SAY IT WITH A FLOWER

A flower in the hand! 

And silence to proclaim! 

Heaven and earth unite

As the worldly are bewildered

No words are spoken! 

But the answer blossoms in a smile!  

TWO FRIENDS

Two friends beside me!

Walking with me through life! 

Walking hand in hand!

Through mountains and deserts

Valleys and streams

Through joy and sorrow

Though gain and loss

Teaching me!

Reminding me!

The values of life, universe and everything! 

Sometimes one or the other moves away

Only to  show me, my own folly!

Only to gently nudge me back! 

Oh Wisdom ! my great friend!

You are the shining  sun in the sky of understanding !

I thank thee! For teaching me!

For him who has inner vision and insight! 

The mind is but a slave !

And all  worldly pleasures  are worthless pursuits

Self  is realized  through  selflessness! 

And love is the greatest virtue! 

Oh wisdom! I bow down before you!

Oh Death! My great friend! 

Though dark and deceitful ! 

You no longer scare me! 

You move so close to me everyday!

Like rain drops that will ultimately reach the sea

One day we will become one!

How vicious you are in snatching away loved ones

Yet some how you have let me be!

I keep laughing at you for this

And yet you teach me humility !

Oh dear friend! 

How much  longer must we play this  game of life! 

Wisdom and Death! Two great friends beside me!

Walking with me for life     

             

Teaching me! 

Reminding me

The values of life universe and everything !

Oh Great friends! I thank thee ! 

MUTTON BY MURDER

The winter morning is cold

My feet are tied!

There is music in the background

We are all  out in the garden

I used play here when I was a  kid

Mother was there too

But one day she was gone!

My friend is here with me still

He is my only hope!

Fear  grips me now!

I have a feeling of impending doom

Thanks to him

I have some comfort

In his hands I know I am forever safe!

He is my good shepherd!

From green pastures to still waters

He takes me everyday

He is my only Saviour! 

But today !

Why has he tied me down!

Why is he sharpening his knife!

Little Sid comes up now

He is my friend too

“Dad” he asks

Are we having mutton today?

“Yes son”

Today is the day of the feast!

And today there will be mutton!

Sid jumps in joy

Runs around the house

Like all little kids do

I too,  used to do so you  know!

Mutton ! mutton ! Mutton!

He says with overflowing joy !

My Saviour now  comes up to me

A prayer he says!

I too close my eyes with him

I too bleat in synchrony!

A warm feeling grows around my neck

sticky , red and warm!

As I wonder what all this mutton is about

Ouch ........  !

CREATOR IN A CERAMIC CASE

Creator in a ceramic case 

Hidden in the dusty shelf of ideas 

An elixir of immortality 

A promise of   salvation 

A soothing balm for the wounded soul 

Created for; and created by

Homo sapiens sapiens! 

STUCK WITH ME

I have scaled  the heights of  the blue mountains

I have waded though the fluffiness of the changing clouds

Through the dark and thick  forests

Through ravines and  streams

I have traveled in solitude

But no matter where I go  

I'm  still stuck with me 

FINGER POINTING TO THE MOON

Looking for the moon

The pebble sinks

The ripples are lost

The pond is stirred

And the clouds move away

The heretic says! 

No finger can ever  point to the moon! 

ARK IN THE DELUGE

Dark clouds reined the sky 

Even the sun looked away 

It was raining day and night 

But no one knew 

No one knew till the  very day 

No one knew!  

Until it all happened ! Suddenly! 

As in the days of Noah 

Even as the rain was pouring 

People were eating , drinking,  being merry 

Fighting, pushing and  rushing in a hurry 

But Suddenly! As the dams turned 

The water came !

And  suddenly ! There was no where to go !

No Noah ; No ark! 

Only water everywhere!  

Water in homes, Water in  hospitals 

Washing  away all our precious things  

Drowning  our very own loved ones 

Stranded , shattered and starving 

As  we  watched helplessly from roof tops 

The city of once glory 

Was sinking now  in this sudden deluge 

Thankfully though !

The good lord is above ; and  his grace and mercy reigns 

And so; there is still hope for mankind!

As the floods drowned the ego of every  man 

And washed away all their colors, masks and  differences 

Love rose as the ark of Noah 

And compassion  saved the sinking city !

Every man became a good Samaritan 

Every man became  a noble Noah 

One  was there for the other

And the other  was there for one 

All united ! Beyond cast creed and conditioning 

The city rose above the flood waters 

The city won over  the sudden deluge

The skies have cleared now 

And the water has receded 

Oh Lord ! As  the winter  sun now shines bright again 

We just hope and pray! 

This ark of your Love  remains! 

MEANINGFUL THIRST

The grass is too tall



The trees are scantly



There is no stream that passes by



Thorough the drying mind-scape



Thirsty for meaning



The heretic wanders on!

RELENTLESS CHATTER

Deep within the silence of the mind


There is a stirring!


A  feeling , an urge!


And then the relentless chatter !


Isn't most talking


A failing effort to protect a crumbling mask


To evade , an embarrassment


To hide a hidden hurt


To shine the light elsewhere


To drown the uneasiness of silence


To impress than to inform


To point a finger away from oneself


The heretic says!


Oh Soul!  Respect silence


Stop all this relentless chatter !


Let love do all the talking!

INNER LIGHT

In this fair of phenomena of so called life


Don't wander aimlessly, seeking treats from every stall


Don't get lured by all that is sold


Don't get seduced by its colors and music


Look inside!


Look inside; deep with in!


Where the relentless chatter of thoughts don't reach


Where there is unadulterated silence


There is a  hidden light !


Within the brilliance of  this inner light


You shall always find me!


And I shall always there with you!


For I am your spiritual light


I shall always  accompany your heart


I know you inner most desires


I know your deepest  fears


I know what calms you down


And if you wish, and  if you choose!


Come my dear friend !


I shall set you free !