Your Smile... Poem by Dr. Baishali Bhaumik Mitra

A smile
from you make me forget
the whole world and
fly, spiraling higher, in a steady flight
into the clouds and rainbows.

Your smile
liberates me from the world’s
tussle and hassle.
I drink in every single dropp of it,
that slip from your radiant soul.

When you smile
The sun rises at a far-away coast
spreading warmth and sparkle,
making me believe that there are
another sky, vaster, lurking behind.

For your one smile
I run miles to come to you,
my long journey coming to a final halt;
the vibration
pouring over my soul
like a fresh falling rain.

Your smile
engulfs me,
its echo resounding in the space
within and around me,
making me hide my face
in its velvet layers.

Your smile
tells me: Lean on me, woman,
I will carry your burden.