The cottony softness
Of my marshmallow heart-
Meltingly greets yours
Where had you been?
All these aeons?
The brittle crust of
Hopelessness took a while
To soften, to crumble
When love oozed and soaked
Me up – from your eyes
In the feathertouch of your
Lashes, your fingertips
In tingling goosebumps
And tiny shudders,
My heart, finally
Learned to beat!
22 December 2009
Just a mushy gooey start to the new year 🙂 In hope of more love to fill our lives, and keep us going through life, keeping an eye out for each other, and helping each other on our way through life 🙂
Also for two special girls, my daughters, Sash, and Abhi, as they celebrate their lives, with love 🙂
And a Happy New year to all of you! God Bless!
A Quest on Overdrive ... :) 
January 1, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Beautiful Verse..Simply exudes all the yearning !!
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January 1, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Wishing you a very happy and prosperous new year! Its good to see you back!
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January 1, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Tullika, thank you 🙂 very very much!Rakesh, thanks for the wishes, and the kind thoughts 🙂
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January 2, 2010 at 6:23 am
Beautiful Usha :)Wish you and all in the family a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year :)wishes, devika
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January 2, 2010 at 6:44 am
Thank you Devika 🙂 And best wishes to you and yours too!
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January 2, 2010 at 12:52 pm
What a lovely way to start the New Yearwith offerings of verses that endearthe beat of the heart is so crystal clear'we want more' we say who hold you dearIn the world of poetry you have no peer.Welcome back. The wait was very much worth it.
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January 2, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Lovely!! And it's awesome to see you back :)…a wonderful, and prosperous and a Happy New Year to you and your loved ones 🙂
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January 2, 2010 at 2:30 pm
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January 2, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Lovely!!! Wish you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year 🙂
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January 2, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Govind 🙂 Blessed is this space with your words, as always in verse, so delightfully crafted, and so eloquently evocative 🙂 Thank you! And best wishes!
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January 2, 2010 at 5:29 pm
IHM, thank you :)for being here, the wishes too! Wishes to you and yours too!
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January 2, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Yes Usha, when love oozes out, the brittle crust of hopelessness does soften , does crumble. The hearts start beating again.Welcome back.What a love filled tribute to the new year.Wish u a year full of love and hope.
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January 3, 2010 at 4:55 am
Balvinder Sir, thank you, for the good words for the write, and the wishes 🙂 Wish you the same too!
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January 3, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Beautiful as ever!! Thank you 🙂
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January 4, 2010 at 1:46 am
Sashu 🙂 Thank you, and God Bless!
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January 4, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Ushus ? Muah muah and more muahs till you lose count darling Ushus!:)))see? I am grinning like crazy! 😀 :Dmuah!:Dthis one seems made for me Ushus:)) really and truly..and when I reached the end and saw those lines about your two daughters?oh!you should have seen the smile on my face Ushus!:D:Dstill grinning like mad!:))((hugs)) and much much love, more than what I can possibly describe in words here:)it does seem as if I have waited aeons for him Ushus:) and yes my heart's finally learning how to beat:))but how do I describe whats going through my mind and heart as I read your lines here?:)Sols mentioned that 2009 was wonderful because she found amazing friends here:)yes Ushus 2009 was beautiful for me coz I found you didnt I?:)and I am not letting you go..((((((hugs)))))))))))love you so very much Ushus:)I have missed coming to your space..missed you like crazy:) and even one mail from you is enough to make my day:)))((hugs)) for Sashu too:)hope you too have a beautiful year Sashu:)
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January 4, 2010 at 4:30 pm
aaah..atlast you are back..after a pretty long time…been missing these words in blogdom…:)happy new year..may u churn out more such works this year..and the coming years
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January 5, 2010 at 6:39 am
Indygurl 🙂 Glad! Just that! And so filled with …. I dont know, just filled 🙂 That both you and Sashu got here :)((HUgs)) to both of you too :)Praveen, thank you 🙂 I dont know about churning out stuff… have reached a sort of dead end… lol! Best wishes for the new year too 🙂
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January 6, 2010 at 4:16 am
Ah awesome. it can't get any better than this. You coming back to blogosphere and that too with a lot of 'love'. Congrats to the ladies. Sashz, you rock :)This poem has an uncanny similarity with one of Tagore's songs. Just loved it ma'am. God bless you and keep posting frequently. 🙂
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January 7, 2010 at 3:09 am
Soumya, now the comments form seems more or less filled 🙂 Was just going to ping you about this :P! Thank you for the grace of your words too… and do send me the link to the translation of that poem you mention. Would love to read it 🙂 God Bless you too! And well…let me see if I can keep up 🙂
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February 4, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Hey !!! was just browsing and found your blog..Its a beautiful poem…I read it thrice:)
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February 27, 2010 at 5:11 pm
O God.. what a piece! There's a longing lingering and it haunts me!
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March 7, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Anamika, thank you for the visit, and your kind words :)Tamarind, it really is kind of you to have stopped by to read and write into a few writes. Thanks immensely!
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