A Friend

And yet here Iam..
Healed of the old wounds.
Accepting fresh ones
Each day,anew

So now looking like a lone soldier
In the battlefield of life
And the faces that surround me are not of friends
Either enemies or some strangers

And each day I wage this batttle in mind
And ask when I see any face
Who is this in the arena of my life
Is there a hope yet,for a friend,for a smile

An intuition

There is an intuition in the mind That something is going to happen soon And I await holding my breath Trying to guess what would be new I try to calculate in my head To see which destination Iam bound But my logic evades me And I fail to see, what I usually foresaw A strange feeling of elation,of gait Not letting my feet to touch the ground And I fly,with the wings of dreams Oer unknown lands, seeking happiness’ abode.

The game

Now it hurts no more You being there or not Your presence,as before In my life,is not sought But, thanks to you For teaching me a lesson or two About the rules of the game i enjoy playing it on a few

No home

In the graveyard of my memories
Ive kept a special place for you
A marble tomb ,for moments,delicate
So that their peace is disturbed not

And I come there everyday
With a bunch of fresh flowers of hope
Place them quietly upon your grave
And wish that you were alive now

And for hours Ill silently stay
Watching the sun fading in the horizon
And the birds that return to their nests
And think that you left me no home to go

Memories for future

Lets be like this
Two thoughtless children
Under the clouded sky
Watching the stars
Making out shapes
For the floating clouds
Calling out names
At the strangers on their threshold

Lets whistle out loud
And hear its echo
In the middle of the night
And make our go
With lots of laughter
And a little naughtiness
No care for the world
Its worries,its disgust

And when we laugh
The stars shine brighter
And twinkle in our eyes
Memories for future

Beware...

The incredible moments, when
Hope and hopelessness merge together
At the verge of tears,laughter appears
And amidst smiles,swells up, despair

Dreams and hopes
Brighten and flare
But in the flood of worries
Dwindle and disappear

This is the point,the curve
Where fate turns
And makes someones' life
Destroys some others'

Till then,peace resides
Like clouds before shower
But there can be a storm
So always, beware.

Make me silent...

Make me silent,once and forever
Make me silent,so that I wont care
Make me silent,dont poke with word - spear
Make me silent,so that I wont try to remember.

To make me silent,you have to wipe off my thoughta
To make me silent,you have to make me retort
To make me silent,my mind,u must assault
To make me silent,my soul,u must slaught

And when you have done that,what is it that you got?
And when you have done that,what is it that I lost?
And when you have done that,why must I feel shocked?
And when you have done that,what is left to talk?

Flames…

Standing atop the hill
The wind, heavy and still
Waiting for the vulture to attack
To tear me into parts

I stand here as prey
Game, for the predator’s play
And I relish the pain
Of every single bite, I sustain

But again the wounds will heal
The jagged edges will anneal
So that you resume your sport
With claws and nails of steel

And the hurt will bleed away
As it does everyday
What is in there, to say
Other than silently pray.

Ecstasy

The mind,the butterfly, flies again
O'er the lush greenaries after rain
Absorbing into it,all beauties that lie
On the bare chest of earth, as spring up, new lives

Resting on the fresh, newly bathed leaves
With wings that open and fold in delight
And on that peak of happiness,the thoughts
They freeze for a moment and melt amidst their flight

A momemt when you and the universe unite
And breathe together as a single life
Is that what happens when the soul enlights
Or is it mere fancy of a mind,so elite

A burning desire to merge with it all
The trees,the birds,the squirrels,all souls
To melt yourself in that spring of love
Isnt that what birth was for?

Along this way

Is this the the path
That I had sought?
It leads nowhere
Just dead ends and crossroads.

All I can now do
Is to tell not to follow
For there maybe more
Who choose this road to go

To return back,I cant
For I have left too much in way
All the things that mattered
All that which kept me gay

For something,this meagre
That gives me nothing
Except tears in my eyes
And thirst in my lips

Tears,for all that
Which I have lost
Thirst for those
Which will never be my own...

The Ultimate Union

Yonder, in the ebon, she shines bright
Luminescent in the aura of milky white
Beauty,that harbours craters inside
On the aisle of heaven,like a bride,glides

The veil that floats from sky to earth
Enveloping all in its enchanting mirth
Softly falls and sweeps as she walks
Towards her groom, the vanquisher of the dark

She graciously moves along the path of flight
Alone, in the gloomy chill of night
In search of the one, whose light she shines
For whose presence, her existence pines

Her yearning will not go in vain
They will meet in the twilit terrain
Uniting to part again for the day
As she dissolves in his lustrous rays

Lonely ride...

