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143 · Nov 2020
Mortally divine
Bougainvilleas and the sunshine
Together on the vine, sway on
The colours of independence, divine

Playful the breeze, sun dried peepal leaves
Break free of life so green
Brown, soon to be one with Mother Earth

Mortal and true their presence and essence
The leaves represent
Nature and the cycle of birth and death


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You could be a dot, a comma, a pause in someone’s life
A fill in the blanks to some
A lost memory to few
A word, a sentence or none to many
But a select few would make you their story
Part of their history, their life
Through miseries and smiles
Walking that mile
Through precious times and eventide  

Some may walk along a while
Listen to your heart
All along you will hear many a heartbeats
Tugging at yours
Believing in you and
Wanting your energy, time and space
Be the resource
Rest assured, there is a source besides, walking, tracking, guiding you through

You could be a grammatical error to someone
Good that you got to know
There is always a way to correct the  sentence
But through all the errors
The Blanks and pauses
Be your own stop
Reflect upon your own story
A novel in the making
Never a full stop
Until your last sunset
The final stop
Written on 1st August
140 · Apr 2020
Thoughts and Prayers
In isolation
We still have the birds and the moon
Stars and sunshine
Trees sway in spring, summer begins
Homes chime of wind chimes, chores and children’s games
Unexpectedly life does that to you
In testing times
Together we come to fight a situation
And find solutions
We have music and good times to think of
in the safe confines of our homes
It’s easier to live with the imperfections within
Full throttle, let’s face the one outside
Flattening the curve
In solidarity, we stand
Lets spread the love, and bring some cheer
Keep calm and behold the lights within
Prayers to bring a safer tomorrow
Peace be upon everyone

✨✨
140 · Jan 2021
Life and thoughts
Life has caught me by the chin
Seeking attention
Somewhat pinned
My thoughts and words
Fly mid air
Sometimes
Blown away by the naughty winds
Seeded somewhere
Faraway in the lands
Of Evergreen



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138 · Aug 2020
It was free

Colours of independence it wore, free
The bluebird perched atop the cherry tree
Flapped its wings with glee
136 · Dec 2020
Quest

Stream of light, old book

The search ends at the page found

In between the lines
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134 · Nov 2020
The day’s promises

The new day rose
Promises it kept to the red rose
Rose with sparkles of sunshine

A white perfumed carpet
The jasmines lay
On the green grass

As the dusk fell
The birds knew their homes
Warm and welcome, close

In the cold winter’s night
The day and its moments
Forever froze


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134 · Nov 2019
Written & Read
Word wrapped

Rapped

The hidden thoughts

You have had

The indent
              The opening lines
The flow
Or not

  S   ~    L  ~  O   ~ W

S.    t    e    a.   d.   Y


  













Sudden




Thoughts
Flight of words
Rhyme and prose

The title you chose
Or Not

Words forever
Written and Read
134 · Nov 2020
The crow

Happy feet
The crow on the bamboo stick
No shiny objects in sight
Looks side to side obliquely
The green worm hanging low
Would be fine for the morning time
Solitary, the crow
perched atop the bamboo stick
later may find a bone to pick
134 · Feb 2021
Understanding

We don’t speak much
But
We mostly read
From
The same page
134 · Jan 2021
The alley cat
Nick
The cat who loves to pose
Little striped tail
black and white
Neatly curled upon its paws
His eyes are grey,
shades of adorable green
Camera friendly
Looks straight into the lens
It visits all homes, and freely roams
Meows and purrs
And, loves to be cuddled
The alley cat, so sweet
#


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133 · Mar 31
Known masks
I know it’s you
Can see the similarities
Even though masked

I know it’s you
I have an instinct and I know
That’s true

But who is to say
Masks protect, so we wear
A sight, not rare
133 · Jul 6
Unseen strength
A tough outer shell
Soft inner core, within
In crevices deep
Lies sweet water still

Calm and swift
The duck glides by
The pond
Where predators lurk

Like the powerhouse
Its energy source, profound
When it lights up
Brightens the whole town

An inspiration
Lies in the unlikeliest of places
Manifests itself
In Petals of lotuses

