THE LONGEST WAIT

"WAIT"..... for me it is one of the toughest things to do. Perhaps life still has to teach me the lesson of patience.I am not an ardent fan of Eric Segal but I love his "ACTS OF FAITH" for the strength of his female lead Deborah. Deborah touched my heart so dearly that i dont think that I can even compare her with any other charecter anywhere in truth or in fiction (except to a little extent Keira from Rand's 'we the living').Only that kind of woman i think can get me down on my knees.I dont know who coined the term 'weaker sex ' for females. I would rather call them the 'gentler sex' but weaker ??? no sir!!! Only she can love somebody with an absolute intensity and an absolute might. A might which can put Gods to shame.A might which may make her wait for her beloved even if it is the longest wait ever .........This poem is my salute to all the Deborahs in this world....

The Longest Wait

Her gaze is fixed ; her eyes sapphire,
Her foreheard wrinkled; sight never seem to tire,

Sand in her fist that slowly escapes;
What a torture to her lovely shapes,

Her blood is fire her bosom turmoil
Her tears flood bathing up the soil ,

Is she the 'hunter' or is she the 'bait'?
" NO" she is 'Agony' and in her lovers wait,

Like reeds on the bank that slowly decay;
In to slime n skeleton in its solitary yet frequented grave,

She murders her charm , eats up through her soul;
Like caterpillar in the bud ;pain taketh its toll,

When is he to come? or Is he to come?
That is all her sanity fights,

As every minute bids its farewell ;
Her hope flutters like a dropping kite,

But she shall wait and be true to her part;
Even if it is the longest wait ,
Even till the ground and horizons part..............


Madhur Uniyal