ON HIS FALL..

India is a ‘Land of various religions,
Castes and creeds’
With Gandhi & Pigeon
As the symbols of Peace.

Then why politicians & republicans
With their sinful deeds,
In the name of Religion
Profane and make the existence of unity, cease?

Truth replies: All
Religions preach to
Practice brotherhood, love & peace.

The Almighty gives a call:
‘Love thy neighbour & I’ll love you;
Prevent my world -- from a fall -– meant for ease.

LIFE'S VOW

Life is to love.
Life is to be praised.
Life is to hate.
Life is to be condemned.

Life begins with birth;
Life ends with death.
Life is lived. How?
I can’t tell you now!

Life is an ocean;
I am at the shore.
Life is to be lived;
I have no oar.

Life, thou art reposeful,
With honey-dew and grass, too cool.
Life, thou art mysterious,
With, situations joyous and serious.
Life, thou have merry,
With wine and Cherry.
Life, thou have worry,
With bread and curry.

Life, thou art what?
For me and the rout?
Life, thou art why?
To make us sob and cry?
Life, thou art how?
By making them poise & we to bow?
Life, why He gave birth to you?
To make us pray for death, lick the dirt, or woo?

If that be so,
I take a Vow –
To solve the mystery,
Shed off the misery.
To sometimes but repose:
None close, except a Rose.
To leave the shore,
Make hands my oar.
To live life lively, have merry,
No Wine, only Cherry.
To never worry,
But when the world is scary & weary.
To live with the clergy and the scout,
Often with the rout.
To fly up & high in the sky,
Never allow them to wry.
To stand erect,
Make their posture perfect.
To live till the end,
Whatever be the trend.
To try my Best,
And ‘Leave the Rest’.

WHENEVER I BEGIN TO FEEL...

Whenever I begin to feel you are mine,
You make me realise you're not..
They pierce your heart. Believe me,
Expectations hurt a lot.

Spent blood as oil asks
"What did I get?"
"Only weak bonds, an empty heart,
And eyes that are shyly wet?"

I know you would say,"Its not true!
Now and always you'll be mine.."
But we know it well.. Lives change.
Life, later, might be just fine.

Your starlit face, honey laden dew,
Your beauty, your innocence, your charm
Makes the present better than ever;
Me, my sleep, my pace could never be more calm.

Eternal pleasures in ephemeral lives
Make love eternal & living worthwhile.
I owe you now my heart, my soul,
My smiles, my tears & my very life agile.

YOU CAN..

You can choose your friends,
But not your relations.
You can choose your wives,
But not your sons.

You can have a good day,
But a bad noon.
You can have a long life,
But a bad boon.

You can have a past without a future,
But not a future without a past.
You can have a day without me,
But not me without a day.

You can cry to lighten your heart,
But not lighten your heart to cry.
You can recall our days to smile,
But not smile to recall our days.

You can have me in your last days,
But not your last days in me.
You can have a known one to degrade,
But not degrade to a “known one”.

I feel the sun from both sides,
But I don’t burn.
I shower all love on you,
But I don’t dry.

You may wonder who am I,
It’s ‘me’,
Who will strive to be ‘me’,
Not to reason why!

SAID NEVER BEFORE

Have you e'er wondered
Why I keep alone?
Or have you e'er wondered
Why I trope a tone?

Have you e'er quarried
Where I loiter about?
Or have you e'er quarried
Where do my emotions sprout?

Have you e'er bothered
From whence I kin you?
Have you e'er bothered
From whence I've tried to woo?

Has it e'er dawned:
You're one of the Three?
Or has it e'er dawned:
I'm never on a spree?

Have you e'er pinched:
I was never a hurt?
Or have you e'er pinched:
I was serious: not a flirt?


Have you e'er cared
There was someone 'no other' ?
Or have you e'er cared
One day he'd be your incognito brother ?

DREDGING A DREAM

Above this half-lit sky,
In the radiance of your face,
A dewy smile, in my thoughtful eye
Beholds the brilliance of your witty grace!

Against dreary nights & tiny days,
I run. To keep bathing
In the cool crimson rays,
I bow my head while praying.

Sailing on warm icy memories
Beautiful Hope will reach you soon.
This Promise won’t take centuries:
For even you chirp is a boon!

The charm, the beauty &
the soothing palm
The kindness, the oneness & the feelings true
Shall make us long for your caring arm
And reasons, yet unknown, will leave us missing you.

FOR A TRUE FRIEND..

Friends will be friends,
True friends will be memories precious.
For the world changes its trends,
It is very treacherous.

True friends are not easily found.
If you have one, you'd know,
How he can heal your wound.
And to have him you'll say "Wow!"

You'll not be able to find me one
Day, nor will I be able to find You:
Be it the moon or the sun .
We'll not be found what'er we do.

But...we'll have memories
Of these wonderful days,
In which we make centuries
In thousand beautiful ways!