Between you and me, There cannot be adieu

Between you and me there cannot be adieu
How can there be closings, endings, finales
When there has been no beginning?
Leave taking (if that is what you want it to be)
Can happen only after a greeting.
Between you and me
Our what has been, what could have been,
What would have been
Have not been born yet.
So my darling, how can there be an adieu
Between you and me?

Instead, my love, in this river of time
That flows so endlessly, so relentlessly,
Let us have our momentous fraction
Momentary though it may be
(If that is what you want it to be)
Let us have our moment of heartbeat
Throbbing together
Though I want forever
Let's at least have our 365 days
Entwined together
Before we hit the pause
(If that is what you want it to be)

Without our moment, our fraction of time
In this river of time, my canvas has no voice
Will remain blank. My hand will remain frozen.
How can there be memories, life stories
Fresh colours, fresh tints
When without you
My days are blank?

Instead, my darling, let us both
Catch that sun drop, that sliver of moon
That beckons us
Tight in our fists.
Let us hold each other tight
In each others arms
And not let each other
Slip out of our grasp.
Let us have our yesterdays
Discovering each other
Let us create our todays
Holding, loving each other
Let us have our tomorrows
Until time drifts into forever.

Let us tether our two boats together
And together float in this flow of time
At least for a while (if that be your wish).
Pause at a ghat and watch a sunset together.
Let us together paint
Our purple skies, our moons of yesteryears
And together sing our lusty songs of life.
Let us first create our landscapes
On which we plant our footprints
Before they are blown away
By the sands of adieu
(If that is what you want it to be).

Look, my love, look at the river
Golden in the sunshine, silver in the moonlight
As old as time. It flows on.
But empty, bereft of our boats,
Tethered together, floating, tossing
On its undulating surges and ebbs.
Listen, my love, listen to the music of the waters
Beckoning to us. Untie yourself.
And join me there.
There are many ghats for us to visit.
Traveller, let us journey together
And seek our destination together.

Let us have our moments of new beginnings, together.
Our moments of continuations.
Our moments of new suns, new moons, new skies.
And together ford our path through this river
Which flows on, as old as time.
Let us be each other's
Companions, Soul mates, Lovers.
Come my love, let us tell each other
Our stories, share our sorrows, joys.
Let us together soothe our hurts,
Savour our jubilations
On this great wondrous journey of life.
Between you and me, my love,
There cannot be adieu.