A hasty burial?

The faint aroma of wet earth
The still sticky mud lining my hearth
Suffocated and choked is my breath
Exhume me, feel caged in my garth.


I too wanted to complain
I too wanted to explain
The tombstone did bear my name
But
Why so much of urgency and such utter disdain?
You could have shown a bit of a restrain
Hoped you would abstain
It wasn't even preordained
Remember
Even an insane feels his pain!

The Grapevine And The Beauty.

The Toms and the Harries
Had their own theories
Give a pass to Paris
The grapevine was rife with my love
Even in Buenos Aires
Why were you unaware
Waved it off as airy-fairy ?.............................................1.


Not for nothing that you're so smug
Oh! your swagger and the shrug
Must stem from your pretty mug
Have seen the mugshots by the shutterbug
Small mercy
You haven't still looked in my eyes
Your beauty would further shine and rise..................................2.

Shadow

Shadows are fickle
So much like dime and nickle
In sunshine, they stay to tickle
Setting sun melts the chicle
Ain't that brickle?

Shadows ditch, but at sunset

You were one better......

Love, sure was not a fetter
I was the lamb
You led me to slaughter
You, my tipple and me the whetter
Drunk on love, i went teeter- totter

My eyes, blinded by love
You melted away in the bright sunshine
For some netter?
Surely not one better

No wonder
You had promised me
To be my shadow
And steal my thunder..................

Our Nest

You flew far and wide, east and west
Picked up threads of satin and twigs, the very best
Your tired wings need rest
I shall build the rest of our warm nest.

Dreamt together of our nest
With warmth and love, we've ended the quest
Our invest, such a joy to our guests
Their smile and peace, make everyday; a fest.

The day
Entwined in each other's arms
Oodles of peace and no false alarms
Soft whispers and raucous laughter
The nest's perennial cloak
We play the roles of creeper and oak
Love and warmth, drench and soak

The night
Soft whispers and sweet nothings
Satin sheets and sweet dreams
Covering us, our only clothing

It's free for all
But you may jostle for space
For the nest
Is teeming with happiness and grace...............

Salvation

Oh! So you thought i had lost my way!
I asked, hoping, you would walk with me
I was desperate, dropping hints
Dreaming of overlapping yours over my footprints
Eager and expectant, eyes full of glint
Only if you had said aye and not a nay
Without you knowing, i would have had my say

Even a stranger would have pointed the direction
It would've been a huge satisfaction
Only if you'd shaken off the inaction
Walked with me without asking the destination
The trust then would've been the ultimate salvation.

Where Are You?

God knows, yes, You alone know
Why on earth, are You invisible, desert or snow?
You've a done a great disappearing act
Now a guest appearance act
Even if it be for one show

Look,
Faith is getting replaced by doubts
Scepticism about you, is sure growing
Come live among us
This place shall be better for our children to grow
Tell us in detail what you know
I promise
All our life, about You
We shall crow.

Redefine.

The times call for grit and toughness
Of that,there is enough awareness
But where is the love,where do i find tenderness?

Feel done in by fate
Scarred, cynical and coarse, ain't we mate?
Gentle and kind, we shall be
May be it ain't too late!

Times compel us to be rude
So we would love to think, right dude?
Let us fall in line
Have ourselves redefine
Refine!

Fortune and fame
Walk around on legs, lame
Try trust and faith
Believe me, they ain't too tame.
Flaunting them shall be no shame.

Greed for power
Everything fair for vanity
Nudge, jostle, shove and push
All for popularity
How about virtues, dated though
Of integrity and purity.

Tried to look for them in me,
Found the coffers empty, mate
Hence
I have been shopping of late
Came back with an empty slate
Endless seems my wait
Walk in, as i await
Loaded with the traits
Who shall enter through the gates?

Bleeding

The banyan tree has fattened
Both our names still etched, though a bit flattened
The arrow has still not pierced the heart through
My hopes and wait still living through
The fresh blood still wets the bark, is dripping through...................

On the wings of a butterfly

Come with me, i shall show you the world

We shall perch on the wings of the butterfly
A bird's eye view from the azure sky
We shall touch the pearls of dew
Rummage through clouds a few
Hitch a ride atop the raindrops
Spiral down the mountain tops
To wet the parched crops
Run amok with the rivers
Go on a maddening spree
We shall melt in the ebbing waters of the receding sea
Only to ride the tide again and make merry you see!

My God Sprouts Everyday

My garden is an orchestra
Through the creator
It plays its music
Original scores
Always something extra
Am so lucky
To be the chosen one
Listen to the symphony
Through my glass window's fenestra.


The land and the nature
Compose their music
Always a soft signature
Need quiet and peace
Hear the rustle of leaves
Swaying of trees
Undulating grass blades
Serene breeze
Hone the ears amateur
Blustery winds
The torrents of rain sheets
The deafening drums of the thunder
A scary departure.

A lifetime of history
Each day a new story
It is my temple
My God sprouts everyday
He tells me stories
Makes me the music
In return
Through my trees
I keep my endless efforts
Of returning the favour
To Him, i talk
High up in the heavens.