You, me, now

Little miss wookie

Met another one

It was a big mystery

But also full of fun

Many years in the past

Before they even met

The dice had been cast

But not part of a bet

'Twas a random sampling

To set a story in motion

It could be a bit startling

But this is no fiction

Years passed before any

Outcome could be seen

The possibilities were many

But only one could've been

One in this permutation

Among series of events

Only one combination

Producing these resultants

Their paths were interlinked

Although not clearly so

A meeting had been fixed

And that they knew, long before

So it wasn't a surprise

When they came face to face

Almost like a reprise

When they touched base

They still can't fathom

Why they're together

Their heartbeats in tandem

Their quest for each other

The "why" doesn't bother them

Amidst the beauty of "now"

The answers will come to them

Or they'll find out somehow

You know it's for you :)

Wookies, Inc.

A friend, a partner, a symbiotic being

He was, at once, a thousand different things

It all began over the internet

Which was his playground and his bait

His words were music to our ears

He appeared wise beyond his years

We'd hang on to every word he'd say

As he made passionate promises each day

His ideas seemed like twins of ours

In his thoughts, we whiled away the hours

Our hearts were branded by his indelible marks

His intimate expressions would always generate sparks

Eventually, the sparks turned into a wildfire

Who knew he'd turn out to be a pathological liar

Even through the heartbreak and pain he inflicted

We refused to believe that he really could be wicked

As we wandered, heartbroken and alone

Across the distance, like beacons we shone

With our shared pain and words to console

We grew into a little sisterhood of the soul

And even though we fell prey to his deception

We found an excuse to wish him redemption

For, however badly we suffered at his hands

He linked us together, and above all it stands

Dedicated, obviously, to my dear sphinx:

The illusion of a wookie lost

And a true one found

Finding her peace, apiece

I wonder how such small things
Could affect her so greatly

A simple, heart-felt talk
With a dear, lost friend

Drained out from her system
All the pent-up tension

Things they discussed were
Not appealing, to say the least

But they bridged the gap
That had left her so harried

All the while wondering where
The other part of her soul had been

All those months of pain
And loneliness

Melted away in minutes
Of soft-spoken concern

Poured out to the one
Who had pained her so

But she knew her concerns
Were well appreciated

And the acknowledgment
Helped her calm down

And so she floats in ignorant bliss
Having touched base with her only hope

Apr 9, 2008--another space

Afterglow

She's been floating
Since this morning

In a world of hers
Unknown to others

Sad at first
Curious next

And then it happened
For which she pined

The one she awaited most
Drifted by and paid a visit

The conversation was
Intimate as always

That sent her reeling
With its strong feeling

She went about the rest of her day
Partly pleased, partly in dismay

But she rejoiced
In the gift she had

As she reveled in the glow
Of her post-love stupor

April 8, 2008--another space

I want to have you

I want to have you...

Like a mother has a child -
A life breathed into her
Which then takes a beautiful form of its own

Like dew drops on a tree -
Condensed from the atmosphere
And soothing the parched skin of its tender leaves

Like a baby bird's first flight -
Freed from the limitation of the nest
Flapping its tiny wings to conquer the expanse of the sky

Like the certainty of death -
Liberating me from this matrix
And helping me step into another dimension of learning and light

Like the achievement of perfection -
When I break the barriers of doubt and despair
Only to notice the paradigm shift
...One more challenge thrown my way
To churn the answers out of my all-knowing self

I want to have you like never before...

A reconnection with my soul
Long lost and very, very recently found

From Duality to Neutrality

Ever wondered at how the absence of one thing means
The presence of another?

Consider Truth, for example
The absence of which, identifies
The presence of a Fallacy
Just as the absence of Life ascertains
The presence of Death

Boolean values, you call them, don’t you?
Which constitute the very foundation
Of this Information Age
Digital signals, magnetic and optical storage
What have you!

Think of a Day
Whose Death itself
Gives Birth to a Night
The End of which in turn
Marks the Beginning of yet another day
This phenomenon of oscillation
That drives the universe…

Yet, existence and non-existence
Are not distinct entities
There has to be an interface that binds them
So that they don’t face each other, or get interwoven

Neutrality, I call it

As long as we “feel”
We remain part of the oscillatory wave
Vibrating between the two extremes
At our own frequencies

I perceive these, as anxiety and pleasure
Our velocity is what keeps us in motion

Ironically, during oscillation
We pass through this state of being neutral
But only momentarily

If you notice, that’s the moment
When we experience freedom
From both, joy, as well as grief

The key lies in reducing our velocity
And gradually, we’ll settle down
To this median of Neutrality

…The result of Nirvana
Derived from the Principle of Duality

Gratitude

I often wonder, if I get to thank God, how would it be?

