Random and Unexpected Poems...

The Hope

The wild hopes that add zing to life 

The hope that brings goodness to an otherwise mundane moment of strife

 A glimmer of hope that strengthens faith in the face of any storm 

An understanding that belies any norm

A strong intuition that despite the storm 

The calm is very near

 Landing safely on the base of focus and integrity 

Is it a wonder then
That the Divine force that shines supreme 

Makes this hope an unexpected reality

Life As Traffic Light Analysis

 A play of red yellow and green

Many times seen and most times unseen

The red signal says simply stop now

Or a rough brake put to stop forever 

The green is for go or go elsewhere wherever
And yellow is reflect or reflect on nothing

Time cuts through this reality daily rather nicely

 Like a knife 

Even as the traffic signal stands

 Braving this strange play on the intersection called life

Random and Unexpected Poems

The Caravan

Caravan of thoughts

 Some go ahead .

Some trail behind .

Some just get lost .

The travel continues .

The caravan moves ahead .

A destination here today .

 Some missed goals on the way !

 But the caravan had to march ahead

As the road was long and time short .

All inhibitions it did shed .

The journey of thoughts continued .

 It seemed like a game of cross and naught.

Even as some thoughts surged ahead

 And some like the waves got crushed on the shores of destiny or fate

The caravan moved and moved it couldn’t wait

The Path

The unexpected turns and passers by .

As life runs on the busy roads whether in cars or trucks .

The Narrow by lanes at times

 And at times the vast roads

All go into making this journey on the road of life

Mist

The misty evening .

Where the Shapes and sounds take form of the mist .

A hazy view of reality .

 As evening light changes into darkness .

The tree and road take the form of the frothy clouds in the winter mist .

Life strolls by

 Runs at times .

Oblivious of these changes

 But don’t they happen daily ?

Cards

Exchange of cards or of thoughts energies and views

. Of relations and ideas

 Of laying new foundations 

Of building new structures

 Of Sharing caring of building a community of humans

 that are bound by common strands of goals

common concerns and perhaps love and kindness

On Personal Growth.

Like a flower that blooms from

The seed to the bud .

The delicate processes and exquisite steps .

Carried out by Nature.

To touch the sky while it is rooted in the mud .

Even as the world goes on with its business .

There is some letting go

Perhaps some pain and some mess .

As the bumble bee drops by and the raindrops fall .

And no one has any say .

Yet the flower blooms as Nature is at work each day

Life throws lemons at you and you are supposed to make juice out of it . Is there any other option like a lemon tart ?

Random and Unexpected Poem Series

Light at the End of the Tunnel

The glimmer of hope even as the tunnel

Never seemed to end .

 The tunnel was painfully long 
And each day seemed even longer .

Yet the rays marched through the dark tunnel rather bravely .

Breaking thru the darkness 
Further darkened with the endless pangs of time

 That just moved and moved 🍝
Not seeming to stop to mark the arrival of light of hope 

But it was oblivious .

The light and hope had hopped through the web of darkness 

 Jumped through the barriers put up by time .

They reached and the dark tunnel had to stop getting longer anymore 

 It was only light and hope in the tunnel and at the end of it too

You Series....

Wish

I wish you were here

And I wish you too

Had the same wish

To be together

To create new memories

The Sights and sounds

All coming together

To create new experiences

A new life

The waters melting

In the evening sun

The mind and soul

Are all serene and calm

 with the mild ripples

All this and more

Have  come together

To create this one happy moment in time

A promise of a new start

A song on my lips with a new rhyme!

Melt

You just Melt my heart

It thaws and becomes like a jelly 

The ice of prudence , of reticence , of hesitation gives away 

Weak kneed and all 

When I had the strength to walk through all kinds of roads

A strange weakness

That gives immense strength from within .

You series

I normally would not have taken this challenge but anything on Asmita Sen's birthday .. to  publish a  Romantic poem series on my blog ..

All  Yours

Like the first rain taking away with it the sweltering heat

You came in my life to take away the mundane-ness

 Which routine had brought in

The cool monsoon air after the suffocating summer gasps

Comes as a welcome surprise

 A change that was much needed

Just that the need itself was not Known

Hidden behind the angry summer pangs

You came and wiped away all discomfort

Just like the first rain

That painted the parched nature a wet brown and green

The Appearing Act
You taught me to live

And just disappeared the way you came .

Planted the seed of life

And went away in the wilderness that is life

 And the paradox called living
But did you really disappear then?

Random Unexpected Poems...

Reflections based on travel, life experiences and an unexpected nudge to experiment with a genre in which I normally do not write being a hardcore Realist and that's Romantic Poetry( to technically clarify - you will find here poetry that's got to do with love, longing etc. But any good English Literature student will tell you Romantic poetry  is also related to appreciation of Nature, Art, Beauty and not just love and longing )..

Shanghai Series

The shine and gloss
The roads

Where prosperity glides  easily

 The change that stands still at every busy road

 The business of being busy is so much everywhere

 The cafes ,roads ,the business

 It’s a new vibrancy

 A new energy

 That has taken over the world

A discomfort that the world is learning to be comfortable with .

The Giant’s steps are followed and watched keenly

Even as change follows you everywhere

Shanghai Life 

 Fast life

Fast cars.

Yet life continues with the smile and stress

 The roads, cafes, waterways and crowded skylines

The export import zones where ideas are exchanged .

Social media hungry and mobile hooked eyes .

Precision and drive .

The big brands and building big stories .

Is there anything that was behind the shine and shimmer
Which I didn’t see?

You Series- few more to follow

You

Your memories traveled

With me

Did I leave them everywhere

Or carried you, them and a few new ones

 Along with a longing and glee

In my dreams

In my hopes

The miles increased as time passed by

The caravan moved

Why should it be shy?

Our association

Only got stronger

You were no more a stranger

By the Still lake

The still lake

At night

Has no ripples

But multiple shadows

Thronging on the surface

Just like your multiple memories

Thronging my still mind

The flickering light

Driving away the darkness

Keeps on burning

Like my spirit

Despite a dreary day

With your memories

The flame burns bravely keeping all care at bay

With all the longing and hope that the heart can allow

The cold nip cuts thru the night air

Just as your memory touches each chord of my heart

The stillness has a new dynamism now