Fire

The burning embers of anger
The flame that eats all
The fire that is cruel and
The fire which is so horrific
Which can reduce anything to smoke
And send it to its creator
In an ethereal container
Which can grow bigger than the biggest monster
Which can take apart the forest in one gulp
And leaves aside remains of all things
Some which had life and some supposedly were dead already'
Reduces them to embers and makes them equally bright
The fire that knows no class and race
The fire that knows no distinction
And the fire that kills the ugly ego
Which makes you better than me
The fire that preaches equality
The fire which can also burn me....

The lonely lane

The lonely lane,
The chilling breeze,
The whispering palms,
The deserted chairs....
Do they speak of you?

The silent lamp posts,
The nuzzling birds,
Are they missing you?

The smiling flowers and the placid lakes
Are they sentinels of the bygone days?

I never walked the lonely lanes...
The never were the same...

Waves

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I stood in the shore
Waves came and went
Some wet my legs
Some dragged me along
Some carried the sand
And scratched my skin
Leaving some marks on
My unmarred skin

One wave was huge and
it washed over me
wetting my body
and wetting my soul

It remained with me for eternity
and i though that it would stay for ever
I relished the wetness for some time
Then I was choked for breath
Though I had breaths in between
I started hating it
Then the wave just left

and I stood alone
time dried my body and
dried my soul..

but no wave came after that
and i am still
standing in the shore...

Thunderbolt

There is a thunderbolt
in my heart when i see you
there is rush of blood in my
veins when i hear you

There is smile playing in my lips
when i think of you
there is no big cheer in my day
if i talk to you

let the feeling stay for ever
and stay for ever
so i dont tell you

let me be the silent spectator of my own
thoughts

I wish

I wish I could be the cherubic innocence
I wish I could be the pure bliss
I wish I could be the unselfish love
I wish I could be the toothless smile

I wish,
       I could run away to my mother's arms
       And play around the shrubs and palms
       And squabble for the tricycle in the store
       And not worry about life anymore

I wish I be the child once more
Playing all day, sleeping all night
I wish I be the child once more
Ignorant of this rotten plight       

I wish...

Time

Time flies like a falcon
Those days of playful pranks were yesterday
And years flew by between yesterday and today
End of months, end of quarters and end of years
Come rushing to you to remind you of the sales targets
And the falcon drew lines on your face and curves on your chin
And sprinkled grey patches on your youthful mane
And you were looking at the profit graph
And the sensex waves, where you wished
Your riches get doubled and tripled
You never realized that your got crippled
That now you are termed as the sulking old man
That all your riches might pay for plastic surgery
But it will not bring back the playful years and youthful merry

the flower that bloomed all summer

last summer was sunny and warm
I fluttered my wings and flew around
the same flower which bloomed for me
the inviting fragrance 
and the mellowing taste of nectar
she offered me with no limits
she waited for me with a friendly smile
each day as summer passed by
she never wilted and she never drooped
the long wait she ever resented
and when i came to her she was all smiles
and i patted her with care
then the season changed and i got new friends
and i changed my route and never saw her
she waited and wilted and drooped and died
a message she sent through the wind, her last
the breeze told me that she needed me,
but i never heard it when there was my need
now the season changed back and forth many times
and when the sun shines hard and I flutter and fly 
to the end of horizon all alone, I sometimes feel
that if only I'd heard the message then
and went across for my love,
for life does not give a second chance
and lonely do I fly