Lopsided not

 When grief takes over

When life is a burden too heavy to carry

Then it comes naturally to take a pause….

Stand still,

Taking load off head and heart

And staring back straight in the eyes of the life

Saying

“I am game

Let’s play it again

I am ready

I am ready to love you again”

Grief drains you so does it empowers

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OSI Prompt: Lopsided

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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Bathing

Bathing

Lies, made up stories, bullying....

Attitude so disgusting,

I exited, deciding not to counter

Leaving room for better sense to prevail.

Feeling dirty within

I felt like taking a dip in the holy Ganges

Just then it rained

I looked up, smile passing my face.

HE has ways to take care!

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OSI Prompt: Bathing

Ways of Heart

Mind gives many reasons

And will find many more

For me to stay away from you

But

Heart has only one,

More powerful

Compelling and true;

A place in my heart belongs to you

I care for you

I am coming.

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OSI Prompt: Shortcut

Forget me not

Time to say bye

Heart tender; remember

When memory incites

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Haiku Heights Prompt : Forget me not

Lump

Words used to describe union of two hearts:

Connect

Meet

Join

Merge

Unite

Bond

......

Never heard hearts ‘lump’ together

though

Result often seen as a lump on head!

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OSI Prompt: Lump

NICHE

NICHE

OSI Prompt : Niche

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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

Call of a Balloon

Light and colorful

 Going higher and higher

As high as I can

And still further….

Nothing holds me

In my single minded pursuit

…. to reach my highest

No looking back

No holding back

No intentions to return

My let go is complete

Reaching higher

I will disappear,

Clinging not

Hearts looking at me from the ground

Connect with me

Some smile, some sigh!

-

OSI Prompt : Balloon

Truth

Unending layers of untruth

Yet not reached

What may be True

Is what I call untruth

Just a part of larger Truth

I am unable to see?

-

Haiku Heights Prompt : True

Flight of a kite

Light & colorful

Riding current high

I am seen flying in the sky

Proud to be a kite

Control is in hands not mine

How high and how long He decides

Ever thankful for a flight

Prayers are for landing fine

When it is time

--

OSI Prompt: Kite

Crystals

No makeup or youth
Beauty sparkles through eyes
Purity within support

--

Haiku Heights Prompt : Support

OSI Prompt : Crystal

GEMS LOST!!

Many a times
Finer point of life seen
In the course of living,
Gets drained with clutters in mind

A gem is lost






When clutters are cleared
Point seen becomes bright as crystal
And
Gets shape into words

--

OSI Prompt : Crystal

It is never too late...

Go knock

Again and again

Don’t take no as an answer

It’s never too late

You have plenty to give

Do not worry

Open your door

It’s never too late

Road may seem to be long

Start your journey

Every step adds to your strength

It’s never too late

You may be alone

Don’t wait for others to join

Follow they will on trail you make

It’s never too late

Listen to call of your heart

Only one life for it to live

Say yes to life,

What are you waiting for?

Why postpone?

It’s never too late ……..to live

Take off.

--

OSI Prompt : waiting

Wanting

Roots want so tree lives,
Mother wants so children can be fed,
Earth wants to be quenched so seeds can sprout,
Call it selfless wanting

Trees give shade
And flowers give fragrance unasked,
Sun gives light and
Fruits get consumed giving,
Call it giving that fulfills self

What touches heart more,
Selfless wanting
 or
Giving that fulfills self?

__

OSI Prompt : Wanting

Ordinary

Ordinary looks

Deeply appealing thanks to

Beautiful soul

Beautiful soul

Touching hearts around

Magnetic pull

Magnetic pull

Ordinary looks though

Fans many

--
Haiku Heights Prompt : Ordinary

My empty cup

Sitting on a sea shore I see
A pit dug by kids playing

Often filled by waves
As soon as waves recede
It gets empty again

Kids bring water by buckets trying to fill it
But it is soon drained
They try hard
Efforts are frustrating

Only sea can fill it

A smile passes my face

--
OSI Prompt : Wanting

Honey Bee

Hopping from one flower to another

Being with one now

Another then,

To each one fullness of my heart  

True with everyone

Nature has created me as such

I am in harmony

True to my heart

True in my love

True with everyone

I don’t cheat

Never holding back a piece of myself

Pure and chaste

Close to God

In love with life

True with everyone

And they call me fickle hearted!

--
OSI Prompt : Fickle

In love with life...

