To cook is a dream

To cook a dishis a dreamJust any dishbut the sugarand the saltAlas I erroneouslymix I cookguided by the noseI disregard the recipe and the prescribed dose I don’t make a messbut dirty is what the kitchenhas becomeit’s not intentional but it seemsto bea naturaloutcome so now I ambanned frombeing near thehearthso the opportunities to cookareContinue reading “To cook is a dream”

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”

To the newer me

In the futurelies a new meolderbut closerto the oneI want to be My steps are smallyet resoluteguided and cajoledby the newer me In the Marchto the glorious futureI leave footstepsof mineon the virgin sands of timefor everyone to see In each stepthere remainsa part of me for I am the destination and the path isContinue reading “To the newer me”

Morning Chai

ये चाय की प्याली समेटे है अपने में पूरी सुबह वो सुबह की ताजगीवो सौंधी सी महक और वो अपना ज़ायक़ा और उसमें घुली यादेंहै सुबह खूबसूरत जैसे ये चाय की प्याली