Kuch padha

Kuch likha bhi

Dil ki sargoshi suni

Aansoo ki barsat mein sichi

Akele pan ki aag mein paki

Yuun din dhala raat ki or

Phir raat roshan huwi

Bas aise hi tanha tanha

Main din raat 

khud se khud mein basi.

Shukran Allah.

Mind points a blaming finger
At heart
Which gazes allegedly
At You -

Where does that leave me
My friends

Body, heart and mind
Am I deserted completely
By all of you?

Transitions

This place that I sit 

To watch magnificence 

Of Your creation 

Gives me vantage and view

Of two transitions -

The edge of solid land 

With rocks and dry sand

Etched against 

Tumultuous, turbulent flow

Of sea water;

And then there's the sky - pink and rose

Set further beyond 

Near the line of horizon

It bows down

To meet in humility 

The serene blue

Of still and calmed - distant sea

Marking at last

Ascent of matter

With acceptance

From the distant Heaven.

I have crossed the first line

Transcending the second 

Is my goal.

Mirage of mind

No riches

No diamonds set in stone

No lavish endowment 

No jet set race

All I wanted

Was strong arms to brace

Where a weakling soul

Could turn in for respite

In surrender - tenderly rest my head

When times got thick

Going was tough

emotions ran raw

And 'me' needed to hide

Burying my face

Deep - in smell of your chest

I was seeking my shelter

With trust in Divine

And unshakeable belief

That then at that moment

Nothing could change - 

We were one

You were mine!

Miraculous, mystical, mysterious

Are words that surface

When I fish in sea of consciousness

Hoping to catch from left overs

Of loitering waves

The shell that encapsulates

All that I have felt of You

I love You.