Did You Want To Go? Poem by Raj Arumugam

did you want to go
just you and me?
to the woods where the grass is soft
and the tall trees give gentle shade


did you want to go,
precious pearl of the ocean,
did you want to go
just you and me?
to the quiet cabin
away from the village
and where the fire will keep us warm
and the singing crickets guard the door


did you want to go
just you and me?
to the fields where the flowers
bloom like patterns on rich silk
and the butterflies dally between


shall we go now,
my sweetheart of gentle ways?
we shall pitch the tent at the river bank
and sit by the fire and observe the stars
while the owl hoots on a tree nearby;
and you will tell me tales of your childhood
and I shall sing the praise of the moon


did you want to go
just you and me?
to the woods where the grass is soft
and the tall trees give gentle shade