Dream

He thought the other existed with money

Only a day dreamer has such fancy dreams

He wakes up to see the door is closed

Alas! He pays with his innocence for being awake

A departure

You have the courage to tread the path unknown

and you leave deep and indelible footprints behind

you are departing with exemplary achievements

and you will be remembered for your strong commitments

Dead or alive

Bereft of freedom, money and soul

Devoid of any character, intellect and goal

You just blew with the wind without knowing where to head

Are you awake now or it is a delight to remain dead

Dilemma

You were never there or he is blind

You never said it or he is deaf

You are testing his resolve

Or you are just another brick in the wall

Glimpse of tiger

Tiger comes out of hide

Her feeling of insecurity subsides

She looks happy in her new cave

Never missing the bygone forest days

Princess and the boy

Princess doesn't know how much the boy loves her
Hardly a moment passes when he doesn't remember her
Though she is a princess and the boy is unfortunate
He is full of will and ever ready to stand the test

There is nowhere the boy is going
He is standing firm when the wind is blowing
He is surviving on the memories of his princess
And hopes someday she will inquire how he is in her absence

Yaad

Ye awaaz thi tumhari ya phoolon ki rimjhim

Ye chehra tha tumhara ya koi yogi dhyanmagn

Ye muskarahat thi tumhari ya khilti thi kaliyan

Ye chale gaye ho tum ya viraan hain galiyan

Someone's Birthday

What a great day it was when you arrived

Making this world a beautiful place to survive

This planet was dead in your absence

You make it look alive and young with your presence

A Birthday

Long time ago, some day, I graced this rotten and stinking planet with my auspicious and charming presence. I was born in a family which is called rural. There was already no shortage of boys in the family which made treatment to my arrival in this world very simply and ordinary. My family which always had lived in the rural India was unmindful of prevalent town practice of celebrating birthday. Even I did not come to know about it until I grew up a little and came to a town, but by then I was used to not bothering about the day on which I set my foot in this world. Hence, I never celebrated it up to my life.

But this month my colleagues who were completely unaware of my family tradition, insisted on me cutting a cake and applying to my face. It was shocking for them to hear that I never celebrated my birthday and cut a cake. However, they tried to convince me by saying... there is the first time for everything. But I was in no mood to meddle with a tradition which I now take pride in. There are many who do not know their birthdays and hence never celebrated. For them it is just like any other day, nothing special or extraordinary about it. Lalu Prasad falls in this category. When his party men asked about his birthday, he replied'' I don't know. My parents did not take down the date.'' But they were not let down by this negative reply and they themselves chose a day on which they celebrate his birthday every year.


Hence, it was collectively decided that on my so called birthday I would bring sweets instead of cake which I readily agreed. Seeing sweets on some one's birthday was a novel experience for many. Some said ''I have never seen anyone offering sweets on his birthday. You are the first one.'' My manager was the first person whom I offered it and in return she wished me a happy birthday. She was again shocked to hear me tell her '' Don't wish me a happy birthday as it makes me feel older. Wish me something which is desired by all and if we get it, we would eternally be grateful to those who wished it.'' What could it be? she asked. I said... live long and stay young. Such a reply left my manager, who for ages is used to saying and hearing mundane and repeated things which never mean anything to anyone, astonished and floundered. Something like this, in this age of globalization, is increasing remarkably. I see people say and do things and have expression on their faces which look fake and alien to me.

After manger, I went to my colleagues who by then had got the idea of what could be a nice wish for me and wished accordingly. Those people whom I offered sweets and had no idea of the developments, asked me what it was meant for. They were amused to hear my reply..... today is the day on which I graced your planet with my charming presence.

Clarity

Did you ever have a feeling that you want to go,
And still had a feeling that you want to stay?

The questions sounds to be real and questions our clarity of mind. Many a times we find ourselves in a situation where mind and heart seem to be struggling to reach clarity. The boundaries overlap with one another and we fail to distinguish which is which. A decision in such situation sometimes proves vital and has profound effect on our life for it decides our future. There are plenty of examples in our life when we regret to have committed a mistake or delayed in executing a decision else we would have been somewhere or something today.

Clarity is very important to decide something otherwise the decision may not be fully implemented. It requires us to have clear cut principles in life as they are the guiding factors when we come to decide something. If we are without them or deviate from them, we find ourselves at the crossroads without knowing which way to go. People like Mahatma Gandhi had those guiding principles which always brought him to the light of clarity. His two principles of truth and non violence have brought us where we are standing today.

We need to set our principles in the first place. Second, following those principles is not easy. They require dedication, sacrifice and patience. It is only much later that the gleam of clarity penetrates the dungeon of our mind.

Tiger

Delicate manners reminding of Rosy in Guide

Soft and compassionate voice with ethereal smile

The gentle look of the beautiful and unfathomable eyes

only proved his calculations were right

Tiger is a precious jewel of Punjab

The fabled rich land of brave Sardars

Tough tiger possesses a temperamental mind

A sensitive kind heart lies under the tiger skin

You forget yourself when tiger talks

Giving you a feeling of the divine presence

You feel blessed when tiger is around

I guess, it evidences enough the boy is not yet blind