What doesn't Change?

What has changed ??

Then,

I loved you for your glowing complexion,           

I loved you for your sharp features,                                                        

I loved you for long & silky hair,

I loved you for your figure,

I loved your smartness.

I loved for what you possessed.

Now,

I love you more for you don’t have a baby complexion,              

I love you more for you have lost your teeth,

I love you more for your hair expose your scalp,

I love you more for you have a hunch,

I love you more & more as you loose each of your possessions.

For without your possessions,

Revealed is real YOU.

YOU  are  beautiful.

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Note : 

Friends, before putting your comments, please pause for a minute.

See what change and feel that never changing constant presence. 

Please let that flow in your comments. Words in your comments may or may not make meaning – it is not important here.

Lots of LOVE --- Harshad.

His Magic

HE waves a magic wand

Life goes on

Essence change.

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.

Image from :  splashvision.com 

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). 

Encounter

Encounter

Sparks ignited as eyes met

Lightning strikes

It is over in moments.

Image from :  www.pxleyes.com/photoshop-pictures/Lightning/

Note : This is my first attempted Haiku.

Secret

Secret

Petals open and bud blossoms

Without efforts,

Let life unfold…..

Flow with life

Be part of the existence,

No need to have your personal goals

Existence has it for all.

Goals lead to efforts,

Feel effortlessness.

Surrender to Her,

Let go…

Save your tears.

To have personal goals is to command

Life to follow your pattern,

Just follow pattern of life,

Let go…. Don’t struggle.

For once,

Let go off all goals.

Let bud blossom,

Let life unfold,

Enjoy!

Play!

For you are an angel sent on the earth

To play.

Image from :  http://www.chartingnature.com/img\botanicals\7505-Childern-Playing.jpg

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……

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Anxiety

Anxiety

Mid night

A jungle trail

Gentle light, just enough

From

Moon above,

Heart praising

Cool…

Beautiful….

From nowhere a thick cloud drifts in

Covering moon,

Vulgar darkness is consuming.

Will I last

Till

Clouds pass??

Image from: http://rondayvous.com/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Clouds-Moon.jpg

Candid (OSI prompt : Overt)

Candid

Candid

I wear costumes

Creams, fragrances

Ornaments…….

For I don’t adore

True

Look, feel & odor of

My body.

Overt candid revelation

Of self

Is dreaded

So I Wear

Lies

Lies

Lies. &

Lies.

A voice

 in space within me arise :

“This body too is a lie.

I am wearing it

For a play.”

Image :  http://www.feelmypain.net/truth_and_lies_t.gif

Deastination

Destination   (OSI Prompt : Roads)

Roads are never ending

Take round and round,

Lives pass travelling

Yet not reach.

Destination eludes.

Till one finds a road

That lead to lots of love,

To Him.

  

Image from : http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=56412

 onesingleimpression Prompt : Roads

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Acceptance

Acceptance

You switched on lights

To see me

You see me

And

My shadow

Disappointed,

In efforts to see me without shadow

You switch lights off.

Now you can’t see me,

Nor can I see you.

Please accept me with my shadow

My darker side ……

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A color of evening....

A color of evening…..

It is now Evening,

Work is over…

One by one

Quietly

They leave

Sun is setting….

Returning birds

Scattered clouds

Shades of ochre….

Relaxed

unbound

Beautiful.

Yet

Lonely.

Time to go….
Home.         
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OSI Prompt : Ochre                         

New World Order

New  World  Order

(One single Impression Prompt : Dawn)

My way of living,

Your way of living,

My faith, your faith…

Dogma,

Borders in mind….. On land,

Will protect it …At any cost,

Armies,

Weapons of mass destruction…

Suffocating dark long night.

Scary, limiting....

Madness…..

Dawn……

New world….

Knows no boundaries

No great wall can stop it.

One people, one world, one law….

Law of love.

Treasured within each living

That sets soul free…..

 World of

Cyberspace.

It is just the beginning.

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Out Casted

Out casted
(One single Impression - Prompt : Oubliette)

They all left

Never to look back,

Leaving him alone..

Out casted.

He

Restless.. ..lonely….cursing…..suffering….

Confined to himself,

In oubliette.      

Nights darker & longer,

& tears heavier.

Gradually….

Reality sinks in.

He is calmer….

Silent…..


Having passed through those dark nights

now

He rejoices in twilight of   space  within.

He no more curses

He has empathy for them….

For all.

He is no more alone.

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Just different pots....

Just different pots.....

My hopes

My dreams, my vision,

My belief, my confidence, my trust,

My esteem,

My sensibility, my compassion, 

My pains, my sorrow,

My vulnerability……..

Make my space within.

You are a frequent visitor here.

So am I,                                                                                       

To the space you treasure within.

We share same kind of world,

Same kind of fire warms us,

Same drinks quench our thirst.

Aren’t we

Water of same stream

In different pots?

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. )

Anamika

I am a shy boy !  

Anamika is her name.

I have known her,

Talked with her for long,

Played chess with her,

Walked with her on school play ground track

Been to her home with friends.

I park my cycle near hers.

Frequently peep in the play ground

And visit library

To see if she is around.

Every time I cross her

In school lobby or on playground,

My heart beats play salsa.

In that fraction of the moment

When our eyes meet

Her eyes are searching deep in mine,

Something…..

That I been trying hard to say

But too nervous….

Always!

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 I am a Man…

She is coming

Confident,

Gracefully walking,

Long strides, hair bouncing,

Bosoms pounding.

My heartbeats tune to the

Pace of her body.

As she comes closer

I feel warmer….

Longing for those few moments

When I am no more

And she does not exist…..

For both melt in those moments.

Anamika is her name.

*

Now that reverse count has started….

Pain in back & neck & knee…

That makes her face twist

Pierce deep in my heart,

Prayers arise in silence.

My hand reach out for hers….

She slightly squeezes my hand

To let me know

That she knows how I feel.

Anamika is her name.

Friends

Friends

A prisoner

In jail since long

World outside… a dream

He enjoys dreams.

A Jailor

Free…

Wants to climb mountains and cross rivers….

Have to report every morning on duty

…Till late in evening

Mountains & rivers are dreams he often talks about

To the prisoner

Prisoner wishes the jailor

Good morning

With smile

Every morning.

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Do you?

Do you ??

Love me……
Love me enough…….and grant me rights
to hurt your feelings

to say harsh words

to ignore you

to be selfish & mean

to breach your trust

to hate you

to walk away from you...

And

Love me enough

to welcome me back

in your heart, with hands wide spread,

when I return……..

Do you love me,

enough??

I do, my dear.

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Just some rest....

Just some rest...

I want some rest

Away from you

Away from my own self….

Away from all

That is “mine”

And that is “yours”

…just some rest

May be when I return

Forgotten word “Ours”

Will again find its place in dictionary.

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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…..        

Image from:  http://saf.uis.no/core-net/the_centres/article5375-2860.html 

Life

Life

Nothing to gain,

Nothing to lose,

Nothing to give,

Nothing to take,

Nothing to prove,

Nothing to leave,

Nothing to show,

Nothing to hide,

Nothing to attain,

Nowhere to reach,

Nothing to say,

Nothing………

Nothing………

Just an experience.

A Beautiful experience.                
                                                                        Image from   : http://thisisreallife.co.uk/index.html

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