Flight

Flight  (OSI Prompt : Empty)

It was little difficult

Gravity pulled

....But I persisted.

I go up… some distance and fall

I persist…

Slowly….. it begins to happen

I am above the ground for long distance

….before I fall.

And

One day I fly

In the sky,

Gravity doesn’t matter

Up and down, floating

With current of air…..

......Expanding…..shrinking….

Up…down….

In that emptiness

As long as I wish.

When I land

I am calm, 

Full.

Mind sings songs of heart.

Opening up.....

Opening up…..closed windows

Why? Why should I??

Why not?

Not in my interest….No, not at all…..

Tense, restless,

Suffocated…..

Feelings trapped…..

Not finding a way to deal with the situation,

Tired…

I go to sea shore nearby.

Seated under open sky,

Pensive,

……Watching sun set.

Slowly……

Cool breeze, sound of sea,

Colorful sky…….

Get into me.

Body loosens & feels relaxed.

Beauty of nature outside

Connect and awaken

Within me

Its formless counterpart -my true nature,

Opening up closed windows.

Fresh breeze flow in.

Now……

Concern for my rights and interests

Changes to compassion & consideration,

Wanting to control replaced by desire to serve.

Suddenly,

Situation looks different....

there are many ways to deal with.

Smile passes my face.

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Excellence

  Excellence

Humming, singing

Spinning wheel

Creating earthen pots

That earns her enough

For her to call it good.

She felt calm, content.

Love spilling to show

On the pots she made.

“Excellent. These are best in town,

Strong & well shaped”

Said a customer to another

Visiting her hut.

Smile passed her face.

Where is the beginning 

of 

Excellence?    

OSI Promt : Beginning

Within

Within

Lines being added

Colors splashed,

Perception of what is it

Changing with passage of time,

A connoisseur is in awe

Wondering who the painter is!

Prompt-128-connoisseur          

Connection

Connection 

Training,

Experience,

Dedication,

Knowledge

And opportunity create a

Connoisseur

A piece of art

A loving heart often comes across,

Makes her smile,

laugh,

Feel sad or

shed tears….

Her soul feels connected.

No expert she is.

Wonder who will artist want to hug?

OSI Prompt: Connoisseur

Nature Unfolding

Nature Unfolding

A narrow path, seen passing by,

Hey, what is that, does it lead to that lake?

Turned around and ventured in

Rough, bouncy, barely motorable

But enthusiasm was driving hard.

And about two Km. off the highway

Revealed was

Beauty that filled heart & soul.

Virgin- no traffic, no people

No electric poles,

Peace, serenity, vastness

Cool…meditative.

Just raw nature

And

Us.

Entering that narrow path

Was entering a cocoon

Full of life

Unfolding.

Note: About three hours drive from Mumbai or Pune, a place that is so beautiful and yet so scarcely peopled is unbelievable. Attached are few pictures of that heaven we experienced yesterday.

My friend whispered after a long calm, money cannot get this! I agreed.

(Please don’t ask me exact location for I will like you to find it – life reveals itself to one who is eager).