An Endless Summer

    20-Jul-2019
-K Radhakumar
 
No rain
Ah, no rain
For days on end.
Heat rises.
People suffer at the workplace;
People suffer at home.
One can hardly sleep a wink.
The tragedy is dead
Once it pours with rain –
Fish swim in the water bodies,
Garden flowers and plants smile broadly.

In my late teens
I gave my heart to a girl.
She smiled back
And the knowing smile said,
‘I know your feelings about me.’
Numb with shock, I realized
My heart’s desire was a dream.
My weakness was not important
In the overall scheme of things.
Oh, what a pity!
Love broke me
She simply was not the woman
After my own heart.

This is my love story
And is brief.
I try to keep it simple
But is not that simple.
I still have feelings for her.
Will there fall
A drop of rain
That will wipe
The stab of pain in my heart?

Earth!
Every day you receive
The tombs of diehard flames of human heart.
The heart is immortal,
Hence no harsh words
No scornful laugh.
Let my poetry deal with
The affairs of the heart;
Let me sing only songs of love.
My dearest wish is to leave the world,
The forgiving parents,
With a smile on my lips.