A Walk to Remember...

Walking besides the meadows lush green,
I see a girl wearing a suit that is green,
With a hassling face, she suddenly exclaims:
“I lost my way & my bus
Is waiting somewhere down the street”


At once with her, I start to tread the path,
Having a feeling of an unusual qualm.


Inspite of stilettos, she strolls along,
Oh, What a pretty lass !!
I exclaim !! and walk along.
Her anklet produces an uncanny sound,
The stories behind which are deep and profound.


When she finally moves her mouth to speak,
I feel the blood-rush to my feet.
The words of ‘English’ spontaneously come out,
‘Convent educated’ for sure !!
And I continue to mock her some more!!


“Ahem !! Ahem !!”, she says
“Mayhem !! Mayhem !!”, I say….


The pampered girl slows her pace,
Flaunting the sapphire at my face,
Her candour begins to gild my den !!
An innocent ‘boy’ begins to
Love a girl there and then !!


Judiciously realizing the right street,
Coming as a harbinger of joy in the scorching heat.
With a coquettish smile,
She finally alluded,
The only thing that I so dreaded.


I get down on my knees,
And I hold her left-hand with my right.
I implore, I beg & I go to every extreme,
Please, don’t go; please don’t go,
I silently scream…….


I promise, to keep you happy & smiling
Now and Forever……..


Both her hands reach my shoulder,
As she brings me up to my feet.
She hurls her hand within my hair,
Smiles slyly
And walks away……..


Her name was Zoe,
And Zoe means ‘life’
And yes indeed !! she gave me life,
So what, if for some moments


At times, I wish
If I will ever meet her again.
If she will embrace me in her arms,
And cajole me like a kid.


Simultaneously my hand,
Reaches the eyelids,
And I wipe the tear,
That would have trickled down the cheek.


I try to smile,
While I tread back the same path.
Hearing the rhapsodic music,
I see the coming wistful dawn.


Now, when I look back, I realize
That yes indeed, it was
A Walk…
A Walk to Remember…