GRANDMOTHER

The rituals performed,the ceremonies completed,
we bid adieu to the person dear to us in heart and feelings;

Now as i sit alone inthe house she left,
for some of my deeds i curse myself;

A small word of love,a short span of time
a spoonful of care, a faceful of smile,
such small things she wished for
and its these small things i didn't care for;

Alone in the afternoons as i eat my lunch,
I am reminded of the countless bites she fed me
before having her own lunch;

Eat its lunch time,eat its lunch time
is waht i keep hearing,
as i eat my lunch beyond what is called lunch time;

Longing for a chat she used to sit quietly in her room,
but never did i have the time to even peep into her room;

As i watch television there is no one to accompany me,
no one who askes questions about characters of serials
''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' or ''Baa Bahoo aur Baby''

In my prayers now is word of sorry,
for all the things i did wrongly and for all the things she asked me to do,
which i left undone;

My grandmother,my mamma,
now when shes not there a part of my world
with her,has also come to an end.

My heart it says a thousand words,
some which bring a glowing smile and
some which hurt;

The journey which the heart travelled,
is like a roller-coaster ride,
with ups and downs and moments one of a kind;

Time,the great philosopher teaches us the art of living,
and it gifts us with oxygen of memories which helps in survivng;

Now as i start the new phase of my life,
i look back in time and feel blessed to see my friends standing besides.

CHILDHOOD

The days of childhood one would never want to loose,
to be the best time of life, childhood is the choice everyone
would definitely choose;

Full of pranks,full of laughter,
full of games,full of fun,
childhood was the phase
which comprised all the tension free days;

Its these days of life that form my fond memories,
and its these days that are the seeds which
grow into our life trees;

The old pictures,the old albums,
all bring back the nostalgic moments,
childhood,i hope was a bit longer,so that i could
relive those lovely moments.

DREAM

I once dreamt of a paradise,
made up of people and things,that were all mine;

This world of my dreams was full of happiness,
and emptied of chaos and mess;

Unaware of the evils of the world,we lead our lives,
and in prayers,would thank God for bestowing on us such a beautiful world,
such a beautiful life;

But as the brightly glowing sun snapped me out of the dream,
i found myself back in Pandora's world that was mean;

But the world of my dreams can be a reality,
if people in this world are more humane as in the dream.

DEEDAA

The stage was set,the roles were written,
for a husband,for a child,
for the drama called Life;

This drama was unique,this drama was different,
without written dialogues,without limits that were stringent;

I was sent to the stage as a daughter,
to fill the stage with happiness and laughter;

The junior actors loved me,
the senior actors adored me;

I was the pie of everbody's eye,
nobody would let me for a second cry;

As the drama reached its peak ,
the role of my maternal grandmother became the most importatnt to me;

She was my secret diary,she was my friend,
she was one person,i could not afford to offend;

She for me ,was just like my mother,
whatever i did always stood less in lieu for what she offerred;

She was one person,i loved with all my heart and soul,
she in the drama for me,had a very important role;

The role has ended for this person,who for me was very dear,
and has left tears in my eyes that will never disappear.

I dreamt of being an IAS officer,
i dreamt of being a top lawyer,
i dreamt of being a politician,
i dreamt to become a public icon;

With ambitions and desires i joined my work,
to do something meaningful,something soulfull;

But its while working that i realised,
if i try to change the system the system changes me;

Ready to take up the challengesthe system puts forth,
i strive and try to follow the hypocritical oath;

The just things i did,
came out unjust on the surface;

The machinery,that worked for so many years,i tried to lubricate,
but it became frictionless enough to slip me down out of the gate;

Its after so many hardships that i realised,
that we the people begotten of this nation,
are working in a system whose roots now lay rotten.

