Babul

Babul..this entity figures in my life, in three different roles..first,
the biological father..then the Spiritual Guru…and then the Divinity
HImself, whom we all seek….this poem is addressed to all three forms
of the same entity….while it does not fulfil the requirements of the
Poetry form…i leave it without editing, lest the essence be lost..
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when I first woke up  to this world..

to the blinding sunshine around me

to the cacophony of noises

that baffled me…

to the long path ahead of me….

ur re-assuring kiss on my forehead,

did help me open mine eyes ..

i had my first glimpse of the world

u held my little hands in urs

the warmth frm ur heart, flowing into mine

weened me frm that other world, into urs…

evr so close to ur heart hv u held me ever since….

walked with me

every little step

till little by little,

did i start running, the race that is life….

not once looking back..

secure in the knowledge

that ur eyes followed me everywhere…

many a times did I trip

u cheered me up..

till I did get up…

when wounds ravaged my heart

and my soul screamed with pain..

it was ur chest that afforded me a place

to  rest my weary head

ur laughter rang out loudest

when u danced  to the tune my heart sang

filling our  world with music….

that gave me wings to fly….

high up did I soar…

with wild  ecstacy, exploring the skies….

till I met that divinity,

whose expression u are..

now I rest my weary soul

once again, in ur arms…

that u may lay ur hand upon mine

and   calm the storm within

the lava seeks its way out..

to empty me of its heat

i need you more than ever, now

for u r my sole refuge

 the eternal bliss I find , at ur feet……

is nowhere else to be found

here it is I shall rest awhile..

till  ur loving embrace shall ever so gently

 lead me to  the Source, frm whence I came

Guru dev..Salutations

My salutations at thy feet oh Guru Dev........you make it possible for me
to touch the chords within myself...that vibrate in frequency with the
Single Breathe that runs through all of Creation......

to my Gurudev

I searched the million corners of the
Universe, not knowing even,what it was , the soul yearned for....Now that U have given me a direction Hey Gurudev,I know what it was I always lacked..it does not matter what my Destiny, nor if there is one at all..I walk the Path, I walk the Path...and the Soul rests ...satisfied........

Who am I..?..or is it, What Am I..?????

I am a human
I have likes
I have dislikes
I feel joy
I feel pain
I feel pity
I feel compassion
I fear
I love
I yearn
I laugh
I cry
I win some
I lose some
I am human
I walk the earth, with patience
while my spirit flies, with abandon
and yet do I yearn
to free myself of this bondage
I am human
but seek deliverance
from the very things that make me human
thus do I oscillate
between life and death
between death and life
till the two become synonymous
and I know not the difference

47- bahut kuch keh jathi hai zindagi.....

 










zindagi ke bhi kya kehne...
bahut kuch dikha jaathi hai zindagi.......
indradhanush ka nazaara , aasmaanon mein sajaakar
har rang se humein waaquif kara dethi hai, zindagi......
 
subeh ki ujli kiran ki tarah muskaathi ,
tithliyon ke peeche hai humein daudaathi, zindagi.......
kabhi dopeher ke tapthe dhoop mein..
humaare pairon ko hai jala daalthi, zindagi......

shaam ki sheetal hawaayein ,
humaare aanchal ko hai leheraane lagtheen..
kuch pal yun hi madhosh, madh-mast hokar, hum panchiyon sang , hain gun-gunaane lag jaathe ...

phir andheri siya raat ki khaufnaak parchaayi ban kar
jaise apna wajood hum mein khojthi huein
aagosh mein apna ,humein sama kar
dikha jaathi hai, koi naya rang zindagi .......

46-Sehra

Sehra mein bhatak rahe the, hum toh
laga tanha hain hum..
phir halki si ek aah sunaayi di..
koi taqleef mein tha..
humse raha nahi gaya..
jaane kyon uski karraah ne
humein jhanjhod diya..
jaise woh koi ajnabi nahi
mera apna hi ek hissa tha..
hum tilmila uthe
laga, uski taqleef se
humaari jaan nikal jaayegi
uske kareeb hum gaye..
ajeeb si kashish thi usmein
kab kaise dil mein uttar gaya, pata hi na chala
chale the hum uski taqleef dur karne
woh khud humaare zakhmon ka marham ban gaya..
ab aadat si ho gayi hai, uske kareeb hone ki..
khayaalon mein aise woh ghar kar gaya..
phir humein tanhaayi ke us andhere mein
akele na chodna ae dost
ab darr lagne laga hai
sehra ke gumnaam raaston se..
bas itna karam kijiye..
humaara dum nikalne talak
yun hi humse mulaaqaat karthe rahiye....

45-I heard u call my name

I lay in bed pale n ill
the mind growing faint n fainter still
delirious…………..through the haze
I felt a presence by my side
……the warmth of ur hand upon my brow
u bent o’er me….
ur sweet fragrance filled the air…
the warmth of ur breath caressed my face..
from somewhere far away
I heard u call my name..
groping thro’ the darkness
i tried to answer…to no avail..
albeit sinking into oblivion
I knew I was not alone
U were with me..
….to bring me back…
was it really U?//
Or was it but a dream?//……….
it does’nt matter…..
the sweet fragrance of ur touch lingers on……………………….