Desire and destiny

Paths of desire and destiny

reportedly go separate ways

Desire highways

over and across

scintillating flames

that blaze to devour

it feeds 

fuel to Hellfire

for hereafter.

Destiny on the other hand

courses over dull terrains

in surrender and hope

that it'll

inch closer so

will allow peek 

or rest in grandeur

it'll bring 

at very least closer

to the eternal garden

of Heaven.

Consciousness then

silently reveals

Yet another path 

there is indeed

a serene trail 

of peaceful ease -

Synchronicity

with eyes of will

delivers safe

to haven 

every soul

wrapped warm within

a shawl

of rainbow hues

they go all the way

from desire

to desired destiny.

I am

I am
existence and consciousness
of love, truth and peace;
am content 
as created by You
however if there seem
a gaping gap 
or ugly hole
in any part -
I will ask nought of any;
All I'll do
is to humbly beseech
in surrender bow
for then its up to You
Almighty, for me
only You can open the door
to walk through 
To deliver 
this fragmented 
Soul within
to its Grand Whole.

Commitment

Since you're

wanting to commit,

I ask -

Just be there for me 

to rest in knowing

There's someone who

cares more than 

Loved ones through

Vows of marriage

Or bonds of blood could

Ever do....

you're welcome

to be the friend 

I need indeed!

'Ziddi', 'pagal'

Stubborn, insane

Mad, maverick -

These titles adorn my mantle

Awarded by sane souls

Who I chanced upon

Journeying thru' my life

I read, I smile

And ask - why

Am I being honoured so?

Just because I chose 

To stand by

Regardless of scorch or shade

Colour or creed

For every cause 

That touched my soul

I dared to look

Into life's eye!

My bed

My bed's my boat

Where I

Dwell and dream

sometimes float
glide with thoughts
setting to sail
resting on wings
of timeless time -
from earth
I soar to sky.

A superficial scald

From spill of a cup of tea

Was all it took

For You

To set seal

Mark me

Leave me branded for lifetime?

Week after week

I've been out to check

To only find

While all else has healed

This mark 

unfaded  untainted by time

Adorns my skin

Brandishing against pale 

With its dark mystic shine

I smile now - well aware 

It's not ordinary

I was branded thus

Devoutly to Dance
Alone in attendance 

as Thine!

Today -

I just want to listen

to you, him and her

for I've nothing of worth

to offer, 

or to speak to any

for all I expressed before

was mere broth

it sizzled succulently

of tales ego wove

to set forth illusion

it'd imagined for self

and now that its gone

its still

and aware to pain

that’s there 

to linger a while ....

wanting me to savour

and forever remember 

the sweet after-taste 

of what remains now of me -

here I alone

am the I, me, mine

of existence over time

I was meant to perceive

in its entirety

so in silence 

here and now

I just wanna be. 

shadow of dusk

today on evening walk
i noted
my shadow was tall
taller than
the apparently real form,
it carried with ease
eagerly forth
the smaller girth
of me
had no fear of fall.

why had I so fret then
I thought -
to do this or that
it mattered not when
i never was
in charge of how
sun's light will fall
on stage of illusion!

the puppet moved
in wayward moves
till mind and body vied
to take precedence
to control
the Scriptwriter's scroll

it was only when
Self unentangled of strings
in surrender to puppeteers call
it danced with grace
with roaring applause
thru', until the curtain call!

Jotted on 22.4.13

सरकते सायों के दरमियाँ 

थम कर जब 

पलट काँधे से परे तका 

तो पाया -

एक अकेली लौ 

यूं थरथरा रही थी 

मानों सामने फिसलते अंधेरों को 

दुरदुरा रही थी

मेरा हौंसला बढ़ा रही थी 

बस इतनी दमक से 

कि देख सकूं एक कच्ची डगर 

जो सामने बढ़ने का नियोता दिए चली थी,

काफी है ये प्रकाश 

मेरे आज के लरजते दिल को

कि संभल उठा सकूँ कदम ...

डगमगाते स्वाभिमान को यकीन की कमी थी 

तुमने बड़ी आसानी से

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