She is the first to be up and about, When you are still basking in dreamland She has your meals figured out, When you are slacking, and lagging behind She has an uncanny knack to discern, When to talk, and when to listen She brings a skill for you to learn, In a fiery storm…
CategoryPoetry
Reflections
It isn’t the chore, it isn’t the dough It is joy that is life’s greater ploy Some days when chips are down You feel pensive for no single reason Nights are sombre, days are gloomy Seasons are mundane and you feel arcane You want to rewind and go back in time You want to relieve…
What if…
What If… The world were rebooted A new society, a new norm, new paradigm in shape and form Old affluent were the new ordinary, old ordinary were the new well-heeled Wealth equation flipped to contrary, socio-economic status stood reversed What if… Old money bought you coach ticket, new money, a first-class permit Planes would be…
O Memories, where art thou?
It was the late 80s and early 90s, at the cusp of contrasting decades Growing up in India… You were a high-schooler dreaming about college You were a college goer dreaming about career It was the time of a different norm Archaic now but contemporary then Cassette player, VCR or a Walkman, to burn time…
Superstitions
It was a global summit for superstitions Populist issues were cheery in attendance Chaired by a zestful number Thirteen Seconded by a fragile yet strong Mirror pane Ladder, and Threes eased in to the right Umbrella, Index & Middle settled to the left At top of the hour, Thirteen set the ball rolling Urging all…
Heart for eartH
Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods wreak havoc Typhoons, tornadoes, blizzards turn tragic Calamities and disasters strike almost at will Yet we ignore warnings, causing great peril Man has evolved many thousand years He invented raising fire and agriculture Transportation and Medicine followed He championed industrialization Yet he chased luxuries after necessities When good and bad trailed in…
Today’s Gadget
History would reveal a visionary, who saw a certain synergy Weaving in their past, present and future Unfurled an innovation, that we embraced for sure Born out of ideation, it crawled and stumbling a bit Yet marched to fruition, with gusto and grit Can hear, speak, sing and shine, nothing by chance and all by…
Summer Rain
It was summer before and it is monsoon now Clouds are rumbling above and it’s raining slow Trees and woods are ready for a shower, so does lush grass and the fragrant flower Walls, fences and facades are gearing up alright, like strokes on canvas showing an artist’s might Ponds, lakes and rivers are upbeat, to…
I’m from here
I am from banks of river Santa Lucia From cities of Colosseum and Champs-Elysees I am from land of Christ the Redeemer (Tall, monumental Towering over Rio) I am from Gulf of Naples, across the bay was built a bridge of boats for Caligula to ride in a chariot as if he were Alexander the…
What’s in a prayer
A simple message, short and sweet to God, the epitome of spiritual force for family – the greatest love source for friends – the constant strength for all loved ones – that go any length A simple message with no pretense for the ailing to march towards healing for adversity to make way for…