U and Us

Friends, we often have trysts with visions of fulfilment that had in some way evaded us in the past and we would like to live in the shades of the memories.
Memories, some haunting - some soothing , but all give a hope of tomorrow when everything will be fine.

And, in this relentless quest for Tomorrow, for what we missed in Past, we waste a lifetime of energy and opportunity in the Present.

I have read Paulo Coelho, say, in one of his memorable works, "When you want something in life, the entire Universe conspires in letting you have it!".

I believe him, but I am, after all, Human. And, I cannot resist the lust to be careless, at times, though ...

# Thinking of you All night/
I had a dream in my heart

Like the sky dons the stars/
A sheet of dark velvet scarf

Spotted with the sparkle of your Laugh/
The brightness of your Love.

# So beautiful was this sight/
The moon stood a witness

The Sun forgot to Rise/
I kept watching - You kept laughing
The Night was so Quiet !

# All of a sudden, the dew of Love/
Fell on your hand

And shivering with excitement/
You strung on my senses

The faith in me was Shattered/
By the disbelief of Joy.

# Were it you, Or were your Not?/
Yes! I could feel you...
I could fight for you...

I could care for you no More/
No Mortal can ever Ignore you.

# But, tonight, you are mine/
Be mine forever ~

AND, The Romance of Success
Was All Around Me,
Unto the Silent Night.