Smile Poem by AJAYA BOHIDAR

Time was over
I put out the light
By the open window
I greeted the night

It called me brother
And embraced me tight
Promised me support
To sail in delight

The moon kissed me
And offered a smile
A smile that costs nothing
Yet it brightened my life

Night was young
So was I
It was time for her
To come nearby

Her shapely face
Deep dark eyes and hair
Lips like petal
Of a virgin flower

Her beautiful youth
And mind sublime
Never willing to surrender
To the clutch of time

Her smile
Like a flower
Beautiful fragrant
And rare

The warmth of her smile
Touched my heart
Its beating directed me
Not to desert

She held me
In her arms
And whispered to me
In calm

I love you
My dear
I did not believe
Yet did very much hear

We sat gazing
Into each other’s eye
And knew not how
The hours ran by

Suddenly the moon whispered
A lingering good bye
And said if life is a journey
Why not smile along the way