Song of Joy

Today I'll wait for Sun to set
For the day hours to fly,
Today I'll role back lonely waves
As a loved one comes neigh.

Tonight the stars will brighter burn
And the moon will gladly smile,
Today my heart will sing a song
As a loved one comes neigh.

Time was slow, it crept, it crawled
Like a babe about to ply,
And in my heart I yearned, I longed
For my loved one to come by.

And when I hold my loved one close
When heart to heart will cry,
Sadness of the past will melt
As my loved one comes neigh.

Death of Mountain

O Ye Mountains standing tall
Head held high while eons pass
You feel not humanity's pain
Your innards so hard and harsh.

I see the winds bang their heads
'Gainst your rocky breast:
I see the snows sweep in gales
Chilling your face in vain:

Unmoved, un-moving you stand,
Nor warmth, nor rage cross
Your far stretched lands
Challenge to Time's flux.

None your own, none to call thine
Like man-created monoliths
That guard heritage to sustain
All progress made thru' ages

So hard to move, harderto bow;
Proud, erect withstanding blows till
Onslaughts unbound bring you
Crashing to the ground.

Wedded

And then came love-

Tripping on pretty feet

Dainty and soft; enticing

Beguiling, bewitching dance

Till hearts fell at her feet:

And her rhythm’s crescendos

Whirling wildly spinning

Out of control.

O! The fall

That brought down edifices,

Once proud heads

Now biting dust,

No more revered. No more courted,

Wedded to dead life.

Empty Heart

Let me love; if not, then let me hate;

An empty heart is a lonely place

An unpaid tribute to life, displayed:

A desert, with no bright or shade.

Golden glows might dim to translucent lights,

Burning fires end in ashes of night,

Yet, they live, they change, make spirits grow,

There life fills heart, death comes slow.

An empty heart is a begging bowl,

Hawked around, spurned, met with stares cold;

A cringing prey, ever on verge of flight,

Desperate for warmth: bonded to plight.

A grave for life to rest ere it dies,

Gasping for breath, vain its tries.

Did I Live Then

When I took from sun and air

Unthinking of their wear and tear

When I lived like a growing tree

Sucking succour into me

Did I live then?

When I spread my branches wide

Held them out with due pride

When I welcomed playful winds

Danced and played with kindred minds

Did I live then?

When I grew pensive and dark

Like a moonless night stark

When the days grew wild and long

And my inner soul stood strong

Did I live then?

Road To Nowhere

At that crossroad, I take a left
on to a shaded avenue;
slivers of sunshine peeps
through a canopy overhead,
bathed in  muted light, a mile
I walk; but a few steps on
 the road narrows,shade lost,
a blazing Sun frowned on
my hapless head. No shelter neigh
I stumbled on, not knowing
where I go or why; till
my path meanders into a nowhere.

An Island

Sparkling lights, music and dance
Sound of laughter all around
A sea of faces, happy, proud
Surrounds an island staring about.
Am I a part? Am I involved?
I am but a silent wall
Standing tall dividing worlds
I know not why I stand,
I know not how to fall,
I stand, and stand and stand
Like a lifeless wall.
But my ears still catch
The whispers that abound
My eyes drink in
The beauty of the sea;
Alas!  Alas! my lips move in vain
Their sound in my heart remain.