It was a beautiful night
Moon was shining like never before
On top of the mountain next to us.

The stars were twinkling and giggling
Among themselves , perhaps
Seeing her and I
Sitting by the fire
At the top of a hill
On a chilling cold night
Into the wild , when
The whole world was dead asleep
We were counting the stars.

I didn’t want to compare her
With the full moon,
It’s always unreal and unfair
To compare a woman with moon,
I grew beyond all comparisons
In her I saw only her and not the moon
I have been with her
Even in the darkest of nights
When there was no moon to compare
Still her eyes shone as beautifully ,
Her touch as warm and
Her smell as exhilarating…
Yes we loved the moon equally, and
Hoped the moon loved us too.
We had been looking,
At the snow painted mountains
Flaunting their curves
Under the moonlight,
Silently for a while,
That’s how we relish our togetherness
During such long nights,
We don’t need speech,
Voice disturb the calmness
Of such peaceful ambience,
If there’s peace,
Silence would make sense,
And we would understand it
In our own language,
Once in a while
We would utter words
Or hum a song , otherwise
I would look at her
She would read my eyes and face
And after a few moments
A soft smile would erupt
Out of her lips …
“Why does the moon shine full
Only once a month,
Why can’t it be like this always ?”
She asked with a childish curiosity.
I shifted my sight
From the mountains to the moon
Took a long and deep breath,
“We don’t feel the same everyday ,
River doesn’t always flow the same way
Clouds don’t pour rain everyday,
Trees don’t give fruits everyday
It is natural to be incomplete
To seek and strive for growth
To keep moving up and down
To be empty at times
To refill oneself with newness
To be full at times
To cherish life
Life is the sole completeness
Everything else is a part
And each part achieves completeness
Once in a while like the moon,
Only by seeking, striving and living.”
I replied…
A long and deep silence
Filled the valley with calmness
She looked at me , inched closer
Took my hand in hers
Forked her fingers through mine
Rested her head on my shoulder
Leaving no space for the cold breeze
To pass between us
We admired the moon together…
Thank you ☺️
It is beautiful
Thank you ☺️