CHILDHOOD

As i grow up,as i get older,
i ponder how it would be,
if we always remained younger;

The playing with friends,the foolish games,
the friendly fights and participation in the annual days;

Away from the meaning of the word 'Responsibility',
life,i led,as if it were a big party;

But now,that i've grown up,now that i am an adult,
life,i see,is full of hurdles,life is tough;

The childhood games,the long vacations are now a distant dream,
too many things to achieve,too many responsibilities to fulfill,
now,life seems to be a web for me;

But admist all the problems that life,for us,poses,
to preserve,should be the goal,our childish innocence;

To achieve this goal is not a difficult task,
it solves many problems,while we tread the path.

MOTHER

In the evening,while i am thinking when i sit on my chair,
i wonder whom i love the most,for whom i care?

Various names pull me to their side,
but its difficult to decide,who has been the most trustworthy,
who has been there on my side;

The names now reduce to one or two,
cos those who are trustworthy now had betrayed me too;

The balancesheet of life shows more of liabilities than assets,
cos one person seems to have too many faces;

But the one person who remains my all time friend,
for whom,i am the beginning of this world and the end;

My guide,my strength,my iron pillar,
she is my support system,she is my MOTHER.

TO WIN OR TO LOSE?

In the hope to achieve something in life,
we put in efforts and hard we strive;

These efforts,they say,are never wasted,
today or tomorrow,they take you to the position we always wanted;

To pacify and calm,is the only thing one can do,
for a person who tried but failed in his pursuit;

This rat-race we all want to win,
to create a name in the world that we are living in;

This world of competition changes us as people,
fills us with jealousy and envy for our companions who become the achievers;

So is the name,the fame that we win in this race,
worth the effort,the change,the pain?

BLESSING OR BANE

Human life,they say,is a blessing in disgusie,
result it is of good deeds performed in some other life;

The power to think,the opportunity to laugh,
the power to express what we think of,
it is we the humans who have it all;

But as the world grows and develops,
crisis and complexities tend to surmount us;

To overcome these complexities ,it seems a herculean task,
For the people around have become tw0-faced,as if wearing a mask;

The blessing in disguise that we earlier used to cherish,
we hope and pray now,for it to perish;

We now wish to emancipate from the cycle of birth and rebirth,
cos the blessing in disguise,in today's world,has lost its worth.

FIRST DAY

Strangers at first, we met,
that day i will not forget;

It didnt take much time for us to mingle,
and we were friends by the time for jingle;

From singles to a group we created a bang,
bunking all the classes that one possibly can;

Teachers staff all had tough times,
imposed on us were punishments and fines;

But,now the golden days that together we spent,
are like all the good things that come to an end.

FRIEND

Far and away,wherever we land,
i hope the distances between us,may never expand;

The roots of our friendship,wherever they lay,
i hope they strengthen day by day;

So now my friend as time parts our ways,
i wish to see you in my thoughts,whenever i pray.

LOVE

Love,the greatest feeling that God has made,
is something one can never escape;

The emotions and tenderness,the heart produces,
is something which fills life with different fragrances;

Love changes the way to be,
love becomes the medicine to heal;

Love at times has a difficult path to tread,
love is a fruit that everyone needs to be fed;

Love is the power that helps overcome fear,
love is the water that makes your heart crystal clear;

So,whenever your heart beats and pounds,
try to listen to the name that it calls out.

MISTAKES

Mistakes in our lives,
we would always want to undo;
but its from these mistakes,
that we learn somethings too;

Life is all about learning and living,
help,we need sometimes to move on after falling;
mistakes are the helping hands that rescue after the falls,
creating comfortable paths to walk us through;

Mistakes you should never be afraid of,
they are for the betterment for our future thereon;
if there is a mistake that is committed,
it is meant to makes us aware to walk carefully ahead.

FAREWELL

As i ponder and look back in time,
i cherish the memories that are all mine;

Friends and mates were all my support,
whenever i felt weak,whenever i needed them the most;

Funs and fights created my beautiful world,
and for all this i thank the Master of this world;

But now as the time has come to bid goodbyes,
the whole of my beautiful world dances in my eyes;

I hope this world never withers away,
distances due to time may never part us away.