Dreams...

As golden beams of sunrays fall on me,

A glistening face and a shadowy halo,

Evoke false ideas of enlightenment,

Its purported omniscience,

Promises an end to all simple yet troubling questions

But as the rays shake the placidity of my face,

Surrealism vanishes leaving behind no trace,

The constant battle in the mind begins,

And I ask myself, “What is a dream?”

Is it a soap bubble?

That peaks in magnificence before bursting

Or is it a crystal ball?

That inspires, if not conspires the future

Is it an elusive mirage?

Whose chase ends only with the day (read life)

Or is it a lodestar?

That guides a lost traveler

Is it a whirlwind?

That snares expedition ships

Or is it a gust of wind?

That helps a ship come ashore

Is it a trap laid by the mind?

To punish the more lazy body for resting

Or is it a muse conceived by the mind?

To galvanize a tired body

As I scour for answers to these questions,

I dash into a yet another question,

“Why do I dream?”

Desert Rose

19th May, 2013

Mumbai

Fateful

Just when I thought the storm was over,
It came back snarling back again,
Just when I thought I have won over you again,
Clouds of skepticism engulfed my optimism,
Just when i had started reliving the golden old days,
A monster named 'fate' jolted me,
Just when i had started envisioning my future,
The world dissolved my very identity,
Just when i could see light around the corner,
Life seems to be blowing off all candles one by one.

Tonite as I while away time in loneliness,
I have no one but myself to blame for,
As I see the flipflop of destiny,
I have nothing to aspire for,
Some radical ideas seep through my mind,
I desire to fall in an eternal sleep,
Away to peace from all this turbulence,
I want to submit myself to my fate,
And Rest In Peace Forever !!!

Desert Rose
25th March, 2011
Gurgaon.

Bonded...

Your celestial smile engulfs all my woes,
Your angelic voice conveys a divine message,
Your miraculous sensation cleanses me of all sins,
Your pulsating steps power my heartbeats,
Your statuesque figure inspires life in my body,
But your absence makes me think,
How deeply embedded you are in me,
How inextricably entwined our lives are,
How intensely amalgamated our souls are,
How strongly we are bonded, body, mind and heart.

Desert Rose
14th, February, 2010
New Delhi.

Joyous Japan

Where every step carries a spring,
Where every face radiates a cheer,
Where cherries blossom in the spring,
Where birds fly without fear,
Where love prevails over hatred,
Where joy sustains its fragrance,
Where people are warm and forgiving,
Where zest for life is never-ending,

O! Mother, this land is as great as ours,
The ‘Land of Rising Sun’,
And the ‘Land of Shinning People’

Desert Rose
9th July, 2009
Shikhi, Japan