The journey was quiet and long,
the silence was poignantly strong!
She wanted him to converse with her,
Feelings in her heart longed him to stir!
He kept going, keeping a hold on her,
He walked aside on foot, not going afar!
He could have ridden on a mare but he did not,
He wanted her safety and that is what he got!
She broke the silence, he had a smile,
expecting her questions now for a while!
Curiosity broke its spell, she probed his whim,
He was surprised at her estimation of him!
He showed her the valley and his plan was told,
She asked for a blueprint to feel the map unfold!
Once satisfied she probed for some more,
to know about him, to feel his core!
He admired her regal beauty and poise,
Both wanted to muse, away from all noise!
He revealed his passion of riding at night,
His preference for solitude came to her sight!
He was intrigued, at her interest for him,
Is her heart thawing? His heart went to beam!
On his query she started to laugh,
Riding at night for her is very tough!
To stop her laughter she bit her lip
Seeing this, his heart swelled to take a dip,
In that ocean of nectar, her lips offered,
To taste them fully his heart long suffered!
He gazed at her cheek, her tresses and nape,
He couldn't control his desire that took shape!
Both of them got carried away,
the awkward pause made its way!
She laughed at her own self all upbeat,
Then she was all thirsty from the heat,
He offered his water bag to quench her thirst,
She choked on the water, coughing aburst!
He helped her to regain her normal breath,
But he lost his control and his self-faith!
Her eyes showed admiration luring him in,
did it reflect a belonging to him from within?
He needed to hold her face and tresses,
grazing her cheek and beholding her graces!
He made the promise to protect his Heera,
Never to let her suffer...was it a chimera?
He asked her to trust him over and over,
Pledge made, his jawline on her's went rover!
Finally he gave into his demanding desire,
to taste those lips that aroused his inner fire!
It was heaven when he first pressed a kiss,
He felt in paradise enveloped in a bliss!
He lingered more in his first act of passion,
He wanted to continue in that fashion!
But he wanted a peek to see how she felt,
He saw more tears and his heart then melt.
After the passionate stupor, mistrust grew,
reality dawned, her heart leapt and she knew,
What will happen to her heart? Her feelings?
Will she be shattered with Ustaad's dealings?
The mistrust and doubts crept crawling back,
half-hearted words uttered! He was taken aback!
She wanted to clarify but could not do so!
He cleared his point of view feeling very low!
He freed her from the marital corporal ties,
But she could not tell him where her heart lies!
He knew she was not wrong to think of him so,
He has not been a true soul from the get-go!
Quickly he forgave her, letting go of his ire,
He can't remain angry on her, even if he so desire!
He pledged not to be carried away again,
by temptations, till her trust is regained.
When she accepts her marriage and him,
he will fancy in his desire and his whim!
Till then he sets his way apart from her,
the third point was to be away and afar!
On business, he leaves her in pain and tears,
She longs, he longs but none of them hears!
After high comes the low, everyone knows,
Readers are floating on air and it shows!
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