How much Would I pay to go there to the moonIf I could Spend a dayOr possibly a cold nightNaah I wouldn’t goOn that desolate rockI like it better hereshiningwith white cold lightthere I would fretwrapped in a suitall grumpyhopping around in gravity one sixthwith schedule all tighttheremaybe I would sit and watchmy earth riseContinue reading “Hammock hanging on stars”
Author Archives: Echoes of the soul
Dangling on a wire
HeadphonesConnected through the slender wirePlaying the strokesof slender fingerson piano tilesblack and white Played long in the pastthe eyes close shutAnd the aeroplane meltsThe clouds rush inAnd all that is leftIs the dangling wireWith pouring music
In the flying sky above
Yes, the land was visible, clear From the flying blue sky, And the floating white clouds, everything, as clear as thatA little familiar, a little strange, what name did we keep?by what name did we call? Yes I faintly remember, it was something like thatIt eluded mejust when I remembered When we would be closerMaybeContinue reading “In the flying sky above”
Dus-Hara
The arrow pierces Slaying ten heads Only one remains Everywhere Forever Happy Dus-hara
Empty and Bare
It ate from my hand Till it was empty and bare It waited in vain
There still is a blemish
A chip thereA chip hereand now it’s perfect?oh!!!there still is a blemishI need to work on
Udta hoon uchayion mein
हाँ नज़र आईवो ज़मीनउड़ते आसमान सेउन बादलों सेसाफ़ साफ़, सब कुछ थोड़ी पहचानीथोड़ी अजनबी सी लगीक्या रखा था नामकिस नाम से थी पहचानहाँ, ऐसा ही था कुछ ज़ुबान पे आते आते वो रह गयाजब पास पहुँचेंगे तो शायदयाद आएगाहर एक रस्ता, हर एक मंज़िलऔर वो सब कुछ फिर सोचेंगेउस ज़मीन पर रखें पाओंकी फिर सेContinue reading “Udta hoon uchayion mein”
What they don’t know about me
That I actually don’t know what they know about me
Fueling the sun
Like an emberPrior to the fireIt risesFrom the ashesStanding on the beachSand on my feet and some in my hairI blow at the cloudsAs hard as I can As much as I canAnd then the embers glow brighterPiercing through the dark veilSpreading from orange to blueEmerging over the horizonThe first rayOf the new dawnIlluminating theContinue reading “Fueling the sun”
Toh aur kya hai?
समय की बदलती रेत पर ठंडी लहरों का खेल मेरे गालों पर, ये तुम्हारी, ग़ुस्ताख़ उँहलियाँ नहीं तो और क्या है नरम धूप से पिघलती ओससुबह सुबह नींद से भरी ये तुम्हारी, वो आँखें नहीं तो और क्या है ये महकती हवाजो मुझे मदहोश कर दे ये तुम्हारी, गरम साँसें नहीं तो और क्या हैContinue reading “Toh aur kya hai?”
My Tales Within 