Utterly. Insanely.

A word of caution to mystic lovers on the danger of consuming their drink in a hurry

Words slip
Limits cross
Rules break
And then,
Reason cries
Insanity smiles

Therefore, take heed
Hey lovers
Swallow not the Love-wine
In a single gulp

If you wish not for

Heart to seize
Senses to freeze
Friends be loot
And sleep be rout

Blood to be tsunami-like
Memory be cyclone-like

Food nor drink
Will you then like
Gold and silver too
Will you un-like

If you wish not
To be insane
Like this lunatic:
Utter words fanatic

A sip at first you have
And then may be again
But imbibe not
All at once

May Lord have mercy
On this lover
Insane indeed
Is what he utters

For, the gush and rush
Of Love
Throws him in
A Pitiless awe

Gold and silver
Appear too trivial
His own soul
Seem just little

Nothing worthy in this world
Nor next
To trade the madness of Love
For a thing other

Jan 13, 2017