Leave everythingthat is not youLeave no traces of youNot even few Scrape the edgesDown to the coreTill you are leftWith nothing more Shed the pretenceShed the prideRemove the nameleave the identity aside As we reachthe last crumbWe gnaw awaythe senses numb there in the stillnesswhen nothing is youWhat is leftIs nothing but you
Author Archives: Echoes of the soul
Wings on the wall
She always wondered what it was, that drew her to the inanimate wings etched on the wall.On that fateful night, on the way back from her office, she was surrounded by the uncouth, lecherous ruffians of the neighbourhood who had been stalking her. As she struggled in the clutches of the evil, she felt helplessContinue reading “Wings on the wall”
Riding free
She rides the horseA free spirited steedHooves galloping swiftWings flying wideSometimes on the groundon the lush green meadowSometimes in airOn the fluffy white cloudskicking up the grassAnd sometimes the cloudsBouncing manesAnd her flowing hairMatching their rhythmMatching the stridesThere is a songThat the wind singsShe hears the songShe sings that tooThere are no reinsThere is nowhereContinue reading “Riding free”
Sharing lives 18 Jul
Melanie, our gracious host has posed these questions for us this week; QUESTIONS; 1. In one sentence, how would you sum up the internet? A web 2. Is true beauty subjective or objective? Everything is beautiful 3. How many chickens would it take to kill an elephant? (like last week, I threw this one inContinue reading “Sharing lives 18 Jul”
My buried musical notes
I scribble my work notesKeeping my guitar asideMy song hangs in the airAs in my daily rut, I slide The pen writes deepImpressions go beyondIt takes its tollSmudges my happy song I need to pull backSit back and relax a littleThere is the sand that flowsThrough the hour glass so brittle I pick my guitarIContinue reading “My buried musical notes”
Wo mod hi nazar nahin aata
एक अंधेरा भी हैजो रोशन बहुत हैएक खामोशी हैजो कहानी कहे जा रही है मेरे साथ मेरा साया थारात हुई तो खो गया है शायदकल सुबह सुबह मिलेंगे उससेअभी अकेले चल पड़ा हूँ साथ साथ अंधेरा भी चल पड़ा हैऔर वो बातूनी खामोशी भीपूछे बिग़ैर अपने अकेले क़ाफ़िले मेंशामिल हो गया है बातों बातों मेंवक्तContinue reading “Wo mod hi nazar nahin aata”
Living a dream
Hurtling at urgent speedI look out of the windowAmazed In my belted seatI am staticSuspended Bathed in reflected lightIn an illusion of speedLiving a dream
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The earthy smell
Clouds sprout in plentyFlourishing in the fresh new glowFloating merrily aboveinvisible roots stretching out below They belong to the skyBorn out of the rainSun it’s fatherarisen from the earthly womb’s pain Yet to growThey are whiteSomeday they will be ladenWith all the burden that arise Turning darkIt obscures the sunCasting shadow on the earth belowFilledContinue reading “The earthy smell”
Walk together forever (lanturne)
WhyLook backAt good timesPast is behindNow StayIn armsFeel the warmthOf the embraceBliss EyesWell upFeelings flowHeart pounds quickerLoud Walkour pathTogetherTill ForeverThere #tankatuesday
My Tales Within 