Where in the world
Should one be searching for peace
Which table today
Should one play to win the game
When can one be
Quite and still exist
And when will all the dices
Fall just right
Stronger one should grow
Not outside but Inside
Compassionate one should be
Not just inside but truly outside
A midnight sixty three years ago
We walked our baby steps FREELY
Now reaching atop the global commerce
A billion people celebrate India
A pious soul in a loin cloth
Taught the world Nonviolence
A World leader par excellence
laid foundation for a battered nation
And an iron man by his side
secured the nation state by state
The saints from the heavens came with the daily bowl of porridge They saw me watering the plants. They asked if I was the gardner. I was hungry and I lied. ”Yes I am I said” They gave me the porridge and I was sold out on my hunger When the old gardner came I told him what happened I said I was sorry but … Continue reading The Chosen One
Life starts with an ‘L’ and ends with an ‘E’. End starts with an ‘E’ and ends with a ‘D’ Death starts with a ‘D’ and ends with an ‘H’ Happiness starts with an ‘H’ and ends with an ‘S’ Sorrow starts with an ‘S’ and ends with a ‘W’ Worry starts with a ‘W’ and ends with a ‘Y’ But Yesterday starts and ends … Continue reading A Letter Poem
What is that magic number? That can secure our future. A Hundred Thousand, A Million, or a Hundred Million. How much should we have? To safely face the unknown future Enough to eat healthy and contented Or more than what we can spend? We need more clean air – Much more than we can breathe. We need more green trees – Much more than what … Continue reading What do we need?
When time takes a nap Everything stands still Nothing moves, Not an atom The world gets captured in a snap When time takes a nap The uttered word is caught in the open Not reaching the ears they journeyed to The world stands still with orphaned words When time takes a nap The sleeping never know it happen The awake Thoughts freeze And Memories die … Continue reading When Time Takes a Nap
I realize now that I have spent more time Without him than time with him Life has pulled on faster than I know Leaving its traces only in my thoughts And yet another father’s day comes by Bringing with it some fond memories A few drops of tears, a deep sense of lose somewhere in my heart The moments I wish would have never ended … Continue reading Remembering Dad
Aghast I look deep into me Again I see just the blank white space Where are those words that use to torment me Words that wished I write them down Is life so frivolous to not write about Or is it too fast that I am left behind Enough is enough I tell myself I open the cap of my true friend, my pen “It … Continue reading The Nib of My Pen
When the stillness of silence looks eternal A melody of truth will come playing in Amidst the silent cries of your shattered world There will be a moment that will beam the truth “As the fairness of grey reveals the purity of age The mind need be fresh with the innocence of life” The mind; a child to the man who bears it Will always … Continue reading The Melody of Truth
Why speed up to the grave When you can truly slow down Why speed to the edge And halt with a Sigh, Look back at losses before you fall Life is so much prettier Living it every moment Slowing does not mean being dumb Nor is it an asset of the lazy anymore It’s the virtue of one who values their life Anyone who needs … Continue reading Slowing Down
Vinod Narayan 