Looking Back

On a cold December evening

As the sun set in the orange west

And the lake glimmered with shredded light

Your eyes met mine on the southern front

Even before I saw you

Your shadow caught me

Watching in utter surprise

Who had I found

In the multitudinous crowd

Of heavy hearts and bizarre dreams

Illusion! My heart cried

Something within slowly died

A fresh beginning it was

Far from the storm raging within me

In you, finding my long-lost twin

Where were you all this while?

Time became a satin ribbon

Binding you and me

In a bond of timelessness

How could this be happening?

How could it happen?

The question lingers on

Yet you are gone

Through the glass darkly

I watch again and again

Illusion ! My heart cries

I pine to find you

Even as the sun rises in the orange east.