A Trip to Paradise

Droplets of manna

Glistening on my palm

Liquid fire razing

In the sanctum of my mind.

A rendezvous in the clouds

An amble in paradise

A passage of rites

An encounter with life.

Distant trees pirouetting

To the strains of the night

Moonbeams sprinkling

Enchantment all around.

The cadence of hearts

The swirling of skirts

The rhythm of mystics

The dance of the gods.

A kaleidoscope of colours

A stream of flowers

Raindrops of bliss

Intonations and prayers.

The histrionics

The rhapsody

The deific stupor

The silken ecstasy.

The cleansed souls

The myriad resolves

The endless dreams

The religion of love.

Oneness so divine

Joy so unbound

It was a heavenly trance

A trip to paradise.

(by Pomi Baruah)