PICTURE PERFECT

The newly painted wall

The pleasant smell of  fresh paint

The bright colors; the  warm curtains 

Framed to perfection

The picture!

Filled with joy; full of smiles!

One happy family!

But life is no snapshot!

A raging river it is !

Swept away by  its  turbulent currents

A sudden twist it was !

Torn apart by its bare elements

Through the rapids of  prolonged uncertainty

And the torrent of  unforeseen death

Emerging one less

 Love lost; a  family shattered!

Alas now ! Back home !

The walls and curtains are the same

A lot has changed since!

Now left alone in my couch of misery

Life relentlessly flows on !

But the  picture still perfect; stands  still and silent !

THE ECHO

Distant echoes of the  voice of death

Resonate in the confines of my obtunded ears

The echoes of those pains and moans

Spread sudden coldness, to the warm April air

The memories of the this very day

Still echoes!

Still Echoes, in the emptiness of my soul!

Yet this voice within me; still drags on!  

SERAPHIC SMILE IN A DREADFUL DREAM

Moonlight shines and my heart glows!

As you silently smile in the depths of your evanescent sleep!

I sit here beside you, and watch your seraphic smile!

Oh love of my life! Tell me I’m not dreaming!

They all gather around you! And tell me in my ear!

She is not breathing! Oh I am not breathing!

She is not moving! Oh I am not moving!

Her heart’s not beating! Oh my heart’s not beating!

She is already dead! Oh my god!  I am really dead!

Unlike her, still stuck to breath in this coffin of life, I dream on!

Oh love of my life!  Wake me up from this dreadful dream!

Wake me up to the morning of your smile!

Wake me up, just to watch you smile again! 

WINDOW OF MEMORIES

Through the window of hope, we once peered together!

But in the shadow  of death , I tread alone now!

Colorful rainbows and sunny days, we imagined our future!

But did we imagine the sorrow of  today!

Together we were, as we held hands in every  stormy weather!

But now, drenched and empty handed,  I stand  here alone in the  falling rain!

My hopeless soul yearns for those lost memories!

But what else do they bring, but pain!

Oh beloved of my life! How  much longer must this lonesome journey last ?

WILL YOU COME ?

Entangled in the messy monotony of my vacuous life!

Will you not come, to unwind me?

Bound to the hedonic ropes of pain and pleasure!

Will you not come, to unbind me?

Wandering in the wilderness of mindless action

Will you not come, to guide me?

Lost to the noisy life of pointless existence!

Will you not come, and  take me!

DAWN TO DUST

When I was once dead, your fragrance brought me to life again

But faster than the morning mist,  you have left the dawn of my life

Now that your presence has  vanished , what miracle of yours  keeps me here  alive!

Is it your silent divinity that brightens my  clear blue skies

Is it your musical voice that embraces me as the warm summer breeze

Is it your everlasting  love that guides me through  this meandering maze of reality

Overwhelmed by your memories , my  sun is still shining high in the cloudless sky 

But still, my lonely heart yearns to see its  sunset 

Oh love of my life ! Will you meet me down the  corner , when dusk sets in? 

WHERE ARE YOU

 The sun has set and darkness has taken its place

There are no moons to shine and no stars to twinkle

The streets are deserted and the mind is numb  

 

In this dark corner of my mind – I sit alone

I sit alone and wonder – where are you! 

A MOMENT'S GLANCE

A moment’s glance can embrace me for eternity

A second’s smile can brighten my evermore

Your musical voice still lingers and weaves me as poetry

Your sparkling eyes still keeps the flame of my life simmering

Your mystical presence engulfs my entire existence

Oh beloved of mine!  Make me mindful of you! 

BONE ASH

Bone ash, spreading in the winter breeze 

Bone ash, feeding the forest trees 

Bone ash is all you are!

Bone ash, is all I''ll become 

Bone ash;   all our pleasant memories!

Bone ash; the pain of all your miseries!

Bone ash; our hope and trust !

Bone ash; our love, lost to the dust!

Bone ash;  the final reality  ! 

Bone ash; our humble eternity!

EVANESCENT MOMENTS

The sky was brighter, in the light of your smile

And blossom of life, was filled with the nectar in your eye 

Oh, all those evanescent moments!

Washed away in the flood of your tears! 

                                                       

What have we come to now?

Didn’t we know this love is so strong?

Why then, make this separation so long

Without you, and your everlasting love

Lost and lonely; what will I do now?

In this wilderness of so called life

You were my guiding star; you were my soul

What am I to do here, without a goal?

You were my sunshine; now I’m lost in your shadow

You were my meaning; now I’m an empty barrow 

So fill me with love and don’t you encumber

Awaken me from this earthly slumber

Brighten my sky with the light your smile

Let me see again the nectar in your eye!

Oh ,all those evanescent moments!

LIGHTNING FLASH

You were the lightening of my barren sky

As you struck me with love so suddenly

You lit my sky with life and meaning

Yet you went away in a flash

As I open my eyes in a blink  

Your form has left me, and my heart bleeding

Yet your presence haunts me everyday

Your laugher crackles in the monsoon sky

And your smile fills the face of every passer by         

                                                      

Your desperate prayers still ring the bell, of every empty shrine

And your memories plough through, every nostalgic thought of mine

Your little life in fast forward, flashes into every frame of mind

As your pointless pain, defies the limits of space and time

Yet, your life has led me!!

Led me to the meaning of love and the meaning of life

Your life made me realize!!

Love!! And only Love is the meaning of life !

LOVE ONLY REMAINS

Two glances speak but silence remains

Two hearts beat but the oneness remains

                                                                             

At marriage it seems, our life did remain

But when life does trip you; what does remain? 

When sorrow strikes, hope does remain

When hope deceives, acceptance remains

When acceptance dawns, no life did remain

When life is gone, memories remain

When memories flow, the fondness remains

Though life is gone, love shall remain

Forever and ever the Love shall remain