did I search for you?

Before I met you, did I search for you?
I wandered through the woods, on the banks of the ringing brook
I strolled on mountain lanes
Looked for nests of birds on every branch.

Before I met you eyes wide open in the day,
I waited for you in dreams,
I was so drunk with the fragrance
Of what it would be like to meet.

Then I found you
And my dreams were swept away.
You anchored my tossing boat.
I touched nectar, sweeter than honey.

Before I met you
I kept on searching, waiting,
On water and on dry land.
Now the whole world lives in you.
[Umashankar Joshi {an eminent Indian poet}, translated from the Gujarati by Svati Joshi]