Friday 31 October 2014

FOOLISH ACCUMULATION



This world of colors is only a flashing dream


And all that I sense and see


Are merely shadows


And all that I seek and crave


Are only a mirage


In this transient life of evanescence


Lost in the delusion of self



Who is this fool who accumulates? 


CAGED EXPECTATION



Caged within, by expectation


Torn apart by duality



Is not suffering inevitable!



The heretic says!



The whole world is an idea in the raging heart




Just let your heart blossom with Love!  



ANOTHER MOMENT




The window is open



The sky is clear



A little bird tweets



No one hears! 




Another moment passes!




SPROUTING LOVE



The rain has just fallen



The soil is fragrant and soft



Moistened seeds of Love



Full of hope; full of trust




All ready, to sprout to life!



EMPTY TEA CUP



Beautiful morning


The tea and sky beckon


Cloudless mind


Floating thoughts


Bliss is in the stillness



As my cup is finally empty! 





OBLIVIOUS BRILLIANCE


The sounds of bursting crackers


Shake the tranquility of the hills  


The clouds cough away


As puffs of smoke rise to the sky


Alone in the street


A hungry boy shivers in a dark corner


Yet! Oblivious by the brilliance! 



The crimson sun rises to the festival of light 



MYSTERIOUS WATERFALL


Looking for the mysterious water fall
I climb this arduous mountain slope

 Footsteps from the past  

Left behind now as a trail

Lead me on!

One step at time!

Through overgrown greenery

Pushing away the thorns and bushes

I keep walking!

How long this journey will last

I do not know!

High above, the sun shines bright!

But down here, it is still cold and dim

Little bit of sunlight trickles here

 But still life below blossoms

The stream I first started with

Once meandering in the plains below

Is foamy and turbulent here, up in the rapids

The water fall must be near!  I think!

I can hear the water roaring

Yet, I see no waterfall!

The slope is steeper now

The climb is more difficult

Through moss and ferns  

I keep moving on

Tripping and slipping

Pulling myself up every time!

I must find the waterfall! I think!

The stream is only a trickle now

Its rumbling silenced by my desperate thoughts

Converging and betraying

Sadly now!

It is the beginning of the stream!

End of my journey!

No waterfall in between!

 Its sunset soon

I have scaled the mighty peak

But the waterfall I sought

No where?

As I sit in silent desolation

The floating white clouds  make me wonder

 In seeking for the waterfall, found only in my mind


Did I forget to relish the stream of Life? 


DUSKY PEACE



Dusky evening clouds




Soon to disperse




A mind in hurry





Wishing peace!  


FADING TUNE



The flower blossoms and withers


The clouds gather and part



Civilizations rise and fall



Like the mist in the morning sun



Humming a happy tune




My voice fades in the soothing breeze! 


NAKED TRUTH


Hiding behind motley robes




The lie within peeks




Unashamed and unabashed!




The truth wanders!





Butt naked!