Sometimes in life’s unexpected turns
Time unveils
Solutions right
Hidden
In plain sight
Was inspired by my friend’s words

“Something’s really bugging me…
and since I know there's no solution
I’ll just keep it all bottled up" - Priti
132 · Nov 2019
Memories
It’s been years
The  memories in the heart fresh
forever cherished and etched
Of the days when we were young responsibilities were less and being a student was fun
Friends always a phone call
Or a few doors away
When the days and evenings were carefree
Breakfast lunch dinner
Not the job to be done
Gone are the days for all
Not just for one
But isn’t that life
Change and Growth
It still shines the same in my hometown
though
And of its fondness
I can never outgrow
131 · Nov 2020
Beams of gold
Beams of gold
Whispered in the meadows
Where rainbows grew
The veins of tender leaves
Sparkled and shined
As the barks of trees
Transparent and tall
Branching in translucent fruits
Magically in the twigs
Covering every leaf
The beams of gold


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131 · Apr 2020
Unlock
Safe in a lockdown
Psychological keys in a maze
If you have a life, you have the world
(जान है तो जहाँ है) - Hindi quote, which I am reminded of today

A thought that crossed my mind, that  people may suffer anxiety and depression in isolation.
But also need to keep in mind, to be able to walk free again,, you need to live.
My thoughts with anyone going through stress, also a reminder to self!
Take care of mental health, soon we will get back to our Pre virus 🦠 life!
Best wishes and love
130 · Jun 16
Calendar’s priority
You let it slip
Didn’t strive for
The slot is full
Your calendar too

Days passed
New slots were allotted
The busy note
Reads the same

Was it priority
That took all the days
New slots never taken
Empty spots forsaken

What mattered most
And not, lost forgotten
Perforated pages
From the calendar erased
Blurring numbers and days
130 · Apr 2020
Summer Rain Song
In confinement
My heart sings a song
The summer sings hot
Cool and quiet, the rains
Will come drumming
The pitter patter song
129 · Aug 2020
Brimmed

Morning glories, blue
In a cane ***, brimming smiles
Rustic breeze blows free
127 · Jun 2020
Crests and Troughs
Crests and troughs
Life a sinusoidal wave
It’s the matter that matters
On a particle wave
Energy ever changing forms
Matter of time and place
126 · May 2020
Know
Not knowing
What is to know

To know
What is to not know

Knowingly show
To not know

To show
What is not known

To know
Yet, never show
There is a lot that know, knows than one would want to know or knows
I know this has nothing to do with know
It is just a word  :)
125 · Feb 2021
The mind let it be...
My tongue
Wouldn’t stop talking that day
My mind warned numerous times
Hold, but it just wouldn’t
Instead it turned back
Lashing again
You just mind your own
I need to speak
And say
What I need to say
Like a puppet in hands
Of donated organs
The eyes welled
Appalled
125 · Jul 2020
Her thoughts
It took her a little while
To get accustomed to the slow, empty roads
It reminded her of the olden times

The evenings were always busy
The traffic on the the road
Made it so

She sat in her vintage swing
Her gaze fixed, moved
As the traffic moved at a steady pace

Strangers
She in her vintage swing, her gaze fixed
Me in the passenger seat, waiting

She took notice of being noticed
Gave me a knowing smile
The traffic moved
An aged lady in her galley facing the main road
Watched her from the passenger seat of the car
125 · Dec 2020
You know, you can
Fly
You know, you can
In your mind you are always free
To do as you please

Think
You know you can
It doesn’t cost a thing
To think as you please

Dream
You know you can
In the dream world you are always free
So do as you please

Hurt
You know you won’t
To yourself or anybody else
So this life, yours, live as you please
Sway along the breeze
125 · Aug 2020
Digress

To be able to disconnect
From What you love doing most
A test

What you know and understand
Can’t change
For others or self

Unable to express
What and how it feels
Deep within
124 · Aug 2020
Hello

Hello
A name
A greeting
It draws your attention
The sound the syllables
Prompts you to look into the direction
A flower a leaf, bowers
Inanimate
It remains
Hello
122 · Jul 2020
A World to love
The world in a place
Never dreamt of, for itself, nor its inhabitants

