Hide n Seek

sometimes in the pat on my head from dad
someimes in the hug from mom
sometimes in the high fives from my friends
sometimes in just a cool breeze

God - ain't he enjoying Hide n seek with me!

Umbilical chord


Your Loosening forehead wrinkles,
- Sparks a tsunami of peace in my mind
The smiling wrinkles near your eyes,
-Rejuvenates cells in my body
The occasional drop of tear about to fall from your eyes,
-Rolls out a thunderstorm in my heart

Your skinny hands,
-Aches my heart when it shivers
Your thoughts about me,
-Pulls me to you defying timespace

Your sufferings,
-Starts the waterfall of tears from my eyes
Your happiness,
-Makes me happiness itself.


Oh mother !!
--Is it the umbilical chord still ?

Note:Dedicated to all mothers of the world :)

Rule of Thumb


Life's a puzzle
sweeping u up in a ladder
gobbling u down like a snake

The rule of thumb is forgotten
amidst the temptations of wild guesses


The long lost patterns
flash like lightning
some call it intution
some call it deja vu


Rule of Thumb preached by wisdom
Break the pattern
Choose the best step

and the masters- Code breakers who decide their patterns!!

Magnum Opus
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Backstaged by destiny
trying hard to get glimpses
Of the shadows ruling the stage,
and to listen to the distant clappings


Pondering on the differences
Where i lose and they win
trying hard to break the formulae
of luck , grace, probability and fate

My breath , my heartbeat
All yelling the same talent


Neither the crowd
nor the admiring faces
neither the thunderous appreciations
Nor the temptation of success

Lost in the struggle
of arguing with destiny
and fighting the mysterious pull
which makes me crave to steal the centerstage



All of a sudden
the curtains part
spotlight on me
-Just me and my shadow

All my elements unite
--like a waterfall,
or a sudden avalanche,
like an unannounced thunderstorm,
or a wild fire.

Art takes over me
'I ' is lost
The stage set on fire
by the 'masterpiece'

and they say "your time has come"!!

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Samurai

Life is a master
-a brilliant mountain warrior
Silent observer of my moves
With precise counter steps

Life- the samurai warrior
Sometimes just ignoring my steps
- as if it is not even worth a fight

Sometimes just harmless combat steps
- as if it wants to tease my moves.

Sometimes unexpected smart bloodshed
-My ego, its enemy

As I rebound, the master smiles..
Time the great healer -watches in awe

Bus driver


The crying toddler stretches his hands
His mom sweeps him up and kisses
The tears gets overshined by the toothless smile
Ripping apart the craving in my heart
-the longing to have that priceless glimpse of my mother ..
Unable to hang on to the eyelashes,
A tear drop fell down on to my hand..
Amidst the efforts to hide my red eyes,
I see a healing smile etching on the rearview mirror.
--It is the bus driver
His farewell note for that day:
"God bless you maa'm "


My face grim,
Hands trembling in tension,
Losing hopes of surviving the day..
A reassuring smile twinkles on the rearview mirror.
--Its the bus driver.
His farewell note for that day:
"Have a Great day maa'm"

Happiness and love
blasting fireworks on my face
Lost in the land of romantic thoughts
An all-knowing smile flashes on the rearview mirror
--Its the bus driver
His farewell note:
"May you get lots of roses today ma'am"

Time of my return
struggling to stick back to the present
while pulled by the future
On the long plane journey back
a thought peeps into my mind
have i missed something ?
Yes!- a goodbye to the old man
Clueless if I will meet again
--the bearded old driver

Race

Racing speedily,
Through the winding roads,
Screeching fearlessly,
over the huge stones and thorns.
Without a single swerve,
steering safe in the hand,
the amazing driver - destiny
my life- Its ferrari!