Tuesday 31 March 2015

RUSTY ROADSIDE TAP


Quenching  the thirst  of every passerby



As they eagerly fill their cups



Greedily twisted



Squeakily turned



Washerless and shaky



All caring,  but uncared for !




The rusty road side tap,  drips and sighs! 




FINS AND PETALS



Golden sunlight reflects on the evanescent ripples




The water is clear and blue




 Safe under the  shadow  of the  pink lotus




With fins swaying and gills smiling





The little fishes dance in bliss !   









DRIFTING RAFT


This  river is endless



 No shore is in sight



Lost in its  encircling currents




Oh! How long  can this raft  keep drifting away ! 




CREAKING EVENING


The cold winter is receding



The summer creeps in



Crickets creaking in the evening



With  clouds  passing in the sky



sitting under this thatched roof




I sit here and long for you! 








WORDLESS RIVER


No river, no raft!



No finger ; no moon!



No seeker; no sought!



No buddha! No buddha nature !



In the path of enlightenment




No word remains ! 



WEEPING TREE



The sun shines a hotter shade of crimson


 The shadows are long


The clouds are sparse


Alone among the parched barren landscape


Reaching out to the heavens



Shedding silent  tears of yellow


The tree of  wisdom  weeps!  


MIRAGE OF CONCEIT


Bored, dull and tired


Of  life  and  subsistence


Plerophorically blinded  


Foolishly lame 


Trapped in this self made prison


The heretic says!



Oh! Will the mirage of conceit  ever go away ! 




LOST SHEEP


The forest is thick



The valley is dark  



Far from the  meadow-ed home  



Bleating in shaken misery



The lost sheep wonders




“Why is it, I  chose to stray”!