Everyone is going through something
That nobody should

Ripping at the seams
Much to accommodate, distressed

Some on the edge, the going is tough
Losing to stress

For some there is everyone
The fabric of love, three-plied strong

If possible be there for someone
A blanket stitch at the seams, saves fine

There is much to explore in the world we inhabit
We need our world, and the love it needs
Let’s give what we can, and receive the same
121 · 5d
Absence of words
Nothing special
All lines went for a vacation
Making sentences
For the absence
Of words
Of all the notices sent
None reached
As they were out of jurisdiction
Written on 28th July
दे रही है दस्तक, बारिश
चबूतरों और दरवाज़ों पर

उलझ से गए है कुछ दिल
दुनिया के माया जाल मे

पुकार रही है उन्हें
अपनी हल्की फुहार से

दे रही है दस्तक, बारिश
चबूतरों और दरवाज़ों पर

बहने दो इन आँसू को
मेरी कुछ बूँदों के संग

पुकार रही है बारिश
अपनी हल्की फुहार से

उड़ जाए, हर दिल का परिंदा
फिर, मासूम बचपन जैसा
4th January
121 · Nov 2020
Life it is
Life
Every day
Today
I am, tomorrow a memory
Maybe
Lived and loved
Yesterday
Year and years
Gone
Missed
Never  
Would it be

Wishes and wishing
Lesser Tests
True the trials
Taken
Not mistaken
Mistakes
Found
Anew wisdom
Frozen

Life
Groom
Learn and learned
What it is to turn
A page
A new leaf
Green
Lessons to lessen
Grey and ground
Brown abound
Dust
120 · Oct 2020
Forever Sky

The lamp on the tree
Hung low and free
Scattering light
Magical fireflies
In a golden bell jar

The pink sky
At sunset, painted fresh
And the beach, at a stretch
Wore a million silver stars

The tall and slender palms
flowery fronds
Stood in a dark grey shiny vase
Straight, some slightly bent

The olive green turtles
Took baby steps
As the blue waves
Crashed on the shore
Many things under the beautiful sky
119 · Apr 2020
Slow-down
Restless times
The mind
Wearing out thin
Being truthful to self
Happy and sad
Two states
Trying to embrace
Every day
Not the same
Uncertainty
And impermanence of the winds
Withstanding the storm
The silence within
Claims the calm
119 · Dec 2020
The music played

Trying again
To follow with grace
The music played
Not the lyrics
Ever changing with the winds
As they should
But the rhythm
Familiar with it
The heart knows
It can trace every step
And fully embrace
Trying again
To follow with grace
116 · Nov 2020
Rose gold sky

New to the world
The little bird

Few feathers
Ambitions high
Looking up to the beautiful sky
Wishing to fly

Toddled up to the new branch
A balancing act, tried
The fruits ripe, nourishment found

Few feathers
Ambitions high
Looking up to the beautiful sky
Wishing to fly

The little bird
New to the world
Knew it had to fly
Soon it grew more wings

Rose up to the treetops
Soon found
The rose gold sky

Ambitions high
Looking up to the beautiful sky
Wishing to fly
Inspired by the rose gold sky
116 · Jul 2020
Sun Swept



Yellow rays, swept off the sky

Light Showers through the grey

There goes another day
114 · Jul 2020
Seasonal
Sun over the mountains shines
The rose bush stands aplenty reds, since June

In July it rains, the season, like the year somewhat changed

Tea and coffee not the same
Nothing lasts forever, not even the change

August and September are soon to come
And they will bring rain

Will make a rainbow
That will shine out of the windowpane
114 · Dec 2020
Sunny
Eventful the day, gave it all away  
To whoever, claimed as theirs
The minutes it had

Bright and beautiful, the sun
Rose as high as it could
To brighten up every corner

The trees grew green
Uncountable leaves could be seen
Sun had to give into the shade

