Insecurity

Always ahead

And away

Rarely with me

What is so big hurry?

Chasing what is away

Ignoring what is in hand

Efforts endless

What is it you want?

Always on run

Searching unknown

Leaving me alone

Why this anxiety?

I bring you back, but can’t keep

You slip away

Even before I know

Why can’t you settle for awhile?

When you are with me

I connect so well, feel so cool,

But you do not care to stay

Why don’t you relax a bit?

What is it you want?

What are you chasing?

Please sit here, let me know,

Why this hurry?

You are mine

Yet not with me

Oh, my mind

Why always in hurry?  

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OSI Prompt : Insecure

One single Impression : Nest

Now

They have wings

And have flown away

Yet

Their memory vibrates in air here

Striking note in my heart

To becomes a song

I murmur often

A place that not just offers

Shelter, security and address

But brings from within a song

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OSI Prompt : Nest 

Marriage

Two hearts

Happy alone

Create and spread love together

AND

Two hearts

Seeking love,

Soon, are lonely together!

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OSI  Prompt :  Marraige

Amity

Amity within

Brings friends around

Witch spell ends 

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Haiku Heights Prompt : Witch

OSI Prompt : Amity

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

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

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?

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Haiku Heights Prompt : True

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

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OSI Prompt : Crystal

Ordinary

Ordinary looks

Deeply appealing thanks to

Beautiful soul

Beautiful soul

Touching hearts around

Magnetic pull

Magnetic pull

Ordinary looks though

Fans many

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Haiku Heights Prompt : Ordinary

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!

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OSI Prompt : Fickle

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

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OSI Prompt : Black & White

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

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

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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!

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OSI Prompt : Verdant

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

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

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

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