The Saga: Part 1 - A Perfect Decade







You carry away with you a part of me,

a reflection of me…

If I loved you, it must be because at some time,

We both shared same feelings, same emotions, same stage…






It was September, autumn of ’97,

The breeze was easy, cool and nice,

She was standing on her porch,

Eyes glittering bright,

I was drowning in the most blissful of sights,

She was truly an angel from the paradise.

A mere glimpse of her’ could take my breath away,

I waited ages for her glimpse everyday,

So that by any fate, I could find the nerves,

And say to her, what I ever wanted to say,



I don’t know why I waited so long,

For one moment, that never came,

Instead came the moment, when I have to leave,

Leaving behind those ever cherishing memories, those moments of bliss,

I wish you could know, how it feels, having been denied your sweetest plea.



All these years, my feelings, my thoughts,

Just amplified the pain,

And all those heartbeats passed away in vain,

Fighting within, trying to get the best of the beast,

I kept my faith going, even in the most thunderous of sleets,

My friends, they told me,

“Look bro! These distant relationships,

Usually don’t work out”,

I felt my face smirking,

I wished they could know how deep is this urge, this sprout.



They say love is eternal, a special bond, poetry of senses,

Then why couldn’t she listen to the melody of dissonance;

coming straight from my heart, from its broken pieces,

I always wished she could know, how much I loved her,

How strong is her softest whisper….



I thank her, for being there in my dreams, every night,

Probably it’s the only thing I’m left with, that ounce of delight,

I was crushed at every doorstep, to say the least,

I fought hard, down to my last breath,

But I couldn’t kill the beast,

To pick the ultimate stairway was tough,

But I went for it,

To total the wasted time of utter guff,

Or may be I’m not blessed enough.



Ah! It’s September again, but this is 2007,

And here I’m,

Remembering her shimmering eyes, her wholesome grace,

I’m trying hard but couldn’t forget that pretty face,

She’ll never know, what I ever wanted to say,

I have this desire burning deep inside, since we separated,

I heard something in my heart, sound of a bell,

I’m thinking to myself, this can’t be heaven but can surely be hell,

The breeze is as pleasant as ever under the velvet sky,

Autumn is at its paramount, no traces of sigh,

Here I’m recalling the memories from the past,

Trying to find my long lost facet,

With a broken heart, wrapping up, a perfect decade.

22 turns in this roller coaster, yet...:

Aniket Thakkar said...

Welcome to the world of blogging Mate.

And since I have already read this one long time back... i'll just say Nicely Done... and I know where this comes from. :-)

Gagan said...

Hey thanks Ani for welcoming me and for appreciation :)

Ya I took quite a bit of time stepping into the world of blogging but hey I'm here :)

Ya you surely know where this comes from :D

Stay tuned...

Aniket Thakkar said...

Nice pic to go with mate!

And a much sleek template too...
Going in the right direction. :-)

Though I'll do something about the header if I could... Its too bright. :-)

Amritorupa Kanjilal said...

Hello Gagan, Welcome to blogger!
i'm a blog-friend of aniket and found you through him...
i love this poem. it told a love story without getting overtly sentimental. very crisp :)
if this is your first post i'm certainly looking forward to your next.
take care. do visit my blog(and do join as a follower if you like it)

Gagan said...

Hi LGL,

Welcome to my blog.
Aniket is one of my best(est) friends :D

I'm more than glad that you liked it :) yeah I avoided getting 'overly' sentimental.
Yeah, this is my very first post, will post the next one soon.

On my way to your blog :)

Amritorupa Kanjilal said...

Yay! thanks for liking :)
and for your information, your bestest friend is my MORTAL ENEMY :)
please do become a follower and become a part of my blogging world which i share with friends :)
stay in touch...
ps- did you hear my poem in the video that aniket put up ? feedback on that, please :)

Lena said...

I loved that poem, you've got something which many bloggers poets miss... the flow in your verses :)

Well done :)
And welcome to the world of blogging!! Have fun here :)

Dave King said...

Good post, enjoyed reading the poem. Welcome aboard.

Gagan said...

@LGL:

Yeah, reading a few comments in your blog, I could figure out that my best(est) friend is your MORTAL ENEMY. Lolz for that :D.

Hey I heard your poem in that video.
All I've got to say is: Very touching and Awesome!
First the words in your poem and then Cat's magic. Simply outstanding work. Looking for more such pieces from you. :)

PS: Wish granted, I'm following your blog now. :D

Gagan said...

@ Lena:

I'm really glad that you liked this poem :D.
Yeah I tried maintaining the flow in verses throughout, I hope I did enough justice to that. Well, the 2nd part is on its way too. :)

Thanks for welcoming me in the world of blogging :)
Keep visiting...

Gagan said...

@ Dave:

Thanks for the appreciation and nice to hear that you enjoyed reading it.
As you can see this is the first part of 'The Saga', I'll post the 2nd part soon.

Do stick around, and thanks for welcoming me here :).

Kriti said...

2nd part.. 2nd part...

Where is it?!?!?

Waiting for you to post it...

P.S.: Psst... I'll let you in on ali'l secret... I'm not very patient. *wink*

Gagan said...
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Gagan said...

I'm so sorry for testing your patience, though it's very nice to see you here again asking for the 2nd part :D.
I'll try to post it tonight. I hope you will like it too.

P.S.: You won't wait any longer from tonight onwards ;) :D

Aniket Thakkar said...

Abe don't make promises you can't fulfill....

As long as IPL is going on... I know tu kuch aur nahi karega! lolzz :-D

Gagan said...

Ani:I can't thank you more for that under-estimation mate (lolzz), for it gives me yet another opportunity to bring the reality on the table :).

PS: PEACE \\//


Kriti:Don't worry! The 2nd part will be up well before 11:59:59 tonight :)

Kriti said...

Even I'm doubtful about reading your post tonight.

It's Bangalore vs. Chennai tonight yaara!

Gagan said...

Well like I said, the post will be up tonight(within a few hours) and I hope it keeps you engrossed in it :)

Nice to know that you are a cricket fan too :D.
Which team are you supporting anyways?
Don't ask for my fav. team. I'm too confused to pick one. :P


PS: Throw some light on that Siddhu-BMS-Dictionary thing :s

Kriti said...

Dunno who I'm supporting. Chennai played well, certainly.... but let's see who wins the match.. then I'll let you know I was pitching for.
;-)

Will be back..

Gagan said...

Hmm so smart of you, that ways I'll ask you after the IPL Final then :D.

workhard said...

Hi.. thats a nice poem..

Haiku

Gagan said...

workhard
I'm more than glad that you liked the poem. Thanks for your kind comment :)

keep visiting :)

 
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