Feisty Aficionado

I saw Arpita for the first time in the computer class. The moment when I met her, I fell in the obsession of her dreamy eyes that reminded me of the eyes of Urvasi, the nymph who would dwell in Alkapuri, the garden of Heaven, in ancient times. The month was February and the Rituraaj( king of all seasons) spring was reigning on the earth. That morning when I went to my first computer class, nature had dressed like a beautiful queen and slowly cool morning breeze was blowing. Some days ago, my break up with my girlfriend Subhasmita happened after sharing many sweet and memorable moments with each other. Henceforth, I was upset about my fate. And from some point, I was feeling guilty about that. In the blue clear sky, the bright sun was shining and the romantic wind was blowing and awakening the senses of lovers and poets. But, deep in my mind, the painful feeling of remorse was killing me. I seemed to be burning in the pyre. Every now and then I was blaming myself. My heart was desperate to get free from those destructive emotions. I was unmanageable. I didn't know what to do, was just walking like a man who was lost in his own thoughts, who had failed to gain his aim. Countless drops of tears were falling from my eyes.

Beside our computer center, there was an Ashoka( Caracas Indicus) tree and a Krishnachurā( a flame tree). Both of them were beautified with attractive new leaves and colorful flowers. The breeze tried many times to soothe my heart with its beautiful rhythmic verses and finally whistled in my ears "Let's fall in love again!"

At the very moment, I saw the girl reminding me of the character Krishnakali by the great poet Rabindranath Tagore and forgot everything. Wild swings of painful emotions and feelings went away from my mind and in their place, a sense of eternal peace and calmness arrived. I was really lost then in her deep dark eyes that were made more beautiful by the application of Anjana ( Collyrium). It seriously impressed my heart. As it seemed that my soul started to sing in the shower of the morning and my heart started to dance in ecstasy. I could very much remember the moment when she gazed at me awakening my passion. I can't tell now if I was struck by Cupid's arrow or not but one thing I can tell the excitement to meet her was marvelous. Really what a change of human mind! A profound change of feeling, really! The fragrance coming from her body took my mind away. I was so impressed that I gazed at her and couldn't move my eyes until she looked at me!

Then I felt the thirst to talk with her at least a single word. After the class had been over, I went to her and somehow said, "Hello!".But, she remained silent, bypassed me and went away. I was overwhelmed and dumbfounded also.

The very next day I tried to talk with her again but failed. Every now and then, when I would go to talk to her, she would avoid me by remaining silent or being involved in chatting nonsense( or that could have made sense to her) with her intimate bosom friends. When I would go to her, she would move her glance away from me and go away. Meanwhile, she almost ignored me.

I was very desperate to talk to her. When she would offer me at least one of her breathtaking glances! When I would get the rarest chance to get the sensational feeling of touching her soft hands! When I would kiss her long wavy hairs! Curves of her body awakened the fire of desire in my mind. She although did not talk a single word with me, it started to haunt me in my dreams. Thus began my infatuation!

But deep inside in my mind, I was dying. Why she would not talk with me, how could have at least a moment of her time! I was really being insane. She had stolen my heart but now how could I express my deepest obsession for her! I started to write a poem for her. I started to feel her in everything of nature. I found her glance in the gaze of a fawn, I got the fragrance of her love in the cool breeze of dawn. I started to feel her existence everywhere. But by the irony of fate, I could spend special moments with her nowhere.

After the completion of my course, I got detached from Arpita, my Appy. Meanwhile, after some years, I sent her a friend request on social networking site Facebook and she accepted my request. Then my dream came true and we started to chat. Our friendship grew and we started to share the intimate details, the deepest secrets of our lives. We spent many moments in virtual networking sites with each other but there I could not share my special feelings for her. Time passed!

But today I am meeting Arpita. It is also the month of May, and the earth has beautified herself commencing the arrival of Summer. The scorching heat is over. A cool breeze of afternoon containing the fragrance of Tulip and Jasmine (the symbols of love)aroused by the magical spells, is blowing. Today as the schedule has been fixed on Facebook, I will meet my Appy in a beautiful romantic park, Siraj Udyan. The first and foremost thing I will say to her is the thing that I tried to say to her in the previous year numerous times."Can I have a moment of your time?"I am sure she will answer positively. There is no sign of a cloud in the sky. The sky is clear. The Sun is about to bid us 'goodbye' in the reddened horizon. In this romantic twilight, nature is singing a rhythmic song, the melody of love.