Apollo- The Warrior

Specter stirring veraciously; In the shadow of night

 Tiger whizzing past; The clabbered tropical jungle

With streamlined carcass; And vision focused

Startling both assailant; And confidante alike

Strong, ambitious, disciplined; Acrid, draconian, menacing

But emotional, just, fair; Large-hearted, amicable, No!

No?...  Oh yes!

Dove perched on shoulders, Only to realize He too is a man

But Man- extraordinaire

Warriors there have been many, None like him

Heart of Gold and Spirit of the Masters

Leading men in all wars and battles stoutly

Venturing where men fear to tread even in dreams

Smile so tender, would melt a stone

Eyes so loving, would infest any vault

O’ Warrior! Live long

For only you make the Gods forgive

And induce them to bless mankind

All over Again!

Honesty

Honesty is a difficult principle to follow and even more difficult to accept. There are all kinds of people around us. Some are brave others not so brave, some happy others not so happy, some curious others not so curious, some dishonest others honest to the core. Very often honesty needs a brave spirit and a daring heart. Not everyone has the ability to either accept the truth or even say the truth.

In the crowd of not so brave people are some foolishly daringly honest ones. Lying is not their way of life. No matter how big a price they have to pay, they will stick by the path of honesty. Fools, that’s what the wise world calls them. Why does a whistle blower reveal the truth despite being fully aware of the drastic repercussions? One truth and the stolid life structure comes crashing down in no time. When there are so many live examples of people who spoke the truth and suffered immensely, sometimes even paid through their lives, then why do ‘fools’ still speak the truth.

As soon as one has the compunction to be honest, every breath becomes heavy as a hill. There is so much restlessness that the ‘fool’ can’t do a single task normally. The urge to cause self destruction becomes so large that the ‘fool’ runs on the way to self infliction.

Honesty doesn't come cheap. It carries a very heavy price tag. You gather herculean amount of courage to pour your heart out and suddenly with the slightest knock of honesty at the door, the ‘Star’ vanishes like dust in the galaxy. One loses even what one initially had. The ‘fool’ had thought that truth will improve things but contrarily it deforms life beyond repair. It is left alone only with pain as a companion.

Streak

When your resplendence

Streaks my murk

Obscurity peters out

And the path is again clarion

Moon

There are a billion of them

All strewn over the firmament

But its only when you

Her Moon

Glimmer in her arms

That mist is allayed

And the whole incoherence

Mutates into a celestial melody 

Shadow

I perch as luscious incense of lily

Your smirks as mine

And tears all the more,

Condone raucous words of kin

Sweaty sinews of hard work

Dying a little inside every time

With memory of Beloved’s touch

Longing to see the angelic face

Agony to make a place here

To prove myself at every step

Prick of thorns and touch of dew

Joy of meeting friends

Pain of saying good byes

Awful loneliness diminishing soul

Urge to speak to cherished one

Never asked how I feel

Assumed I am flourishing

Just like you…

Can I be blamed for leaving you?

If only you can’t see me

In murk silently amidst throes

 I am there just beside you,

But did you fling little harder?

Perhaps for me just one more time

In your darkest hour

And you shall catch me

This time

Standing next to you… devotedly

Prorogued Union

Every time impassioned night feels

It will fondle the fervent day

With its ethereal mystery this time

At a stead and hour where

The day is secret to all
Known only to her,

Vicious Sunshine of reality

Intervenes and in a swoosh

The anticipated wishful union

Is again prorogued for

The next twilight…

Why?

Earth

O Earth! Do not yet fret

Thou art abundantly heedless,

It needs a forlorn sojourn

Of brooding darkness

And arduous wait

For the indigent sky,

To get the brightest star

To gleam as its amore…

Sun

And as the flaring tepid Sun

Basked valley veiled from hills

Pecked the dewy skin of earth,

Doubts of deep lurid eluding night

Melted in the shimmering lake

Underneath the floating blue lotus…

Earth and Sky

Avid Earth swivels at Sky blithely

With a silent prayer in every breath

Teeming Sky holds back rains

For fear of contusing her

With his pithy deluge

Distance

Distance was arduous to her frail heart

Impish Waterfall was oblivious

Proximity to Sea would be more formidable

Words

Gloom rattles enduring soul

Silence lacerates indurate hearts

But Beacon still lends hope

And Words still thaw gravel

Pain

When tenderness squeak through dewy lips
And warm tears numb fluttering cheeks
When vindictive pain throb the heart
And every breath becomes a torment

Beyond the drift

Who hankers for placid moorings?
Let the brook inundate body 
Souse the soul, beyond the drift