Kunal Roy
Had the day been longer,
I could have poured out my heart –
Over cups of brewing coffee,
Over glasses of wine,
Over streams of ecstasy,
Over bottles of juice!
Had the day been longer,
I could have loved you more,
I could have kissed your forehead,
I could have held your hands,
I could have promised you to stay,
I could have cared you a bit more!
Had the day been longer,
I could have recited you the poems –
Of love, of Keats,
I could have chanted the hymns of romance –
The tale of the knights,
The tale of the sky,
meeting at the horizon,
quenching the parched throat,
Of his beloved earth!
Had the day been longer,
I could have laid on your lap,
Felt the touch of your skin,
Enjoyed the fragrance –
Of your brown cascade!
Had the day been longer,
I could have taken you on a boat ride,
The trees would have swayed,
The cold breeze lashed across your face!
I wonder –
Had it been longer,
I could have slept forever!!
– Kunal Roy