Withering Summer

With prickly sweat

Trickling down the spine

Finding respite

Under the 'Neem tree'*

Quenching thirst

With sweet cool lime

And syrupy watermelon

Oozing nectar from

Green coconut

Tastes like Heaven

Juicy mangoes tease

Oh! I want some more please 

Scorching sun

Reverberates its heat

Let the ‘Matka Kulfi’** melt

And beat the sizzling heat

Sun Flowers stand valiantly

Shinning in the sun

Summers are here

Now waiting for the Rain.

~25/04/2016~

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*'Neem Tree' Azadirachta indica, also known as Neem, Nimtree, and Indian Lilac is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae.

** 'Matka Kulfi' it is a kind of creamy milky Ice cream set in earthen pots. It's a delight in summers as fresh earthen pot's aroma mixes with delicious cool Ice Cream.

Zenith

When the heaven pour down

Cleansing every nook and corner

Vaporizing the afflictions

Spreading warmth all around

Sun reaches its Zenith

Revitalizing all around.

~28/04/2015~

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You

The smile I wear

thinking about you...

The sensation I feel

dreaming about you..

The warmth I embrace

holding you close..

The tingling that runs

down my spine..

The various emotions

I travel through..

The strength I receive

in knowledge of you around..

The meaning I now

get out of my life..

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Xylophone

Harmonious little xylophone

Purifies the backgrounds

Perplexes the surrounding

~27/04/2015~

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Wish....

Wish I could be a Tree
and feels the Earth beneath
spreading my branches free
giving shelter to all thee.

Birds make their nest
when tired, come to rest.
As green as I could be
standing calm, all by me.

Wind blows
spreading my flowers
all over the road.

When I bear fruits
feels myself so cute
Atmosphere near me
fills with sweet fragrance
tiny little hands
all come for a chance
birds and bees fills me
chirping and jumping
all over me.

Oh! What a wish
I just had
Wish, my wish to come true
and make me all glad.

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Vacuum

Thick white clouds on
a solitary morning
settled on the garden-bench
leaving it misty and wet
for a long long time.

engulfing vacant calmness
was smeared on the trees.
Purple, White, Yellow flowers
laced with the cold dew
look crumpled under the sun.

early buds of the grass
strewn on the brown flower bed
were crushed by
the hurried footsteps
of no significant destination.

baby sparrows and squirrel
quarrel over a tiny piece
of grain resting on the
windowsill for long,
all drenched in the night-rain.

fallen leaves of neem tree
lie scattered all over
sensing the
deadly stillness of
within and without.

~17/02/2011~
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U n Me!

You and Me
Hand in hand..

Summer breeze
melt the freeze..

silken sheets
lovely beats...

deep sighs
glistening eyes..

crumpled bed
feeling glad..

love filled night
smiles...satisfied!

28/02/08
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Unicorn

Amongst the crowd

He stood tall, very tall,

Unique just like a

Unicorn

Amongst the crowd

As white as milk

As soft as rose

He stood alone

Amongst the crowd

His eyes welled up

Lips quivered

No hand to hold

Amongst the crowd

Yet with head high

Soaring spirit

And all his charisma

He stood like a Unicorn

Amongst the crowd

~22/04/2015~

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The Lost Soul

Scorching heat and sand

burning the feet

sweat on forehead

Oasis nowhere found..

Surrounded by water

stranded by known

toiling towards land

with thoughts to endure...

Engulfed by the vast sky

as it has gone astray

probing for a tree

to rest its weary wings....

enveloped by heads

chained by duties

under the strenuous pressure

lives like a Zombie.....!

~ 22/08/09~

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Spring Time

Vacant thoughts engulf me
on a solitary spring morning
mesmerizing with its beauty..

gleeful chirping birds
making home on trees

shepherds are busy
stalking their herd

squirrels are jumping
merrily - tree to tree

tiny skillful ants
trespassing my backyard

marigold is in full bloom
emitting fragrance all around

shining smiling sun is
enveloping the ground.

~21/01/09~

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Reservoir

Listening to the music from his flute

all senses go numb and I go mute

The flowers, the birds and the bees

then, all dance around me

Poison turns to sweet nectar

as you are my only mentor

Oh! My Krishna my savior

you are my reservoir!

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A Question ?

