Nostalgic Love Poem by Ravi Kopra

Those were different times
These are not the same

I'd wait till evening to be with you
I'd be awake all night listening to you
I'd leave everything and run after you

Those were different times
These are not the same

I'd write ghazals of love for you
I'd know when you looked in a certain way
I'd know your mind without saying a word
I'd know you wanted me by how you looked at me

We lived in a different world then
Our lives are now not the same

We would quibble over trivial matters
And would still be in love though a little angry
We used to wrap our selves onto each other
After a few moments of sweet disagreement

Those yearnings were of another kind
Our loyalties now have too far shifted

I used to light fragrant candles for you
I used to believe in every promise you made
I used to sail on rivers of sweet love
I used to thirst for your loving touch

We were always close in hearts though miles apart
Now the separation of our hearts is another matter.