Though I no longer can

Climb Mountains

Cross rivers

Track miles

Or swing in parties,

I still have a throbbing heart

And write few words

That reaches other side of the world

……..And may be, touch hearts there

--

OSI Prompt : In love with life

Black and White

Neither here nor there, Inbetween

Neither yes nor no, considering

Neither doing nor leaving, trying

Neither this side nor that, on the fence

Neither king nor soldier, diplomat

Neither ecstatic nor doomed, searching peace

--

OSI Prompt : Black & White

I salute you

I salute you

I salute you 

for

Your keen sense of duty

Your courage

Your poise against pointed finger

And calm against abusive language

Your silence then and now

I do not know your name

Ramesh, Raheman or Rustom

And it does not matter,

Let me tell you every common man

Respect you,

Love you in his heart

For what you are –

A dignified common man

Common man sees himself in you

Please accept his warm regards

You need not speak,

Just nod.

He will understand.

--

OSI Prompt by Leo:   Black & White

Above picture is of a security guard pointing way out to Mr. Khan (A star in Mumbai Film Industry) who is aggressively pointing finger at him. Guard held his ground.

-

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.

--

OSI Prompt : Crimson Red

One Single Impression: Depression

Nothing inspire

Day is harsh

Colors of sunset gloomy

Thought of dark night scary

Miserable is my spirit

Prayers selfish

Smiles heavy

My utterances are complains

Compliments hollow

Even blessings demanding

Heart far away to be loved

And too selfish to love

Though surrounded by many

Lost in world another

Awareness that

You are always there

Lost in this black hole,

No light on other end

Faith shaky, Truth hazy

Denial deep, Options ill

Life a burden

Is death freedom?

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OSI Prompt : Depression

One Single Impression : Elusive

I gave my 100%

I was very positive

Hopes in heart high

Trust complete

No stone left unturned

Some progress did give hopes

Enthusiasm reinforced

Prayers often

But soon it appeared to follow the old pattern

One step forward, two backward

No light seen at the end of the tunnel

Doubts surface

Heart tender yet not ready to give up

Eyes turn to picture of Krishna

On wall in front of me

“You have right only to your efforts not the result”

Comes to mind His message in Gita

 Picture seems hazy and distorted

Through tears filling eyes

-

OSI Prompt : Elusive

A Verdant space

Soul seeking

A verdant patch

Life a thirsty run

Life a thirsty run

Get a friend who care

Journey gets dear

Journey gets dear

Legs stronger and

Mind cooler

Mind cooler

Heart lighter

Soul quenched

Soul quenched

Life a verdant garden

With fragrant flowers!

-

OSI Prompt : Verdant

Shell

Snail

Carrying always with her

Her safety, her protection

Call it

Her home

She goes anywhere

And yet always at home!

And

I leave my home behind

Worrying about it when away,

Return to it every evening

To be at home!

I wonder what a strange creature this

Why does she have to carry whole home with her?

And

She wonders what an animal this

Hardly at home!

-

To Mother Nature

 To Mother Nature

Let me

Toast and drink to

Her Goodness

For I feel loved by her

No matter

How I destroy

And disturb the balance

Of her vital elements

For my small comforts

And

Yet pretend to be ignorant,

Both of my acts

And her love!

-

OSI : Wassail

Inbox

Inbox

As sun sets

And day is about to end

Memories like chirping

Of returning birds

Fill the emptiness.

They never go far for long

From their home in warmth of gray cells

Hoping to find new lease of life

From grand children abroad

Or some old friends

I check my Inbox once again

Only to find more junk mails

Chirping is louder now

Sun may soon set

It will be quiet

-

OSI Prompt Inbox

Dip in Depths

Dip in Depths

I have been a seeker

Since many years

Since many lives

It used to be Books

I will dig in

Then lectures of Masters  & Gurus

But all told me what was known

It brought no change

In silence,

In its depth

Revealed are new dimensions

Knowing

Got different meaning

Words fail me, but I can say

It comes to you in depth of silence

And you do not seek it

You just be there and receive it

Every time I take a dip in depths 

And be there,

It comes in many forms

Like deep water beings of different sizes, shapes and colors

Touch me, feel me,

Some enter in to me, to remain in me

And become part of me.

With every dip

I am different

-

OSI Prompt : Transition

Innocence

INNOCENCE

When child,

String–box phone were miracle

How does sound travel l through thread?

Found them amazing

As a grownup

I know how it works

Not a miracle

Rainbows,

Seed sprouting to become a plant,

Stars, rain…….

Beautiful, fascinating but

Logic says: not a miracle

Space outside is understood

Space within is different

What keeps me going?

What makes me react?

or act?.......

…….?????

Inner Child is in awe!

Innocence is awakened

Now, sees life in everything,

Every being,

Every where, in or out,

Every moment is now a miracle!

                   *      

                                                                                                                                   

Logic of Adult pushed aside

Ruling is innocence of Child

Miracles seen every moment

-

OSI Prompt : Miracle

Moods

Moods

Blues of life

Can take away nothing

When pinks prevail

-

Haiku Heights Prompt :Blue

Waiting

Waiting

I can be irresponsible

Yet

Sun rise every morning

Rivers flow

Sea is contained

Flowers blossom

Love float

When will I begin to be responsible?

or

Am I waiting for more confirmations

That He loves me?

