Love is…

a poem by Jayati Chowdhury

Love is the feeling
“You have always been mine”
Love is the freedom
“Wherever you are, you are mine”
Love surrenders to no confinement
Love is to love without reciprocation.
Love is the scent in the fresh free air,
Carts away burden of fear;
Love is like a lotus
So pure – even, amidst mud and muck,
Love is to surrender
To the notions of love.
Love is the taste of wine
Bitter yet so sweet and refined,
Love heals all discontent
A zephyr after thunderstorm.
Love is not in captivity of a body
Love is the soul, immortal
Love is the belief
That guides all to tread the path of love
Love is not a destination
It’s the everlasting journey of joy-
Love is…