Half a score and two years ago,
A damsel I met in the dry rain;
Alluring eyes wet with tears,
Yet with raindrops they mingled,
Silently sliding down her cheek,
Not a sound revealing her fear.
Pretty stranger, standing alone,
I know not what called me to her,
Reach for her hand and say,
“Little lady, why so miserable?
Come in from this raging rain,
Let’s have some tea in the cafe.”
She refused at first, shied away,
Afraid of my hand, not known,
Shook her gold locks and told,
“I’m alone and cheated of trust,
All hands seem friendly no more,
Betrayed; worthless, fool’s gold.”
She walked off, eyes still teary,
No one to console in her misery,
No trustworthy hand then in hers;
I know not why, my feet followed,
I read her silence, heard her shout,
“Is my life a blessing or a curse?”
She turned, she saw me nearby,
“Go away, I mean nothing to you,
Don’t ruin your life by my side.”
Yet at that moment, I felt not so,
Heartbeat quick, anxiety nearby,
Was this true or had heart lied?
“I know I know not who you are,
Where you did come from today,
Why destiny crossed our path now;
Yet I do feel, we were meant to be,
Heart hasn’t lied; I’ve felt this before,
With you now, I have fallen in love.”
She stared at me, “Is he insane?”
Her thoughts just drifted across,
Yet when I approached, she stayed;
“My heart beats, they say the same,
No one has cared for them before,
I do pray your trust is not mislaid.”
Love at first sight, was it so simple?
We stood together in that dry rain,
Talked like forever we had known;
As the world watched, lips did lock,
Love had conquered, strangers two,
Lonely hearts both, yet never alone.
Memories never part, not like this,
No hesitation, next day we married,
Said our vows to Him, became one;
Twelve years to this day, it has been,
Lot of small fights, shared smiles too,
We’re still together under the sun.
Love still holds us close, holds true,
An angel in our life, to cherish forever,
No misunderstandings slay our smile;
Strangers when we met, unsure in life,
Love brought together, granted wish,
Love shall keep us one, all the while.
i hav no words to ell you after reading urs… vinay you ar ethe best poet of your kind.. Keep it up !!
a beautiful poem on love… loved the way to have picturized it … beautiful …
Brilliant poem Leo, very pleasuerable to read.Yvonne.
Elegancy 🙂 Loved it 🙂
gosh..is this true to life..? its so nice..!! i also believe in what they call love at first sight..a really nice narrative poem ^_^(p.s. check out my latest post if you have time,,.thanks :3)
beautiful poem as ever…:)you should have linked this to OSI also…all about love, isn't it?keep sharing your beautiful thoughts… i mean…you have a…A BEAUTIFUL MIND!gOOD MORNING!!! 🙂
thanks to: pramoda.best poet of my kind? 😮 what kind am i? :oglad u liked the poem 🙂
thanks to: rajlakshmi.i sort of had it in my mind. 🙂 glad u liked it!
thanks to: yvonne.glad u liked it! 🙂
thanks to: miya.:) 🙂
thanks to: ayu.sort of true to life, sort of fiction! 🙂 yeah, i blv in love at first sight too! 😀 glad u liked it & will drop by at ur latest post asap! 🙂
thanks to: amity.have linked it there too. glad u feel i've a beautiful mind! 🙂
i must say leo, i could really feel love in each and every word of this poem. by the way, best of luck for the contest at colors magazine. me too participating for the first time 🙂
Nice one.. Vinay.!
Beautiful words! What a testimony to the power of love.
Leo, It's a very visual poem, therefore visual love as well :):) Ashes
Too good! you are really good at this kind of poetry 🙂 Loved it. Yay! Raiders rock 🙂
Wonderful Read as always Leo!! :)Waiting to read many many more!!60 lines!! Phew!! B-R-E-A-T-H-L-E-S-S!!! 😀
🙂 🙂 I agree with the visual aspect Vinay. One can feel the emotions of the two people. I felt the flow .great one. Cheers!!!
thanks to: deepak.glad u liked it! 😀 🙂 thanks for the wishes. the same to u as well.
thanks to: srijith unni.glad u liked it! 🙂
thanks to: sweetest in the gale.:) thank u so much for that lovely comment! 🙂
thanks to: pinoo.glad u liked it! 🙂
thanks to: avada.haha 😀 i dont know of that. i'm good at poems tho! thanks n glad u liked it! 🙂
thanks to: rumya.breathless? 😀 ok. will make it 100 lines next time ;)glad u liked it!
thanks to: tiku.thanks. for the formatting too! glad u liked it! 🙂
hi Leo, you have wonderful pile of poems here, awesome flow of thoughts, thanks very much for your comments, 'my mistake' I didn't do my research on the acrostic…wil sure work on it.. thanks again..n you rock!!!!
Beautiful love. Thank you.
Wonderful poem Leo. It reads like a fairy tale. Your writing is amazing!
thanks to: vani.glad u liked my pile of poems. welcome for the comment. its not a mistake. the poems were quite good 🙂
thanks to: sandy.:)
thanks to: write girl.likewise i'm sure 🙂 thanks a lot!
As always.. Leo very well weaved.. Magic that is!
Thanks to: Ramesh Sood.:) thanks! 🙂