetness
The soft moist lap
Soothes me to sleep
Dreams of crimson lakes
With parched shores
Holding my little island
Where I quietly weep

MS

DROPS OF WOE

Sometimes

It rains

To the mournful wails of a violin

The tired trumpet accompanying beats

Each drop dragging its feet

Just too tired to fall

But fall it must

Adding its own tears

To the mist

Draping lovers

Within its veil

As they kissed

Holding their dream, intact

As it quietly deliquesce

On impact

The show must go on

Forever has no expiry date....

Would that rain could be rained upon!

MS

ZOETIC

Shadows from the past
Walk by on unshod feet
Quietly stalking their lair...
No, they didn't come a-haunting
Just pacing around restlessly
They are co-travelers from past journeys
Moments gone by...their time passed
Lying soporific, in dark corners
We are all friends now, co-existing peacefully.
Sometimes, ghosts of the present day
Play mischief
Sending them on a wild goose chase
To get lost, on endless pathways
And they...half blind from their lastingness
In dark alleys

Begin meandering, aimlessly
I then quietly lead them back
To bed
For they too are tired out, fading
And they gratefully, go back to sleep. 

MS

MAXIM

Don't doubt love…. my love.
Did one ever measure yet
How deep is the sky above?

If you transcend life first
Wait for me beyond yonder horizon
For I will come!
Definitely.
I will even comb my hair, try 'n look pretty.
I know there will be many vying for you
But keep me a tiny place in your heart
That's all I ask
A snuggle and a cuddle
A dream within a bubble
Enough to keep me happy!


MS

ADAMANTINE

Drip….drip....
Another drip....
I watch them shattering
The plops
Breaking the silence
With the sounds of
Shattered dreams 

Is that just water
Or perhaps something more
These drops hold within?
Time
Hearts
Destiny

Like live pulses
Mimics of us, afloat
Drip....drip....drip....
They fall
They shatter
And again, they flow

MS

PHANTASMAL LOVE

Shadows play 
Upon the misty morning's 
Frosted up window 
A delirious dance of something 
I can't quite fathom 
A warm summer breeze on one side 
Trying to kiss the wet lips of anticipation 
Across the pane 
Where it's threatening to snow 
A pagan meeting of ghostly desires 
Risen from the deep wells of longing 
Long hidden in ancient folds of time 
The meeting of quivering hearts 
Paint crimson dreams 
On the canvas of a million shades of grey 
I hear the banshee winds whistling their pleasure 
Compelling hands reach across, craving a touch 
Tattooed beats collide breathlessly, against their will 
Again, and again, and again
Until the almost spent waves of lightning 
Rend the sky apart 
Dawn left stranded on one side, looking drunkenly 
At the blushing hues, rising…
Suffusing the face of the beloved falling dusk 
And the frosted pane...
It got etched, indelibly, by warm fingers 
With your name 


MS