Moon Struck

I lay by the river and gaze Mulling upon the life’s phase The daisies and the grass Forgotten how times will pass The river lapping at the side Shall I ask her to be my bride Will I for ever Chase the flow Remembering her face aglow Or shall we walk holding hands Down the aisle in fragrant lands Pluck a flower to pick its petal Wondering when life will settle A warbler on the side twitters In warrens my thought dithers The cuckoo now gathers an dips Remember her an I purse my lips Wish I only for your tender cheek Oh no! its you whole that I seek Wren cozies to a hen on perch Loony an lonely I left in a lurch (Islamabad) (May 07,2009)