Octpowrimo - #11 - Connect

crowded queues

varied views

tragic news!

I seek to escape...

need to over-generalize.

Each viewpoint - its own faded hue

orange, reds and blues

each with it's own frame

smudged boundaries

blurred names

lethal sickness plunges thru

impaling all colors true

shared loss remains

distinct opinions!

overlapping pain!

alone, isolated, unique

connected in-between

islands on a lonely world 

an interdependent economy!

Octpowrimo #10 - Forgive

Seeking forgiveness in all I do

feverishly searching...

whats eternally lost!

Stumbling, as I hold onto

timid peace...

amid this storm!

burning in my own guilt

silent in the confessional

gathering courage

to simply forgive...

yet another twig, standing tall!

Octpowrimo - #7 - Balance

Surrounded by playful yells,

Alone amongst many!

She looked to play 

With them,  join a few or.... any!

Her longing eyes tell

a story unfamiliar!

She came here every day

And yet,  no one knew her!

There's a game she knows well

Hopping on a single leg!

She races against herself 

With a spoon, balancing an egg!

There are cheers as she excels

Few passing dogs and birds!

She gathers a little courage

To say the fearful words!

"May i play with you", she sells

"I am good at balancing"

Little children find her odd

But need no more convincing.

Octpowrimo #6 - Dream

1865 illustration of Hop-o'-My-Thumb and the ogre by Alexander Zick

Villanelle poetry form - rhyme scheme: A1 b A2 / a b A1 / a b A2 / a b A1 / a b A2 / a b A1 A2.

Sunken depths of darkness lure me farther,

All remnants to reality snap!

hardly resisting slumber, dreaming in the midnight hour

Timid tales create a world 

The show's opening curtains flap!

Sunken depths of darkness lure me farther.

The mighty King has tokens hurled

As the court jesters clap!

hardly resisting slumber, dreaming in the midnight hour

Blooming roses with petals unfurled,

Lay across the Princess's lap!

Sunken depths of darkness lure me farther.

The mighty Dragon found curled,

Amidst treasures, snoring as he naps!

hardly resisting slumber, dreaming in the midnight hour

Invested in the story, dancer twirled,

King trades his crown for a cap!

Sunken depths of darkness lure me farther,

hardly resisting slumber, dreaming in the midnight hour!

Octpowrimo - #5 - Crazy

So you think I'm losing my sanity %#

Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Virtuality~~

Little green men 👽. Crazy X-men! 

Kinights⚔. Space Dragons !!🐉

hazy Reality!

Octpowrimo - #4 - Cozy

Spinning the web of dreams

He gently rocked her to sleep

Adding the slow tapping feet

Swaying so she wouldn't weep

He gently rocked her to sleep

Humming a lazy melody

Swaying so she wouldn't weep

She fit so snugly

Humming a lazy melody

He kissed her goodnight

She fit so snugly

His little pure light.

He kissed her goodnight

Adding the slow tapping feet

His little pure light

Spinning the web of dreams

Octpowrimo - #3 - Womb

Every seedling was once a sprout

Every being was once about

Innocence devoid of greed

Survival - life's only need

Draped in warmth of love,

Protected and covered,

Beginning of a possibility.

Miraculous existence. Divinity.

Coziest snuggles, deepest sleep.

Endless hug, in every heartbeat.

amma, ma, mumma, aai

From your womb, life arrives. 

Octpowrimo - #2 - Embrace

Mellow is the heat

Slow in its retreat

Sensing the change

I remain silent

And refrain.

Holding on.. to the sunny memories.

"Don't be alarmed"

I shivered. 

nervously rubbing my palms

Wishing for warmth,

Feeling the chill.

Seasons blend 

Summer to Fall

Leaves turning over

I can only hope

To be sharing your embrace

Once Winter is over.

Octpowrimo - #1 - shine

Seeking to learn

She silently churned

subtle were her moves

Just observe.

Don't utter a word.

Were her only rules..

Excuding calm.

Strength within.

Holding silent and true

Black widow,

spins her web

Silky threads askew

Silver dew drops

Moonlit night

Her silky palace shines

Caution! Caution!

As you wander..

Ignorant in your delight.

