Flower of Romance.....

Oh! why do you wilt so soon,

Like showers of summer rain,

Gone long  before your cool droplets,

Satiate thirst of dried   parched, dead land,

Oh! why are you so delicately  short lived,

Why do you always get mercilessly,

Throttled by  your very creator,

Nurturer whose loving caresses,

Water you into youthfulness,

Making  you seep into  lives,

Intoxicating whiff of vibrant wines,

Igniting passions, glorifying existence,

Beautifying all encompassing frivolity,

Every dawn enthuse smiling sunshine,

Dusky moonlight shining star like,

Whispering sweet nothings,

Into melting embodiments,

Never veering from the lone

Path of love's rudiments,

Love melts into worship,

Two lives merge beautifully,

Molding into one bonded whole,

Suddenly and ruthlessly,

Harsh and sodden realities of life,

Mercilessly pluck each delicate petal,

Off the beauteous flower of romance,

Rendering it colourless, breathless, lifeless,

Leaving behind gasping love,

At the mercy of the,

Pesky  practicalities of life.

~Sonali.S.C~

9th October 2003

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