Fleeting Love Poem by Prafulla Kumar Panda

With every inch of the unending night
as the world was out of my mortal sight
time stayed thick like a giant iceberg
to tie me with Self and to humbug

in the realm of the silent night
I rolled and rolled in utter fright
though you were not seen around
still you spoke to me without sound

hard pressed I remained unmoved
as memory didn't get me removed
rather held me tight to reel under
to split me off from the very core

and I stayed awake all night
to envision my love with my sight
though you were far and unreachable
still you shook me and made me unstable

and I rued and pined for my fleeting love
which, though unseen, still fluttered like a dove.

©Prafulla Panda, India.
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