What love hast thou inspired
In loud laments I sing
The goddess of night
With the tinkle of music
Slow and slow
The book of love
The visions slow
For yet another night
In the nest of love
Like Heer* adamant
For eternal breathe
In the open skies
Hidden is not
Once you wear
The cloak of love
Like a monk
To the monastery
Step in slow
The beloved in dance
For the body bends
In the distant wilderness
Love celebrates
Sans rituals
When the costume slips
Down the mounds
The silk of her love
The zephyr in the night
Under the moon
Lit the fire of love
With vintage wine
And her bending body
(*Heer was the legendry beloved of Ranjha, a love story)
16/1/2008
Sadiqullah Khan
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/slow-and-slow/
