Sounds Of Silence

she uses all but words to speak
but says a thousand words to me
sometimes in laughs or loud shrieks,
she envelopes her hate and glee

she has no voice or so i've heard
but she knows my soul to be her friend
she has for ever companions yearned
and followed many for ages on end

she enters my environs like a breeze
and drives all else out the door
she rests me, puts me at ease
and says all that she has before

she shrieks and laughs all the while
and fills my solitude with noise
and then departs with a sweet smile
for me, she always had a voice.....

=D

Beyond His Brush

he paints a bit
and ponders much
about his days
beyond the brush.....

about the times
he's painting smiles
but sees tears welling
in his muse's eyes
and the laughter those children
tried to hide
whilst he put them in paint and strokes
or rather tried!

about that couple
that earned well
but was never happy
their eyes did tell
and about his rivals
that meanly eyed
his every piece
and what he took home every night

and about that little boy
who only roamed
and had only a park bench
to call his home
and the blind man who sold
his talent for wages
but left all awed
of all ages

these sights he saw
and the stories he knew
were not half as sad
as what he'd been through
but he's left it behind
and now doesn't care much
for he's all about his musings
with or sans his brush.....

=D

Special Souls....

for those who i love, cherish, honour, and can't live without......

its hard to imagine a world without
the sights and sounds another soul
its easy to say, and many have said
its like a sunrise that leaves you cold

when they laugh, they brighten it all
their tears drown every pain
when they're hurt it aches within
but when they smile, its like colors post rain

when they talk, they bring a new wave
their silences are like a wholesome void
their voice is like the first smell of monsoon
with each drop, the world overjoyed

there's much that they can have and want
but they care for those who need their love
they are not just those who make our day
they're the angels from above

they are light, they are rain
they are fun and trouble, all the same
they bring happiness wherever they go
and defeat the gloom in one blow
they are the sun that shines each night
and the serene morning moonlight
they're loved, hated and admired by all
they understand without even a call
they're the shiniest stars in a full galaxy
they're always there, wherever they'd be
all our lives have such special souls
because sans them, live is never whole....

=D

Celebrating The IPL

a new year of new cricket
which just ended was begun
a month and six days back
to play some sport for fun

eight teams with eight dreams
all reaching for the prize
but who got there and who's left out
is still a big surprise!!

from the cool gang finishing low
to the last year's base being the ace
the young blood of Indian Premier League
gave it all a new face

awesome runs and run-outs
flawless wickets and their keepers
there were those who shot right to the top
and those that were slow creepers

disappointments and ecstasy
at lows and highs of our faves
where one man in the corner whines of ill-luck
the other man of superiority raves

a completely different atmosphere
an alien country with excited crowds
was accompanied by all four seasons
some wind, some shine and loads of clouds!!

people from every international team
once opponents, now play as a whole
the spirit of this game called cricket
being celebrated was the only goal

a tournament like no other
where a billion hearts beat as one
when the last ball bowled in this game of possibilities
is when we say, "the best team won!"

=D

Good - Bye

there were times when i was leaving
and i had never turned
to say a sweet bye-bye
but no smiles i returned
not understanding
what i did lose
what equations i twisted
when this coldness i did choose

i've walked away
quite a few times
and seen confusion in rare view mirrors
instead of smiles
when the same happened to me
i knew what i'd done
i had been rude and mean
and now i had to undo what i'd begun

i knew how they felt
and i'd had my turn
and it felt bad, really bad
to watch my heart burn
and i've learned well
to learn from pain
and whatever i used to
i never did again

after all of that
whenever i left a place
i made sure i had
at least a smile on my face
and then on to now
i never left with a sigh
because fits been a while since
i've left without a good-bye

=D

guarding angel

roaming about
directionless
but i still know the way
i'm not aimless
i'm just wandering
till i see the light of day

i see the sunset
on the horizon
and the stars that shine out loud
i want to find
my place here
but i always get lost in the crowd

i'm following no voice
but one
which i hope will lead me through
and i pray
that at least this once
my conviction is true

only when i reach
my destination
i'll know for sure
that life always has
a guarding angel
for now and forever more....

=D

Shining Star

first i basked
while the sunshine did last
the glory of the day
took my troubles far away

then the day faded to noon
the sun's journey destined to end soon
i was left feeling a little scared
for fear of what lay ahead.

the noon took to eve
the sun, suddenly deciding to leave
leaving me in total darkness
nothing to hold on to, completely clueless

for quite a while stayed this gloom
even through the days and afternoons
i felt no inclination to rejoice
like i'd lost myself, and had no choice

it had been so long since i'd smiled
enjoyed, or even had fun for a while
only a fogged sky i'd seen
even lost count of how long of how long it had been

at last tonight i spotted a star
it came closer, it was afar
it shines so bright, my life glowing
i'm finally happy and its showing.....

=D