Month: June 2010

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

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

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

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