i still remember the stories we wove together
like a patchwork quilt suffused with color
i still remember the peacock dance to the first rain
and a sun that refused to show
i still remember the crazed running through streets
trying to locate your favorite incense vendor
i still remember the church with a white steeple
the fervent prayers for this moment to linger
i still remember the bazaar with beads and flowers
the unhurried tea as you had my fortune read
i still remember the flame of the burning candle
and a chilled night in december
i still remember the fireflies we chased
as we walked for hours under a moonless gaze
i still remember the look on your face
when she came over to say hello
if iam to forget, then i must say my farewells
this part of the journey, i find on my own
if we meet someday, please, i want you to walk away
for my mind is full of memories that refuse to fade.
soulleitmotifs 
Your soliloquy is full of love and sadness and so evocative. You’ve woven many romantic images together with the sights and sounds one only finds while in love and the end of love.
😊😊awww..I think I wrote that exactly the way you say it ..wanting to be free
I hope you’ve been upto your usual mischief ?? 😀😀
mistress time, she is kind. but unkinder than the cool air that happens to be very kind. very moving verses, these were, comrade ❤
Sniffles…and such….but all I think is needed is a cup of masala chai 😀😀
Now then are we upto no good?? 😊
masala chai works wonders, i am sures. that can’t lead to no good-ery. that’s like buying a trampoline to get hurt. sniffles be gone, i say 🙂
😄😄and I says it all going to be ok…shall we play the saxophone tonight??
that sounds fun, i says (rushes to procure a fake mulatto and/or sunshades) 🙂
Psssst….we must haves a bandana ….can’t play the sax without one 😀😀
*giggles*
die psychedelic tablecloth die!
awww lookie here, we have bandanas. so manys!
Ok so we are all set…the night will turn out just fine….😄😄
it sure will comrade
(majestically-beaded carny announcer invites the band on stage)
lovely 🙂
🍃🌸🍃many thanks ❤❤❤
You carry me along in your memories till I find myself stumble at the end with you. Happy and sad all together. You truly have a gift 🙂
😊😊nooooo stumbling ….all we need is some tea …and some muffins …that’s all and we as as good as new 😀😀
And – Chocklit 😀 And a hug from the mutts 🙂 hehe
Wooooooffff😄😄😄
Kismet….I cannot connect more than this with any poem on romance after a long long time….the vivid imagery and the words play wonder to my quirky heart sista….
🍃🌸🍃❤❤❤awwww….thank you so much chaitali 😀
exceptional.. as usual
🍃🌸🍃❤❤❤big hugs
are you on twitter or facebook?
I can feel betrayal in there, I hope she finds someone better.
and you have it spot on 😀😀
It evoked joy and then ..some pathos ..as if something is lost..forever..
Wonderful imagery portrayed..and just love the picture… 🙂
🍃🌸🍃❤❤❤big warm hug
“i still remember the look on your face
when she came over to say hello”
My joy with this poem came to a screeching halt with these two lines. Beautifully written.
awwww….lets just hope she finds a nice guy …someday ❤❤❤
That made me feel beautiful ❤
🍃🌸🍃hugs and love
Hello Anamika,
The last stanza is just awesome, and I am sure most of us can relate to this,
You have a good collection of jewellery too.
Very well written 🙂 Loved it.
thank you anoop🍃🌸❤🌸🍃
Without Internet at home, I have missed your posts… This one’s bitter-sweet, beautiful and I’ll read it again before I sleep…
🍃🌸🍃🌸🍃🌸big hug paritosh…I hope you’ve settled in well …and are out there taking beautiful pictures???
Beautiful image and a fantastic poem!
Big warm hug ❤❤❤
Love the poem, especially the last paragraph ❤
🍃🌸🍃awww…big warm hug
your poetry is magic! surreal! 🙂 my day is made reading this!
Hugs and more hugs ❤❤❤❤
What a lovely way to strike such a sad chord. I think most of us will recognise ourselves in your poem.
awww…thank you Jane ❤❤❤
That sounds like a tough one
Kismet now what will i write for a romantic haiku?you have ticked all the emotions 🙂
😄😄😄hahahaha….you write beautifully and from the heart always ….❤❤❤
this was such a beautiful read!
😻😻😻awwww…thank you…I sends you much love ❤❤❤