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Sandcastles

"Love...ultimate truth in life,    
                  came tiptoeing, whispering...murmuring...tinkling" - by Poet    

                      
                      walking aimlessly on the pristine beach, 
               find a little boy unwaveringly making sandcastles!              
                                How much I feel I am him!        
                         making sandcastles all day, till today! 
          
                            I thought I had it all.. possessed       
                        worldly things anyone would crave for,            
                               I thought my life was fulfilled, 
                  did I realize my prized castles were made of sand? 
                   only to get washed away by the sapphire waves              
                                    of the fathomless  ocean! 
                
                                      How oblivious was I?     
                        I didn't know where my treasure was, 
                     the rare gem which only a fortunate can 
                       unearth from the depth of the ocean, 
                   like an ecstatic  diver finding exquisite pearls 
                                      in the arabian sea, 
      
                      I didn't realize who was waiting for me, 
           as if in a gossamer veil from an unforgettable distant past.         
                        The nebulous past which beckoned me.         
                          and who I was waiting for all my life -        
                       like an ancient mariner awaits to sight                 
                                 a grassy island where he can harbour his ship! 
            
                            Finally.. my love, I found you!            
                           I found you the way I dreamed          
                          about you in my fondest dreams.      
                   You used to appear in my crimson dreams,      
                   like a captivating fairy from my misty past,            
                             just to disappear in obscurity! 
            
                            I loved you when I didn't realize                         
                                         what love is!               
                               Love...ultimate truth in life,    
                  came tiptoeing, whispering...murmuring...tinkling       
                          as if a drizzle of rain showered on us,
               a melody emanated from rhapsody of euphoric cuckoos,          
                            an unbreakable bond was created.
     
                  no longer I am a lonely lost wandering traveller,          
                     My castles are not made of sand any more!


                                     February 26, 2022
              G - Give me a new poem - any form - Poetry Contest
                              Sponsor: Constance La France
                                         Theme: Love
                                         FIRST PLACE

                      Free Verse - Old or New Poetry Contest
                                    Sponsor: Joseph May

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Joseph May Date: 8/30/2022 5:14:00 AM Finding a love you dream of, Congrats on your win Malabika, Very nicely done Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 3/14/2022 3:40:00 AM I have read your winning entry and was delighted to see it on the winners' list. Congratulations on your place of honor. Way to go. Sara Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 3/4/2022 1:05:00 AM Mala, congratulations on your win in my Give Me A New Poem Contest with your beautiful poem, and I love your quote and image too ~Constance Login to Reply Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 3/4/2022 10:36:00 AM Thank you, Constance. It's an honour - you are a very special sponsor.

Terry Miller Date: 3/2/2022 12:04:00 AM Congratulations on a fine win. Login to Reply Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 3/4/2022 10:37:00 AM Thank you, Terry. I am going to read yours too. Thanks for dropping by.

JCB Brul Date: 2/27/2022 7:48:00 AM Finding a lost love is more than finding a treasure. I love your last line, " my castles are not made of sands anymore". You are a queen dear Mala. Login to Reply Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 2/27/2022 9:28:00 AM Thank you, Dear JCB. Truly appreciate your inspiring comment.

Valsa George Date: 2/26/2022 9:10:00 PM " Love...ultimate truth in life, came softly whispering...murmuring...tinkling as if a drizzle of rain showered on us'.... Fantastic lines... Mala. Love the whole poem. Once we find love, the castles we build are no more sand castles! Login to Reply Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 2/27/2022 9:27:00 AM Thank you, Valsa. Really appreciate your inspiring comment.

L Milton Hankins Date: 2/26/2022 6:42:00 PM Such a lovely piece of writing, Mala, and I think you owe that little boy a debt of gratitude, for his sandcastles reminded you of yours. And yours are not made of sand. How delightful! I thoroughly enjoyed your work. Login to Reply Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 2/27/2022 9:26:00 AM Thank you, Milton. Appreciate your beautiful comment.