Meeting at Morning, Parting at Noon

 -    Dr. Hossain Abdul Hai 

Robert, you made my meeting deep
My love has made it deeper 
Surrounding water, trees and birds
Shining sun made it warmer. 

Green village full of hearts 
Tiny hut full of warmth 
Small hands full of fragrance 
Sleepy eyes full of dreams. 

Unending path with sweet chirping
Unending tales with tiny breathing 
Untold stories with small pauses 
Unbounded dreams with mild touches. 

Thousands of days, weeks and months
Flying waves of air and winds 
Flying kisses, flowing bubbles 
Blowing tear, bleeding nerves. 

Thousands of faces far and near
Gazing at doors for single moment 
Hopeless return with empty hands 
Bare feet and losing arms. 

Spring, hop, jump and run
Far and near, here and there 
Hands in hands, heart in heart 
Fastest, slowest, warmest breath. 

Hours and days pass away 
Never ends the deepest warmth
Coolest moment comes alone 
Hottest waves come together. 

How sweet, you made the parting
With the hottest waves at sunny noon
You, among thousands of hands 
With long eagle eyes, heaviest heart. 

No words, no tales, no more dreams 
Silent exchange of agony and pains
Silent wave of deepest breaths 
Silent wish and counting of seconds. 

The deepest meeting and heaviest parting
The sweetest warmth in jumping heart 
The longest moment in the water-land
The fastest dream and the warmest love.      

Bonn, 05 August 2018