Secure in your love
at long last I am free
to let you be
and let myself be…
Or is it that I could erase
finally …and forever
the last traces of ‘conditional’
learn anew what is ‘unconditional’??
When celestial stars lose their way,
in unknown alignments make their stay
what must be will be
but…. has acceptance ever been easy??
Was ours an accidental union
or pre-ordained a re-union??
My love, can you with certainty
say, we weren’t meant to be….??
You have been my rock
immovable and strong
as impetuously the brook flowed
pushing and pulling to take you along
Now I am a tranquil river
back to being a ‘giver’
no more dreams of change
of what can never be changed…
Yet… in my heart I carry
ever so carefully
something that will never die
a spark of hope, essential to survive…
Secure in my love
at long last I set you free
to let you be
and let myself be….
– Shail Mohan (March 2011)
Written for OSI Prompt 158: Accidental
Oh my! Oh my! The antithetical notions gel so well… and that is what being unconditional means, finally!
Profound poetry. Touches a raw nerve, and leave me tingling, with goosebumps too!
Thank you,shail, this is just too beautiful for words!
These words, most especially:
“When celestial stars lose their way,
in unknown alignments make their stay
what must be will be
but…. has acceptance ever been easy??”
@Usha,
Thank you so much. Your comment is much appreciated 🙂
You seem to be making peace with yourself!! Profound and deep thinking!!
@Nanka,
Looks like it, doesn’t it?? 🙂 Thank you 🙂
Absolutely LOVE your poetry Shail.
This one is really beautiful. Spoke to me.
Cheers
Preeti
@Preeti Shenoy,
I am glad it spoke to you 🙂 Thank you 🙂
“Now I am a tranquil river
back to being a ‘giver’
no more dreams of change
of what can never be changed…”
Deep and beautiful. Had to read the lines above more than once…
@Indian Homemaker,
Those lines mean a lot to me too 🙂
Was ours an accidental union
or pre-ordained a re-union??
Isnt this true of all relations we love .. nice poem .. simple yet deep 🙂
@nimue,
Yes, in a way it is 🙂 Thank you 🙂
What a winning poem. I enjoyed the repetition and I love these lines “let you be and let myself be.”
@Write Girl,
Welcome to Shail’s Nest and thank you for the comment 🙂
Profound, deep and peaceful.
Thank you for this piece Shail
@Harshad,
You are welcome and thank you 🙂
For annything to grow it needs some space
so too in a relation that is the case
and yet not many people have the grace
to let go and yet win the race.
Excellent. Before you ask whether I really think it is good,let me say that I love your poetry more than your prose. Maybe it is because of the limited vocabulary that I possess. 🙂
@Govind,
Who said anything about winning the race?! 🙂 Perhaps the protagonist has lost 🙂
Hmm… Yes you have told me you like my poetry better. Thank you 🙂 But I am not going to accept the reason. Limited vocabulary, my foot! 😀
@Shail, Yeah you are right. It should not have been winning the race, maybe ‘and still keeping apace’ would be better. 🙂
@Govind,
The master word-craftsman strikes again! 🙂
what a bliss to let you be you and me be me.
No expectations, no attempt to change .
How simple and how deep.
great feelings.
@kirti,
Thank you 🙂
“Secure in my love
at long last I set you free
to let you be
and let myself be….”
Wraps up the entire poem beautifully Shail.
(hugs)
🙂
@momofrs,
Thank you and hugs back 🙂
This is very beautifully and touching, shail.. I remember having written on my page when ‘Love ‘ was the prompt for OSI..it’s still there.. your piece remind me of those words..
Letting ‘Love’ to be
…That’s love to me..
@Ramesh Sood,
Love those lines 🙂 I will look up your verse Ramesh. Thank you.
Chechy………. Absolutely very beautiful and loving Poem. 🙂
@Rani Madhav,
Welcome to Shail’s Nest and thank you 🙂
I loved the the UNION of words and sentences 🙂 and hopefully a reunion with emotions he hehe
@Bikram,
Lol, that’s a neat comment! 🙂
🙂
@g,
Errr.. ok 🙂
Wonderfully crafted, mind ventures to the forbidden land blaming the heart for it’s design.!
@gyanban,
Yes. Thank you 🙂
a spark of hope is priceless.
lovely poem.
😉
@Jingle,
Welcome to Shail’s Nest and thank you 🙂
You have beautifully captured a very difficult process. Beautiful poem!
@SandyCarlson (USA),
Welcome to Shail’s Nest and thank you 🙂
Hi Shail,
With time, we all (wisely) tend to make peace with ourselves for desires not satiated, for wishes unfulfilled. Sometimes, they matter less than just letting be.
Lovely piece of verse.
Shail
@Shail Raghuvanshi,
You are right. Thank you 🙂
I have no idea why I didnt read this beautiful poem. I find it very satisfying, to reach that place where we Know and accept that Knowing. I guess that is a life fulfilled.
@Rashmi,
🙂
You are right Shaila. Did not take much space. But then this is one aspect or rather one relationship. There are so many other hues..
@Vivek,
Not for me. 🙂 So why don’t you write about the different hues 🙂