The evening sighed
A sigh, it knew was all it could keep
As it met the night

The night had promises to keep
To the stars in the midnight sky
And to the day of evermore
113 · Jul 22
Her hair at noon
Her hair at noon
Tied in a messy bun
She rides her scooter
with the speedometer
between 35-45kph
She has to pick up her children from school

She rides pillion
Her hair flipping wildly in the wind
As she speaks with her rider
A smile spread across her face
Phone in her right hand
Carefreeness of youth

Draped in a silk saree
Colour scheme, white and gold
She wears a red dot between her brows
Hair worn loose, adorned with a string of jasmine
Riding slow, skilfully skipping potholes
A festival to celebrate back home
Written 13th July
I was  inspired by a young girl riding pillion with her friend on a bike
108 · Oct 2020
Silence

One’s silence
Is often spoken about, by others

Silence is peaceful
Often misunderstood by the clamorous

The silence told
Often brings discomfort to the hearer

Silence is manifold
Manifests itself to the bearers
107 · Apr 2020
Little Thoughts
Limited existence
Never limited by existence
To make a mark
On a little break from today
12/04/2020)
Happy Easter 🐣 to all on HP :)
All good, at my end :)
And wishing the same for all on HP
Take care and be well, my friends :)
Will come back soon :) 💛🌸☘️☘️☀️🌻
104 · Apr 2020
Find them
To drink the sweet water
Walk up to the river
It seldom streams into your home
Poems not visible on the home stream!!
103 · Aug 2020
Life’s nature

My absence would be enjoyed
By those affected by my existence
The freedom of free will
Everyone’s rights


Yet to find those words
That the thoughts would drape
A perfect combination of grace
Expressed


Into the vast expanse
Untroubled, still, the rivers flow
Sometimes signs of storms
Washed ashore, still


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102 · Dec 2020
Righteously

The character assassinated
Fallen prey to a grapevine
Forgot to verify the roots
The treatment so brute
Trying to inject poison into the sacred vine
The venom, had traces of malice
Righteously soon was found an antidote
Fulfilled and restored the sacred vine
102 · Jul 2020
The head
The head that heads responsibility

Doesn't looks for a heads up

The head that heads responsibly

Sets  the path of light

Dutifully
101 · Nov 2020
Hope-fully

Empty streets
Hope, dismissed
Fears of a wave
Of being swept away
Abandoned faith
Dust it tastes
Mortal to the core
Fear leads to no shore
Hope makes you live
If you believe
101 · Jun 23
Grey skies
Too many birds
Metal and clank
None with a feather
So many tanked
None brought cheer
None could chirp
Smoke bellowed
Eyes welled
Of all who were left
Of all who lived
To live the truth
Of devastation
In the skies
Grey
100 · Apr 2020
Communication
I don’t like making and attending calls
Love my folks from the  depths of my heart
I don’t like to chat, typing makes me go mad
I prefer making a call

Contrasting feelings
Not trying to run away

Just can’t handle calls
Speakers are good
Nothing to my ears

But communication is the key
Sometimes folks do understand
S P A C E
Wrote this a few months ago, but now makes me think, still don’t like calls, but have been making them to check on loved ones!
100 · Dec 2020
Unmarked
The grains of sand
Fine
Along the way lost
Anonymous
99 · Dec 2020
Class of 1991
To all my friends

We have known each other since age five
Together in the school, till we left at age fifteen, after class 10th

In my mind and heart, I still hold you all the same, irrespective of the fact that most of us are parents to fifteen year olds

All these years gone by, I remembered so many of you, not knowing where you would be, until we had our get together in December 2015

Happy to see you all and glad that we have been going strong in all these years, supporting, encouraging and trying to reach out when needed and meeting as and when possible

May it be the same in the coming years
Our class of 1991, together, here we belong
Bonding strong
Special thanks to Nirali, Raj and Ruhi for sharing  those motivational quotes and  Good morning messages :)
98 · Dec 2020
Yesterdays and the words

Yesterday
Had been looking up for something
In the closet
Found some old words
Neatly stacked
Forgotten on the upper shelves
Memories of a time
Gently folded them
And tucked them back
Up, where they were placed
Under many other words
To be used in time
When the time is fine


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