Amermaidwaits... Poem by Rajashree Mohapatra

A Mermaid Waits...



An inlayed pendant
Unfolds the memories of a voyage
Picture of her beloved prince
shining in her cleavage.

Feeling of longing and sadness
hidden in tears, that her heart has to say.
Moving eyes write verses
Tears wash out words from them

A web of love she weaves
to trap her dreams in drops of rain.
In deep ocean, a mermaid dwells
Desperate passions surface well

To reveal hidden treasure of love
she has drawn to the wateredge.
Singing joyous on the shore
With waves her voice turns melodious

Her joys know no bounds
when water swirls around
Ocean fills with wave millions
Her heart swells with love impressions

O! Prince!
Prince of distant land
Stretch your arms, she may fade
Adore her, as the mountains to high heaven

Make her immortal with a kiss
Removing the vale of mists
Before storm sweepsher forever
Like waves you clasp one another.


@ Rajashree Mohapatra
Bhubaneswar, India
All Rights Reserved by the poet.



Rajashree Mohapatra is a poet in Odia and English. Her poems are translated into many national and international languages.She  devotes her time in painting. Being a Deploma in Fine Arts she has deeply studied the traditional paintings of Odishaas a source of history.