REVERIE

              REVERIE 

A maiden I chanced to see one day
In the shadow of the tree as I lay
Eyes closed in thoughts that could never be held at bay
Of a loved and lost one, whom dwells far away 

She appeared like a shooting star on a moonless night
That flashes past defying sight
So momentary and yet in flight
Illumines the night with rays so bright

Robed in white she walked with ease
Like a solitary flower caressed by the breeze
A snowy streak as she smiled  to tease
Encircled by rosy petals made my mighty pain to cease

 As she cast her charms on me
I opened my eyes once more to see 
But alas! I woke up from my reverie 
And saw not a maiden but only a tree.

N.S.Ramesh 
(Poem)

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