Burdened

Tired, aching shoulders,
bearing the load.
Ensnared within sinking, burdened depths, I refrain
from reaching out.
Battling the evil within.
Stoic. to all observing eyes.

Transient effervescence of joys,
instantly fades.
Like twinkling fireflies,
casting deeper shadows.

Captured and alone.
Locked in a prison of thoughts.
Unable to pray for mercy,
from demons of my own making.

Stain

stubborn in its claims
of normalcy and disdain
a "stain" clings to me

I object and argue
I compell and reflect
and yet refrain
from dispelling it.

I settle with it, i guess
give up on hopes & possibilities
I let it define me
I own my very own murky stained destiny

At"tempt"ed to fail

I wish to write a poem
      But not a song
I do not wish to rhyme words
But maybe you can sing along?

No rhymes!!!
      I insist!!
My brain thinks otherwise
Cause even as I truly desist
Yet another rhyme slips by

I even have a tune
  Humming in my head
And a drum beat in the background
Dud... Dud... Dud... Dud... Dead

Well, it is on matter
Maybe some other day
  I will write a poem
With no rhyming words... Yay!

Separation Anxiety

yet again words fail

tumbling mumbling

time trickles away

i grab on and again fail

it slips away

i slip away

i rely on love to mark my trail

one day you may find my way

in that hope alone

i now say

forgive my mistakes

cherish my love

memorize my words

i love you - forever and for always

destiny

धुंधला सा वो आइना था
या धुंधली थी वो छवि
उसके अक्स को थी मैं खड़ी ढूँढती

आज पल भर में वो आइना
है जैसे घुल सा गया
तुम मिले.. हम मिले...
कोई अपना मिल गया॥

ख्यालों में कैद हैं
तेरी बाहों में कैद हैं
मेरे खवाबों को जैसे
नया आसमां मिल गया॥

तुझमें ही खो के
हैं तुझको ही ढूँढा
तेरा प्यार जो मिला
मुझे जहाँ मिल गया ॥

Oh! November

Regressing from tasks

I rather brood on the past

settling of the cobwebs,

roaches rule the raft

silent by the raving sea..

wind gathers up the mast

hoping for new adventures

escaping from the last

looters crave the treasure chest

snatchers wish to cut my heart

i wish they had done their job

the rift I feel can rip me apart

~ Love u ~

a twirling view

of blurred delights

a happy swing

in the morning bright

i love this day

which gulped the night

swift and tight

my happy smiles

binge on the good

forget the slights

take up the cheer

cherish the sight

we are good together

its just right

lock up these memories

erase the fights

light up the candles

kiss me good night

Photograph by:

L.O.V.E.by ~LullabyOfLilly

Photography / Miscellaneous

So long

I tumble into the misty miffs

cajoling blurred words out,

into the foggy silence.

stumbling amid the distance

which separates us,

isolated, on a stony island.

numbing pain as I brush my fingers

across your palm,

and you still win... your frustrating silence!

witness the love still pining for you

hold on and trust your heart

I am no stranger to what bothers you

I implore.. and then, depart.

A-Wait

trivial in a conversation

muddle in a thought

crumble in the humor

mumble in the laugh

it's the inconsequential

it's the confusion of the heart

it's the agony of the wonder

it's the sigh when we are apart

Lost I am, without the thought of you

disgruntled and distraught

wanting to be with you

more than I could have fought

head home by the sundry lanes

quickest - through the spring path

I will pray the demons give you way,

I hope they heed my bleeding heart...

~ treasured ~

a treacherous skip

of the heartbeat, amidst

a routine of everyday chores

the trembling lips,

are a party to it, alas

I can't hide it anymore.

there is more to me when you are around

there is more to me when you smile,

there is more of me which loves you unbound

there is more of mine when you smile.

corroded are the memory lanes

frequent visitation, makes it so

to the home I made on the very lane

some memories are ever so!

chimes

tarnished and tawdry
of an age begone
rusted and broken
myriad colors beckon
it catches my fancy..
I give it a try
it jingles, like a muffled cry
hanging, in the curtains dry
it chimes when the wind walks by

it sings me a story, a sweet lullaby.

Photo courtesy:http://jennyjones3.deviantart.com/art/Windchime-88273457