by Balu George
Today I saw you, and my heart leapt.
An unnatural joy swelled up within me,
Erupted into a huge grin on my face.
Your tender beauty made me heady with joy,
As if I was drunk on the most intoxicating of wines.
My eyes did not slip to those slender arms,
Nor to those ankles, though bare, I always imagine adorned.
I did not get lost in the glow of your cheeks,
Nor drown in the clear pools of your eyes.
Today it was just your presence,
Just the simple fact that you were near, that seemed like a blessing.
I can tell you my dear exactly how I felt.
It was like that day on the swing,
When on a dare, I swung so high,
I was about to touch the sky.
The grass below beckoned and giddy with delight,
I foolishly jumped, and fractured my arms.
I know there are more things at stake here than a broken arm.
Who gives a hoot? Let me leap of that swing again.
Who gives a hoot?
I am filled with a pure, mad, mystic joy.
