Dawn of a New Life

Until that day
I abhorred the thought
Of my gentle finger being
Confined to the diameter
Of a ring

Strangely yet pleasantly
My notion transformed
From contempt to commendation
Admiring the confiscation
Of my finger
To the ring
Introduced by my fiancée

Perhaps this change
Is the dawn
Of my
New lease of life!!

Capricious Time

Harsh winds blow across my face
Trees shed leaves
Yet I could feel
The gentle breeze of spring
And trees bejeweled with leaves
Amidst harsh winter

How capricious is time!
It has queer moments in store for us
At times sorrow and at times joy!!

Without slightest of warning
Softly time compels us to surrender
To its soundless thunder
Like the roar of a lion!

No sooner I changed side
Life took a topsy-turvy turn
Elevating me to a state
That sweet breathed
The serenity of spring
Even in winter!

How capricious is time!
It has queer moments in store for us
At times sorrow and at times joy!!

Oars of Triumph

At this moment
I’m anchored at the shores of tranquility
Tomorrow would be a new day
Soon I would sail into the depths
Of new challenges
And would come back to the shores of serenity
With a net full of unique experiences

Perilous tides don’t daunt me
Surging waves don’t defeat
Leaning confidently backwards
I row my determined boat
With the oars of wisdom and courage
Propelling it forward toward victory
Just to come back to the shores of serenity
With a net full of unique experiences

Tower of Compassion

She reigns supreme
In the hearts of all
When in pain
She is the only name
On the lips of every man
Her name rejuvenates life
Just like rain revivifies the parched earth
This virtuous lineament
Of towering compassion
Is none other than a Mother!!

Friendship

How mystic is our comradeship
We are out of sight yet genuinely caring
You are the mirror of my life
Altruistically you reflect on my flaws
And help me win over them
To accomplish my dreams

Our amity is sturdier than the mountains
At times it becomes the cynosure of some eyes
And sometimes an object of envy
Oh Friend!
Our translucent relationship
Is indeed mystic!!

Blissful Peace

You embrace some
Like a bow and arrow
Elude some
As if separating wheat from the chaff
Sedate some
Like the sun and moon

Too much of dreaming
Leaves no room
For the dream to be realised
Too little
Makes the dream inchoate
It’s exactitude
Enables the dream to mature
Giving ample time
To chase and accomplish the cherished dream
Ah! This is what is called a blissful sleep!!

Time The Juggernaut

With melancholy in my eyes
I stared at the vast sky
Dancing blithely with the sparkling stars
Making the most of its rendezvous
With the dazzling stars
For the juggernaut of time
Passes like an arrow
For another tomorrow!

Rejuvenated my gaze returned
Back to earth
Like a subpoena served on me
To live life joyfully yet simply
In conjunction with forbearance and fortitude
At each moment
For the juggernaut of time
Passes like an arrow
For another tomorrow!

Born Identity

Standing at the cross roads
Of febrile atmosphere
I cursed at your birth
Yet, calmly I pondered on our relationship

I realised how genuine our company is!
For we share a symbiotic companionship
You gave an identity to me
A unique feature that connects
Me with my roots

I’m a form of your shadow
You have given this
Individuality to understand my source
To influence the world
Through my conduct
And to respect similar exquisiteness
Of other origins

Oh my identity!
You were born
To make us respect and share
Our culture
To synergistically flourish in this world
In the multi-ethnicity
Of our religions

Oh Religion!
How harsh has humanity been to you!
At your charade
They fight for stability
Of their community
Instead of appreciating your nobility!

Dynamic Strides

Waves surge, tides crash
Yet you shouldn’t retreat
Even one step
For success is just
Half a step away!

Harmoniously and resolutely
March forward
With self-belief as hard as diamond
In your potential

Let failures not deter you
For you have all the ingredients
To triumph!

You shine with confidence and righteousness
Fine-tune your voice
With the firmness of conviction
And sugar ball of civility
No weight on this earth
Can crush you from winning!

Rejoice your struggles
As only challenges
Lead to the horizon
Of victory!

Eloquent Heart

What a charismatic personality you are!
You bloom at all season
Not waiting for a reason
Every dynamic stride of yours
Emit the fragrance of
Warmth, compassion, harmony and courage

You are the pillar of strength
For every strata of society
Your soft heart and firm hands
Heal the wound of sufferings
Illuminating our despairs
With the sunshine of hope
Permeating cheer and love to reign our lives
At all times!

How elegant! How magnanimous!
Compelled by your eloquent heart
I express my gratitude
To this epitome of brilliance
Called Mother!

