After Covid-19

Stillness all around

Brings me to stillness,

And the moment expands.....

 Body confined in a room

Soul expands and growsBigger... and bigger.....Including whole world 

Soul sees new world order emerging. 

Boundaries fading

armies waning

Richness getting new meaning,

Silence is loved

Felt and cherished is Godliness, and not elusive God .

Divisive religions disappear. 

One world without boundaries and armies,

Religions and nations,

Plenty produced and flowing throughout

In streams of love.

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Harshad

6.04.2020

Permanent

Things change

People change

Seasons change…..

Yet there is a permanent in all

That remains unchanged

That keeps us together, 

In world real or virtual

Books or Blog or FB or G+

What change are medium, style and way of expression

Not its essence

Wherever you are

Whatever you do

We will be connected

In this love we feel

What change is around

Not the center

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OSI Prompt : Change

Imagine

With minds so calm

And hearts so tender,

My soul touches yours

And they merge,

Eyes light up

In knowledge that

This is all it is

This love expand to include

One and all

All countries, all people, all religions

Included in this love

Feel one

This is possible.

Just close your eyes

And imagine

As you close your eyes

And float in sea of love

I see smile on your face

And

We are not the only ones smiling!

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OSI Prompt : Imagine

Scarecrow

A scarecrow is
Mocking at me

All I want is beyond it

I am on the edge

Since many lives

Waiting for it to pass

Life is slipping away

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OSI Prompt: Scarecrow 

Childhood again!

Childhood again!

Playing with time

Capturing moments

In words, in pictures

Like butterflies in a jar!

To be shown off to friends

On  FB and  G+!

Halcyon days of life!!

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OSI Prompt:   Halcyon

Nokia Apptasting

 Fun filled evening ‘Nokia Apptasting’on 19^th August presented by Nokia and IndiBlogger

An evening

When I made not just new friends

Over drinks and dinner,

It filled me with

Fun

Laughter

Enthusiasm

Knowledge &

Wisdom

And that game about onion cutting-

What a way to say

‘One needs to try new ways with open mind!’

Looking forward to new apps from Nokia

And many such evenings from IndiBlogger  

As my grandson will put it, 'I am loving it!'

Thank you Nokia

Thank you IndiBlogger

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Friends

Friends

Two kids

Looking at a balloon in sky, 

Feelings in their heart

Make them laugh.

Friends they are

Moment brings them closer

Friendship felt.

Two adults

Logic runs high

They see balloon in sky,

Balloons have different meaning for each

Different feelings in each

Yet it brings them closer

For they care for each other’s feelings

Hearts of two friends are connected

Like hearts of two kids,

Logic in its place

Dare not come in the way.

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OSI Prompt : Friend

Blushing

Looking down

Hiding passion

Scared little, more excited

Not wanting to say no, afraid to say yes

Waiting for a move

She lifted eyelids slowly

To find what he holds in his eyes but

Dropped it quickly

To hide what she holds in her own,

Heart beating loud

Color of her face

Said it all.

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OSI Prompt : Crimson Red

Seeking

All my

Hurts, sorrows and pains

Dissolved as your hands stroked my head,

Agitated mind slowed

Peace dawned and

Coolness felt.

Love kindled

Smile returned.

Searching

For that magic

That will turn my tears into smile,

In books and knowledge

In wealth and power

In people and relationships…..

Search

Is eternal.

If you happen to find,

Hold on, don’t let go

For your life.

-

OSI Prompt : Seeking.

A Birdie, inviting!

A child

Wanting to fly, experience thrill!

“Let go, come out of this routine boring life!”

Another scared!

“Oh no, fall can hurt badly

And others will laugh”

A parent restricting, cautious,

Another encouraging!

All within me!

And  all caution thrown away 

I take off.

Come along!

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OSI Prompt : Birdie

Dream

D r e a m

It must be there

Buried

Deep beneath where

My awareness could not reach.

Surfaced in my unawareness

Touched my heart,

Filled me with affection

I had known only playing in his lap

But not since then

In the morning, still

Traces of that experience lingering within, I

Searched and found old family album

Looked at my uncle’s picture and

Thanked him

For visiting me last night.

It must be there

Buried

Deep within,

What I had known playing in his lap

But not since then.

