The stars twinkle afar br Dancing in the iridescent night sky br And in the presence of shimmering stars br The horizon looks darker br And the years longer br In the silence of the night br I look out br In thirsting longing eyes br And see as if you are going past br Then I think of you br As you linger on my mind always br And that looks like a mirage br Haunting me in tears br Ensouled on hope, love br And memory for years br A world once golden now looks barren br The skies once azure now looks leaden br You are life br You are sunshine br You are faith br You are hope br You are my breath and my heaven br You give me peace sublime br It pains to open eyes br When you are not beside br So in closing my eyes br I see you shining br Like an eternal sunshinebr br DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAKbr br