may the path ahead be pleasant for you, o traveller

may the path ahead be pleasant for you,
o traveller
go and bless the shadows of the trees
that saved you from the heat
and also bless those bamboo groves
which saved  you from the storms
but then remember,
once in a while
those small pools of water on the roadside
in which you cooled your heels
washed the dust off,
 so that it feels
cool, clean and calm
go away traveller, go away
your memory is like a cool balm

will you pause a bit now

i walked with you all these years
as fast as i could
will you pause a bit now

i can not walk fast any longer
but then i am still walking
often alone
because you are always traveling
or sittiong before your computer
is this how one rewards the patience and persistence
ask yourself

ah!!

why should i still long for affirmation

why should i still long for affirmation
of the feelings which are there,
we both know  it
for decades, several decades
but then periodically

why should doubt arise,
may be it is like a shriveling of leaves
reminding  that trees have to be watered
and manured

when the deeper calls connect to an outer layer of a shell

when the deeper calls connect to an outer layer of a shell
we start listening the voiced
whcih we had not heard for so long
complaints about neglect,
yawns of yesteryears
when effortlessly i tried to tell
but then when you were busy
 nurturing the garden,
i was busy
dispersing the seeds
neither seeds grew
or garden remained intact
today we stand at the edge of the garden
laughing and remembering
how nice it would have been
if the late train had not let me board it
and thus  lose track of the moments
which we both miss today
also today