the truth

truths are many
not just one
and not always the right one confronts us
in the mirror
but truth must prevail
so what if
mirror gets cracked

Open sky

Open sky
Closed gates
Temple bells are ringing
I am coming


and when i did come
the bells stopped
deity had walked out of the temple

and i stood still, not
knowing what to do

then the blessings showered
i turned into a stone

dont deny

dont deny the dust
its rightful place
in my eyes
lungs and may be in the entire envelop
in which meanings of my life are hidden
dont deny dust
its rightful place

In a bowl of salt

What?
Marks of A cats paw
In a bowl of salt
What?
Should the ship halt?
What?
Marks of A cats paw
In a bowl of salt
What?
Flowers on the edge
Tenderly row the boat
A puncture in the mast
What?

May be

Empty bottel
Floating sea weeds
Fumes
Of an extinguished fire
Is that all to it
May be

so what, if the branches of this tree are naked

so what
if my branches are naked
having shed all leaves
are not they more earnest
in holding the clouds
which wind is eager to take away

when we need to walk
on paths to goals, far beyond
what we can see today,
do we seek guarantee that
clouds will not behave erratically
if they do, they will
one can not impose discipline on winds
clouds
and their shadows
at sunset
in which aroma of withering leaves gets mixed
and i wish to sleep then
under this tree
so what if its branches are naked…

snail, swallowed by a wave

does it matter whether wave embraces the shore
or vice versa?
asked the snail on the shore
before she could answer
a wave swallowed her
i hope to be a snail
soon
but then i will not ask the question any more
i will just hope to be swallowed

not sure

standing on the precipice
you can
tilt the seesaw
and enjoy the cries of the child
on the top end
but you know
he is safe and will be brought down
but will you go up
too
not sure
play
keep on playing the game
krishna plays
with flute and the breeze that
blows his way
some day it will flow my way too