Malabika Ray Choudhury Poet Romanticism

Notes About The Poem

Notes: When writing a poem with romanticism as my theme, I thought of the legend of Radha and Krishna, the eternal lovers, from Hindu Mythology. Radha used to meet her beloved on stormy nights, when on the way, often her feet used to get pricked by thorns, and bleed. She never stopped. Their love and devotion transcended eternity.  


                                            August 16, 2022
                                   R Poetic Forms Poetry Contest 
                                    Sponsor: Constance La France
                                              FIRST PLACE

My Path To You

"The sounds of Earth is the music of my soul."

       
                                 A beautiful path I travelled,
                                   An oasis I have reached,
                             You were, my love, waiting for me,
                                       I waited for you too.

                     There were rocks which were rough on my feet
                                 There were  thorns on the flowers,
                                    which pricked me to bleed,
                                      I stumbled a few times,

                                   But I didn’t stop, I didn’t cry,
                                 I knew you were waiting for me,
                                         I waited for you too.

                                        My path was uneven,
                                 My journey was tempestuous,
                                        My love was strong,
                                         My gaze luminous,

                                 The champagne light of autumn, 
                                mysterious whisper of twirling leaves,
                              The turquoise waves lapping on shore, 
                             chirping melody by a tiny hummingbird,
                             elusive dewdrops on lotus leaves..quivering, 

                                 Earth's music envelops my soul, 

                                  I knew you were waiting for me,
                                         I waited for you too.

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Sam Kauffman April 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM Mala, what a beautiful expression of committed love - love lived even through pain. Your imagery is so evocative and tender in lotus leaves, dewdrops and music. Wonderful to see this on the winners list. Congratulations. Hugs and blessings, my friend.

Constance La France September 6, 2022 at 11:18 PM Mala, excellent Romanticism poem beautifully penned and presented. Congratulations on your win in my Writing Challenge - Let Your Muse Be Inspired, I love the image too, God Bless ~ Malabika Ray Choudhury September 7, 2022 at 8:25 AM Thank you so much, Dear Constance. I am honoured with your placement.

Sara Kendrick September 2, 2022 at 6:50 AM Congratulations on this great winner. Way to go. Sara Malabika Ray Choudhury September 2, 2022 at 7:24 AM Thank you, Sara. Really appreciate your inspiring comment.

JC Brul August 23, 2022 at 6:30 AM The search is over at last..True love lost and found. So beautifully told. Blessings.^___^JCB Malabika Ray Choudhury August 23, 2022 at 3:10 PM Thank you, Dearest Friend, for your exquisite comment. This poem is very simple in vocabulary, but probably it has been influenced by an Indian mythology. Read those mythologies in my childhood - comes back in all my writings. Love and blessings ~ Mala

Valsa George August 16, 2022 at 9:38 PM "whispering of twirling leaves, The turquoise waves lapping on shore, chirping melody by a tiny hummingbird",..... you have distilled the most pleasant sounds from Nature and melded them into a sweet music. These are indeed sounds that will delight one and all. With this music enveloping your soul, your waiting becomes a lovely experience. Lovely poem, dear Mala Malabika Ray Choudhury August 23, 2022 at 2:53 PM Dear Valsa, this poem just appeared in my mind at middle of night - like a song with the repetitions. I got it ready for Constance's contest later, when I found her form is "Romanticism". There might be many more exquisite poems from many talented poets - mine is a simple song of romance and love.