Monsoon Wedding

The gentle body swings to the sound of rains,

drifting in exuberant motion to the thrill.

The ocean tide rolls and slides onto the shore,

glistening in its reflected joy of monsoons.

The cloud imperceptibly transforms 
its multi-dimensional halo of light,

entrancing the souls of lovers and dreamers.

A dove fluttering to build her spring nest,

cooing the mysterious music of birth.

The throbbing heart of the expectant lover,

hovering in eager longing 
for the appearance of her delayed beloved.

Their scuttling frantic thoughts 
of the mind trapped in desire,

ensnared outside reason and wisdom, 
running away from themselves.

All these tremulous waves of expanding motion,

whirling, trembling, wandering, writhing, drifting.

Shadows of the intricate weaving dance,

lightly moving to the music of ecstasy.

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