She walks in beauty

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Never,
Never before,
I cursed the silting sand.
It kissed my naked torso,
I even passed it through my hand.
Sun shined above,
Sea sang a perfect song.
Those shapeless beads argued,
Asked what went wrong?
Flawless, petite,
Anklet dangled in perfect rhyme.
She walked in beauty,
Smelt lemon in summertime.
Breathless... I chased her,
Mindlessly on that beach.
And I cursed daring sand,
For kissing her beautiful feet.

Later, I tucked this note on her windshield ~

Aapke paon dekhe, bahut haseen hai. 
Inhe zameen par mat utariyega, maile ho jayenge...

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Location: Piscataway Township, NJ, USA

Comments

  1. Found In FolsomMay 19, 2014 at 2:54 PM

    Really you put it on the wind shield? aha just asking...lovely lines though

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    1. Saru SinghalMay 29, 2014 at 1:27 PM

      I bet, I would have done it. I am loud in expressing love ;)

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  2. Brad DuggMay 19, 2014 at 7:29 PM

    NIce one, check this out to , my poem GIRL'S GAIT

    http://braddugg.blogspot.in/2013/01/girls-gait.html

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  3. Shivani SinghMay 19, 2014 at 10:43 PM

    You know this brings out so many beautiful memories...and I feel like sharing. This boy...junior to me...well he could not say it in words as others could but I still remember his innocent words which made me feel beautiful for the very first time. And he said"...the pink around the edges of ur feet I just love to see it all the time...looks like you had applied altar and it got washed away." Of course he said many things which I laughed away just because he was a junior and that's how our mind is conditioned. But I wish I could've reciprocated...I wish I wish. of course Pakeeza and Kamal Amrohi...the words...I used it too much later to make a parody when I had to become Anarkali and someone had to say just one dialogue impromptu. Look what ur poetry does to me Saru...I go down so many memory lanes. Definitely u can sense how I can identify what made u compose these...when u did. True some feet really look very beautiful...just like how Rajkumar in the movie said but in reality it could be that people with beautiful feet may not really be beautiful at all. I mean of that which is skin deep. I know of such a lady who owns a beautiful feet but I'd rather stay away from her than to even look at her what to talk of chasing her. Thanks for sharing this. Enjoyed it. Have a lovely Tuesday. Jai Hanuman Jai Sri Ram :)

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  4. Shivani SinghMay 19, 2014 at 10:46 PM

    Apologies there was a typo there read alta for altar...and I hope u know what that means...that color we married Hindu ladies apply to color our feet. :)

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    1. Saru SinghalMay 29, 2014 at 1:35 PM

      Yeah, I know alta. That was such a sweet incident. Yes, few things are beautiful enough to let us jog down the memory lane. Thanks for sharing, Shivani.

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  5. AnonymousMay 19, 2014 at 11:49 PM

    What beautiful words. I really wish I knew what that note said!

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    1. Saru SinghalMay 31, 2014 at 12:43 PM

      It says - I saw your feet, they are very beautiful. Don't put them on ground, it will get dirty. It's one of the most popular dialogue of Bollywood.

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  6. Beloo MehraMay 20, 2014 at 12:28 AM

    Aah...a lovely Pakeezah moment there! Nicely done, Saru :)

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  7. UnknownMay 20, 2014 at 12:46 AM

    Wow ! old memories of Pakeezah came alive. Beautiful poem.

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  8. Nandita PaiMay 20, 2014 at 12:59 AM

    Such a beautiful poem with simplicity... loved your play with words here. And that picture is so apt :)

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    1. Saru SinghalMay 31, 2014 at 12:52 PM

      Actually, I bumped into this picture. Thanks for a lovely comment, Nandita.

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  9. Donna BurmanMay 20, 2014 at 1:31 AM

    A lovely poem.. And I loved the ending. :)

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  10. UppalMay 20, 2014 at 2:17 AM

    Your poem and the couplet at the bottom brought back memories of the classic PAKEEZA as well as the sheer romance of the words.

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    1. Saru SinghalMay 31, 2014 at 1:02 PM

      Glad, this poem brought such happy memories. Thanks for reading, Ma'am.

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  11. joshi danielMay 20, 2014 at 2:47 AM

    beautiful one :)

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  12. SoniaMay 20, 2014 at 3:03 AM

    I wonder how you are able to do this every time. Yes, every time you write something new and touches our soul by such mesmerizing words. So beautiful, so serene. Every time you create a master piece..

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    1. Saru SinghalMay 31, 2014 at 1:11 PM

      Speechless and feeling blessed right now. A thank you will mar the beauty of your comment.

