By Vaishnavi Kollimalla
A strong wave of enchanted fragrance..
Irresistible tenderness..
A cold whisper of glassy dew drops
My eyelids opened apart lazily...
Welcoming the warming light of the sun
And all of a sudden they went wide
After visualizing the unforeseen place,
I fell asleep upon..
ROSES
Roses stretched miles and miles
Roses of various shades
Roses of compelling beauty
Enchanted Roses..
Sea of roses...
I bit my lip to force myself to the reality
Indeed! I was surrounded by a sea of roses
Not a soul in sight
I was speechless,
For the spectacular view, I was enveloped around with
I ran out of words,
To describe the degree of ecstasy
My Inquisitive eyes are wandering around
Soon they are captivated by the view of a colossal object
It is a vibrantly radiating, crimson red...
Red as Blood,
With the shine of a ruby
And charm as a Blushed Lady's cheeks
It is the Blood colored Rose
The Rose That Stole My Heart
The Rose that managed to Bewitch my soul
The Rose that managed to embrace my desire..
My desire for precious ones.
The gleaming Blood rose...
I was determined to reach it.
I couldn't help myself but to adore The Luring one
I was fascinated
A strong urge of desire has flashed within, that my happiness
Resides within the Blood Rose
Without a moment delay,
I stepped forward.
Within a moment of action, I was taken aback
I was shocked
I felt appalled by visualizing the pathway of the Appealing one
THORNS
Sharp-edged thorns
The path was filled with these Notorious thorns
Thorns that are capable enough of tearing my Flesh
I was disheartened
By imagining the pain, The agony due to wounds
A wave of fear flashed within me
My legs are walking backwards...
I started to immerse myself in enjoying the beauty of other roses
I am putting in a massive effort,
To indulge in the remarkable beauty of the tender roses around me
I stubbornly avoided the vision
The vision of the heavenly Blood Rose
I couldn't
I can't pull myself together
How can I?
When my true happiness is residing within that Blood rose
My true happiness of success...In reaching it
MY true happiness in winning my dream
My true happiness in touching such a Remarkable one.
A Beam of Light embraced my soul
The light that is as vibrant as that of the rose
The flash that is as luminous as that of a smile of a brave maiden
The warrior residing in the depths of my soul, Has come to Life
Here I come Dear Blood Rose
Nothing is going to stop me.
Mounted with unbeatable spirit,
By bestowing the art of Unstoppability,
By embracing the soul of a warrior,
By adorning myself with an armor of patience,
I stepped Forward
A step of unshatterable determination
A step of indestructible passion.
My foot was set on the fierce pathway
The pathway of hazardous thorns
A wave of terrible pain flashed over me
I remain intact and experienced
The Victory of Determination over Pain.
I took another step forward
Step followed by another step
The point Thorns piercing through the skin
Blood was oozing out
The ends of the Thorns are adorned by Blood,
Blood filled with desire
I was losing the intactness
I was completely drained
I was enveloped with immense pain
I was covered with intolerable soreness
I collapsed
My eyelids are fluttering
The Blood from my feet Was flowing like a crimson stream,
Diluted with my flowing sweat,
And unstoppable tears of Agony.
I was lost in the Aura of Uncertainty
I lost my cool,
I started regretting the decision,
I became furious, started pulling out my hair
And wailing loudly
My vision was blurred, I believed this was my End
The Devastating End.
A thin light entered my Eyes,
That are welled up with tears
I lifted my head slowly..
Before me at some distance further, Stood the object of my Dream
Illuminating Blinding Light
Light of a New Hope.
A whole new life of Hope rejuvenated within me
The confidence I hold at that time the beginning of the journey,
Is the confidence I needed to achieve my dream
The lost determination found its way back
The willpower has finally crossed the clouds of Fears
A smile appeared on my face
The smile of confidence.
I stood up
A whole new me
The warrior who mastered the art of Pain and sorrow.
Armored with unbeatable strength
Radiating with Unshatterable Desire
I stood like a Warrior
A Warrior who Tamed the Pain and fear
I started walking towards My Dream,
My Desire to Reach the Blood Rose
The pain no longer bothered me
The Fear has lost its influence on me
I embraced the sharpness of the Thorns
Their piercing nature turned precious to me.
The Vibrating reflection of the Gleaming petals of the Iconic Rose,
Greeted me with a warm embrace
Ecstatic
That is what I knew, the moment I saw my dream achieved
Jubilant
That's what I felt the Instinct my shaking fingers touched
The Petals of the Blood Rose.
I closed my eyes while my soul drowned in a feeling of Euphoria
I was shining vibrantly,
With all the experiences I have gathered
My Soul was Illuminating an aura of Golden Hue
We are shining together
The Blood Rose and Me
Like Twin Stars.
One with Beauty and the other with Triumph