Poetry  - Madhulika Mohta A beautiful thought,           and a twisted phrase; A few words, wrought -          with subtlety and grace; Into a beauteous chain         of ideas and emotions; With shadows of hope and shades of pain,         a tale of longings and passions. A baring of, a few wounds of the heart,        a sharing of, a few joys of life; A chronicle of Destiny's part,        as it goes about moulding your life; The expression of a hope; a wish;        or maybe a confession - Of your nature's only blemish;       or perhaps, the celebration of an  ambition ? A note of desires you cherished,       the Proclamation of an Ideal; A reminder of the time you wished -       on a falling star; & sent heavenwards an earnest appeal ? An outlet for your mind,       a portion of what you leave behind; An experience, which transcends time,       that's all there is : to a poem & a rhyme.