Another way

(802)  Tomake dekhechi manera mukure

I've seen You in a mirror of the mind,
In frenzied waters of my river-tide.
I've sensed You on a stormy night,
In the absolute absence of light.

I never summon You when I'm happy;
I've but called in grief or calamity.
I've implored You with pain-filled mien,
With aching heart and tears streaming.

My golden life goes by in vain;
For, alas, You never came.
With grief, my dream-bloom fades
On an abraded riverbank.

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