The Falling Maples- Living Unconditionally- Poetry by S.S

From the most beautiful compositions of Nature, Wherein dwells the magnificent flora, chirps and hums of the hummingbirds, Emerges a divine echo, Like the most exquisite diamonds,  Glittering from midst the blue spread above, Your voice and that sacred confession, 'I love you'.... (c) Shilpa Sandesh

My beloved, Do you know what makes Love different from True Love? True love comes with the promise, of keeping promises, And before it puts you in dilemma, Let me say, I know not what is Love, For every molecule in my body,  Moves echoing your name, The shade of my blood, is not red, It is your name, The colour of my skin, isn't white or black or brown, It is your name, My tresses aren't golden or black or red, They are your name, My eyes, they are the seven colors of rainbow, Forming the seven letters of your name, The words and verses I pen, are not my thoughts, It is my soul, And my soul, is your name, I am not me, I am your name.... (c) Shilpa Sandesh

My Precious Gem, A serpentine river, blessed with thou aura, Where every drop is a beauteous symbol of your gleaming smile, Streams through my mortal frame,  Marking your name, with a plethora of your echoing voice, Do I belong to myself? No more,  For I now know myself by your name,  I am you, and such is my existence redefined, My Precious Gem, As the sound of your profound voice, preaches my barren soul, I rise to the unfathomable heights, How sublimely excellent, are your illustrations of life, Of love, And of everything that ever encircles my heart and mind, My beloved, you leave me in awe of everything that beautifully forms you, My precious gem, You, whose very name, beautifully forms my very being........ (c) Shilpa Sandesh

Precious than the most precious pearls, Be thy unparalleled words, As they fall into my ears,  I am redeemed, But do you fathom, the devastation my soul suffers, When your silence is all that rules, My sterile heart, drifts and shatters into a thousand pieces, And I wish I never existed........ (c) Shilpa Sandesh

Swaying seductively, dances the bow, Never did the strings realize,  What composition lies in their sighs, As the mountains are bathed in its ceaseless symphony, A silhouette walks, softly over the snow clad path, The she-wolf with brown eyes, Oh how her eyes echoed her undying love for him, How she wished that he immerse once, Once into her howling sound, And drown into her aching and yearning heart, Where sustains the crystal reflection of her promises, And the truthfulness of her swears, Walk daintily Oh lone wolf, He awaits thee, with a lost glee, Oh my beloved for life,  If the wheels of fortune, snatch away my fading breaths, Even before I could see you smile, My soul would escape my mortal frame, And take refuge in that solitary wolf, And if you hear a painful howl,  It would be my cry for love, my everlasting longing, For you........ (c) Shilpa Sandesh

Not the fancy of my innerself, Thou be my reality, Such are the impressions of thy majestic words, Words that spring from a longing heart, Do you know I am roaming, at this very moment, Into thy arcadia of woven dreams, Dreams which have lovingly welcomed me, I, who is a faded star, I feel the pangs of fear, Some stings of 'What would life be without you!' Doomed, Shattered, Broken, A carcass I would be, How I want to scream and plead to my soul, Hold my hand and, Take me with you, Take me where you belong...... (c) Shilpa Sandesh 

You,  My beloved, Are that holy spring, From which emerge, The Divine sparkles of love, Of life, of care, of adoration, Soak me in those blessed waters, And I shall be exalted....                     ~S.S~ 

Life, You've been glorious, And I am grateful, Not for my past, But my beauteous present, Oh present, Leave me not, For you are to be, My gorgeous future.... (c) Shilpa Sandesh 

Across the divine fog, in the misty winter woods, I glided towards your abode, From the window of your dwelling, I saw you , reposed near the hearth, Where embers danced to the tunes of fire, While you penned a verse for me, Your hands made an impassioned love, To every lyric, you adorned my being with, And your finger embellished with the ring of my first kiss  swayed artistically, with your right hand, My beloved, my all, Your beguiling appearance, rules my heart, And your charming self, has won my soul, And the day is nearing, that ultimate hour, When You and I, Shall together complete each other, That moment of absolute surrender, my beloved, I shall be whole, .... S.S 

