Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Radiance




Another of those long wintry moony nights,
And I walking by the streets alone,
A breeze playing on my forehead, light.
But not even a sound of phone.

The breeze takes a turn for a gale,
And I shiver by the cold.
Only to miss her company: hearty and hale,
And the warm wrapping-up-of-me into her arm-folds...

I walk further, unknowingly,
And lo! She happens to be there as an Angel, lovingly...

Emotions start an immediate exchange through our eyes,
Demands, Arguments and even tokens of gratitude.
The exchange slowly away dies,
Her mingling of hands with mine, being the sudden change in mood.

We walk some distance further, hand-in-hand,
With my senses enchanted by her fragrance…
She continues the soft-touching by her hands,
A warmer one against the chill, being her presence.

She seemingly emits a warm radiance,
I think of her as an other-worldly-being.
But then laugh for her similar striking resemblance,
With a Mother, just so caring.

Warm, she is…
Cold, I am…
Her radiance helps me get warmer…
And the soft touch of her lips on mine,
Is the happening of the versus-cold, armor.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Solace




Being big, being responsible, was what my heart always desired,
Unknown though 'twas of the li'l pains that got the mature ones tired.
Today I stand on the same path,
No way ahead I find.
Though there're thistles truly painful,
Very few satisfying fruits, I find.

I'm desparate, but am helpless.
I'm tired, but I need to walk on.
What joke this is,
I'm too careless to pay heed.

King, maybe I am,
But a King with a thorned crown.
I maybe am the one desired,
But only to satisfy their faces full o'frowns.

Don't do they understand?
There's also a Soul in me.
There's a soul weary of the happenings.
There's a soul tired o'being wary of the next.

This is a burden I can't carry on all along.
I want to shout at the one who has put it all on an incomplete note.
The one, who no longer resides among us.
The one, who now is resting in peace.

I feel as if the world has itself sunk on an abrupt note.
So why should I be responsible?
Why should I be mature enough to hide my tears?
Tears are precious, I do know.
But precious is something lost to me.

The real path now lies in front o'me.
It may not be easy.
It may not be gentle.
But that's something I've to endure,
And Carry on through the rest storms o'life.

(Lost my 40-year-old Uncle. A tribute to him.)