Montasir Monsur Sourav
Memoirs are all that remain of the days
Drifting along the shore of sanity;
Beneath ripples of the waves in my veins
Respite is merely vanity
Silent sobs muffled by the noise
Longing for the song of your voice
Sleep hardly if ever kisses my eyes
For the bruises of the last goodbyes
Where to now? My barren soul cries
In the ruins of the heart, they say
A temple lies.
Drunken whirls of dervishes in the dusk
Streams of wine and the aroma of musk
A lake so serene, beneath a moist sky
Prayers by the shore, they say, never go dry
Lust makes way for divine union in the yards
Underneath the maple trees, on the floor of fallen leaves
A crescent moon as a witness, encircled by the stars
Ecstasy floods the body and passion consumes the soul
The grand communion arouses the dead to be whole
I yearn for a day there, whatever cost it might
To succumb to the pleasures of a never-ending night
There is a sway in the steps and a glint in the eyes
Unrest to reach the temple before yesterday’s sunrise
Shall I find the illusive pause my wits search for?
The promise of ecstasy of neither or nor?
My spirit has arrived, spurring the form to follow
The gates of this shrine await me tomorrow
A dance with the moon and rapture of the stars
The bliss of leaving behind yesterday’s scars
The path is long, the journey rather weary
Though at the end and beyond the hills
I shall find this divine sanctuary
Carry nothing but the heart, they said
And pains of past
After the eternal night at the pantheon, they said
Break free at last
Awoke
As a walk by the lake beckons, I arise from yesterday’s death
The chill in today’s morning air yearns for a solemn breath
As I stride beneath the magnanimous sky in search of some solace
To quench the cravings of a wandering heart away from this restless place
A whisper so soft, velvet would glare with envious eyes
Caresses my ears with the words, love never dies
“Awaken!”, she commands, “embrace the divine in your soul”
“Drink from my lips”, she offers, and unquench the self as a whole
Fill up the void within, insisting, she put her hand on my chest
Drawing me to her breast she says, give up unrest
Lost in ecstasy, I forgot all there is
Nothing else mattered as the void seemed to cease
Her warmth overcame a long-frozen heart
Arousing flames of fire blazing the soul apart
She was gone as my eyes fluttered back to light
Dreams again I thought as not a soul was in sight
Startled by the wet wind, I made eyes to the sky
Clouds changing shades so it seems the divine too, wants to cry
The return walk feels a strain but I carry a content smile
Tears from the crying sky awaken the memory all the while
Raindrops tease the lust and passion of the divine
Just a vivid dream it was but it was rather fine
Awoke it had me and I am total for now
Such love remains illusive yet I know it feels how
Shall I return to the walk and to the lake tomorrow?
In hope of that touch but what if I meet sorrow?
What gives to usher a hopeless walk to despair
Let the night pass and my heart to repair
Awoke I am now and hope again for anew
Such rich dreams come only to a few