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 !

HE’S ALWAYS THERE WITH ME

Jesus my saviour!

He’s always there with me!

Jesus my messiah!

He’s always there with me!

When the sea of  sorrow drowns me

When  the rocks  of suffering  weigh me down  

Jesus my saviour

He’s always  there with me

When disease strikes me

When all my loved ones depart

When all hope  seems lost

Jesus my savior

He’s always there with me

Dying at the cross for  my sins

Saving me with salvation

Resurrecting on the third day

Jesus my Saviour

He’s is always there with me

My days here are numbered

soon I too shall become dust

when the day of reckoning beckons  me

Oh Jesus my saviour ! Oh Jesus my messiah !

Let me be with you ! Amen!

ILLUSIONS AND DELUSIONS

Illusions and delusions

Oh my soul

Don't get caught in these

Colorful and luring it may seem

But this splendid world too

Is  just another illusion

All rising thoughts  

All impetous feelings

All fleeting emotions

All of these too are  mere illusions and  delusions

Note too, of  this play of words

Don’t fall ,even for this trap

All of these are illusions

All of these are delusions

Illusions and delusions!

Oh my soul

Don't get caught in these!

NEIGHBOR'S PAIN

In this journey life

Where suffering in inevitable

Beware!

You could be the  next one my friend !

So hold out a helping hand

Embrace a suffering man

Feed a hungry mouth

Redeem your rotting soul

The heretic says!

 Awaken your heart to compassion!

Don't walk away from your neighbor's pain !

NAMES AND VIEWS

Names, customs; practices!

Words are different

Worlds are too

The heretic says!

Don't get caught in this battle of  views

With eyes of compassion

All worlds collapse

Only Love remains ! 

ONE FOOT IN

The river of  life is sacred

Our journey in it is short

Surrounded by misery and sorrow

Cautious and fearful

Putting only one foot in

Don't hesitate to stepping in!

The heretic says !

Plunge in !

Drown your self !

Life is to Love !

BUTTERFLY BLUES

The summer wind in perfect

The flowers  are pink and merry

The grey asphalt reflects the warm golden sun

Flapping in joy

Pretty butterflies swarm the  road-ed sky !

Red, fast and reckless

Hurrying away to a  faraway land

The car speeds on !

As the two worlds collide

The butterflies dive  

The  wind shield shatters

As  traces of  colour and death  are left behind

The driver hums a tune

And the music plays on

Tell me Oh Lord

I may wash away the blood and colour!

But can You ever wash away the sin ? 

FLEETING WORLD

Dew drops!

Passing clouds !

Lightning strikes!

In this world is fleeting phenomena

The heretic says!

Just be!

And let it flow ! 

CRUTCHING OPINIONS

Bags loaded, wounds sore !

Dragging along all  the accumulated burden

Tell me dear friend !

How long will  you limp along  with two opinions ?

How long will you keep clinging to ideas

The heretic says!

Throw away your crutches

Flap your wings and fly away

Fly away!

Fly away into the world of non-duality 

STRIKING JUDGEMENT

In one judgement

Heaven becomes hell

In on thought  

A thousand worlds collapse

Attraction and aversion

Are  mere afflictions of the mind

The heretic says!  

Judge not !

Let the lightning strike where it likes