This monsoon

This monsoon has washed away the sorrow
There is a new hope for tomorrow
Till yesterday everything was sad and gloomy
Rain drop of this shower has turned it sunny
The dust has settled down enhancing visibility
Clarity of surrounding has aroused the sensitivity
Migrating birds have returned back home
Watching them nestle is awesome
The season has turned everything colorful
Look at sky its so wonderful
The heart is thumping with happiness
Everything has a sense of merriness
There are so many dreams in blossom
Truly there is some magic in this monsoon

Today

Changing dates of calendar brings another day
While living that day we call it today
With change of day it becomes yesterday
What is so mysterious about this day?
It is just another day like everyday
Well it might open up a new way
It might bring laughter and joy
It might even take away something today
Yet It is just another day as mysterious as yesterday
there is something great about today
For all you have is this day called today
Because tomorrow never comes
And yesterday flew away in past
Life is in these beautiful moments of today
Tomorrow you can think about it only as yesterday
Live this day and cherish today
Let every moment make it a day

For a dream

If you have a dream
To reach the moon
Give wings to your desire
Use fuel of your inner fire
Actuate strength to compel
The life force to propel
The moon is not so far
Just keep inner force's door ajar
In dreams you have been there
Seen the place felt the atmosphere
Now is the time to make it reality
And reach there for certainty
If this dream brings the excitement
Arouses the passion of accomplishment
It is worth using all the power
So neither hold back nor cower
For a dream you can become that propeller
Take charge and control the controller

Wait

I have to endure this long wait
Before I bring out the best
Only dreams and desires can do nothing
I have to persist to achieve something
I know the wait has got prolonged
But I must hold on and be strong
Sometimes I can't understand it all
What is the reason behind this fall
I ask myself while I wonder
I guess some reasons are not to ponder
This endurance has its own cause
I must wait is all I can propose
You can't always get what you want
Says some wise saint
So let me flow with life while I wait
Someday heavens will open the gate

Reach the sky

when you want to touch the sky
fly high and make it thy
stop listening to the naysayers
only you can answer your prayers
keep flying till it click
that the flight is worth the risk
sooner or later time will teach
that sky is within your reach
start your flight with first ray of light
fly till it is taken over by night
someday during one such drill
you will touch the sky and feel the thrill
do not stop when you reach the pinnacle
else it would lead to debacle
you have just gotten into the orbit
fly once more to feel more of it
reach the sky to see the sunrise
and keep flying till you feel the sunshine

Lighthouse

In the middle of the ocean
Stands the lighthouse alone
Be it calm weather or storm
Lighthouse has a duty to perform
In the morning light
It guides the ships that are lost
In the darkness of night
It spreads the light
Day in and day out
It does its job without respite
I wonder what makes it so stout
For it never succumbs to any doubt
And always keeps its guiding post

Goodbye !!!

I have been in the nest for long
you cared for me and made me strong
you taught me basics of life
you showed me how the world is like
you always knew someday we will part
the day has come for me to depart
I wish I could stay for sometime more
Nestle in your lap like before
but I have to leave it all behind
I can keep only memories to remind
Don't weep behind my back
you know I want to come back
but If ever I don't come back
don't wait for me on the track
just remember the days we spent together
smile, for I am yours forever
Goodbye!! till we can be together....

Smile......

when there is no one to believe
when there is nothing to relieve
when you lost the only one whom you love
when heap of broken dreams is all you have
Go and look yourself in mirror and smile
because this is the smile of relief
the relief from unmoving past
the relief from something that could not last
the relief from someone who shred a doubt
the relief from nightmares of night
this smile has the promise of future
it has the power to endure the failure
it has the love of souls who care
it has the beauty of innocent dare

a butterfly

With color and beauty
Butterflies create the picturesque vicinity
Everyone is jealous of its radiance
While forgetting the agony of its emergence
Yes my dear butterfly began its life as larva
An ugly, unwanted, shy caterpillar
Hiding under leaves like a wanted killer
Nobody was there when it was hungry
Crying out to get attention of all and sundry
It remained alone inside its cocoon
Until that day when it decided to transform
It was that day when world felt its presence
The caterpillar had taken its vengeance
It metamorphosed itself to stunning excellence
Leaving world gasping as its perfect brilliance
Yet the young butterfly always keeps in mind
That his entire surround is not so kind
It should spread across love and glory
Yet forever remember his amazing story

