The slumbering sun and dusky sky spoke silently the story of two soulmates
Betwixt fiery red clouds of the horizon
Destined it is for the dusk to bid farewell to the day at twilight
Again, to meet at dawn with the freezing wind.
Destined is not meant to be a shadow cast by destiny and luck
But only an unravelling of the endless powers of the universe
In bringing together or send far away
Making clear and vivid or fading into oblivion.
Humans also not exempt from being destined in the hands of universe
In making and breaking bonds in one lonely corner of the world
Creating joy of the daylight & dismay of darkness.
Two strangers met on the diverging roads & instantly felt a connection of hearts,
Shared the burden of the tormenting years strolled past
but in reticence, only in frugal words.
Spoke more about the destination ahead,
The awaiting hardness of dense freezing winter forests and mountain glaciers
impediments on the road to destinations.
About their diverging roads in opposite directions,
And their feet stepped slowly away from each other,
but their eyes spoke silently something that was audible only to their hearts
They were destined to travel in diverging roads
Away from each other’s sight.
They were people of extraordinary insight and wisdom.
And a momentary glance and a few words uttered,
Made an invisible bond of love in silence.
In the far lands of barren rocks
And dark dense forest streams,
They talked in silence unaware of the transitions of seasons around
in different landscapes & terrains ,
They spoke silently when the way ahead was unknown;
When conscience trembled in the ferocity of nature;
In the torrential rains and freezing chill of nights spend alone in the dark forest.
They spoke in silence at different terrains, far away from sight.
They smiled alone when soul sensed some joy on both ends.
When reached the time to return from the destinations years after,
Reached the same juncture of diverging roads once again
The same shades of trees, the canopy of camaraderie.
The one who returned earlier stayed there enjoying the delicious fruits and pristine water of freshets,
Suddenly he thought what is prompting me to stay here
sensing the vibration of mind that locked his feet at this juncture of life.
He started thinking
“I should return to the land I have come from.
My land is awaiting me”,
Yet mind is longing to meet the stranger companion here before I return. “
The vibrating thoughts gave a thud to the heart.
He tried to interpret it. A scary thought that trembled his body,
“everyone may not return always from an expedition.”
Tears trickled down the cheeks.
Then the mind sought its extraordinary power to sense the one far away.
There were only gloomy vibrations
What happened to the unknown friend?
With that constant thought days and nights passed away
stayed there for a long time withstanding the harsh weather,
Made a garden of flowers there collecting from the nearby forest.
The fragrance of frangipanies attracted birds with shining feathers in vibrant colours.
Brought a forest stream to the place making a canal.
Made a small tree hut to withstand the freezing winters.
Began growing crops and spending time observing and studying the nature around.
One day he sensed the approaching footsteps of the stranger companion nearby him.
He ran hastily with an accelerated heart beat and stood on the road where they met years ago.
The stranger’s gloomy eyes widened in surprise seeing the flowers, birds, stream and seeing his old pal
Quite a long time which he found difficult to count.
The dismay of soul vanished ,heart filled with joy
They shared the joy of communications of their soul over these years
Reminiscing those spells of hindered flow of thoughts
The chitchat of minds from far lands
It was when mind was dipped in despondency they lost themselves
Both realized the power of the bond their minds shared in silence.
Promised in the gentle breezy wind not to lose it ever by the tempests of life ahead..
The bond of love keep them moving ahead in different terrains as lone travelers
hope to meet again somewhere at another end of time ,on a different land
The light of pure love, camaraderie and insight lasted forever imprisoned in the memory of time.