The Lost Princess!

I saw her today, again

same innocent curve

adorned her ruddy lips

inquisitive eyes pierced the soul, again

glossy brown locks tickled her flawless face

She peeked, waved, whispered

Her silent words echoed in the frosty night.

*

She basked while

strolling in the garden

Gossiping with my sleepy friends

Enjoying the midnight bliss

Swaying on the ragged jute swing

as if She knew this place,

as if they all belonged to her,

I watched her blendΒ with the changing scenes.

*

She sat by the fountain,

tossed a few rose petals

one by one into the water

rolled the colourful pebbles

that had pictures of the bygone days

crooned that happy old tune

friends song, the spring song;

mesmerized,Β I listened to her mellifluous ballad.

*

She hurried inside my house

I rushed; she, comfortably swinging

In my old man’s arms,

the house echoed with hearty laughs

balloons, confetti, pastries, giggles, celebrations, a gleeful cacophony

Dressed in a pink-frill frock

she enjoyed as I stood immobile.

*

Sudden cackles, blowing conch

wrapped in red bridal attire she sat

by the fire,

a grownup girl, the man of her choice

beside her,

She gazed at me, her glossy eyes

hid the truth but promised a new beginning,

*

Daybreak, first rays of the

cascading gold meandered through her chasm

a curve still adorned her barren lips

countless queries clouded her raining eyes

her solitary arms craved for winter’s warmth

and again for the umpteenth time

I saw her melt in the morning, winter breeze! Β πŸ’š

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50 responses to “The Lost Princess!”

    1. As always thank you so much JPπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š

    1. Thank you ma’am.😍

  1. So beautiful. Love the visual appeal in your poems and way the scenes play out right in front of the reader’s eyes. πŸ’š

    1. Thank you so much my doublechaandπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š

    1. Thank you GowriπŸ’š

  2. Beautiful Sonali πŸ’šπŸ’š could visualize the girl’s transition ❀️❀️

    1. Thank you so much NitikaπŸ’šπŸ˜

  3. Could visualize the transition of the girl! Just beautiful!πŸ’šπŸ’š

    1. Thanks so much dear PoojaπŸ’š

  4. Beautiful piece Sonali.πŸ’šπŸ‘Œ

    1. Thank you so much SudhaπŸ’š

    1. Thanks so much KirtiπŸ’š

  5. Every woman’s story. Beautiful imagery.

    1. Thank you DoelπŸ’šπŸ’š

    1. Thank you so much, Maam. πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š

    1. Thank you so much, ma’am.😊

  6. Beautiful and so well etched !

    1. Thank you so much RiankaπŸ’šπŸ˜Š

  7. Such a beautiful poem. How every day you write so beautifully ❀️

    1. Thank you so much, AartiπŸ’š
      Humbled to hear such praises.. ElatedπŸ˜›

  8. If anyone can slay imagery in a poem, it is you, Sonali Ray. You paint a whole gamut of emotions and feelings just with your words. Take a bow!

    1. 😳😲
      Omg! Review from nats and that tooπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š
      πŸ˜›πŸ˜›junping with joy

  9. Waooooo! Beautiful! I always fall short of words to praise your beautiful words. πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ

    1. Thank you my dear, ParulπŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š
      Love your poems too my dearπŸ’šπŸ’š

  10. Beautiful, dripping in nostalgia!

    1. Thanks so much SaiπŸ’šπŸ’š

  11. Stunning writing
    Exquisitely beautiful

    1. Thanks so much WaqasπŸ’š

  12. Beautifully captured Sonali, I wonder at the range of imagery in your poem.

    1. πŸ˜³πŸ˜²πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š
      I bow to you stalwarts😍
      learning from all of you. Such great poets in our Inn, thankful forever. πŸ’š

  13. Absolutely beautiful..the gradual transition is worth an applaud. “Her solitary arms craved for winter’s warmth ” πŸ‘Œsuperb use of oxymorone “winter’s warmth”..loved it πŸ’šπŸ’š

    1. πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š
      Overwhelmed 😍

  14. AwesomeπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ

    1. Thanks so much EshaπŸ’š

  15. Your words dearπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ

    1. Thank you RoodabaπŸ’š

  16. A beautiful portrayal of the girl’s transition.

    1. Thank you so much ma’am.πŸ’š

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