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TO A BELOVED by
Arun Kumar Jha
Sunlight, Moonbeams
So reflect, shine in your face,
You glow purest, noblest, sweetest
With time and age
Blooming into womanhood,
Motherhood, godhead,
Eternally charming, smiling
Sexiest youthfulness.
Dearest, in such beauty blossom,
Into such perfection flower,
Your god descend to your side
And hold you back
From sorrows, maladies,
Despair and death;
And shower on you
All the love and joys of life.
Children might still read
Stories of Shakuntala and Juliet,
You rebuild the visionary glory
Of adult human love sublime _
A lifetime's experience
Embalmed in blood and spirit,
Extreme cold, hot interlocked
In immortal knowledge, wisdom's age,
Sun and Moon in twilight intercourse,
Perfect balance held.