HOPES,DREAMS,REGRETS?

Hopes?
They are like clouds floating in the sky
Sometimes merging to be the elixir of life,
Sometimes making you yearn for raindrops of relief,
Yet all dark clouds have a silver lining
So negative thoughts shouldn't stop you
From looking at them!

Dreams?
They are like flowers growing in the garden
Nurturing and blossoming if you water
Else parching and withering,
Drooping if not taken care of.
Yet the hose of water lies in your hand
So don't stop watering them everyday!

Regrets?
They are lying somewhere in the trashcan
Recycling takes them to their right place
Or else they stink,
Making them worse!
Yet the quantity lies in your hand,
How many to pour in and how many to throw out!

THE POWER OF POETRY!



Poetry is the reflection of the soul
Mirroring all the trapped emotions,
Happiness and plight,
Which would else be chained
Like a bird in the cage

Poetry is the panacea
Which caresses all wounds
Inflicted by life
And recuperates the mind
From anxieties galore!

Poetry is the golden thread
Between your heart and words
A direct pump out of your feelings
Churned within every moment!

Poetry is laughter and exhilaration,
Peace and solace,
Grief and agony,
All jotted down at one place,
Engraved forever,
In the notebook of time!

DON'T WAKE ME UP!

Don't wake me up
I am busy weaving dreams
In my fantasy world
That gets blurred when my eyes open
I am busy restructuring my life
And savoring all that I like
But the structure breaks
When reality dawns

Don't wake me up
I am happy in my world
Where no liabilities exist
And future feels safe
They are castles in the air
But they are far beautiful from the world
Which offers no guarantee
When I wake up!

FASCINATED BY NATURE

The angelic white beauty , spread all over the lane,

The bewitching view, from my window pane,

I am loving this feeling, of clearing the haze,

And looking out,into the incredible maze.

I am getting a translucent view of the world outside,

Peace and tranquility lying side by side.

The mountains decorating the aura in the veneer,

And beneath this heaven is a quietness so clear.

A lonely platform and the swirling trees,

Maddened by the joy of this chilly freeze.

I have forgotten all the worries laid down in my mind

That heavenly feeling, nowhere else can I find!

Whatever is passing by is being cherished and loved,

I wish there were words for this spectacular view to be summed!

FOR OUR NEW LIVES!


Where have the days gone
When games like hopscotch
Were the apple of our eyes
When we weren't that busy
Playing Temple Run on our ipad?

Where have the days gone,
When friends used to meet up,
All together at a friend's place,
When we weren't confined
to friend groups on facebook?

Where have the days gone,
When we would sit by our grandmom,
And smilingly listen to her stories,
When we weren't that busy,
Enjoying hot gossips on the T.V?

Where have the days gone,
When we would look up
And explore the world around,
When phones and laptops
Had not made us look down forever?

WHAT ELSE DO I WANT?



What else do I want from life
A rewind button?
To correct all the follies,
To set things right,
To relive the memories,
I never want to forget?
Do I ask for more,
When I demand a 'pause'
To capture everything best,
To hold on to good moments,
which fly away like wind,
And fall down like sand,
From my delicate fingers?
Do  I ask for more
If I wish to control this remote,
If I hope life obeys my commands
And lets me out of chained feelings
And anxieties of future.
Do I ask for too much?

A LAST LOOK AT THE HOSTEL COURTYARD....

It was a lonely expanse,
But our laughter sprang it to life.
We could sit for hours and hours
Chatting and gossiping
Ruminating on the theories of life
And the courtyard listened,
Guarding our words.

A fight with a friend
And the walls would see our tears,
They would pacify our souls
Releasing all the fears.

Showers of rain
And we would rush to dance
To the melodies of silence,
The weather leaving us in a trance.

The walks would never end,
With earplugs on
And maggi along
A perfect dining arena it was!

Now I behold that last look
Before I leave back for home
No more talks
No more secrets locked
No more dreams it would absorb
The chairs stay as they are
It is welcoming new faces.
Wish it could stop us
For a little more while.

                      THE GIRL....

She is dissolved in her own thoughts,
Looking around and wondering
Where she went wrong?
She is alone in the backdrop,
Sitting cross legged,
Wiping her tears.
She tried her best to understand,
To deal with people,
To make some sense
Out of the messed up world.
Then where she went wrong?
She fails to decipher.
Now she sits,
Gazing at the trees,
Silent enough,
To retrospect the reason of her tears.

   

   REASONS TO SMILE!

A bouquet of roses

sent with warmth,

A letter of thanks

bearing countless words.

The love and incessant support

Of your family at the darkest times,

A birthday surprise

Planned by your best buddies,

The caring gesture of a stranger

you never expected at the time of need,

Some words of admiration and praise

At an unexpected hour,

There are innumerable reasons 

That can make you smile.

Some reasons beyond a penny or a dime,

They are reasons you can let your heart store forever,

They are a fresh breath of air, a lovely endeavour!

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED!

Like the intricate petals of a blooming flower,
Like the colours of the rainbow after a refreshing shower,
Like a myriad of raindrops from a cloud to the ground,
Like the guitar strings,in unison, playing a sound,
We all are connected, each one of us all
By the power of prayer,under the whim of his call
Like the growing branches of a random tree,
There is an invisible bond we cannot see,
Connecting us,unity being the carrier,
Then why do hatred and racism stand as a barrier?
Why in every corner of the world hail fights and bloodshed?
In which direction has been humanity led?
Let us break all bridges and celebrate this connection,
A world beyond injustice,fear and destruction!

TAKE SOMETIME TO RUMINATE…

Sometimes loneliness can be your best friend,

When you feel it’s time for your troubles to end,

Which have been constantly killing you all that while,

Loneliness helps you to bear them with a smile.

It gives you a chance you were searching for, so hard,

Now you will rise up stronger and play your card..

And then nobody can stop you from winning again,

That’s life, my friend,perfectly insane!

I’ll walk till I reach!

The journey is tough, the destination obscure

But still I am walking, drawn by its allure

All I want ,when I turn and look back,

I should smile at  the hurdles, I defeated with my knack

The destination is still blurred by my vision,

Yet I’ll walk, I have taken my decision.

I wish that this juncture arrives soon

I do not fear any misery or boon.

All I want, when that surprise arrives,

The journey’s  exhaustion, away it drives.

I am enjoying the sunsets, I am loving the dawn

The darkness of the night makes me feel torn

I know I still have to walk an extra mile,

I’ll bear it all,and that too with a smile!