Flying happens only in dream

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Poem dedicated to NANA KAKA.

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OSI Prompt : Dream

One Single Impression : Shackles

Within reasons!!

Reasons demand ‘no, not done’

‘Stay within boundaries’

She remains confined.

Within walls of reasons

Maintaining balance.

She is an

Emotional eater,

Exercises regularly to maintain herself

Sometimes, though not often,

is seen

Staring far away………..,

Deep into the sky.

……but returns quickly

Within boundaries.

She is known as

A good homemaker.

-Harshad

(Written for OSI Prompt: Shackles - given  by my friend Ramesh Shood)

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One Single Impression : Reciprocate

A bench …. A smile

It has been a long way.

Body is tired, so is mind.

Roads seem to be taking nowhere,

Destination alluding.

How far? How long?

Luggage being carried

Feels too heavy,

Yet, difficult to let go of it.

It is hopeless, futile to go on

Is there any choice?

Well, it is a difficult world.

And a bench on the way…..

Little rest,

A pause…..

Body feels good.

Mind settles,

Dwells in space within – a different world.

Energized

He gets up, starts again.

Turns around to look back

At the bench that offered a pause.

……….And smiles.

“When I make it big,

I will build benches along the way….”

He thought as he was walking.

“And…

I would be like a bench to other.”

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Not Funny!

Not  funny!

He said no, she accepted,

He was not cooperative, she was patient

He threw tantrums, she kept quiet

He lied, she understood

He ignored, she tolerated

He criticized, she remained positive.

When he turned sarcastic:

Witty though it seemed

It pierced deep,

Hurting CHILD in her.

Reacting sharply,

She exited the scene.

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OSI prompt : Sarcastic

Child Within

I pretend to be independent…….

Yet there are times

I want to be taken care of,

Want to be looked after,

Want to be led, held by my finger.

There are times

I just want to drop all my guards

And be carefree…

There are times

 I want to cross borders

Want to rebel…..

Yet know that I am loved,

 safe, secure,

Taken care of,

Need not worry…

These are the moments…….

I feel lonely.

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OSI Prompt : Lonely

A reason to live...

A reason to live...

Preponderance of rain drops

On windowpane,

It’s a rainy season again.

Child in me runs out…..

Let drops from heaven drench me

And

Seep deep into my soul,

Bringing to me

Nectar

This life offers…..

It is so easy to see reason

To live

Years after years……

-

Crossing Limits.

CROSSING LIMITS


Chasing thrill & excitement,
Crossing all safe limits,

Ignoring your advice,

Putting aside commonsense.

Now in the middle of night

In our car, badly smashed,

On a roadside, in pool of blood,

I wish

I was more careful on that turn.

It could have saved

Two innocent lives

And

Mine.

Wisdom

Now dawns

In last few moments…..

Pleasure of life is not in seeking

Thrill & excitement

Foolishly crossing limits,

It is in consciously working towards

Expanding limits.

I am sorry DAD.

(One Single Impression prompt : 119, Icarus. )

I wanted to fight...

I wanted to fight...

Mind said

It is unfair, unjust, wrong, unacceptable…..

I feel deprived, left out…..

Want to argue, revolt, protest….

Not cooperate…..

Again today,

For love to blossom and grow,

Conflict to resolve……

I made mind understand and accept,

Not to protest, not to counter…..

Just to flow with events,

….Just like my Parent did it

When I was a Child and

Wanted to fight…..        

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A Little Prince

There was once a little prince,

He played,

He dreamed,

He loved.

He ordered…….

Now a grown up.

Still he is a prince within…

Still he dreams…

Still he loves…

He follows orders…..

Some evenings he drinks so he can sleep well.

(He has forgotten playing)

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Habit of a child....

     Habit of a child….

 Oh God, You have always been parent to me,

And me… your child.

Since I started praying,

I have been asking from you.             

                           

                                                                                     

Asking has become a habit.

You know my needs more than me,

You shower on me more than I need.

 It is just that

 I am not open enough to receive.

Yet I can’t stay without asking

For it has become a habit.

As I have to ask,

Please,

Oh God,

Please open up my mind & heart more and more

To enable me to receive

All blessings bestowed by you.

                                                                                                                     

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