BIJAYANANDA MISHRA

 

SAY IT JUST ONCE

Sensitive Mimosa Pudica exhibits such,
Leaves instantly close, discover a touch,
The feminine instincts like the creeper,
A mere touch feels shy, silently appears, (1)

An ocean of dreams tidal waves elapse,
Suppressed in her heart, her love relapses,
Emotion, motion of thought turbulence,
Her silence, evading eyes, consequence, (2)

Sensations, throbs, and unspoken words,
Stays under the veil inexpressible hour,
Her vanity and modesty cannot afford,
Eyelids lowered glance her love shower, (3)

Untold pain, separation, she failed to say,
Her unknown fear to invite finds no way,
The tender heart, beautiful frame, slim,
A pink letter from her love reads gleam, (4)

Parents, not aware of her secret love,
Hardly confess or confide in life above,
Miss his presence for a long time, sad.
Wait patiently for his letter, day reward, (5)

Never could convey her undiluted love,
She suffered mental agony, failed to solve,
Looked at the starry night, full moon, wind,
The solitude, melancholic music rewind, (6)

A bright sunshine and dusk trigger cruelly,
Tortures lonely night dreams him awfully,
The depth of her attachment is less quoted,
She met several times yet scarcely wrote (7)

Smitten by the bug of love, pure existence,
The conservative family links a resistance,
Say it just once to dad and mother, admit,
Lighter, will be your heart, wedlock credit. (viii)

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 21st July 2025
Themes: Shyness of a young heart
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