HEAVENLY SPLENDOUR

Nothing suitable for you to ornament

Though I search the whole cosmos

I seek every nook and cranny

But in vain all

I hunt among the galaxies

To find the best jewel

For my sweet to wear

I have been in enquiry among

The green dales and cobalt sky

For my bellowed to dress in

The apposite and perfect garment.

No suitable bed I can find

For my sweetheart to sleep

Though I search far and wide

Among singing birds and chattering brooks

And even the whistling wind I enquire

To compose the sweetest lullaby

I explore the black night

To draw her eye lines black

But the darkest night is not

Enough black for her oceanic eyes.

Among the flowers I search

Fragrance in variety but

The spring is not enough

For her to perfume!

And I now rejoice in my heart-

Nothing beautiful

In the cosmos is not enough

For your heavenly splendour.

                        17.05.11