An ode to an unfulfilled desire!!!!!!

When loneliness accompanies you to dreamland,

To a star less sky in the midst of sand,

Where the moon stands sentry, all bright and gold,

Therein resides in repose, the beauty to behold.

Where the breeze rushes to seek her presence,

Where the rain beats down to wet her essence,

Where the flowers sway craving for her fold,

Therein resides in repose, the beauty to behold.

Where the birds chirp drunk on her fragrance,

Where the milieu smells heavy of her innocence,

Where the heart frequents stories unheard, untold,

Therein resides in repose, the beauty to behold......

With bated breath I wait, skipping countless beats,

Another moment, another life, I live through deaths,

The wind has her, the trees have her, even the sky, the ground,

But nowhere is she to be seen, nowhere is she to be found.

Suddenly, in a blitz, dark went the robe of night,

Magically rose the mist with darker insight,

The moon played truant, hiding out of sight,

Gushed in the breeze, mocking at my plight.......

Through the haze, The SUN shimmered in the moon's reflection,

The stars twinkled beneath those hazel ocean,

Serenely she stood staring, a reality mired in illusion,

Untrammeled, unrivalled, an epitome of perfection.......

A thick rich auburn adorned her mane,

Teasing the cloud, flowing insane,

Brighter she shone like the yellow of bloom,

The moon turned pale, wearing a halo of gloom...

Ensnared I stood, feasting on the divine delight,

With enraptured vision, filling in my craving sight,

Her countenance a home to countless expressions,

Some piercing, some probing others unbridled emotions …

For once she turned to find me staring,

Coyly she looked, her smile flickering,

She looked for a while then retreated gently,

Blushing behind the veneers of modesty.

My senses benumbed, my mind conquered,

My heart pounding, my feet foundered,

Rain danced, the wind stood testimony,

Time froze, in the sweetest moment of agony,

In a moment I had lost my life's treasure,

letting in, in turn, the pangs of pleasure,

Dream moments ago, desire a few later,

Destination moments ago, destiny a few later.