A Stupid Refuge

I was standing in a queue at Mumbai Airport And there in a parallel queue a stunning beauty Our eyes met, the faces were quite familiar As we graduated same year from the same university. *Kalpana, the vision of my green salad salad days Never had even a dream I will meet her like this Boarding the same British Airways air vessel. We travelled together, talked for hours. Discussed and debated our hopes and dreams. I was headed for the British University for further study And she, the exponent of *Kathkali dance for Albert Hall We navigated each other’s mind, body, and the dreams. Before the aircraft landed at the Heathrow Airport Promises were made, dreams and hopes were shaped Standing together with hand in hand at check-out queue The vision gone and I standing alone in the Airport. +++++++ May 21, 2014 Form: Free Verse Dr.Ram Mehta First Place Win Contest: Imagination by Dave Wood * An Indian name of a girl meaning vision or imagination * One of the Classical Dance of India