The moment when I found my life, to
become as whole....i started growing
turning into a body.
I heard the words 'we're delighted to
hear the news' made me feel so
special and proud

I was lying in my own world
secured and protected;
slowly growing - moment by moment
sleeping and sleeping but still growing.

One day I was horrified
to find myself being
pulled into a tunnel
my warm world was becoming cold
and unbearable..
& I was forcibly being pulled away
from my home.

I came into a strange world
where there was this blinding light
and strange faces beaming bright.
They said I was born.

I felt I was torn.
Was I born?
or
Was I torn?

~Feb 08~
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Plea To All

Instead of finding ways to cure
new viruses - to destroy
are being nurtured
what will be our future?

for every small problem
barbarism is the solution
Is it really an answer?
So Is this our future?

Why feel so uncertain
while leaving home in the morning
to return home
is our only concern?

Children ask funny question
Instead of knowing how flowers bloom
they want to know
what was that sound of - Boom?

Gone are the days when
with a simple smile on lips
a country was won
without a weapon..

Let us join hands once again
and revisit those lanes
which carried smiles
fondness and brotherhood.

~23/01/09~


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Orange Hues

Tinge of Red merges with Yellow

to create lovely Orange hues

on the vast canvas

of my symbolic vision

creating outstanding patterns

illuminating the barren

corners with 

Peace and Serenity.

~15/04/2015~

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Noise

Humming sound resonates

Deep inside my awareness

Buzzing inside

Making eccentric noise

Numbing within

Demanding to pass

Silently in sleep .

~15/04/2015~

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Marital Rape Of A Man

With dreams of Happy life
got married and brought home his wife
with zillion thoughts he entered his room 
only to find his bride sound asleep
was touched to see how at ease she felt
thought himself proud to be called her husband...

morning he woke and got tea ready
waiting anxiously for his bride to see
and appreciate his efforts for her
got a shock when she came grumbling
why was she forced to get awake when
it was only nine in the morning...

In the evening he took her for a stroll
she made sure to push and make him fall
with a look of satisfaction
she laughed like a cunning witch
he took it light and brought her a cute gift
which was thrown away in a quick swift...

he felt his dreams shattering away
the next moment her sensuous kisses
made him forget all around him
hand in hand they returned home
uneasy feeling melt in the heat
everything was calm and sweet...

what more a man would want
then to see his bride respect his Mom
when everything seemed to be sailing smooth
whirlwind came and wrecked his life
weird change was seen in his wife
in the form of a tight slap in front of all...

He could see stars shine in the day
her fingers imprinted on his cheek
then for the next two days..
suddenly mother was cursed for everything
for not cooking, cleaning and all sort of things...

In a jiff she called her mother
and filed a case against him.
he was awestruck to see the change of things
and being pulled to jail for marrying
loving and caring for her...

Is it not 'Marital Rape of a man'
where Love,
Patience and
Devotion
are crushed.

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Longing

Silent night reverberates

The sound of His warmth

Radiating to capitulate

Her aesthetic gradient

Craving curves

Lonely moonlight now

Yearns for chirping to

Pulsate throughout

Satisfying the ether

Completely …….!!

~13/04/2015

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Kaleidoscope

Swirling patterns twirls

Creating mesmerizing prints

In the vestibule of awareness

Intoxicating the souls arena

Radiating sweet aroma .

~11/04/2015~

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Just The Other Day

Just the other day
looking out of my window

I saw
a baby bird learning to fly
queen bee trying to reach the sky..

I found
a pregnant cloud, hovering over
waiting to bring in a shower..

I cherished
the moments to see the bud
blooming in the beauty..

I longed
to satiate my thirst with
the dew drops on leaves..

I cried
wanting to belong
just the other day at my window......! 

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Innocence Lost

Innocent girl of seven
always looked at heaven, 
hoping to get a glimpse
of her father long gone, since... 

No where were colours
which made her paler.
Living among a big family
found herself lonely.

was afraid of demons
did not knew will find one
at the place she called 'home'
could not escape
devil overpowered her... taking away
her innocence, 
making her life colourless.

Demon frightened her so much
she dare not open her mouth.
though her heart, and, 
body wanted to shout.

Oh! what a fate she saw -
was forced to tie the sacred thread.
Her heart bled. She recoiled back
in her cocoon
no body saw
the tears, 
the fears.
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