Charmed, By your whispers of enamored love, By your surpassingly winsome smile, By your handsomely enticing hands,  Your fingers that yearn to caress me, By your appealing frame, And above all, By your extraordinarily pure and exquisite heart, I am until afterlife, Oh my mountain wind, Enchanted and Yours........                         ~S.S~

My beloved, Do you know what defines my existence? Your sight that falls like the incessant rays of the Sun, endlessly upon my frame, Your hands that shall mark impressions on my being, casting me as yours, Your semblance, the glory of which shall revere my aura with thy luminous glow, You, my soul's contentment, are my reason to live, And so I feel blessed, to be born for you........                             ~S.S~

My soul's exquisite desire, My very own, Earnest be thy vehement dedication, Devoted be thy zealous heart, Unexplored be thy devout soul, Ardent be thy impassioned course, Real and transparent be thy crystal thoughts, Divine be thy rapturous verses, Otherworldly be thy mystical expressions, I am that velvet flower,  the petals of which await,  the stirring touch of thy lips, The delightful aura of thy fragrant breaths, Shall sprinkle life into the smooth petiols, And like the spectacular cherry blossoms, The floret would unfurl and bloom in blushing pink, The rose folioles would be the adornment of the clenched palms, And a lore shall commence, on the silken spreads, Lost would be the souls, in the light of scented flickering candles, Bathed in the plush aroma of vanilla and lavender, A tear shall traverse down the flower's eyes, When you would unveil and stride forth, Into the secret arcadia of a thousand golden dreams........ (c) Shilpa Sandesh

In an existence showered with unanswered prayers, You, my beloved, are my redeemer, Hold my trembling hands, And guide me through the realm of fiery paths, Where I stood stranded, midst the blazing fate, Befuddled and dazed, Until you appeared like an angel,  And vowed to walk along, across the substantial haze........ (c) Shilpa Sandesh

Commence forth, on the path of belief, Where dwells one truth, the truth of togetherness, Open your heart my beloved soul, So I can bathe you in the sea of conviction, The persuasion of your soul, is my pneuma's reprise, Commit your breaths to me, my life, Offer me the key to your secret arcadia, And I shall step in, to be forever yours........ (c) Shilpa Sandesh

(c) Shilpa Sandesh Gyrating the Earth, Swimming across the seven seas, Beneath the sky with myriad of stars, My Beloved, The seven letters in your name, Have dispersed the six in mine, Bemused I am, Since the moment you have traversed, To the center of my heart....

(c) Shilpa Sandesh A flower that blooms, when thou hold it, in thy hands, A gemstone that be precious, when thou adorn it, on thy skin, The earth that unfurls with thy sight, A cloud that brings a thunderstorm, to break thy prolonged silence, A rose that blossoms in thy arcadia, to be watered each day by you, I am all of the above, my beloved king, Until Thou are my owner........

(c) Shilpa Sandesh My beloved dream, I can hear a silence, A silence adorned with the soul's scream, Thou be miles away, How I wish you could fathom, How much I miss you in your mum.......

(c) Shilpa Sandesh There is a barren land, Where dwells a lone tulip, In the warmth and protection, Of its beloved gardener, Travelers have passed by, Many walk by now and then, Eyeing what they think and call, A delightful beauty, Many wish to touch it, Some would gaze, The Tulip doesn't pay heed, Neither is it inclined to seek another gardener, It is devoted by heart and soul, And all its physical allure, To its One gardener, Her protector for life, But he feels, the tulip smiles at the roamers, "Oh my only gardener, How do I make you believe, Thou be the only one I seek, The only one my heart is rejoiced with, I have beamed not at any wanderer, As my love is for you alone, Hear Oh drifters and explorers, Eye the carnations and roses, For I am the tulip, Which belongs, Only to my beloved gardener"

