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A Boat Beneath the Sunny Sky: A Poem by Manisha Amol

Soaking in the quietude at the riverside,
Cradled in some endearing past memories,
Conversing with my waltzing reflection,
In an embellished pleasurable thoughts diving deep.

The empty boat kept swaying too close,
Reminiscing memories of a boat ride with the oars,
The exuberant fishes kept popping up a visual delight,
On the waves enjoying a wholesome ride.

Felt you snuggled close, could hear your sighs,
Unable to touch you! hold you!feelings reprise,
Sensed a whisper, astounded sat there for a while,
Sound of waves came crashing to the shoreline!

A sudden surge in the waves,
Splashed cold water on my face!
Felt a tender hand on my shoulders,
Could obscurely make out in the reflection!

Oh gosh! not a soul to be seen around,
A shocking figment of my hazed imagination,
Unputdownable thoughts swerved me back to the present,
I catapulted pebbles creating ripples in the current!