Rowing the boat of life

With the power of self
I am rowing this boat of life
In this perilous sea so wide
Rowing without a compass to guide
Through forces of imperfection
I have been trying to find a direction
For some reason Stars are being unkind
Can’t understand the language of wind
Yet hope to awaken something within
Before this boat sinks-in
Not a single island has yet surfaced
Fatigued body wants to get refreshed
Inability to see the shore
Creates emptiness never felt before
They say many guiding boats float around
But those needs to be found
Sea changes flow as you perceive
Help comes to those who truly believe

Had & Yet

I had the fire
I had the desire
I am yet to get out of quagmire
I had the charm
I had the form
I am yet to become the norm
I had the glow
I had the flow
I am yet to become a rainbow
I had the time
I had the power
I am yet to have my finest hour!!

Human beings are convenient !!!!

On that day I was sitting on ground
Staring at butterflies flying around
Yeah I was in a perfect serene place
The place was full of peace and grace
The pond was filled with water so clear
I was afraid lest I make it dirty by going near
The grass was soft and green
It was a beautiful place unseen
I could hear some distant voices
Coming from some eternal sources
I wondered why nobody was around
Was I in heaven or earth, living or dead?
Why are the voices coming from so far?
Why has this place given way to scream?
May be I was asleep or was seeing a dream
Suddenly I had regained the bliss
Wondering yet, what was that thing amiss?
Slowly I am loosing that memory
I can recall only the beauty and serenity
Yeah we human beings are convenient
Perhaps I can not explain as matter of fact
We forget the bad and only good remains
I am glad that this amnesia sustains

In the end

In the end the efforts put does not matter

In the end the broken dreams does not matter

In the end the desires of heart does not matter

In the end the fallen glory does not matter

In the end the goodness of heart does not matter

In the end the values of life does not matter

In the end the moral of system does not matter

In the end teachings of school does not matter

In the end I do not matter

In the end not even the life matter

In the end nothing matter

In the end the what matters does not matter

The wish

Scorching blazing heat of afternoon
Gave way to sunset bringing relief
Moon and stars gathered in sky
Cool breeze welcomed the eve
Birds chirped with mischief
Trees sang a song of relief
To play under dusky sky
Came running kids with joy
Alas! This blissful dusk gave way to night
With that came shadows and fear outright
The moon tried to keep mood upbeat
Kept showing way with gracious light
Stars did their best to shine in sky
But when has monsters been shy?
Gone are the birds chirping
Gone are the kids playing
Cool breeze has gotten chilling cold
Trees are standing holding fear untold
How I wish the sun rise again
Even when it brings burning heat foreseen
Enjoy playing out without constraint is
the wish without competent!!!

Xanadu

There is a wonderful place
Filled with joy and grace
Birds sing song at dawn
Flowers bloom in the lawn
The grass is green everywhere
The famine or draught is nowhere
The place is called Xanadu
So said a wise man in blue
Its somewhere near horizon
Across the danger zone
There are big monsters on the way
To capture and move you away
You have to believe yourself
To turn the danger into relief
The place has gifts umpteen
Reach out don’t just see it in dream

My dream

In dreams I saw a dream
Which kindled my emotional stream
I dreamt of impossible
Which I always believed feasible
I dreamt of walking to the horizon
And become the aura of rising sun
I don’t know the road that leads to horizon
It remains a mystery unknown
I can see this dream vacillating
Or am I hallucinating
I thought of a possible lead
I ended up in a deadlock instead
The dream now looks impossible
Maybe it was never feasible
Yet I see the horizon and the rising sun
Burning my heart, arousing the passion

sitting on seashore

Sitting on seashore I see the horizon
I think of the days bygone
I think of the dreams I have been seeing all along
The dreams I had seen at night
And the dreams I had seen in bright daylight
I think of the dreams I forgot at dawn
And I think of the dreams I chased till noon
Some proved themselves the boon
Others deserted me like ripple soon
Now sitting on seashore I see the horizon
And I think of the days bygone
I think of the days I feel dear
And I think of the people who were near
The summer holidays and all its sizzles
The festive season and its entire dazzle
I think of the days when I slept like lazy
And I think of the days when I worked like crazy
Some shacked me with laughter
Others pierced me and made me tougher
Now sitting on seashore I see the horizon
And I think of the days bygone

