As the lover waits

As the lover waits with bated breath looking listlessly about
Waiting to hear from his beloved
The tortuous route he takes through longing and separation
The path seems strewn with a million thorns
But endure the lover must too feel the warm embrace of the beloved
After crossing hill and dale and dark labyrinths
I finally see the light of a million lamps..
Momentarily  blinded I am aware of the sweet fragrance wafting throughout
And on opening my eyes I see I am in the beloved ' s presence
Long gone are the scars of separation
Healed are the wounds of longing
When I am in the beloved ' s embrace

What do others know?

As I was moving through a dark labyrinth
you rose in the night sky like a bright moon..
You sent your cool white rays
to help me walk towards you
I climbed abroad and ran towards you..
culminating in the highest ecstasy
People might mistake me for a drunk intoxicated on wine..
But what do others know what your love can do to me