(c) Shilpa Sandesh My incessant love, I wish I could talk to you, Without any exception, Every moment of this life, I wonder, and ask myself, "Why is it important to sleep?" Because as you fall asleep, My soul begins to get devoid, Of its verve, And it flutters to hear thy voice, Palpitates and quivers, to read thy words, And covets the alluring dreams, That thou engrave within me, With thy amorous expressions; My better half, I am now a part of you, You compose my existence, With the essence of all that merges, And constitutes Love, Promise me, that thou shall be with me forever, Swear by the ever existing heavenly orbs, The stars, the moon, the sun and all the falling meteors, That thou shall love me forevermore, And wouldn't ever say, Goodbye........ 

(c) Shilpa Sandesh My beloved, How do I thank you, For having ended my wait, With your beaming presence, I love you truly.... 

(c) Shilpa Sandesh It piques, Aches, And I feel all the definitions of pain, Bathe me in its galore, It is but hard to believe, That Honesty is not always rewarded with love, It is but presented with someone's hate, And I stand here, Alone, But this time, with my head held up........

(c) Shilpa Sandesh Like Earth be the Sun's beloved, I be yours, Where every breath of mine, Is my revolution around you, When you hear the air whisper, While you sway in the world of dreams, Know that, for the saccharin letters in thy name, I accomplished seven revolutions, Reciting your delightful eyes, Seven zillion times, And as you smile in sleep, Know that I kissed those much desired lips, Resuming to crown around you, My seven revolutions of love....

(c) Shilpa Sandesh What is the distance, if not traversed for you, Vague is a verse, if not hummed for you, Shallow is the vibrant Spring, if there is no stride, together, in the arcadia of fragrant love lores, Undefined is this existence, if not lived with you, Ushering the velvet petals, upon the barren flower, named I, Thou cradled my sterile heart,  With a boundless fervor, and your glorious soul, Indebted I am, for the endless smiles, That thou showered upon me, holding my hands, To walk along, a zillion undiscovered miles........

(c) Shilpa Sandesh Halt, stop flowing Oh saline drops, Bathe not my cheeks no more, The night is still, And my heart, My heart aches with my soul's shrills, I burn in this twilight, With flames of time, Douse the blaze if you could Or in ashes I must end.... 

(c) Shilpa Sandesh  Oh soulmate,  Do you love me?  I shall cross the seas and oceans,  Not once or twice,  But until the day,  There with you, I will forever stay,  Oh soulmate,  Would you give me a chance?  I shall stay on my knees,  And plead for thy love,  Until you say,  You have faith in me,  Oh soulmate,  Do you believe in me?  I shall never leave you,  But I apologise,  If time takes my breaths,  Before I am blessed to see you,  Oh soulmate,  Will you be my soulmate too? 

(c) Shilpa Sandesh What defines the restlessness of a yearning soul? What delineates the pain of a longing heart? Words, But as I express my aching self, To my beloved life, He says with a candied smile, "Nothing equals what your words, Have manifested into me" "Oh my cherished dream, Bestow upon me, That moment of exaltation, When my words wouldn't be solitary, But shall usher with the tears, That my seeking eyes have carried, With the smile, which since ages, I haven't felt on my lips, One moment, Let me plead to you, For that, Moment, Where I would worship thou, And i n my mortal hands, Will offer my heart and soul, "

(c) Shilpa Sandesh Beauty of the rain, And allure of the rainbow, Lies not in the clouds or water or earth, It lies in You, being with me, When every drop that falls on my cheeks, Caresses your semblance too.................

(c) Shilpa Sandesh Oh Seraphim, Whisper thy voice, Into my barren ears, Sprinkle some pearls of thy smile, Upon my glum lips, Utter those words of desire, Which says, without me, something is amiss Sing that divine hymn, That says that thou be mine........

(c) Shilpa Sandesh And for a micro moment, The existence seems still, As if lacking a meaning, When the fate stumbles downhill, None can answer, What or when or how or why! I am guided to step forth, And measure the sky, And force open, That holds all the secrets, My third eye......... 

