A Glimpse of Dawn - An aubade

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Crimson baked dusk was crying loud;

don't know whether for losing summer or cheering spring!

The tears of the gigantic sky rinsed the scorched leaves,

Flooded the thirsty earth,

Drenched with abundant exhausted eyes,

And Soaked the couples in romance!

Meanwhile, I was in solace 

and getting damped with my heart breaks; 

You walked toward me; stood beside me,

Together we got wet but took pleasure in the rain ourselves,

My absent tone uttered "what" and

Suddenly You snatched my hand; pulled me closer, 

And whispered in my ears 

" You are more elegant than this crescent moon!"

Indeed, we never came together again but 

I am still seeking you at every sight I meet,

Your exhausted wept eyes, an intense voice, 

and that million-dollar smile that hides an ocean of sorrow behind, 

Is everything I can remember about you!

Then I was empty to answer back, 

But this time I want to whisper something in your ears,

"Can I catch a glimpse of you every dawn?"

Can I shout loud I loved You from then when our eyes blinked at a time?

Can I say you fetched me exactly as I wished for, 

with the chaos, blotches, and flaws?

Can I say you loved me exactly as I expected,

With a little of your mind and full of heart?

But can I ask why you left?

We wouldn't have sat in the shade of 

the starry night at the terrace with a cup of coffee,

We wouldn't have sat on the core of a mountain 

and gossiped about memories, 

We wouldn't even have shared 

the dawn where I would be in your arms

and the dusk you would lie in my lap,

We wouldn't share morning tea or the pakoda in the evening,

We wouldn't have shared our vague mysteries, 

my unpublished poems, or your half-painted masterpieces;

Why did you leave so soon?

I was expecting you to stay till a threshold 

From where we couldn't return here!

I was dreaming of my last breath in your lap, with tears in my eyes!