Ghanshyam

Radha & Krishna Walking at Night

Folio from the Tehri Garhwal series of the Gita Govind (1775-80)
Punjab Hills, Kingdom of Kangra or Guler

Wept my eyes blue,
Looking for Ghanshyam.
I had him beside me
And now he is gone.

Standing at the crossroads,
Squinting in the dark,
I conjure blue shadows,
Turning to mist, each one.

Is he playing one of his tricks?
Making my heart so sink?
Am I abandoned for good?
Or to follow him into the distant woods?

Waiting at the crossroads,
I think I will rest my tired blue eyes.
Maybe as dawn breaks,
I will find him once again,
by my side.