My Dream Date

How I weave fancies around my dream date If time could satisfy some of my whims, I would, like a sprightly fawn, hop and jump Jubilant, jocular, joyous, and juvenile! Between the departing day and the descending night If it suddenly rains as a bolt from the blue With no umbrella to shield our heads How I wish to walk with you My hands twined around your waist, With no one else but only you and me. When the sun hides behind the Western ghats Bleeding red and waxing pale How I wish to ramble hand in hand Along the seashore under the canopy of the sky Sharing silent thoughts and counting the waves Lost in our private world, just you and me! On a bright clear day when the Southern Bay Like a voluptuous maid lies draped in blue And its placid surface dotted with sailing boats, How I wish to get into one And drift afar to some unknown destination With no one else but you and me Somewhere in a sheltered nook, Screened from the buzzing crowd with a river winding by And the clear waters snoozing on the white sand, In a small, sequestered cottage, Where nightly winds flute on the windowpanes How I wish to spend a night with only you and me There as we stand in a tight warm embrace, When your hot breath falls on the nape of my neck, And as you pant with passion and call me ‘My love’ How I wish to get enrobed in your mystery And sail down to the abyss of an unknown experience When nobody else matters, but only you and me! ………………………….......................................... Feb.7. 2023 ~ Placed First~ My Dream Date Poetry Contest Sponsor- Anoucheka Gangabissoon