Ever Green Heart

Staring at the terra firma
My thoughts tolled
At your focused commitment
To revivify each piece of land
To serve humanity

You sweat and toil
Magnatising parched lands
All for human evolution
Bringing about green revolution

What a heart you possess!
You sow the seeds of compassion
Without discrimination
Ensuring food for every living beings
Rich and poor
At all seasons

You are the fruition
Of our strength
With palms folded
I bow to your in-depth kindness
For sustaining humanity!

Propitious Rice

Oh! Food of the Gods
You are an oblation
To humanity
For you satiate
Both the living and dead

Your immeasurable capacity
To produce thousands of grains
From a single grain
Elucidates the depth of your compassion
Which is deeper than the ocean
And firmer than the earth

Oh! Munificent rice
You reign supreme at all times
For your presence is conspicuous
At majestic and murky occasions
This propitious attribute
Makes you the ruler
Of the heaven and earth!

A New Dawn

It’s a new dawn
A new beginning
Let the past not haunt you
Let the present not defeat you
Let the future not puzzle you

March ahead brimming
With joy and self belief
Wielding your swords
With courageous hope
To rip apart the challenges
Of this new day

Renew your determination
On this fresh day
Contributing to self and society
Breaking your own records
And creating history
At every day break!

Home Sweet Home

Under the boundless sky
On this circular planet
I’m ensconced in a cosy nest
The warmth and harmony of this nest
Is responsible for my persona

The guardians of this nest
Introduced me to our rich culture
Elucidating on our heritage
Caparisoning me with
The right morals and ethics
Just to be called
A person of outstanding caliber

Oh home! Sweet home!
I offer obeisance
To your altruism and compassion
For I’m what I’m
Because of you!

Beauty Personified

With age blooms the beauty
Of a woman
For she bravely weathered the storms
Of hardships
To harmonise her career and family

You are an aura of elegance
Your inner beauty
Exudes the fragrance
Of wisdom, simplicity, courage and compassion
Without the help of external elements
Oh Woman!! Don’t regret your age
Instead burst with pride
For you blossom with age!

Gracious Elegance of Water

Swiftly yet acrobatically you move
Your body
Enhancing the beauty
Maintaining the serenity
Of your ambience
Sanguinely pressing yourself
With ripples of hope and courage
Against the perils of water

Elegantly yet charily you spread your fins
To perform a spectacular rhythmic dance
Unearthing the magnificence
Of lucid water
Your grace and vigour
Makes you
The impeccable dancing queen of water!

Dreams Unleashed

I oscillate in the cradle
Of my darling dreams
From my dreams
Wells up hope and courage
Hope to dare to believe in myself
Courage to vanquish obstinate murkiness
Clouding over my dreams

Oh Dreams!
How benign you are!
Time and again
Without fading from my thoughts
You play the music of
The realisation of my goals
Compelling me to be
Abstemious, determined and focused
To accomplish my vision
My dreams!

Life’s Question Marks

Life from birth to death
Is punctuated with question marks
As a new born, one wails over
The question of adjusting
To this insouciant environment
Yet brimming with hope
One advances in life

As a toddler
In this twenty first century
One longs for the
Company of parents
Alas! The toddler’s blithe life
Is interrupted by the question
Of spending time in crèche
Yet brimming with hope
One advances in life
To have a secured future!

As a teenager
One is diligent in studies
To be able to stand on ones feet
But the focus is accompanied
With the question of peer pressure
Yet brimming with hope
One advances in life
And accomplishes the goal

As a youth
One strikes a balance
Between personal and professional life
At this stage
One is clouded with the question of marriage
Yet brimming with hope
One advances in life
And ties the knot

At middle age
One struggles to raise the family
And is disrupted by the question
Of insecurity at old age
Yet brimming with hope
One advances in life

At old age
One thinks of the bitter
Truth of life—death
And dreads it
Yet brimming with hope
To be reborn as a human again
One embraces death.

Cowardice Life

Clouds of barbarism hover over them
Piloting their lives on fallacy
They have taken
On the flight of terrorism
Cuddling ignobility
Loosing the sight of humanity

They failed to fathom their mission
For being born as a human
Instead their existence
Is delineated
With stains of blood
What pitiful life! What cowardice life!

Undiluted Love

Oh Friend, I bow at your loyalty
Oblivious of the fame and status
You shower earnest and unconditional love
With a meager desire
To be patted and ruffled in anticipation

You are incapable of advising me
Yet patiently you listen to my woe
Sitting beside me
Your altruistic nature is adorable
For you smile when I’m happy
And shed tears
In my hour of grief

You protect my castle of peace
Without relaxing your vigilance
Even the slightest
Day in and day out
Oh! My canine comrade
Your friendship is truly sublime!