The red petal

Lonesome Red petala piece of the treeis now fallen And freeBathed in theDew drops, pure as glassServed and protectedby loyal blades of grassIt retains its colourVivid and trueUnaware it’s fallenAnd would never be newIn decayIt glowsWhat it isIt showsIts fallenYet it remainsWith its colourthe mind it stainsSoon The petalwould cease to beDissolved in lifeno longerContinue reading “The red petal”

The Joy of Giving

The joy is in givingFor what else is prosperity?The purpose is to provideFor what else do we own?Smile that I bringThe blessing that I gain I reap the harvestOf the seeds that I have sownFor this day we celebrateThe greatest giverNot the conqueror of the worldBut the conqueror of the very ownlet’s revel on theContinue reading “The Joy of Giving”

Moving road stretch

The moving roadtake the swaying trees alongI watch rootedThrough the unmoving windowof the speeding car And a racing mindI watch As they move pastBehind, to the pastTo the road I travelledOn this speeding carAnd a wishful heartI watchthe views I hadand the destinations I have travelled beyondOn this speeding carAnd the ambitious eyesThere, I knowTheyContinue reading “Moving road stretch”

And there lies the Music

The flute plays A melody Soothing and flowing I wonder Who owns the song And Where lies the music The dexterous fingers Playing on the vents Claim the song as theirs to play The wooden pipe boasts too of having the requisite length And the characteristic timber The mind proclaims Oh so vainly I amContinue reading “And there lies the Music”

Memories trapped in Pictures

Nowthat the celebrations endAndThe glasses lie emptyThe meaning is clearBeyond the sparkle Nowthat the cacophony endsAndthe din is quietthe vision is clearBeyond the blur NowThat the goodbyes are doneAndThe home is emptyThe feeling is clearBeyond the smiles NowThat moments are stillTrapped in picturesThe memories are clearPlucked out from timeEtched beyond time NowThat I look back,Continue reading “Memories trapped in Pictures”

Aur Manzil hai Kya?

हो तुम तो मैं हूँ है मेरा वजूद क्या हो तुम तो शाम है है खूबसूरत और क्या हो तुम तो है अगली सुबह है रोशनी और क्या हो तुम तो आवाज़ है है मौसिकी और क्या हो तुम तो ये पल हैं है वक़्त और क्या हो तुम तो ख़ुशी है है मुस्कुराहट औरContinue reading “Aur Manzil hai Kya?”

Amma

Emerged into the world A life Delivered through pain Suffering the excruciating Screaming To offset the pain Months of rearing Feeding off herself Her every bit of grain Fretting and worrying Unnoticed at time Many times, in vain Letting go her needs For everyone else Without a strain Ever willing to give To sacrifice SheContinue reading “Amma”