EYES OF COMPASSION

Along the dingy crowded corridors

Filled with  fear, agony and frustration! 

A thousand pairs of eyes

Look around in desperation! 

A young man limps!

A mother weeps!

An old man in bed

Cringes and curls up in morbid pain! 

Shrouded in white

Someone’s!

Once a body full of life

Gets wheeled away!

As i walk this path everyday

Sipping my morning coffee

Oh! Lord! Benevolent and merciful

Bless me with loving eyes of compassion! 

WASTING WORDS

Time is running out

Life is ebbing away

A lifetime lost in hurry

In this race towards death

The heretic says!  

Why waste words! 

EMPEROR OF MALADY

Through the open window of the senses

The thief of desire sneaks in!

What he sees!

Is what he takes !

But if you do let him stay

Even for a careless night

Claiming the distracted throne

He crowns himself Emperor!

Alas; the malady begins!  

MISSING YOU!

It’s not the sweetness of your voice

It’s not the gentleness of your smile

Nor is it the silence of your soul

It none of these! I know!

Yet! Tell me dear Beloved

Why is it still that i miss You? 

OOLONG TEA

Golden and clear

Smoky on the palate

And smooth on the spirit

Oh! How splendid indeed

This sip of oolong tea! 

THE WORD MIND

Words!  Words!  Words!

Entangled in them

And endlessly suffering

The word - mind! 

LAST FUMES

The window is wide open

A gentle breeze eases in

A flickering candle

On the verge of extinction

I enjoy my last fumes! 

GARDEN OF LOVE

Thunder clouds may gather

Rain and hail my lash down

But in this garden

Protected by the glass of Love

The flowers always bloom!  

EVERGREEN CACTUS

The pond is dry

The soil is parched

The trees are barren

The dry grass lies withered

Unfettered by the scorching summer

Evergreen and bright!

The cactus remains! 

BATTLE OVER YOUR NAME

Darkness fills our days

There is dust and smoke everywhere

There is no light in the sky

With smell of freshly let blood

Fear fills the air!  

Oh Lord! Benevolent and merciful!

Don’t leave us to battle over your name!  

EYE TO EYE

You and I!

Eye to eye!

Time stands still

The world collapses!