Goa

The moon I saw tonight
Had something to remind
That I walked with you by my side
In sand and waves, with love to find
As coconut trees bid farewell
To footprints we left behind..

autumn

if eyes could only hold the beauty that I see

in orange red and yellow glee,,

the colours played havoc as I fought

like a child in mystic thought

the rays of the evening sun couldnt hide

such mirth ,if they tried..

like a bride's saree that whispered a smile

autumn told her tale in style 

resurrection

With whom did I walk those black currant nights,the kiss behind the car in the rain.

Who can make me giggle like a teen and fight over things so mundane..

Who would evidently change the topic when I'm being  a bore,

Watch me sleep only  to wake me up with his snore 

"When we hug " he says" it fits"

"like a puzzle, a jigsaw in bits"

If there's a truth be told, I have but one

That he loves me no doubt, I'm the lucky one

When we work magic just in each other's presence

I want to shout to the world, the evidence

That this isn't everyone's love, it's much, much more..

But if this is what your love is too, blessed is your soul..

Simple words weave into poetry in my mind..

They might not be as beautiful when outlined.

But then I thought I forgot to write..

With you by my side, my worries can take respite..

Graffiti

who is the graffitti on your wall ?
the pink in your cheek does recall
who is that incorrigible right
that moves you
with a touch so slight
the line between darkness and day..
whose voice can erase that away..
and if not for that endorphin in ur head..
u wouldnt care less if you were alive or dead..

......

it eats me up,that devil's own..

it eats me up ,whats unknown..

when it plays its darkest game..

it tames you with its teeth untame..

it breaks you where u least expect..

it breaks you with all disrespect..

your mind's a cloud..a deathly shroud..

as it forever sings to you aloud

you run ,you hide,you think you tried....

you cried,you sighed,you wish you died...

if only you could see whats behind,

if only it isn't so unkind..

but you only live if you see its face...

and get youself to smile at its grimace..

it dint eat me up i watched it disappear..

it wont eat you up, that thing called.. fear..

my heart's disease..

I cant use words the way you do..
I cant hide my tears from you..
I am no angel,couldn't be further..
but I ain't the devil either..
I love you from the deepest deep..
I love you from that mirrored sleep..
I have nothing more in my offering..
Nothing that ll heal your suffering..
Don't make me hurt you so much..
You just overrate my touch..
I choke on a question my own..
I deserve what, the answer's known..
And I write merely to please...
my heart's little disease..

Dont stop oh breeze!!

Dont stop oh breeze!!
let my thoughts not freeze..
take with you my mind's chaos..
let my thoughts not freeze..
Dont stop oh breeze!!
let your whisper ease,
my heart's beat..
let your voice blind me from the uncertainties..
Dont stop oh breeze!!
that life like you can fly past..
and that i can stand still..
clearing every crease..
Dont stop oh breeze!!
that one's soul alone can clinch or soothe..
that everthing else is but to fool..
Dont stop oh breeze!!
you preach so much..
so much unease..
that i can wait and wander at once..
that love and hate are disguised sons..
that it's yours to cry or yours to mend..
that it's yours to rule or yours to bend..
Dont stop oh breeze!!
you preach so much..
so much unease..

butterfly wings....

vibrant colours drop down dead..
woven magic in orange and red..
wht a life they lived till yesterday..
in a backdrop of grey they lie today..
yet unflinching and smiling..
a new philosophy defining...
to dwell in flowers inspite of fear..
to postpone that impending tear..
with nothing to fret or regret...
both life and death they've met..
a bauble they might seem,
those worthles little things...
there's a lot we can learn
from those butterfly wings....

age of four

scenes of childhood
cease to exist, for this little girl
who couldnt smile back
at the age of four..

the world had lost its charm
and laughter a distant dream
senescence' come too early..
before words flowed in stream..

fear pervades those naive eyes..
the dark truth of life exudes
through its silent outcries..

wht maturity cannot withstand..
innocence is forced to bear...
what a child' s stare means
nobody stops to care...

what turmoil could tht nascent heart hold..
so much so..
tht she couldnt smile back
at the age of four...

feigning life???

let the stillness of the night
ease the aching heart..
and breeze bring respite
to wounds torn apart..
will thoughts remain mere echoes
will smiles be whole again..
will i see days without shadows
and life ,when will i cease to feign...
.

tears well up

and go no where

they cleanse no soul

they see no care

they veil those eyes

now so bare

a lover's smile

they used to wear..!!

of dreams i dreamt and lived and felt...
and words and birds in flowers i dealt..
but birds fly away and fowers decay..
dreams a mere mist and words remain this..

...smiled at me today...

that child smiled at me today...
no worries,no qualms
nothing to soil her play
dirty feet ,muddy palms
what more can i say..
that child smiled at me today..
the life in her eyes..
the joy in her cries..
i wish the world could mirror
the innocence in her smiles ..
what more can i say...
that child smiled at me today!!