      <3 <3 <3

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  13. BikramMay 20, 2014 at 9:27 AM

    awwwwww acha .. such lovely feet hmmmmmmmmmm :)

    Bikram

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  14. Jayashree SrivatsanMay 20, 2014 at 10:46 AM

    Very beautiful Saru

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  15. Rahul BhatiaMay 20, 2014 at 11:58 AM

    What a lovely rhyme! Amazing flow of words, Saru!

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  16. Writefully YoursMay 20, 2014 at 11:20 PM

    Beautiful, as usual. To write a well versed poem around a thought as small as 2 lines of an age old song, is a gift.
    May I suggest something, try changing stanzas in your poems. It's easier to convey the rhyme and the flow of thoughts.

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    1. Saru SinghalMay 31, 2014 at 1:31 PM

      By stanzas, you mean spacing between the verses?

      Thanks for reading. :)

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  17. Ranita SinhaMay 21, 2014 at 6:48 AM

    A lovely poem Saru..

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  18. hindustanisakhisaheliMay 21, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    Lovely!!

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  19. ArtiMay 22, 2014 at 1:15 AM

    Beautiful poem, Saru, soaked deep in love.

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  20. AmitAagMay 22, 2014 at 1:40 AM

    Nice!

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  21. ManiparnaMay 22, 2014 at 1:40 AM

    Lovely lines Saru..straight from the heart.. :-)

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  22. CifarMay 22, 2014 at 3:18 AM

    Pakiza dialogue was icing on the cake,beautiful

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  23. The EnchantressMay 22, 2014 at 4:23 AM

    BTFUL

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  24. RachnaMay 22, 2014 at 5:04 AM

    Oh ho, Pakizah wala dialog! Bahut khoob.

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  25. Palak DuaMay 22, 2014 at 5:46 AM

    Really a beautiful poem .
    Loved it :)

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  26. Vaishali JainMay 22, 2014 at 9:09 AM

    There is a certain beauty in the lines where the narration changes from I to She. :)

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  27. VinodiniMay 22, 2014 at 9:15 AM

    Lovely! The words bring out vivid imagery...

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  28. Blasphemous AestheteMay 22, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    She seems like a distant dream, an ungettable mystery to me, unforgetable nevertheless.

    Beautiful poem!

    Cheers,
    Blasphemous Aesthete

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    1. Saru SinghalJune 1, 2014 at 11:20 AM

      What a beautiful comment. Thanks for reading, Anshul.

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  29. Anita SabatMay 22, 2014 at 11:08 PM

    So cool, Saru! summer time, Sand & Sensuous beauty! :)

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  30. AnonymousMay 23, 2014 at 1:45 AM

    Very sensuous, Saru. Beautifully penned !

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  31. Flying high in the sky....May 23, 2014 at 3:58 PM

    lovely!!

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  32. Nima DasMay 24, 2014 at 6:23 AM

    Wow lovely lines, falling in love is such a romantic thing,its the very essence of life and your lines mean just that.

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  33. AnonymousMay 28, 2014 at 10:11 AM

    Beautiful poetry!

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  34. SeemaMay 28, 2014 at 11:36 AM

    This is beautiful

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  35. Ankur AnandMay 28, 2014 at 12:13 PM

    beautiful poetry :)

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  36. kalpana solsiMay 28, 2014 at 12:46 PM

    Memories of the beautiful Meena Kumari and Pakejha came to my mind. Saru, I would put this way :

    blessed is the sand
    which kissed her soles
    and hugged her bare hand
    settling down on her face as moles.

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  37. UnknownMay 29, 2014 at 6:34 AM

    What a beautiful poem! Rekindled memories from the yesteryear's epic Bollywood romances! Alas! Now-a-days Love is spelled in a different tone.

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  38. संजय भास्‍कर May 29, 2014 at 7:33 AM

    Lovely lines Beautiful poetry :))

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  39. Jyoti MishraMay 29, 2014 at 2:54 PM

    love and it's nuances :)
    beautiful Saru

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  40. Sindhu Devi KMay 30, 2014 at 7:42 AM

    Just love it! Wondering how the words become lively!

    Regards,
    Sindhu
    Tantu
    The Arts & Me

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  41. Sri ValliJune 3, 2014 at 10:15 AM

    Very beautiful poem Saru! I loved this sentence "Anklet dangled in perfect rhyme" So melodious!

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  42. AnonymousJuly 13, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    Beautiful :)

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  43. Aunt MaryMay 21, 2015 at 8:30 AM

    Beautiful poem... amazingly written. I loved it :)

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