A Memory

I carry you always Closest to my heart “cause there’s no place Better, more suited than that! That is where you belong! You, who had filled my life With nothing but love. It’s been many years Growing up together was so much fun. And every moment spent in togetherness Was blissful in its outcome. Then … Continue reading A Memory

Time

On every wrist, Time on a strap. Movements of people, Constrained by time’s leash. Time was the master, Commanding and holding sway, Doling out favours To those who obeyed. So it was a partnership. Between time and society’s famous, rich. A few however strode a different path. Slipping out of time’s vice-like grip. These handful … Continue reading Time

Fitment

A small colony; In a relatively smaller town of India. A child, reprimanded by his parents: “Look at your brother”, his father says. “Brilliant guy, 6 pointer in school final exams. He, unlike you, has a bright future. Why can’t you learn something from him”? A shoe; he is expected to fill Appears too big! … Continue reading Fitment

Seeking

Sometimes life takes us on a path that is not charted by us. The supreme power guides, prods, pushes and directs us to go in directions that we may have never envisaged or planned. It is always a journey; in search of stability, comfort, happiness. Where do they actually reside? Bathed in golden glow Over … Continue reading Seeking

Assistance

Man has travelled everywhere- From depths of the Pacific, To the vast emptiness of space, His footprint on lunar surface, Even beyond Pluto, his eyes gaze. The tiniest of organism, Cannot stay undetected. Man’s curiosity seeks them out, Under microscope they are then dissected. Tomes of information, Under command of one’s finger. Often high on … Continue reading Assistance

Colours

A dream, That recurs, Fills my mind. Colours of the rainbow dance, Inside the kaleidoscope, Mixing and turning, Weaving patterns before my eyes. Colours flow, Sunlight trapped in gold, in the wide expanse of the river. Colours stop and stare, From a bright flower. They entice as they cover, The land in green expanse of … Continue reading Colours

Green Future

Greed of humans. Unfettered growth. Mindless consumption. Race for possession. The era-anthropocene. Witness to destruction mindless. An approach, short-sighted. Its impact on environment Would reverberate. For the generation of future,  Who knows what misery does await?  If only there was hope- Of a green world. Of birds’ songs. Of fall and winter. Of spring and … Continue reading Green Future

Random Thoughts

If failures are the pillars of success, why are they looked upon with disdain? Who sits on judgment on a person’s failure? When will the world take cognizance of non-conformists? Why do rules framed by majority castigate the select few who are happy to just survive? Isn’t survival enough? What is the key to contentment? … Continue reading Random Thoughts