The gown that changed my life

 

                     The walking trail would take me there
To the garden, before the lovers arrive
Bound in love in one another’s arms.
Oblivious of the world around.
 
Let me reach before the dawn
To relish
The chorus of sparrows and cuckoos.
Till the sun spreads its light into the day.
 
The puddles of water easy to wade
Bushes and shrubs all over the way
A thousand flies over my face
But my love for nature kept me going.
 
Rows of houses on either side
Some with a roof of leaves and twigs
Others with porticos open to sky.
And a couple of them two stories tall.
 
I hastened my steps towards the park
To wash myself in nascent rays
Of the breaking sun,
The golden light warmed my face.
 
Saw a silky cloud of verdant and gold, 
Descend like a parasol
Sliding from a terrace above
A whiff of freshly washed linen,
 
The silky gown with all its contours,
Landed on my face in the gentle breeze.
There is a message, I thought
To meet a damsel as pretty as can be.
 
I gathered the gown rushed up the stairs,
Two steps at a time, and rang the chimes
Kept waiting for minutes that felt like hours.
To meet the lady who fits the contours.
 
An angel stepped out.
Pretty and stunning.
There was no match in this land
As beautiful as this village belle.
 
I paused and thanked the gown,  
The gown that changed my life  
And gave me a reason to live  
With an angel then on.