IN A HEARTBEAT

The arduous path uphill and

Tough rowing against current

Don’t frighten me one wee bit

I’d choose you for partner-in-arms

In a heartbeat.

 

The flowery path of love and

Onerous trudge of life’s travails

Don’t tire me even a little bit

I’d choose you for fellow traveller

In a heartbeat.

 

Those fluttering doe eyes and

Smiling dimples on the cheeks

Don’t deter me a small bit

I’d fall in love with you for eternity

In a heartbeat.

 

Those long dark tresses and

Silken shining velvet skin

Don’t push me away a little bit

I’d choose to caress them my whole life

In a heartbeat.

 

All the exciting moments and

The tempestuous testing times

Don’t daunt me a minute bit

I’d choose to shrink them into my heart

In a heartbeat.

 

Wading through dark travails and

Wallowing through sinister designs of life

Don’t scare me one tiny bit

I’d choose you as the beacon of my life

In a heartbeat.

 

The atria and the ventricles

The arteries and the veins

Don’t bother me an infinitesimal bit

I’d choose to rip open my heart and offer to you

In a heartbeat.

 

 

YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY

Cool mountain breeze

Waltzing down the slope

Picks fragrance from you, as

You take my breath away.

 

Seen deer’s elegance

Seen peacock’s grace

Seen mare’s verve, but

You take my breath away.

 

Seen twinkling stars

Seen silver-lustre moon

Seen resplendent Nature, but

You take my breath away.

 

Kissed your succulent lips

Their sweet ‘n’ juicy dips

They proffer nectar sips, and

You take my breath away.

 

Your hazel-brown eyes and

Fluttering long eyelashes

Give the doe a complex, and

You take my breath away.

 

As does the first kiss to a lass,

First shower to parched land,

And dawn’s first moist rays, So do

You take my breath away.

 

Your eyes see for mine,

Your ears hear for mine,

Your heart beats for mine, and

You take my breath away.

 

…shyam sundar bulusu

THE BRIDGE

 The goal is distant

The road is long

Got miles to go

To the place I belong

 

Looked for company

Could not find you

Trudging along alone

Darling, where are you?

 

The river is wild

Her current is rough

Darkness is on me

And the night is tough

 

I find a bridge

Rickety and worn

Tied by old ropes

Threadbare and torn

 

Help me to cross it

Hold my hand tight

Guide me across, dear

Let me take step right.

 

My life lies yon

On the bank afar

Can’t do without you

‘Tis a bridge too far!

 

…shyam sundar bulusu