This life I got, the love I sought
In all his kindness, he showered upon me

The basic necessities of life stand fulfilled
Without a request or a prayer

It is an indication that I am a blessed child
Given special attention and care

I do not have to struggle for existence
That peace has been granted

All I'm supposed to do is utilize the foundation
To build a strong structure of love

Love, that comes with learning
Learning through exploration
Exploring to seek answers
The quest with a passion

A passion to get acquainted with myself
To identify a part of me in everything and everyone else
To locate myself in every simultaneous time and space

And when I have done that
My purpose will be solved

I will have found
The words to express the gratitude I owe to the Almightly Soul
The courage and purity needed to stand and look up to The One
Not in arrogance, but in humility

And let the Ultimate Being embrace me
Into a life of further learning

Blessings

The early morning dewdrops
Bring freshness into my life
But I tend to ignore them
Burdened with yesterday's failures
And anxious of the days to come

Each day brings a fresh start
A whole new set of opportunities
As an answer to my prayers
But I forget that it's a blessing
And end up taking it for granted

I fail to keep in mind
That each day is just a time frame
No day is different by itself
Unless I make it stand out from the rest

It takes a few minutes of introspection like these
To sit back and reflect, every now and then
About the gifts life has given me
And what I have done with them

I need to constantly remind myself
Especially when I crib about what I lack
That what I have in hand
Is not to be assumed, nor will it stay forever

Whenever I do this kind of self-talk
I find myself better able to cope with any situation
For then, I notice the positive aspects of things
Focus, and build on them, instead of shying away

It's only when I get in touch with my inner self
That the layers of rust are washed away
To reveal the clear, calm divinity
In whose light I can learn and grow

Crazy words

I'm in the mood for some fun today
So don't expect me to make sense
Or you can just go your way

I'm about to try something I never did before
Like building a house of words
To see what it can store

There's an array of emotions in this heart
Love, care and hope for a friend
Who's close yet far apart

I want to arrange each and every feeling
Over the entire floor
That goes right upto the ceiling

Scramble the words, bend the rules
Break free of conventions
Let's do away with old tools

Let your imaginations run wild
Don't settle for adoptions
Bear your own child

Your ideas make up your identity
So never borrow them
That's self-infidelity

Never be put down by any calamity
Try over and over again
Never settle for mediocrity

With these crazy words, let me summarize
Care for yourself
Love your work
Hope for the best
And may all your dreams materialize

Kahani

Saalon pehle ki hain haqeekat
Ek ladki ki, jo thi jaraa-si nat-khat

Duniya se thi woh bekhabar
Masoom-si thi uski nazar

Meethe sapnon mein khoie rehti thi
Hothon pe pyaari-si muskaan rehti thi

Kuch ajeeb-si thi uski aadatein
Karti rehti thi bachkaani harkatein

Ek din ho gayi kuch aisi qayaamat
Sun li usne kisi anjaane ki aahat

Palatkar jab woh dhoodhne lagi
To apne peeche ek parchhaie mili

Nazar uthaakar jo usne dekha
Aankhen uski kha gayi dhoka

Saamne khada tha uska deewana
Jise samajh baithi woh begaana

Aadat se majboor woh ladki
Phir se ek nayi sharaarat kar baithi

Deewane ko bha gayi uski adaayen
Kaisa ye jaadu hum kya bataayen

Ab jaadu to har taraf hota hain
Kaun jaane dil kaise khota hain

Ladki jo deewane se milne lagi
Usike khayaalon mein khone lagi

Uski gali se gujarne lagi
Usike liye ab savarne lagi

Dheere-dheere dono mein pyaar ho gaya
Mile bina jeena dushvaar ho gaya

Ishaar ki thi dono ko chaahat
par inkaar ki thi dono ko dahshat

Ek din ye majboori sahi na gayi
Dono ki jubaan se baat chalak gayi

Tab wahi jaadu phir kar gaya asar
Dono ko mil gayi manzil ki dagar

Unki duniya ko yun abaad karke
Mohabbat chal padi apna paigaam deke

Barish ki har boond

Dilon mein armaan jagaati hain
Mausam to rangeen banaati hain
Barish ki har boond
Bas, jaadu kar jaati hain

Toote rishton ki yaad dilaati hain
Sookhe palkon mein aasu laati hain
Barish ki har boond
Qayamat bhi dhaati hain

Aasmaan se koi paigaam laati hain
Dharti ke kaanon mein kah jaati hain
Barish ki har boond
Dharti aur aasmaan ko milati hain

Murjhaaye paudhon mein jaan laati hain
Sooke hothon pe muskaan laati hain
Barish ki har boond
Humen bhi kuch sikhaati hain

Nadiyon mein baadh laati hain
Sabkuch bahaa le jaati hain
Barish ki har boond
Kisiki duniya bhi ujaadti hain

Kabhi kaaton-si chubhti hain
Kabhi halke-se chhu jaati hain
Barish ki har boond
Kai adaayen dikhaati hain

Chidiyon-si chahekti hain
Choodiyon-si khanakti hain
Barish ki har boond
Sureela geet gaati hain

Patthar pe gire to tootkar bikharti hain
Patte pe mile to aaina ban jaati hain
Barish ki har boond
Sheeshe ki saheli hoti hain

Kaliyon par suhaati hain
Mitti ko mahekaati hain
Barish ki har boond
Aisi niraali hoti hain