Category: poetry

you will not understand

why do i wait for the  sounds of  bells

in the temple so far away

but then you have not touched a moist soil

and have not smelled its aroma

you have not seen freshly bathed banks

of a river

i have

did you see a rainbow  fractured by my faith

i was unable to let the mist decide when it will

let rainbow emerge

in the sky that seemed

so dark that any light

no matter how rerfracted

would hardly have escaped

its resolve to retain all that it could possess

but then it gave way

and i lost

why did it give way

when arguments defeat the purpose

when the trapeze is loosened in between the circus

one can not ask for more

one just lives on

and hopes

that arguments will evolve

slowly and slowly into a rumination

may the new year bring new hopes,
not only for you or those you know or love or care for
but also for those who you do not know, as yet
but who deserve your love, faith and concern ever more

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why would i be chasing  a mirage in my own mind
some times you appear brute and some times every kind
why do i sleep so little, and remain inside so tired
is it that only when we are fatigued, our defenses are down
some see me as a saint and to some, i am a clown

why do i lose the sens e of my being

after all, are not you all

pat of my own spirit,

your imperfections are mine own

your arrogance  is a reflection of my own

if i did not ket you return

all the ‘i owe yous’

it was n ot because i di dnot want to be compensated

but just that

unredeemed IOUs

might offer more tempting

horizon

to crave for

you may grow taller than the oak
which had witnessed
your steps along the way
that passed through  the
cemetery where
were buried my memories
you do not use that path any longer
you do not have to, you are liberated
from the need to remember
you are free
you can
but see
the red corners of my eyes
not closed for long
why not cover these with your hands
just cover these
for ever
with nothing, any more to see

when ws the last time i dithered
not knowing whether the life will ask scarifice
or just entail some strife untold
the road was uneven
but the cart was repaired
by the smith who cared
for my departure
from the zone of peace
and care
now i will go again
and try my best
to give away
all my bones
to a sculpture
who needs them
to make the beads
that will be  stringed in a garland
time will offer the goddess of love
O Kali

why will one wait for the rain
to erase the footprints of pain
the wind is blowing quite fast
taking some ships off the course
to destinations unknown,
do not feel aghast
the way forward is enjoyable
only because there is no cradle
to swing the child of hope
do not worry, my dear
i am all set to cope
with the fuzzy boundaries of a garden
in which we planted some flowers, some trees
and some weeds
who knows what is useful tomorrow
when some body gets hurt
in jungle
weeds will come to your rescue
do not bemoan  their disorder and
do not try to pursue
just let the time flow
whenever you do not hear any voice
and silences overtake the poise
it is time to go,
it is time to go

when you asked me

why do you walk so fast

i could  not tell you

that i was running away

from my shadows