(c) Shilpa Sandesh My Beloved, Across the spaces and time, I see your eyes, To fathom what they speak, As they are more eloquent, Than your very lips, A zillion thoughts envelop you, Let me be one of those thoughts, My heart desires to hear you, I would give away my whole self, For one moment, For one moment however minute or big, For one moment to look into your eyes, While I put my hand on your lips, Let for once, those eyes talk to me, For I wonder, if you can fathom, Even one-tenth of what you mean to me, And so I wish,  You could hear my heart........

And into the sands of time, My frame shall be ashes, For the earth is in me, And I am in earth, And the earth is You........               ~S.S~

(c) Shilpa Sandesh That semblance, Composed of the most precious pearls, Resides in my heart, Thy expressions are eloquent, And sing thy soul euphoniously, I played the notes of feelings, On the strings of emotions, And my pneuma moved, It left me, abandoned me, There is no peace, In a life that doesn't have you, My whole self finds solace, Only in you....

(c) Shilpa Sandesh Mark your presence, Oh dear soul, Shine once again, For there's nothing more I can write, Unless I hear your voice........ 

(c) Shilpa Sandesh I saw a blooming flower, Strangled and left half-dead, It struggled to ruminate, Is it the death it wants, Or should it ask for a new life? The lifeless contemplation of that cold frame, To give up or fight, And from the sky, descended an archangel, With the charm of a prince, And semblance of white gold, A voice like a melody, And eyes, made up of stars, The seraphim picked up the flower, Cradled it in his hands, Caressed with his divine touch, Until it came back to life, The laughter was revived, The flower wished to bloom, They went half way, To the terrain of adoration, But on the way laid,  The sprawling desert sea, I wonder what next would be, Would the cherub carry the flower along, Or would the flower be laid, In the desert of forlorn?

(c) Shilpa Sandesh My soul, from the far away kingdoms, I have dreamt since a zillion decades, To be your slave, Exalted I am, that thou sought me, And sprinkled countless petals of roses, Beneath my unworthy feet, Take me if you can, To those mysterious lands, Where dwells an endless love, For my soul flutters, To fly to you, For I be thy cherished dove........

(c) Shilpa Sandesh Incomplete would be my soul, Without your crystal heart, Leave me not amidst this haze, For I shall forget forever my way ; Fractioned would be my heart, If you keep it devoid, Of your fragrant breaths, For in the hot desert sand, I will be blown away like a twig; Sheathe me Oh my beloved Soul, Envelope me in your embrace, Or else I will shatter, Like broken pieces of the mirror, Because only you, You alone, Can make me whole.... 

(c) Shilpa Sandesh I wait here, Trapped in the beauteous hourglass, The time passes, and so does the breaths, And I look out of the glass, Will my savior be there? Or would I breath my last, As buried I shall be, in the sand, Hold my hand and pull me out, The longing is beyond my sufferance now......

(c) Shilpa Sandesh To adore you, Has been the most extravagant gift, Bestowed upon me, In life's ever blinding mist, I walked upon the thorns, And you guided my way, Onto the path sheathed in flowers, I have loved you, Since the time immemorial, To love you endlessly, Since countless births and deaths, We have sailed together, in the boat of devotion, As we reach in the middle of the ocean, I am scared of its depths, Leave not my side, Leave not my hand, For I know not how to swim, In this World of substantial whims, And I plead you, from my heart's core, Be mine forever, For I am forever yours........

(c) Shilpa Sandesh A poesy everyday, To be tasted by your eyes, That is my heart's desire, Ever since I lost myself, To the sound of thy voice, Seeking is operose, Ages and births and deaths and births again, And then is found, the most precious one, I sought and I found, You, my beloved, Turn not your seraphic glimpse, Ever away from my ordinary semblance, Your gaze lends vision to my eyes, I can see you smile at me, Such is the intensity, Of your timeless adoration, That I can't resist my mind and heart, For it longs to pen my love, All day, everyday, From the unseen morrow Until the unfathomable twilight....