Delicacy of Love

@This painting is copyright of Shivali.

Moist delicacy of chaste love

keeps us alive in dark, dry land;

cheering, consoling each other

with a promising mute glance....

It incites to retain precious drops

of momentary, rejuvenating dew

which slip through flimsy surface
of petals of heart in state of trance....

It drenches hearts in angelic joy,

coats souls in exotic fragrance.

An unearthly nectar oozes out 

to sway us under infinite romance....

However, buzzes around a fear:

fear of a gust of wind,

fear of an upheaval,

fear of a severance....

Then only a wish murmurs on lips-

“May we stay on same stem,

singing, swinging in soft breeze  

forever n’ ever with firm stance....!”

                                                          -Shivali

Veil of Expression

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No mask, no wrap,

no pretending gesture,

my heart is dipped in

true color of soft emotion.

It's lucid enough to know

my candid-self inside,

but you are misled oft 

by a thin veil of expression.

Warm or cold expression

over innocent face of heart,

wavering, flapping, drifting

in wind of inner compulsion.

Although with fair intents-

sometimes to cover scar,

sometimes to overlap fervor,

isn't it a human intention?

Though it camouflages all,

yet flares curiosity for glimpse

of the features underneath,

revealing captivating impression.

Don't you strive to pierce it 

with an inhuman perception!

as my veil is too transparent
to conceal my real reflection.
                                                -Shivali