what will sum up the vain search,
dark eyes and desires of darker hairs will not
dilute my love
said the Kali
to timeless spirit of demon
always struggling to assert
possess and not leave
the tightly held
embrace of eager yet impatient
designs
of a dead tree
trunk of it was old
wrinkled bark
had cracked
but then under its shade
few flowers could still bloom
and the birds chirp
what if
there was no one with whom
one could sip
the nectare of moon
deserted by the loss of gravity
where has gone all its shine
why is it silent
have clouds devoured
the sap
of rain drops
tulsi 18 why do purple leaves look shriveled today
why do purple leaves look shriveled today
have you ben missingthe breeze
that you befriended not knowing
that it can not stay with you
why are you quiet
shrunken
and so still
why has the news
of clouds not raining this year
made you ill
already
no, i just am a bridge
whenever
one would ask
the spoon in the cup
of tea
if it will radiate
all the heat away
like ever before
may be
may be one actually wishes
it says
or shall it say
no, i just am a bridge
between what was
what is and what can not be
mera kya kahun
mera kya kahun
yeh hi kaafi nahin
ki thoda hans leta hun
apni bebasi par
bina shikayat,
thoda ruk kar
ek mandir ke saamney
chandan thoda ghis leta hun
phir kiskey maathey par lagaun
kya farak padta hai
har dard ko
apni bahon mein
aur jor se
thoda jakad leta hun
16 tulsi –journey of devotion
-journey of devotion
when i started
to walk
i did not know
hor far will i be able to come
without losing your aroma
it took me long
to realize that your smell
in my breaths is a promise
you extract from every devotee
how else you so generously
grant the wishes of seekers
of truth, compassion and love
all journeys begin with you
but why do not they end with you too