Tuesday, 28 February 2017

THE PERSIAN RUG


Surrounded by  creaky chairs of teak and ebony

Windows that  bring warm sunlight

Cream filled curtains  bunched up by the side

The  walled grand father  clock ticking faithfully

Dusty and faded!

Spread across the smooth marbled  floor

Stretching across generations

I am the turquoise  Persian rug !

From the  busy souk in the balkan konya

To a colorful  yet  lifeless mall of Europe

And now to this love filled home across the globe

Oh What a  wonderful journey it has been!

Over me !

Little girls once played

Their mothers too

And their grand daughters as well !

Toys, walking sticks and coffins

I have seen them all !

People and Foot steps

Keep coming  and going

No stains are left behind

Yet  the Love and warmth this home provides

Will forever be the same !


SLIPPING REALITY

Picture on the wall



A mere memory!



The mirror


A mere reflection!



A thought within



 A story untold !



Slipping between these  fleeting images




The illusion of reality ! 

GENTLE SPARROW


Not hidden by the drizzling clouds


The evening  sun is still bright


The  moist air is fragrant and heavy


The trees are greener


Droplets of rain drip from the leaves


Perched on a branch


Fluttering away the rain drops and heat



The gentle sparrow ! 

DILIGENT EAGLE

Green mountains



White clouds




The clear blue  sky




Fearless and flying high





The diligent eagle ! 






Saturday, 28 January 2017

TAMING THE BULL


Oh! Man of valour!


Of youth and pride!

Great is your spirit

In taming this mighty beast!

A marvelous creature indeed

Sinewy and chiseled

Formidable and regnant

Glowing with charm and beauty

 With horns that shine

With sharpness and glory

Oh!  How mighty you must be! 

To tame this colossal beast! 

As he charges at you now with rage

And as you strive to pin him down by his horns

Oh such great pride you have earned!

The heretic says!

Oh Man of valour!  Fight with all your might!

But the only bull that needs to be tamed


Is the bull that’s hidden inside! 



ENLIGHTENING LOVE


Come! All you fellow creatures! 

Come, come, come!

Come be enlightened!

Come to this light of love

Don’t waste your life wandering in darkness

The darkness of greed hatred and lust  

Open your heart to this calling of  love

Come; be filled with this light of love

A light that is brighter than a billion suns

A light that penetrates everything

A light that leaves no hear untouched

A light that leaves no shadows behind

In this magnificent light

No sorrow can hide

No boundary can exist

No self or the other; no us or them

Only true eternal love

Come to this light

Come be enlightened


Be enlightened in the light of love! 





HIDDEN SUNSET



A sunset hidden by the clouds




Gentle drizzle 




Moist earth




Fragrant air





A mind without measure! 












MEANINGLESS


Meaningless! Meaningless!

Everything is meaningless

All that you strive for is meaningless

All that you care for is meaningless

Everything is meaningless!

Oh! Foolish mind!

Naked and empty handed you entered this world

And that is how, you will soon leave it!  

Yet, why is it that  

You struggle, strive and hoard!

Pleasures of the senses

A respite it may seem

But they too are meaningless

Eyes can see, and ears can hear

But appetite can never to satisfied

In the trap of pleasure, only the flames of cravings grow  

Hence this too is meaningless!

Billions were here before you

And lived lives of glory

Yet you remember no one!

Like them; you too will soon be forgotten!

All of your love, hatred and glory  

All of your passions

And all of your achievements

All of them will be gone with you!

Hence they too are meaningless

Living now, you fear death

But the dead fear nothing

Sunrises and sunsets keep following

Seasons change

Generations come and go

The river of time flows on!

With or without you!

So let not the ego fool you

Before the pitcher is broken

Before dust returns to dust

Of foolish mind! Please do realize

Meaningless! Meaningless!


Everything is meaningless!

JANUARY NIGHT



January night



Clear and cloudless



A waxing moon



Scattered stars



Deep within




A silent reflection! 

LAST LEAF




Cold wind




Barren branches




Mottled and yellow




Spiraling down  




The last autumn leaf!