In Dreams

In that light with no shine

Of the diffused pre dawn

And everything painted

In shades of grey and black

Did I but see her outline separate itself

From the conjoined continuity

Of everything in dark...

I heard the siren in my mind

Of images flashing,

Of ambulance, of urgency

Of doctors and nurses

Who could not save her,

Could not prevent her exit!

When was it, how did it all happen,

Why was my mind so hazy?

Clouded in thick fog

Unable to recollect

Yet the heart was full of sobs.

But she was there,

I saw her,

Beckoning me to come

Yet the further she drifted

The more I advanced towards her

Across the grey forest,

Disappearing

And appearing again.

I tried to call out to her

Please stop, wait for me, take me

But words would not come out

And heavy legs somehow dragging,

Till I saw her waiting for me

At the edge of the boundless expanse

Where she held my hand telling me

She had to go

To the other world across the dimension

Where she will wait for me

And a dark cloud blended her

Into the azure.

And I alone, bereaved,

Tears gushing down my neck,

Feeling irreparable loss,

Of the only one I ever loved

Cried out loud at the sky

And felt the sound of my voice

When she shook me hard.

What a relief! Oh! What a joy!

To find her there beside me,

Standing with lights switched on,

Holding a glass of water for me.

And I so thankful

That it was just a dream.

.... Ramakant Pande