purpose of life – My Tales Within

Passengers in a flight

The flight Took to air Straining … Soaring above the clouds It weighed heavy … Laden by People Possessions Relationships Memories Desires Fears and Hopes … Inside, each occupied an assigned seat In the sky, up in the clouds Only an aeroplane was seen

Beyond the final checkout counter

So many things That I like I asked, if I can carry them all? Across and beyond the final checkout counter I paid for them, after all! It says, you can leave empty handed, There is no other option, That’s all! And the things, you carry and the money you hoard It just stays hereContinue reading “Beyond the final checkout counter”

All, that is me

There is good in me That peeks and yearns to be seen There is bad in me That seeks To cast shadow on the screen It’s not that the good, is what is me And the bad, is not me It’s just that what I choose to keep, Is all that is Me

Kai saal guzar gaye

उसी मंदिर की घास पर बैठे,नंगे पाओं।सर झुकाए इबादत मेंकई साल गुज़र गए । छोटे पाओं बड़े हो गयेदिल मगर सिकुड़ गये।दिल खोल के हंसेकई साल गुज़र गये । फ़र्श साफ़ सुथरा हैशायद पहले से महँगा।नंगे पाओं चलेकई साल गुज़र गये । है रास्ता वहीकदम चले सोच समझ केबेख़ौफ़ दौड़ेकई साल गुज़र गये । हैContinue reading “Kai saal guzar gaye”

Jana kahan hai

किस ओर जाना हैखुद जनता नहीं ।जिस तरफ़ कारवाँ चलाउस तरफ़ चल पड़ा हूँ मैं।

Beyond the river

The oar moves Rhythmically Propelling the boat Oarsman is the traveller He is the fuel Boat stays in the river The oar too Oarsman moves to the shore Beyond the boat Beyond the river

Tree Stands Tall

Tree stands tallwhere the seed fellrooted to the groundThere lies it’s existence Roots dig deeperNourishing the growing treeBinding it to the spotThere lies it’s existence Wind brought the seedRain drops buried itTree had no roleThere lies it’s existence Wind that brought itTries to take it placesTree stays, heavily rootedThere lies it’s existence It is rootedStuckContinue reading “Tree Stands Tall”

Sky in the eye

The sky I must reachThe clouds I must pierceSun the scorcherlying beyond the cloudMust look him in the eye The moon and the starsHang on the domeKeeping the worldEncased withinMaintaining the semblance of the lie The dark spaceBeyond and in betweenFills every thingAnd still remains emptyBut seen with the closed eye I have traveled forContinue reading “Sky in the eye”

Adhuri Tasveer

तस्वीर बनीथोड़ी अधूरीशायद कोई रंग रह गयाजो मेरे पास था ही नहींउन्हें ढूँढने निकला हूँ सुबह की घास में कुछसमंदर सा हराढलती साँझ मेंवो मायूस लाल रंग वो ऊँचे आसमान मेंवो गहरा नीलावो हस्ते कमल मेंमुस्कुराता हुआ पीला वो टूटते लहर मेंमैला सा सफ़ेदऔर उस पिघलती बर्फ़ वालाचमकीला सफ़ेद हर अनोखा रंग समेट करवहाँ पहुँचाContinue reading “Adhuri Tasveer”

Closer to Core

Spinning like a topConstantly in motionedges moving fasterSlowly moves the core If I would stopI would fallFearful of not spinningAfraid, of being ‘me’ no more On pointed endI hang in balanceForever in pursuitdrilling through the floor Force of the chordwould eventually expireinevitable would happenSpinning top would spin no more With the last wobbleThe top fallsItContinue reading “Closer to Core”