The way unclear
The destination unknown
Yet I am walking
Through this path,alone

Trusting my instincts
That are leading me somewhere
I break all bonds and fly
Just to reach there

The road laden with fog
And the vision is blocked
Is it in the air?
Or within my eyes,despair?

Is this calling true?
Or am I lost in the blue?
There is noone to guide
This is my lonely ride...

Are they really gone?

When the black hole of death
Swallows all
For the ultimate journey
When they get the call

The life force
In the thousands and millons born
Upon body's loss
Where are they just gone?

Into the heaven,vast
Leaving behind the past?
To merge with the God
The bodies and the souls,he lords?

They lesve to be reborn?
In another land,In another form?
Or just walk around,
Past us making no sound?

Are they really lost?
Or can they live as ghosts?
Or are they living in us?
As the love,which on us,they bless?

Friends forever

Today,I call upon him again
And he comes to visit me in the crowded lane
We sit and gaze each other in the eye
Forgetting to speak,even to sigh

He,beside me,in his usual passive self
I immersed myself,into his depths as I delved
He touches gently,beyond body,my heart
And I respond by shutting all other thoughts that dart

We sit together much time in silence
Till someone spoke,reminding me of his presence
That was you again,loneliness,my dear friend
Each time so unique,each time so different.

Words

Today is a day when I sit to write
And the words would not just come right
Words that parade my brain,day and night
whether I am lonely or in a crowd,tight

They wander in my head,as the lyrics of some song
Heard at a time and forgotten,long
They fill the blank pages of the books I read
In my monotonous life,giving company,when I need

Words, that speak my mind ,loud and clear
Words that rescue, from the silence' sharp spear
Words that comfort, those from my mother
Words that I learn, knowledge - givers

What would I be if not without words?
How can I even wonder of that world?
For without putting in some words,
I cannot even fly my thought - birds.

Search

Why should I still search
For that which is long gone
Why do i still lurch
In the memory lanes,for something unknown

Maybe there is still a wound
Which the passing time has not healed
Maybe a thread is still bound
Though hard I tug,refuses to be peeled

So I stand at the closed gate
Peering down the pavement nearby
Till I find you, I will wait
Watching the passers-by

Reminisce

Let me sing this lullaby for you
Though the words are stuck in my throat
Let my pain speak as tears
As you break all earthly knots

Let me sit again on this swing
You had built with rope of love
To make me fly without wings
And the heaven of happiness, I saw

Let me walk again on this road
That you had walked, holding my hand
And hear again,those words, untold
"You are for me, against, even if world stands"

Let me lie again on this bed
That I had lain with you on those nights
When my mind felt disturbed
And you had said," Its all gonna be right"

Where are you, when today all I want
Is to be with you and to feel that I am a part
Of the one, 'cos of whom, this world I could see
Who has left me now with only memories to reminisce...

The Quest

The mind, like a bird in delight
Poised to take its first flight
Into the clear,blue skies
Before the clouds of thoughts arise

To sink into the depths of blue
With wings coloured in vibrant hues
And seek that which it wants to find
The one,true answer that hides behind

As it scans the distant high
To search the answer for all its 'Why?(s)'
It becomes confused of the direction, best
To start the query, 'The life test'

But fly ahead,it must
With all its energy and zest
For not every life is so blessed
That it can afford to quest

Near You...

Again comes one of those days
When the world sleeps and I wake
To gaze into the starry,moonlit sky
And speak to someone, who wont reply.

You come near me as the chill of the night
And caress my face with the hands of breeze
Here,in your lap, I feel comfort
As through locks of my hair,your fingers release

I recapitulate the moments we shared
Those countless times when we felt so near
Before fate could draw us apart
And, from me,you had to part

Now memories, like the moon, follow
Behind me,wherever I go
Reminding that you are ever so close
No matter how much the time erodes...

Under their wings

To the farthest distance, that vision can trace

In the aura of green, the earth lies immersed

And the squeaks of morning birds

Render melody to my ears

 

A mother bird, calling for her child

Searching every tree that he might hide

Two others, together, a pair

Arrive nest, with their night’s share

 

Yet another, screeching in shrill sounds

Warning them all of an enemy around

Many, floating on this vista, serene

As if saying, “These don’t affect me.”

 

But somewhere above,

Still flies a cunning hawk

Watching and waiting

over the humble flock.