Love Song For Lavanya Lahiri
Lavanya, when we were together
I could not say
The things I needed
To say: so, instead,
I wrote you this poem.
Lavanya, I know now,
From having known you
For so long, that the sun
Sits gently on your fair,
Young and innocent shoulders
And sensitively touches your
Skin and how that makes you
Feel blessed, as if you are chasing
Butterflies and playing with bunny
Rabbits smack dab in the middle
Of the proverbial Garden of Eden.
Lavanya, every breath I take reminds
Me of you: the way you would play
With your long, jet-black hair,
Your laughter when you found
My joke funny, even your human imperfections
Had men chasing after you like panting
Dogs frothing at the mouth.
Lavanya, I remember now how
Your dimpled cheeks, when you smiled,
Would chase away the gloomy clouds
From the evil sky and how the demonic
Chills of an icy winter would embrace
You warmly when the rest of us
Foolish mortals had to huddle in
Front of an open fireplace burning
Slowly in my living room.
Lavanya, don’t abandon me
Now for greener pastures
You have discovered on
Foreign shores: please send me
The sweet perfume of your
Nubile and fertile body to
Stop me from shivering
Without your company.
Lavanya, I have noticed
That when you are not
Around, the birds outside
My window suffer from
The empty nest syndrome,
The moon, in the night sky,
Suddenly covers her face
And the stars form a constellation:
A portrait of you which lights
Up the darkness enveloping our world.
Lavanya, rest assured, the only way
You can please me would be for
You to ride on a magic carpet
And visit me at home:
Let it be a pleasant surprise,
However, but rest assured,
I will be waiting for you,
My beloved, with a bouquet
Of freshly-cut red roses in
One hand and a bottle of wine
In my other hand: I will, once
Again, welcome you into my
Life with a song on my lips,
A dance in my steps, and we
will be united as if we had
never parted in the first place.
BIO:
Dr. Archan Mehta has earned a PhD. in Management. Currently, he is a Consultant and Writer based in India. In his free time, Dr. Mehta likes to stroll in the outdoors and party with close friends. He is also fond of meditation. Please feel free to reach out to the poet at archanm@hotmail.com at your convenience.
