For Your Eyes Only!

Deeksha Seth

Penned By B D Narayankar

Take gold away from me, if you wish,

take shore away, but

do not take from me yours eyes

Do not take away the stars,

the pearls that you wear

the fragrance that blazes 

forth from your hair,

the quivering lips 

of silver born in you

My journey is harsh and I come back

with legs severed

at times from having tread

the thorny path,

but when your eyes blink

they dive into my heart seeking me

and they find for me all

the chests of life

My Love, in the darkest

hour your eyes

open, and if suddenly

you see my sorrows shading

the canvas of my life,

look at me, because your eyes

will be for my soul 

like a cool morn, a pleasant morn

Next to the flowers in spring,

your eyes must spread

their fragrant spin,

and during monsoon, love,

I want your eyes like

the devotees I was waiting for,

the good devotee, the devotee

of my holy land

Look at the moon,

at the sun, at the hills

Look at the undulating

ways of life

look at this flimsy 

man who loves you,

but when I step out,

step in,

deny me gold, shore, stars, 

pearls, fragrance

but never your eyes 

for I would die

Note: For the time since I saw her, not the photo I posted here, I was mesmerised by her eyes. When her eyes started to sink down on my arrivals, my emotions ran amok - forcing me to pick the pen up again after a very long gap - Thanks - how should I repay this debt - let me know ...