Dream Girl Poem by vijay menon

i saw a dream
that's still fresh in my memory
though scores of years
have passed since then

so clear is the scene
as if it happened just now
a beautiful girl akin to a fairy
walked towards me
and talked to me
in sweet hushed tones

her voice and her giggles
left me swooning
who was she?
where has she gone?
the question nags me all the time

her mellifluous voice
and pretty face
keeps on haunting me
all the time

fleeting images and dreams
have no place in life

sometimes when i sulk
i think i need to erase
her from my mind

but then she comes
with all the force
to tell me that
she is mine

hope my tryst with her
will last for long