THE SHEPHERD

            

On the country roads I walked

Through days and nights to reach my destination

On that lovely day of spring

Goading her herd

 I came across a figure

 She knew her sheep by its name

 And they all knew her love

I joined her and we walked along

We talked and soon I knew her too

On warm shiny days

In cold starry nights

Side by side we paced

With ever rising emotions

I goaded her soft heart

And she smiled and she giggled

Ah! Those restrained laughs

Under different shades of divinity

Thus, we walked together

 Away from all roads

 Life itself was the destination

 Soon came a crossroad

 My destination appeared again

 I had to get onto the road again

The road to my destination

She continued goading her herd

I looked at her and smiled

With wet eyes came back a smile

Something had been stirred up

Something so hardly understood.