Preserved Melody

On a smoky grey October dusk

ensnared by a timeless musk

my heart met those dulcet tides

mellows engulfing it in strides.

A frivolous soul I'd always been

a quarter of this world I'd seen

yet the universe felt strikingly adrift

my spirits looking for a stellar shift.

I stumbled upon an obsolete alley

the rhythms of an enchanted valley,

a vintage soul born in this world

my dreams in ancient pages curled.

Wavering anxieties in shivering breeze

a pair of eyes, my hands did freeze,

you found me, pondering over 'Hello'

a stranger on a bridge of humming cello.

"Bel Air" draping my notes these years

burning heart whispered trembling fears,

enticing glances through my soul anew

my dreams crystallized to pearly dew.

From "Hot summer nights" to "mid July"

tenderness and strength together did fly,

you strummed the chords of my chime

wandering in years emerging with time.

Bare dreams sliding out of a cage

your touch simmered stars on my stage.

"Electric soul" on "diamonds of the Sun"

heavenly velvet caressing me like none.

So I sprinkled a preserved old charm

I'd kept it for someone like you so warm,

I sang a scarlet song on a golden fern

you've calmed the storms of my silent yearn.

With a love so soft and strong as ours

I'd write ballads for you in lonely hours,

all I know in times that ever grow blue

my love remains "Young and Beautiful" for you.

I have been influenced by many artists and outgrown those influences in poetry over these years. A few remain close to my heart till now. I enjoy singing the songs by Adele, London Grammar, Agnes Obel and Lana Del Rey whenever I feel like. This is a tribute to one of the few songs that has remained with me since the October evening when I had first heard it. 'Young and Beautiful' was the song that introduced me to the extremely artistic contemporary poetess and singer 'Lana Del Rey'. Immediately making way to my heart, it made me realize that vintage touch to music and poetry is still nurtured by a few artists. Needless to say, her songs with deep metaphors and classic references have been my solace to travel to other frequencies. This particular song has been special because I'd preserved it for someone who'd melt my heart. This is also the song I've sung the maximum number of times when asked to perform.