FORELSKET

A Poem by Anshu

when you begin to fall in love..

Woods,

At the monsoon
I shall tell you my love,
Clouds did burst open
Dolorous ,
With agony
Of yours and mine.

The ways were not unbent,
They were serpentine,
Hay bordering them
And the earth?
Earth was loose sand.
The change of wind a minute before it poured
My dear,
Do you know what it felt like?
It was like you
Like a paradox
Pleasant , tender
Yet roaring like tempest and strong
Cafuning my hairs,
Putting them at the back of my earlobe.

I shall flow further and tell you,
What I saw
I saw loose earth
Gliding and rising above the surface
As your rhymes do
Forming two silhouettes
Silhouettes?
I shall tell you my love ,
It was you and me
They were chasing the stories
the enigmas
exploring
flowing
altogether
ecstatically ,
through the lantanas
oaks , cactus and wild berries.
Then I shall tell you,
It merged, whirling into one
And did rise above my head
And went to the lake
And rested there.

Do you know my love?
I saw feathers too,
Soft and white
Kind and light
Just like you.
I collected some
As souvenirs like you do
Oh , how I forgot to tell you my love ,
About the dandelions .?
I whispered to them
Some of our secrets
And they flew ,
Roaming to the corners of earth
Telling the birds , pebbles ,
Flowers sky and earth
About our love.

Did I tell you that it rained heavily?
Yes , dear , it rained
The fragrance of the earth
Which we ate
I stole it all and kept it in my body.
I felt the frisson of love when the silver ropes
Touched me.
Lakes , potholes were all upto the brim
Did I tell you about the frogs that were hopping?
And the children playing in the mud
Reminded me of your laughs?
Did I tell you ?
I saw fireflies?
They were like you ,
Always glowing in my nights.
Did I tell you My Neruda?
I made the boats of my origami heart
Which I sailed in the air
For you to collect
Did I tell you what it felt like?
It felt like ,
That you have somehow healed me.