Poetry (Romantic.....haha)......

This is sort of new to me.....writing a romantic poetry is not my thing...but we all need to explore uncharted territories once in a while....I readily admit it's quite childish and doesn't have the right tune and stuffs like that....but, hey, I am not claiming it to be anything of substance! I don't want to waste anymore time on it though I am positive it can be made much better. I also don't have a name but who cares! Shakespeare said, "what's in a name?".....

My good friend Bangla blogger Bafda made a great translation here. His piece is wonderfully crafted..those who understand bangla will definitely love that!


So without any further ado, here we go.


Had literature been my realm, dear,
I would have coined poetries of flawless grandeur and everlasting splendor,
Each stanza a tribute to one of your ethereal qualities and timeless elegance;
And each night I would have recited them to you, with loving bewilderment in my eyes!

Had romance been my passion, dear,
I would have reigned over your heart, defying time-space bound,
Like the tragic Romeo, humming your praises by dawn, unto dusk and till death.
Million lives I would have laid down only to save yours.

Had music been my forte, sweetheart,
Time and again I would have been born as Tansen,
And for time immemorial, sung love-song to you, synching to your grace,
Or if you would rather like, Beethoven and Mozart would have followed suit.

Had I but been an architect like Lahauri,
Tajmahals would have mushroomed the world,
Each dedicated to a moment of your pearl-like smile;
Or like Sinan, I would have built many a shrine to symbolize your youthful beauty.

My example would have been the supreme,
My lovelorn heart would have been the epitome of passion,
All damsels in the world would have lost sleep over me;
But I would have been slave to your loving glance, even if once every eon!

But, my Love, I am rather a mere mortal, an everyday human;
For goodness’ sake, let my heart be connected to yours, let yours flow free towards mine,
Like a river from the mountains; feel my love transcending Tansen’s music,
or Romeo’s passion, for Romeo was a fiction, I am the reality!