A poem

 PORTRAIT 

Oh beautiful dearie portrait,

That who created thee,

In boundless marvel; delight eternal!

Alas, not known

How graceful his fingers be!

To trace your curves in charm profuse

Like a verse in splendour aflame 

And in sparkles of colours abundant.

If with him I could meet,

Would bestow my mind's sky to him 

The soul in love, the pain in kiss off,

And the dismay and dread endless

May infuse to his spirit

To get another portrait anew!

19.08.2023

NO HARM TO SERENE LOVE

You are mere a call away;

But I can not call you

You are so close to my heart;

But I can not invite you,

Since it would harm

The heavenly charm of my romance.

Though my heart wishes to beckon you,

Even in my sleep; I can not call you.

It is the truth ever be that

My spirit has been longing,

And I’ve been searching for you

Ever since the birth of my soul;

Before the cosmos itself formed!

And at last I find you

And you are only a call away;

But I can not appeal you,

Lest it would harm

The tranquil beauty of the serene love!

                        22.08.12

THE EBB AND FLOW

THE EBB AND FLOW

The guiding star is retreating

The shore is far beyond the horizon

And unseen; darkness thickens,

Storm and tides roaring,

No helping hands appear;

Nor does any ray of hope.

You are unaccompanied

And you yourself are the yacht

None to row, none at the wheel

You are alone, you are fainting!

Hark, you captain of vessel,

Behold and watch over keenly;

Where this storm unleashed from?

Where these surges rose from?

The ebb and gush, tides and gust

Are really not around you;

But within your turbulent heart!

Be calm; be attentive at the helm

All these commotion will die out.

17.07.2012

TUMBLE-DOWN DREAM

TUMBLE-DOWN DREAM

You fondle over my heart,

Your arms around me, embracing

The fragrance from your hair, tantalizing

And your heartbeat, musical

Your whisper with lust,

All pour sweet honey in my soul

And into my depth it flows.

Your embrace, gentle and loving

Bloom around me

Like stars glitter in constellation.

I am elated to ecstasy and bliss

And the time is still

As sweet kisses shower

Into my lips; a thousand.

The cosmos is in silence!

Suddenly I’m awaken into severe reality

And I realize all in futile

I am engrossed and swirled

In the sweetest dream I ever have!

20.02.2012

IMMENSELY RICH

IMMENSELY RICH

The morning sun shines for me

Birds warble and I rouse to see

Blossoms bloom in valleys,

Orchards bear fruits in plenty.

Comrades of mine outspread their hands

The bondage of relations, even strangers

All the same fill my empty cups.

Yet repudiation crushes the heart,

The silver girdle of love

Is still around my soul.

The whole cosmos offers backing

To romance beauty around

And it glitters my passionate being

Into heavens far beyond!

I am immensely rich!

                        23.02.2012

LIKE SUNSHINE YOU ARE

You are like the daybreak

The dawn with newness always

Like sunbeams red and pastel

Scattering over fields; awaken

Everyone from slumber

To vibrant stretch of life.

You are like the noontime

With heat and wind together

With sweat and dust severe to bear

But showering lifeblood rich!

You are like the twilight

And like the night you figure,

Though with smiling stars

And dazzling galaxies

Still with the warmth of daylight

And with the hope of daybreak

And you are like the rainfall

Showering thanks to the sunlight

And like the moonshower you form

Reflecting sunbeams in silver

And again, yielding lifeblood,

You are like the rising sun.

You give me your life blood

And make my heart clean

Like the sunshine over mist

All with your precious love

Though nothing I’ve for you!

29.03.2011

DOUBT NEVER

I trust not the blinking of stars

The sunbeams only as images I feel!

Though I see the moonlight silver

My mind sense doubtful

The nature’s gift I suspect

The flowers, butterflies

And even the song of the cuckoo

I doubt; the fragrance

From gardens, I feel nothing

The silver tides and cobalt ocean

And the sky in blue, I distrust

Days in bright, darkness of night,

I doubt; voyage of time too I disbelieve

Birth, death and life, I question.

Ground and paradise, I refer not

The great designer, I mind never

And even I am doubtful

Over my own soul’s being.

But doubt never; on your love!

And qualm nil I feel

In your marine eyes!

22.04.11

FUTILE SEARCH

They have been in hunt to know

Where from the fragrance comes!

They wonder; from flowers of heaven

Or some mysterious garden,

Far beyond the seven seas

The perfume appear!

It awakes their sense and

They ask everyone; which flower

To bear this holy fragrance!

They seek and find-

It is not the scent of jasmine,

Blooms at the darkest night;

Or from the splendid lotus

That has been blooming

Since the cosmos formed

And not from any blossom

Born by the spring itself!

They are in search far and wide,

To find where the source.

Anywhere they travel,

And the cologne reaches them

Covers and intoxicates their souls

And they still in search madly

And foolishly, not aware that

The perfume which made them blissful

Is in reality, from their own self,

Evolved from the heavenly blossoms

Flourished in their own spirit,

By the celestial marvel

Because of their hearts in love!

                                    19.05.11

DIVINE GIFT

The warmth that make you to shiver!

The chill that gets you heat!

The assault that pins you still

And the rapture that takes you heaven

Nothing gives two hearts the delight

But only with this divine gift!

Love passes from mind to psyche

Affection travels from one to other

Romance transfers from heart to feeling

Lust conveys from person to spirit

Warmness voyages from essence to soul

Sweetness pours from lips to lips!

