THE FREE BIRD

Its a story meant to be

Written in gold

About a bird so free

Her wings she never folds

Its flight in the unending sky

Is always interrupted by eyes

That try to pry

Out in the wood

Beyond the seven seas

All places are so good

And at once she takes a flight

No matter be it day or night

Her heart lies there

Far beyond her nest

She even doesn’t know where

She will come to rest

Still she flies...so high

Its so beautiful to see her fly

MY SISTER

First I felt you

I felt something

Something so real

Then I saw you

I felt nothing

Nothing at all.

You were so new to me

Infact to everybody

To your mentor

And your bearer

I then realised the magic of his hands

Who carved a creature

Out of his sands

A perfect form

Of beauty and norm

You were so clueless

And so was I

You wore no dress

But were not at all shy

I loved you from the first sight

And swored to protect you

From every fright.

AN ODE TO NEPAL

After descent of earthquake

From the kingdom of Nepal

Many lives are on stake

Open fields now resemble a kraal

It was a beautiful morning

The calamity took an entry

Without any prior warning

People in constant worries

Shortage of food and water supplies

Those under the debris

Unheard their silent cries

Hard today the government strives

To save the hundreds and thousands of lives

Far away from there I can only say

I join my hands and to the Almighty pray             

For safety of those left ravaged

And restoration of all that was damaged

BEST DIAMOND

Undeterred on my path

I know i will make it

To the end

I have realised i am alone

I don’t need a doe

I don’t need a friend

I’ll make myself a stone

You hit me you’ll get hurt

I’ll be left just as i was

You’ll be kicked to dirt

I’ll allow hardships to polish me

Broken threads will make the cuts

I’ll pass the tests of destiny

I’ll shine unlike the rest

I’ll be the brilliant diamond

Which will be owned by me

I’ll be better than the best

Even far than you can see

A QUESTION

You came into my life

Or was it me who walked in?

I walked in through the door

Our eyes met, I don’t regret

I flashed smiles each day I saw you

But didn’t realise it before long

Although it may seem true

I saw you looking at me

But thought it was not so

I didn’t want you to come

Neither did I want you to go

You put your trust in me

And expected from me a lot

I tried my best, worked out day and night

But failed to do so again

To everyone’s fright

I know you were upset

But so was I.

I came to you and talked it out

And then in me began to sprout

A hope that i may one day

Be able to come out of this all

Determined, I got up after my fall

We talked long hours

And texted each other

But I knew already

This won’t last forever

Pressure built up on both sides

And inside me started silent fights

I saw you come

I saw you go

Were you my friend?

I’ll never know

YOU ARE YOU

You are you, someone unique

Having in yourself a special streak.

Everything in you is different

From your foe and your friend

At birth itself you had it in you

Some talent, rare and new,

That set you apart

Quite from the start.

Look inside your heart and mind

To slowly and steadily find,

What is it that lights your way

and changes your night into a day

Don’t be taken in by what others say

What they think might lie your way.

Take your time and discover yourself

And find the joy of knowing yourself

A jasmine can never be a rose

But nevertheless, like no other pleases the nose.

So stop enacting the famous few

For after all, you are you!!

BEAUTY OF NATURE

 Nature is full of beauty

And saving it is our duty

The dancing trees and smiling flowers

The snow clad mountains are all ours

The brightening moon and shining stars

Enlightening the scene in dark hours

The lovely insects among the grass

Like small pellets made of brass

 The hot stream and the cooling breeze

Looking at which our eye sights freeze

On the river beds tall stand the maize

Trying their best to divert our gaze

The soothing smell of the wet sand

Filling the air on which we stand

The animals grazing on the pastures

And monkeys on trees

Imitating our gestures

The charming birds flying in the air

Flapping their wings and blowing our hair

With our interference in the scene

The nature is no more clean and green

So let’s pledge to join our hands
To clean our rivers and our sands!