Had I

Had I been around you.

To feel your scents of piousness,

That makes my inner child dance,

Like a damsel of remote village.

Had I been around you.

To feel your warm embrace,

That makes me feel sensual,

Like a bride of first night.

Had I been around you.

To feel your vibes of heart,

That makes me sing ballads of love,

Like the cuckoo of high hills.

Had I been around you.

To feel your prime of days gone by,

That makes me melancholic,

Like a solider, lost his friend in a war.

© Farooq kuchay, India

Painting by Sandhya Dwivedi, India