Crafted by Shreyas Joshi

Will you be my Valentine?



Fleeting glances, trembling lips,

Pounding heart, a head that dips,

Storm of thoughts, yet none to voice,

I watch her so, let my heart rejoice,


With mustered courage, I call her name,

Take a step forward, suppressing my shame,

She turns her head, a gentle wind blows,

Our eyes meet, my cheeks emit a crimson glow,


"Speak up. Yes it's harder than making rhymes,

Now is your chance, stop wasting time.

"Such were the thoughts, my head that weighed,

"Hi! There was something I wanted to say. “


She gave a nod and thus I began,

With wobbly knees and no game plan,

"Like fireflies add charm to a moonless night

And new ideas deprecate a writer's plight“


"Like a silent sea longs for a raging river

And the Cupid now waits to pull an arrow from his quiver

Such is the way for your love I pine

Dearest of all, will you be my Valentine?"