No one needs to ask what love is
You know it is there when you are
Happy with each other.
Love is expressed in many little ways.
It is a need and a blessing for mankind-
It becomes a habit when two hearts join.
Love is a can of soda on your sultry days
A touch of soft breeze on sweat-covered face
A burning of desire under wrinkled sheets
Sharing of a pillow and a whisper!
Are you asleep?
Love is quiet comfort with hearts align,
Or a bubbly laughter with beer and wine.
Love is also a heartache
That becomes an elusive dream.
Some say love is God
That I have no doubt about.
Both are as mysterious and of depth unknown
As any thing that you and I have ever known.
But for love there is one sure sign,
Unbreakable in good or bad times.
Love is a commitment of a heart and a soul.
Like an unforgettable line etched in a stone.
It's this commitment that you make tonight.
A commitment that you keep to each other.
In million ways your love will be attacked
Yet there will always be one reason to protect
It's the commitment that you make tonight.
For even when life seems like an illusion
Love's light will remove all your confusion.
Some day when you care for each other in old
Your love will still be a strong bond to hold..
Like a wilted rose
It will spread it's fragrance
Like a burning incense
Its aura will be in the ashes
Like a baby's sweet smile
In your memories it will shine.
I don't think enough can be said about love. It is the purest, strongest and deepest of emotions. Who can really define love, yet we all know when it is not present. There is a void that nothing else can fill. When love is in our lives, no problem is insurmountable, no burden too heavy, no distance too far. Those who have not loved, have not lived. Yes, I too believe Love is God. What a wonderful poem, Savita, filled with beautiful sentiments that could only spill forth from a loving heart.
A nice poem on love, must have been an added attraction in a marriage ceremony.
Thank you Akhtarji. Yes it was well received and I was most happy in reciting.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
What a beauitful poem...i bet your nephew was very pleased with it... Annette
Thank you Annette for your comment. Yes the couple and others were very happy. And it was a bright moment for me too.