Stream to River

Breaking all barriers, stream of water
Moves out of mountain to become a river
Circumventing path through mountains
Even cutting a few stones
Emerging as mere fountain
Keeps striving to become a river and meet ocean
When everything surrounds its way
Creating barricade and stopping its flow
It jumps down the mountain believing its ability
Hence nature rewards it with immense beauty
Having crossed hurdle of mountain
It finds itself in beautiful plain
The stream of water can not hold its giggle
It has found its dream with struggle
Nature is all amazed at its flare
The stream has finally become the river

Strategy in uncertainty

Confusion and uncertainty
Are the grounds of fertility
At first it sounds stupidity
But there lies opportunities in ambiguity
Keep looking for the change in vicinity
Think hard at all possibility
Weed out all lethargy
And come up with nice strategy
Though everything will be set and look alright
You will have to wait till the time is right
When wind of change blow
Jump into the wagon and ride the flow
With right knowledge and skill pool
Entrepreneurial insight will create something cool

यूँ कदम बढ़ा की बुलंदियों को छू जाए
मौत भी अब ना रास्ता रोक पाये
नीकलते ही राह मैं ठोकर खाई है अभी
नभ की तरफ़ नीगांह हैं तब भी
चल के गीर्ना और गीर के चलना
ऐसे ही तो सफर है कटना
तो क्या हुआ जो राह मैं फीसल गए कदम
कभी तन्हाई या गम का हो ना आलम
थक के हारना ना कभी
जूँझ कर मंजील तक पहूँचेंगे तभी

इस काली अंधेरी रात मैं इक रोज सब खो जाना है
तुझे भी ऐ मन इक रोज जग छोड़ जाना है
क्यूँ व्यर्थ परेशान है तू
इस जींदगी का पूर्ण आधार है तू
अभी तो तिमिर मैं ज्योत जगाना है तुझे
जंग मैं जीत पाना है तुझे
इस जंग मैं ढाल बन खड़ा होना है तुझे
सावधान रह की इस मशाल की आग ना बुझे
कुछ खरोंचों से ढाल ना टूटी है कभी
तीर और तलवार क्या मौत से भी जूझना है अभी
रह आश्वस्त की हर बधी को पार कर जायेंगे हम
तभी तो जग को रोशिनी से भर पाएंगे हम
हौसला अफ्साही से कदम बढेंगे जब भी
गम क्या मौत भी लौट जायेगी यूँ भी

In the cosmos

In the whirlpool of cosmos
Amidst the order and chaos
Man keeps looking for utopia
Wishing to earn the cornucopia
Unaware of Time’s twists and turns
Man keeps pushing in spite of burns
Holding fast his belief
Not stopping to search relief
In the endless quest of self
Man keeps trying beyond himself
The tired body shatters down
Still keeps moving on without a frown

Canvass of life

Life is a blank canvass to be filled with color
Some are given brush of talent and competence
Others have to rely on hard work and patience
Whatever be the tool
Canvass must be painted and live life to full

When God handed the canvass and color in our hand
Some took action and some waited for instruction
Some filled it with bright color stripes
Others chose pale and dull strokes
Whatever be the choice
Canvass will shine and smile with poise

There are no good or bad portraits
These are just the reflection of our deeds and traits
So somewhere someone is making some choice
To some it leads to sorrow and to some rejoice
Whatever be the reason
Magic canvass will cheer with passion

New Year – Times way

The clock keeps ticking hour and minute
The calendar keeps changing date and year
Everything keeps moving round and round
Time does not like this bound
A twenty-four hours cycle changes days
A three hundred sixty-five days cycle changes year
Everyone rejoice and celebrates the change
Time finds it strange
Not understanding time’s view
I asked him for his purview
He first laughed at my ignorance
Then answered showering his fragrance
Celebrate every day and moment
Without waiting for change of year statement
For time every second is special
So celebrate it with smile and compassion