To My Beloved

To my beloved.

 

Dearest of all,

my life, my soul,

the day I first saw you

was salvation

from my sorrows.

 

As I walk with you,

I am no longer afraid

to see the world ahead.

Your joy is my joy,

your sorrow is my sorrow.

 

You grant me a wish,

I reply to you:

there is no wish

not yet fulfilled

for me to ask of you.

 

Your presence uplifts me,

your sweet words purify me,

you are like a rare gem

washed ashore from

the ocean currents

only to return deep

into her depths.

 

 

You will come back to me

another day, another time

yet you are not mine to claim.

 

Yes, to love you

with all my heart

and to follow your path

knowing there is

a home for me in you.

 

Neil Mukherjee.