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!

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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!

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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

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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

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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!

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Logic of Adult pushed aside

Ruling is innocence of Child

Miracles seen every moment

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OSI Prompt : Miracle

Moods

Moods

Blues of life

Can take away nothing

When pinks prevail

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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?

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Childhood passed

Child within still play

Craving love

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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!

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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.

                                                                                                                              

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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

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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

FAMILY, FRIENDS, FELLOW BLOGGERS & READERS

LOTS OF LOVE

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OSI Prompt : Change
Haiku Heights Prompt :Travel