Everyday is a Valentine's day
Under the starlit skies
when we were together
I looked at you
and I looked up at the moon
I looked at you
and I did not look up at the moon
Love engulfed me
Love engulfed us
and that was years ago
Today
under the same starlit skies
I looked up at the moon
and I looked at you
I looked up at the moon again
Thoughts engulfed me
Thoughts about us
Thoughts about our transformation
During those early days
our love roared
like a raging river jumping off the cliff
Today it is like a broad stream
calm and clear, dark and deep
flowing ever so gently toward the sea
the beckoning sea of the unknown and unknowable
Love was unidimensional once
Now it is a multifaceted gem
Like us, love too has aged
Is it not, dear?
Today it is understanding and friendship
and the feelings of togetherness
always
educating, exploring, endearing
and never uninteresting
splendid and serene
fond and forgiving
Then, we had to eagerly wait for the Valentine's day
But now, everyday is a Valentine's day.
J K Mohana Rao
Note: The I in this poem is the poetic eye only.
Comments
Lata
Tue, 2010-02-16 13:35
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Well mOhanaji, everybody is going to take some time to post their thoughts on this one. This is the 3rd time I'm trying to comment, and all it does is make me go read it one more time, and then we get lost in the meanings. Then we wonder how you pack different/all feelings into your carefully chosen words. And then, we think about how the "toward the sea" part makes one feel sad. And finally, after pondering about words that follow, I realized that sometime after feeling sad and happy, I had turned green
I want what you have Mohanaji, and I don't mean your poetic abilities.
Lata
Tue, 2010-02-16 17:45
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Note: the Note part at the end of this poem was added on after my first comment.
jkmrao
Wed, 2010-02-17 06:28
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Guilty, as charged
Regards! - mOhana
Lata
Wed, 2010-02-17 12:11
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Just a curiosity; am I the only one who read it. I mean, apart from the poet.
gvidhya
Fri, 2010-02-19 07:11
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Wow! I was really moved.. what a deep and meaningful lyrics.. Thanx for sharing this wonderful poem.
anirudh
Mon, 2010-02-22 04:06
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wow very nice.... the experience talks thee best
sjnt
Mon, 2010-02-22 04:49
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Beautiful poem sir, You have compared ur
past and present feelings with the flow of a river.Howmuchever times u read such poems, its a new feel each time u read it.
toindhu
Mon, 2010-03-01 19:49
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem with us. It makes me look forward hopefully to future years of my mariage. (Only compleated 4 years now.) Thanks for giving nice hope for future.