Sunday, 26 February 2012

Magic...

The day was as it always is,
The same sun, birds and sea.
The same cars zooming past the road,
The same people drinking tea.
The same children rolling with fun
The same him and me.

Walking down the good old street,
Talking away the day,
The same old things it seemed just when
He said he had something to say.

Sitting on a nearby bench,
 With the waters lying ahead.
A sudden silence dawned over
Things said unsaid.
Hazy feelings the mind saw,
Nothing that could be read,

He looked at me, then looked away.
I looked and did the same.
Staring at the sky overhead
Where the rosy sunset came.

The wind was blowing kisses,
The sun caressing my hair
Drizzles were touching his gentle face
The sky grew red for my share.
And then he turned and looked at me
Straight into my eyes...with care.

That look was all I saw then.
Those eyes were all i could feel
They touched, and touched me within me
A dream or something too real?

His eyes had all I wanted,
His love was all I wished,
And though a word wasn't spoken.
I knew "old things" had finished.
I knew life wasn't the same anymore.
I knew life would be relished

A smile was what I gave him
And he gave me a quick one back.
His hands went round my shoulder
My head rested on his, back.

The same sunset seemed all new now
More fresh and love -  giving
The people suddenly looked happy
The place had started living.
The wind blew in a different way
The sea became so loving.

And with it came the sense of belonging,
And sorrows seemed less tragic.
And with it came the beautiful feeling, 
The beautiful feeling...of pure magic.


Chastised Sins

Slow! Slow! Patiently
Drive it in - 
The illusion of dreams
was a chastised sin.
Would there be emancipation 
of the thoughts uttered in the head?
I just closed my eyes - 
The voice inside me said - 


" The world there laughs with you,
But does not ever cry.
If you cannot accept it
The truth becomes a lie.
To wipe off the love sometimes
You need to tinge it with hate.
Some things don't hold onto you,
Instead they hold onto fate.
And.
Sometimes the clouds of time,
Unravel the memories sweet.
Then covers and closes the dark boxes
In small, little packages neat.
Keeps them in different corners
Left untouched - of fear.
Of fear that if they open
Reality will be clear.
And if it meets the eye -  
A long, glistening tear.
Suddenly the things far away
Will seem so very near."


And I was left with nothing to think,
To feel, to lose or to win,
As - slowly and patiently
I had driven it in.
That those illusions, those dreams
were just..chastised sins.

Friday, 24 February 2012

Change.



They say nothing is permanent except change. It is the law of nature. The day gives way to the night. Seasons come and go. Trends change. The society and it's norms change. Times change. Thinking changes. And so do people.

The last one affects all of us to a great effect.


Its a little disheartening to realize the loss of plain acknowledgment from people who you've shared little secrets with. All because "Things Changed". Or a loss of a relationship because "Feelings Changed". Or a job lost because "Expectations Changed". Friends lost because "Cities Changed." Spouses lost because "Wants Changed." Seems that change has a good association with loss!

But is it always so? Do we fail to recognize the good changes? If change brings out the old, it also rings in the new. 
New people. New places. New oppurtunites. And isn't new - refreshing?

The good a bad change brings will be realized only when we acquire the ability to adapt to it comfortably. And though we know that change will never change, whats unchanging is the discomfort and restlessness change brings! The outlook towards which needs to be changed!

When.

When the sun dies
on still waters
When the night comes slowly
And the day shatters..


When sweet moonlight
brightens the trees
And reflects itself
on silent seas..


And the squirrels have slept,
and the rabbits are at rest - 
and the sound of your footsteps,
is all you can hear..
I will be there...
Close and near - 
Your light in the dark,
Your high flying lark - 
And when you've forgotten,
The joy in pain...
I will be your smile
Your rainbow after rain.


When dark clouds shadow,
I'll be your silver lining
And in the still of the night 
My dark Knight will be shining..


Together we'll make
Your dreams come true.
But when will this be?
When I'm with you.