11 September 2024

The Romantics

Someone among the lot,
Would send an SMS
To watch the moon..
Good days back then.

Sun rose beautifully and
Even in the sunstes,
We had our hearts.

We, four-five romantics,
Sharing books and poems.
Good songs and talking 
Like everything would 
Remain the same.

We wrote, posted letters
To each other. Sometimes 
Met one another before 
The letter could reach.

Where's that craze gone? 
The grit of life we could feel 
Under our noses like we 
Breathed a special air..

It's been cloudy lately,
The moon has been 
Masked by a haze. 
The desire to reach out to 
Each other is so shallow..

That the longing to walk 
Barefoot often meets with 
The complaints of the lawn 
Being damp with 
The dewdrops.