Friday, September 15, 2006

LET LOOSE...

As i lie down on this open field, my mind marches to and fro assembling past, present and future. A little while ago my brain was all clitter-clatter like an empty box with noiseful elements within.You just need a jolt and it goes clitter-clatter,clitter-clatter how horrible! .However, lying down on this grass field and looking up at the sky makes me feel blessed, and that is when i get to communicate with the creator of this amazing perfect order! I weigh my situation , ponder over my crossroads in life, think about things left to be done, gasp some air and sigh!I decide to forget about my wordly ties and explore the starry sky. I connect stars that are placed in a uniform pattern only to take delight of the weird finished product.Sometimes , i form a cross and mostly animals and birds.The clouds are more interesting because they keep changing.With no one around the peace and tranquility is worth ravashing.I return late at night from work and my steps move towards this enchanted field.The hullabulla of this lively world is at rest and most of them are snoring to glory!

But thoughts do creep up every now and then reminding me of deadlines, incomplete projects, my dream job, my passion for the moving art and where i stand today.Sigh! again. I shake off to drop these details and yet some manage to cling and now their shouts are even more louder.'No .you need to be alone.your mind needs rest', says my inner voice.I follow immediately.I see a bird hopping under the lamp post and i go to meet him.The bird flys away.I tell him i am not going to harm you, i just want to hold you, at most maybe i would pat with affection. I approach and the bird flys again. My inner voice tells me...'remember not to follow a thing like the bird.No matter how good your intentions are it will never understand, your efforts will go in vain.'Really my anticipation yielded nothing although i was pretty convinced with my love for the bird.I thought we would make good friends.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

FREE...


Mombay he-haws when set free,

galloping across the setting sun.

Its a treat to the eyes of an artist.

His gay eyes meet the cool breeze,

swaying with an air of authority.

The wind cajoles around his black body,

as he strodes on balanced heels.


The saddle is gone,the rope is gone,

No lashing whip!

He races towards the horizon.

As his heart beats faster,

he thinks of 'silence and i'.

Until he notices 'hoofs and thuds'.

Ah! Life!...it relieves him,

He shakes off 'silence and i',

he-haws with alls his might

and races towards the horizon.

TRIBUTE...

Death comes on the tides of time,
Soaring high from its mighty base.
It's at hand with every birth of
a new life.To trail around,
only to meet its purpose- Death!

The last act is its only purpose.
Executed indisputably and conclusively,
Uncertain and yet so binding.

As the flowing stream moulds solid rocks,
reducing them to round finish,
Death grins with mocking eyes,
as he thinks of sand grains!

REBEL...



As he stands on the edge of a cliff

his life takes a brief parade.

It leaves door ajar that were sealed.

The trapped air gushes out,

damp air that brings fresh yesteryear!

Tears trickle down his cheeks

to join the fall below.

Damp eyes trail around to meet hope,

that says,'life'll never be the same'.


The rebel hangs like an old coat,

the never change attitude still remains,

but it needs some sunshine,

some amount of fresh air, and,

maybe a soft touch of caress.


Battered by rains of criticism,

tattered by innumerable cries of 'don't'

snarled by the system,

This rebel lies disheveled,

discarded like a leper!


An iconoclast with a faith of steel,

his head held high takes the plunge.

Silence!

He emerges, crawling on the shore...

With a wicked grin on his face,

Lets the white sand flow,

from his ever clutching fingers.