Monday, 6 May 2013

The Saint with a past or The Sinner with a future?


Many a time we find ourselves in words written. We can connect to what we read and place ourselves somewhere in between the story line, as probably one of its so many intricate characters. We feel like we breathe, eat, laugh, cry, make friends, hate and love just like one of them. It’s like the character is a mirror image of us. We can immediately relate to her/him. At times we find ourselves better in words not written. We instantly relate to the unwritten feelings, characters, incidents and events not explicitly expressed by the writer. The explicit becomes a mystery more to the self. The more you see a character in the book or some shade of that character, the more you begin to question. The answers to these questions are not easily available to us. Most importantly the question itself is not very clear to us. We fail to understand what we are actually searching for. The implicit then gives solace to the spirit. The outward causes more confusion, the hidden is where the key to all lies.
When we know little, doubts are few. We are quite convinced that whatever we know is correct and all true. But the real trouble starts brewing when we begin to know more and more. When our limited information starts spreading its wings to soar to greater heights of knowledge, doubts overshadow our thoughts. The various perspectives, opinions, advise all begin to blur the facts when instead they should be coming to our succor. We feel we were much happy and content when we listened only to ourselves. The moment we decide to lend our ears to others, clouds of doubt begin to brood dark. Indecisiveness crawls in and makes us wonder why?
We do get “Signs” from Super Natural that concludes to the affirmative, but “Signals” from naturals bring contradictions and haziness. On one side are the not-so- visible forces telling us that “This is it” but on the other side the all-visible forces around us telling us that “There is much more to it”. How does one decide, who does one trust? Where does one turn to? Should one listen to the opinions surrounding us all loud and clear or the low, feeble voice in the heart?
Which one is a better bet? The Saint who has a past or a self proclaimed Sinner looking for future?

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Salutation

Musings stir the soul with empyrean melody
Every time the Winds whistle in the woods,
Delectable ripples immerse the apostate heart
Every time the Moon gleams in the vaulted sky,
Bereaved sensations tumult the forsaken soul
Every time the Ship relinquishes the safe harbor,
Sanguine Hope dawns the unassailable spirit
Every time Divine is envisaged in the temple.

Friday, 26 April 2013

The Walk


The lake was calm that night
But tremors jolted the heart
The boats lay peaceful
But the mind was at strife
Moon gleamed on the waters
Glistening it beyond glory
The birds slept safely in nest
The emotions churned in frenzy
Thoughts kept grappling
Unnerving the hapless self
Disgruntled yearnings still vex the spirit
‘The Walk’ shall be sauntered sometime…

Thursday, 25 April 2013

Forever


Gentle and warm, Sealed with care
Sweet and kind, Will ever share
Descending from clouds, Dispelling fear
Showering fondness, Forever here…

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Vivacious Trepidations

Ever experienced fear when the dream you have been dreaming of for years is about to be realized? You wish you could buy a Mercedes and then one day when you can you suddenly get scared of owning it. Or you dream of that coveted position in your organization and when you are about to be promoted you can goose bumps. Reality can be quite hard hitting at times especially when we have been waiting for it to happen. We are surprised not because it was unexpected but because we wanted it to happen and it did. Many times good things happen with us. But we utterly fail to accept them. We realize them happening somewhere deep inside us but we hesitate to accept them, both publicly and personally. We keep evading the issue. But life, as stubborn as it is, keeps showing us the mirror again and again till we accept that the charming image is infact ours. That the person sporting the magnetic grin is no one else but us. We are likened to an Onion. Peels after peels give us a personality. Problem is the inner most peel even amazes us at times. The marble wonder that we encounter after peeling takes us off guard.
Old and Haggard Past, often than not, overshadows our pliable present and tensile future. We keep fearing that the happenings of the past may boomerang at us again and this time with greater force. We develop trust issues. Trust, which is akin to an eraser, gets shorter with every breach. We fail to keep our faith in people that we meet.
Many times good things happen to us despite our strongest opposition. They happen without our even wanting them to happen. We fear this, fear that we will be happy. The very thought of being in state of happiness make us go nervous. We start doubting how we can be happy. We meet people accidently. Meet them without even the slightest inclination not knowing how gargantuan impact they will leave on us. With time we realize that no matter what happens they will always be around. Always be there to pester us with their chidings. This is faith in its highest form. The Faith of the unknown controlling us to remain in state of bliss. Some call them coincidences. If it is meant to be, it will be!
We forcibly revert to Decision making. We decide what will be done by us, who will share my life with me, my joys and my tears, my hopes and my fears, my doubts and my beliefs. This kind of decision making is not justified because so much is happening behind the scenes. We are not even fully aware of the script. All our life we keep collecting and hoarding. Things, relations, people, emotions…True happiness lies in giving it all. In sharing them and not stashing them. Love without possessing, feel without fearing, accept without guilt, laugh without inhibition and cry without holding it all back. The feeling of releasing it all to the Universe is simply splendid. The lesson is to never give up on things that make you smile and make the world smile with you. 

Monday, 22 April 2013

Ever thought why?


Ever thought why?
Leaf falls off  the twig of tree
Rain drops desert the fleeting cloud
Stars bid adieu to morning sky
Breeze abandons the rooted hill
Ever thought why?
Streams decamp the known shores
Flamingos migrate to newer lands
Buds forsake their innocence
Larvae defect the safe cocoon
Ever thought why?
Your own thoughts revolt you
Salty tears relinquish heavy eyes
Painful sobs scram an ailing heart
Silence defeats the loudest cry
Ever thought why?

Saturday, 20 April 2013

Manacle


The doubts that I heard at play                           
Suddenly begin to vanish away
Sun beams from eastern window
Darkness now seems so hollow
In thoughts impish brooks flow
Impeccant heart wants to glow
As the leaves are to forest
And tender birds to the nest
So is your presence prime
Like pristine lamp in shrine
Fathoming it all is profusely futile
Its breath that goes away for a while…