I stopped

asking long ago-

'Why me?'.

instead when

come joy

or sorrow

I take

I smile

then say-

'What next?'

I pray

in solitude

seeking silence

in your strength

I take refuge

in pain

let me feel

You in human touch,

in hardship

give a will

to try again

Yes,

I ask for Heaven

here to see

'coz Blue Planet

is Divine-

if only life could be let

to be

no Eden

can ever better be.

leaving a mark

the very fact that
'you are'
you've left
your mark
on the face of time;
its deep

for some

for others mere dent ,

how does it matter;
now no longer
can even destiny erase
that you've happened
evolved and overcame
to be
a cherished page

of history

in memory

of those who love

You.

Inspired by words of Shampa Banerjee: http://shampa-frozenmoments.blogspot.com/2010/03/aspirations.html

aankhon se bahta

paani sasta hai

aaj menhgi hai

kuch pal ki bas

khushi.

waqt bahut hai

bhag daud ko-

par paane ki

khoj mein kahan

milta hai kabhi

sukoon?

dooriyan kat ti

to hain safar se-

ho paati kya tab hasil

sada hamen

hamari manzil?

shabd likhne

sunne ki kami kahan-

phir bhi ghulli milli

hai kyon man mein

ye ghor ekaki?

computer, cyber

sms, email, phone

kayi sadhan

anek manoranjan hain

pade magar-

mila nahi jag bhar mein

saccha preet aur

saathi.

Adharm ki neenv par ,

dharam ki imarate

bulund nahin hoti

sach ka pani

khara hi sahi

seenchta to hai

jadon ko-

tabhi sar utha kar

lahlaha patin hain

ped ki shaakh

uski ubharti

tahniyan!

nisha ka pat

choom kar

suraj ne apni

kirnon ko bikhera hai

amantrit kar raha hai go

phir se

jo saj chuka hai

karm bhoomi ka rann

aakash mein hai

prakat 'aaj'

aao ise ham

apne bhinn rang

se bhar den

kuch yoon

ke pradipt prakash

se bharpoor ho

navprabhat ka

ye savera hai.

Musings

Yes mind wanders

and alongwith

it takes my soul

seeking and questing

ardently I pause and peek

look into other lives

trying hard to understand

how peace

is achieved

in humdrum and chaos

of daily existence.

Coping from one day

to next, is weekly toll

ticking away months,

then years

on calendar's scroll

I find no time to be

a rishi or muni

to rest in mountains or green,

to spend life on ponder

'bout hows and whys

of mortal existence

randomly chanced

upon the earth

when womb bore forth

new life joined

diverse cosmos

doomed with discontent

wanting to know,

find real purpose in life

with wholesome goal

aspiring to live

with aim to fulfil

a human role

in one lifetime.

Racing through list

from day to day

plagued is mind

unresolved about

meaning of 'mine'

I pick signs hither

then for clues look thither

I ask myself

why is it worthwhile to live

for mere mirth, just a laugh,

ignoring eternal fact

that ruthless can be

twists, turns in life,

where precious fragility

defines being alive

where no one escapes

marks of pain, parting is there

tests with heartbreaks

for on cycle of life, there's no control

on matters that matter

in joy or pain, loss or gain,

or when happiness profound

bows off with curtsey

to let

sorrow seep in

with sway of an unwaverin'

reckless sweep of tide

the unseen hand of Divine

has beckoned - He

rolls and calls

from log of Destiny.

Truthseekers so many

are seeking for truth

or is it myth,

they search in vain?

will answers tally,

or be found at all?

at times to wonder

seems such waste of time

to want to know

what lies in store

when uncertainty appears

to be the natural law!

Ah unresolved,

remains my fractionated form

scattered as bits

of an unsolved jigsaw

I ache and crave

for utter Unity-

would meditation, detachment

grant this wish,

or

magic potion of being loved

act, be illusory reprieve,

will solace be found

with devotion to One

will I find 'me' ever

in harmonious unison?

Pahchaan

Paani

kabhi kahan
thamta hai -
anjali bharo to

jal rista hai
badal bane phuhar

nadi, nala, jharna ban

bahta rahta hai aab

dekho agar

tum saagar ko

usme bhi paoge dhaar

thame neer

tabhi jab

roke dharti

banaa ke jheel talaab

lekin wahan

mauje nahin hotin.

Priye,
isi liye to main bahta paani

hoon.

March

Steps today

led my way

to green, where

heartening it was

to see

new shoots

breaking

weather toughened ground

eager to bloom

were buds of yellow

and violet crocuses

harbingers of spring

unchecked, unfettered

were held not back

by the chill that bites

still stifles the air;

a statement was made thus

simply to say

mettle of new lot

will always have its way

to brush aside

sway away

any wintry gloom

there's promise of colours

that March of youth

can bring.

On way to Hervines with Kranti.

chamkila pal

ek chamkila pal
sarak pada kal
beete lamhon ke matiyale
paanon ke darmiyan se
jab puraani yadon
ki taaq main
sanwar rahi this;
jane kab se
phansa raha
woh wahan
intezaar mein
aur phir bin maange
bin chahe gulzar
kar gaya dhoondhlati galiyan
jin ka rang ab
kuch pheeka
pad chala tha!

Saarthi

Saarthi
meri nigah
dhoondhti hai
har gaam
tumhara hi chehra
umadti bheed mein
jahan
insaanon ka toofan
hichkole de raha hai
aur

mere man mein
abhang sannata
hai.

a promise

what shadows
are you talking about
mate these only form
with reason, it happens
when sun shines high
in clear sky to warm

and yield passion

ardence sweet fruit of desire

arise only in spring and summer

fair seasons of life

have long since left

now fall is here

to temper

with age our roots outstretch
hold on reach deep

to settle down in

toughened soil

a bare and bearing soul

that stands bereft
of memories

its been long

since these were shed

in heaps and piles

like time-yellowed leaves

they've dried

shrivelled for ever

never shall now green adorn us

the hours of dusk

and dawn are past

gone is the bygone

forever its etched deep

set in stone

as far as I can see

a tranquil night

is there to loom
blending in the horizon

so at this moment

of rest and ease, I'm keen

not to let

any light to filter in

I'll leave no space, no room

my dear

for shades, sound, shapes
from yesteryear
to haunt or disenchant

hence close to mind
hold fret nor fear

'coz sunshine has departed,

no lamp or candle

shall be lit

for thee, your love did not endure

in darkness

it'll meet its doom-

No shadows will be cast.

dosti bhali hai
ashiqui se -
prem vish
bahut vishaila
hai!

the increasing gap

small wonder
it is to note
that
rich and wealthy
surge ahead
gloating of
what's held
in account -
assets, pennies
and many pounds;
for privileged
the sums are there
to reap, and grow
yield yet more
and more
as money begets
money.

Left far behind
in health and bounty,
dismissed mercilessly
from
an unfairly played
social race
are the penniless;
they have nothing
but nought
to multiply with
and
this always will
leave a zero!