Sandcastles Poem by banamala sen

walking aimlessly on the pristine beach,
find a little boy unwaveringly making sandcastles!
How much I feel I am him!
making sandcastles all day, till today!

I thought I had it all.. possessed
worldly things anyone would crave for,
I thought my life was fulfilled,
did I realize my prized castles were made of sand?
only to get washed away by the sapphire waves
of the fathomless ocean!

How oblivious was I?
I didn't know where my treasure was,
the rare gem which only a fortunate can
unearth from the depth of the ocean,
like an ecstatic diver finding exquisite pearls
in the arabian sea,

I didn't realize who was waiting for me,
as if in a gossamer veil from an unforgettable distant past.
The nebulous past which beckoned me.
and who I was waiting for all my life -
like an ancient mariner awaits to sight
a grassy island where he can harbour his ship!

Finally.. my love, I found you!
I found you the way I dreamed
about you in my fondest dreams.
You used to appear in my crimson dreams,
like a captivating fairy from my misty past,
just to disappear in obscurity!

I loved you when I didn't realize
what love is!
Love...ultimate truth in life,
came tiptoeing, whispering...murmuring...tinkling
as if a drizzle of rain showered on us,
a melody emanated from rhapsody of euphoric cuckoos,
an unbreakable bond was created.

no longer I am a lonely lost wandering traveller,
My castles are not made of sand any more!



Edited March 4,2022