THE DESIRED EXPECTATIONS

as forest fire,wounds of heart

awaken, in midnight

in far away on river bed

alone sand piper calls

with painful tune,

once again bamboo trees are

flared in the life,

every moment wild blooms are

falling down, one by one

stable flow of heart

agitated, consistently unsung

message knocking the door,

in the wet breath, a face

sinks,floats in sequence as the

half opened the petals

of aquatic liliy, shivering in the

moonlit gental wind,

drowsy night is decorated by

the galaxies, stars

clouds have removed the

hydrous tent before end of night,

the oisis is settled on the

opened eyes,indeed caravan

of dreams were relaxed

for few moments, the drops of

songs dripped too,the

memories illuminated with full

spirit,but isolation of

heart beat remained as usual,

sky had poured complete

milky light,I tried to smile

it reached up to lines of lips !

gradually,but before the morning

all shattered in form of

dewdrops,on the landscape

the region of chest is left over

as rain rejected the arid land,

the thirsty eyes gazed

the sky with desired expectation.

--- SHANTANU SANYAL