When will I opt for His love

And not my small comforts?

--

Childhood passed

Child within still play

Craving love

--

OSI Prompt : Confirmation
Haiku Heights Prompt : Childhood

Underground activities!

(Worm poop on sea sand)

Not known yet aware it is there!

Deep underground,

Surface once in a while!

Cortex

-
OSI Prompt : Underground

Muse

What is it

That has made eyes to twinkle,

Brought new life in limbs,

Smile on face,

Made heart to dance?

Head looking down Swing up
to

Explore vastness of sky?

Legs are taping 

Body swinging in rhythm,

What is it?

What is it

That has driven depression from mind

Away by miles and

Transformed life into a

Celebration?

Whatever,………………please stay.

--

OSI Prompt : Muse

Elements Lost

Beautiful fishes

Long and swift

Playing around sea plants

In deep within

So beautiful, mesmerizing

Sometimes Golden

Sometimes pink, blue…..

…..Different moods

Wanting to show them to you,

I try to shape them in words

Add sketch or photos

But at best is a very poor mock up

I still persist

Trying to bring those deep water beings

Into dry air

And present to you  

But

Dead fishes

Elements lost

Please see my limitations

And forgive me

--

OSI Prompt : Elemental

Elementry

Flower & bee

So different

Yet made from same elements

As You 

&

Me.

All we want is

To play,

Love and be loved!

So elementary is this knowledge

And evaporates even as we pass

Elementary schooling!

Rest of the life is spent

In search of it.

-

OSI Prompt : Elemental

Vital

Not happy with

Situation around

And thought

Let go,

Not holding on,

…..Keeping silent

Will bring about desired effects

It did not.

Keenness for silence to be effective,

Took away a

Part of that silence

….A part so vital 

For silence to be effective

-
OSI Prompt : Vital                           

Sour Grapes

Sour Grapes

Life spent, searching Mr. Right,

… Of her ’perception’

She found one, at last!

But she did not fit

His perception of

Bride!!

"Oh, all men are like that"

She grumbled

While browsing on a dating site!

-

OSI : Sour Grapes

One Single Impression : WRONG

Friends,

I just got up after watching a live debate about conversion of two Muslims in Kashmir valley on  TIMES NOW.  It was a terrible show. Quality of debate was nowhere near mellowness & serenity such discussions require.

Faith became a matter of ego instead a tool that alleviate harmony, love.

 Following verse is a result of that discussion – that noise.

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Faith,

A subject of heart.

Debated on a news channel

Arguments and counter arguments

All products of limited minds

Play of egos

Creating noises

Troubled Heart feels lost in that

Noisy bazaar

And no one cares!

Missing is serenity that connects

Missing is

Faith.

                                                                                                                                Harshad

                                                                                                                                                                           25.1.12

connection

Connection

Thanks to smiles

To my small gestures,

Thirsty soul feels quenched

Loved and esteemed.

Small relief seen on faces

Connects me in that moment to

Infinite source of bliss

Indebted I am to

Those smiles.

“In dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed” – Khalil Gibran

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OSI Prompt : Smile

Soul

Soul

Godliness in a flower

Excitement in a contest

Fun in a party

Emptiness in a lonely

In you, me

In this table, chair…..

In trees and birds and clouds….everywhere,

Cannot be seen

Cannot be described or portrayed.

But known within,

More so when

See a dead

….Death in a dead.

                                                                                                                              

Picture from:http://www.keywordpicture.com   

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OSI Prompt : Soul                   

A strict Teacher

A strict teacher

A teacher

Stiff and hard,

For him

Rules are rules!

Observe them

Follow them

Meet deadlines

Maintain standards high

Right on time

No mistakes

No mess ups

Or force to amend

For rules are rules

Any violation

Meets with set of rules

Rules and more rules

For rules are rules

Oh! Rules,

Invincible Wall of rules

Surrounding him!

In alumni meet

Anxious, inquiring

About each student,

Holding tears in his moist eyes

Wall seen pierced

Revealing a soft heart

Rules are just rules

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OSI Prompt: Invincible

Thanks !

Thanks

…for remaining unchanged.

It was god’s blessing that we met.

I loved you,

You loved me.

Years have past since then.

You have changed a lot,

I have changed a lot,

And the world has changed a lot.

Isn’t it a miracle that

You love ‘changed me’ &

I love ‘changed you’,

In this ever changing world?

Isn't it God’s blessing?

--which has remained unchanged.

Thank God.

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Years pass by

Traveler yet lost

2012 may bring change

--

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

FAMILY, FRIENDS, FELLOW BLOGGERS & READERS

LOTS OF LOVE

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OSI Prompt : Change
Haiku Heights Prompt :Travel