Monday, June 27, 2011

Haiku........Quench

unquenched, my thirst
for knowledge, for wisdom
and, oh, to know the difference!


quench my desire, Lord
unleash Thy bliss, I bow
in silent surrender!!!


27jun2011, 2110hrs

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Haiku........Slavery

delusions of grandeur
what else, but
slavery to oneself?


" white man's burden ",
a historical ruse,
...made slaves of men!


oh! addictions, evil
born of self-weaknesses
Be cast away, slavery!


ying and yang,
completeness, personified
mutual slavery!


11jun11, 11:25pm

Monday, June 6, 2011

Haiku...........porcelain

shattered dreams
fragile, porcelain-like,
now, mere splintered existence



The monsoons have hit my city in a big way....it has its own magical charm. I would like to share a few thoughts with all of you.....

Monsoon Musings....

....... and the pregnant sky opened its arms,
letting an unfettered torrent rush through.
great rolling balls of thunder,
play hokey pokey with electric flashes of lightning!

a symphony of sounds burst forth,
drumbeats of pattering raindrops on barren rooftoops,
synchronise with cymbal clashes of astral music,
while the heavenly orchestra bows to its own beat!

here, on earth, excitement of another kind ensues
trees wrench their branches forward,
clasping the rains in a never-ending embrace,
plants sway to a magical score, its been a long, long wait!

little puddles and baby streams rush to compete,
while birds protect their young in fragile homes!
powerless animals, all huddle together,
humbled before nature's awesome glory!

people, run helter-skelter, seeking the comfort
of home and hearth, relieved still...for the respite!
children, seeking merriment from these rains,
oh, to shriek and play, and float paper boats!

i sit by the window, looking out at this miracle of nature,
in my mind's eye, i soar open-armed into a verdant valley!
i know, that rejuvenation is on the cards,
and hope that the thirsting emptiness of my heart
gets slaked by the life-giving nurture of the rains!


tuesday, 07jun11, 0015hours.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

haiku......trance

swirl in bliss
to a mystical merger
with the Divine, immortality!

the pendulum sways
locked gaze, mind
in a hypnotic trance...

dagger drawn, slit
beads of blood glisten
paralysed, fear!

comatose, in a drug-induced
psychedelic trance, even
Death seems sublime!

immersed in musical delights
to a rapturous splendour,
énchantment, enhanced!!



02jun11, 2230hrs

Saturday, April 16, 2011

haiku....resonance

night's inky blackness
echoes the resonance
of its nocturnal creatures


cast a pebble onto still waters
watch ever-increasing concentric circles
resonate within its ripples!


two hearts beat as one
resonate to the rhythm
and sounds of love!


silence grapples with noise
pain shrieks at happiness
hush ... yet, only serenity prevails!



Walk away in silence......

Walk away in silence, my friend
Just walk away in silence....
Why suffocate under the burdens
of a million unspoken words?
Why quail before unknown fears?
Walk away in silence, my friend
Just walk away in silence....

Why quake before myriad expectations?
Why tremble beneath weighty guilts?
I have always known and understood
That there is really not much to be said....
Walk away in silence, my friend
Just walk away in silence....

Have no fear, my dear......I will pretend....
and bury my wounds in the stifling silence.....
Just let dignity and grace be our redeemers
Parting is never sweet sorrow, my dear
So, walk away in silence, my friend....
Just walk away in silence.


17apr2011, 0040hrs

Friday, March 4, 2011

Haiku....Mirage


Lost in barren wastelands
the glimmer of a river beckons
still ..... deathly hope! T'is only a mirage!


Crushed under the yoke of dictators
countries, peoples ... torn asunder
breaths of freedom, a mirage?






04mar2011....1830hrs

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Colours of Me...!

Myriads of colours enclose me in a warm embrace,
Every hue imbibing a bit of me.
It seems like a kaleidoscope of enchanting colours,
Has followed me through the ages,
........And time stood still.

Can you recall the budding bloom that I was,
When you see the soothing pinks and happy yellows?
Do you see a child-woman in those brilliant blues and striking purples?
Do you see me now, a mature woman,
In the warm maroon and lush green tones of the Earth?

Can you feel my passion in that fiery red,
And experience my love in the hot pink?
Sense my serenity in the midnight blue,
And the despondency, that sometimes,
Weaves its way through the greys?

Can you hear my laughter in the deep orange,
My silence in the blacks,
And my yearning in the pearly whites?
Come, my beloved, take my hand...
And let us merge, creating a vivid new colour of love!


September 19, 2010.....posted Jan 19, 2011 at 1400hrs