All these only through the bliss

And for ages it is called kiss!

17.03.11

A LOVE LETTER

I try to write with trembling hand

Wishing words come from my heart

Which beats and leaps up much

Though my will tries to press it

With my passion and tenderness

It is your eyes that drag my essence

Into affection and warm-heartedness

And your smile that anchor my feelings

Your incarnation beckons my psyche.

Seeing the dreamy rain shower

And silvery moonlight fans out

Over hills and dales

My heart feels exaltation and bliss,

Only because of your fondness

The bright daylight and gentle breeze;

The singing birds and pretty drizzle;

Charming flowers and butterflies

Everything romantic reminds me

Your presence is certain

In my desolate life

I wish in my heart to write you

A thousand lines to show you

My deep inner thoughts.

But the physique doesn’t follow the spirit

And I write with trembling fingers

Only this single line-

‘May I perhaps request you to my life?’

                                      15.03.11

THE CLOUDBURST

With my hopeful dreams

I decorated the cosmos;

By means of my smile

I made the sky bejeweled

I myself sent a thousand

Messengers, the wind, and sunbeams

The rain and the moon shower

To show my deeper love

And to invite you

And I waited impatiently

For your return

But came back they one by one

Unable to see you

You were hiding somewhere

And I let the clouds

To envelop my whole dreams

The firmament got dark with mist

But I still wait for the messengers

Here the last one too comes

Oh! But empty handed!

I let the clouds to burst out

To cool my hopeless dreams

26.03.2011

STILL WHY YOU TO WAIT?

The goal is far-off but distinct

Obstacles are numerous to face

But it bestows you much power

And more inspiring the challenges are

And your vision is definite and clear

Rough and hard the pathway is

With thorns and stones all along

But your determination makes it

Painless with soft petals of flowers

The whole cosmic is here with you

To dispense you the helping hand

For your success!

With all these the ambience ready

And the goal is set precise

Nature made you fit and well

To be the all-rounder,

For the entire game to play

The cosmos made your soul steady

Inducing the vigor called confidence

None could block you; none to stop

Still, why you to wait?

And why not to wake up

From this disused slumber?

14.03.11

HEAVENLY SPLENDOUR

Nothing suitable for you to ornament

Though I search the whole cosmos

I seek every nook and cranny

But in vain all

I hunt among the galaxies

To find the best jewel

For my sweet to wear

I have been in enquiry among

The green dales and cobalt sky

For my bellowed to dress in

The apposite and perfect garment.

No suitable bed I can find

For my sweetheart to sleep

Though I search far and wide

Among singing birds and chattering brooks

And even the whistling wind I enquire

To compose the sweetest lullaby

I explore the black night

To draw her eye lines black

But the darkest night is not

Enough black for her oceanic eyes.

Among the flowers I search

Fragrance in variety but

The spring is not enough

For her to perfume!

And I now rejoice in my heart-

Nothing beautiful

In the cosmos is not enough

For your heavenly splendour.

                        17.05.11

YOUR PRESENCE

As the sunshine reflects colors thousand

Through the dew on leaf tips,

I feel my mornings are charming.

With tantalizing fragrance the breeze

Patting gently over my face

And I believe it is kissing my soul

The symphony of birds in spring

Makes my mind dance in glee.

When thunder beats and the clouds

Shower heavily, my soul imagines

It is the rarest rain in desert!

When nature paints twilights in fancy,

My heart beats and jumps in joy.

Very rarely, the gift of nature

In seven colors appear,

Though for a while, makes

My mind overjoyed for hours!

I wonder and enquire everyone

Why the whole charm around me

And I get the answer

From the marvel itself!

Now me, doubts nil, realize

All these allure by your presence-

Your fondness boundless!

Let my soul in delight drown

In this ocean of your fathomless love.

                                                15.05.11

IN ROMANCE

Perceive the sunlight over the dale

And ocean snuggles the horizon

While tides embrace sandy shore

And the sweeping breeze in love

With the garden, full bloomed

With flowers a thousand, filled

Their bosom with honey in lust

Eagerly waiting for bees to yield.

Behold the rainbow in search

Of her sweetheart and vanishes;

Nay, she elopes with the cloud!

See the night in blanket dark

Moon rays kissing lotus flora

Over the lake where stars mirror

Like glowworms around the vale,

And in love with jasmine

Creeps over the bush who in hushed

Romance with dew drops falling!

All the nature in love and desire

With its sweet loved pair

And I wonder, my beloved,

Why to wait you and me,

Though our hearts glitter

With silver beams of romance!

                                    09.05.2011

ENDOSULFAN

Behold these poor souls in pain

Limbs thin and twisted tongue

And vision nil in their dreary eyes

But, may their inner thoughts be clear

May  they see what you do

And hear what you say.

We wonder and question

Why you still waiting?

Why don’t you to do a bit

To save the approaching age

From being like this poor hearts

Or like other hundreds!

With poisoned blood and genes!

You, monarchs in high mansions

Have eyes nevertheless blind;

Ears yet deaf; tongue however tied!

Open your eyes, listen with heart,

They are our brother and kin

No vision but tears their eyes have.

We are not begging,

We demand sharp and shrill!

Raising our voice high-

“Exterminate this toxin

From our mother earth”

Or else our children would drown

In this hot and poisoned tears!

                        25.04.2011