Poetic meditations

Finally i get a chance, The much awaited chance, To put my little thots into paper Thoughts long expired, Tossed to and fro by the merciles sands of time, doomed for oblivion and extinction, in an unchanging environment Of dreams and visions, Visions so grand, so great And so real in the perfect world of imagination And yet so FAKE in REALITY. Realism aside, Idealism suits the moment. Come to think of it, Evberything that ever existed, Only does so in our little minds, so... think it and Voila! it Exists

Out of the crooked timber of humanity, No straight timber was ever made, Caution thrown to the wind, man tramples upon other’s rights All in His zest to fulfill his desires. Fits trodden upon, Ribs elbowed against, And ears treated, To a sumptuous meal of foul world. And of a hand is given? Ingratitude is the payback . Gratitude escaped the lexicons’ dragnets, At least in its meaning Humanity and humility, Though rhyme they do, Like water and oil they are, When one is atop, The other trodden down must, Yet a heart exists, All emotions housed therein, How they coexist? None can tell, Hate and love, Tears and laughter, Gratitude and ingratitude, Humility and arrogance, All in one shell? Wonders never cease… Yet they will

ODE TO DAWN We never sat down to chat, But occasionally our eyes met and I said hi You said hi too, Now you are saying bye? I never really got to know you, Not at a personally level But one thing I was sure of You were good hearted, At least I could feel it, To colleagues, Friends, And foes if any, You earned your respect, You didn’t have to struggle to be loved, It just came naturally form everyone who got to meet you, Even for the shortest time, To think that you gone is difficult, At least that’s what a stranger like me feels, I wonder what your family is going through, It will take ages to accept the fact that we will never see you again, At least not in our mortal spirits, But we can accept the fact that wherever you are; Your soul is at peace, Your countenance gives us a glimpse into this Among the angels you are looking down upon us, For the short time you were loaned to us, I know the message God gave you to brin...