a thousand pieces of me
each in their own individuality
graciously welcome thee
but bid farewell to me
a billion twinkling stars
so close, yet so far
fall into the waters of time
to rise again and shine
the circles that encircle me
only shine for thee
but grace my presence with their light
only out of embedded fright
admirers call me a beauty
but i'm only doing my duty
to guard the sun while it sleeps
to rest the grass before it weeps
unlike you, i'm not in sight
for you are the day, while i am the night
but if they ever might
they'd only wait for my flight
i wake for all to slumber
i shadow all pain
though for you, i fall over and over
but from you i rise and live again..
=D
Knowing Me...
- Aakriti Anand
- If I say I'm just a teenager leading a life as normal as it can get, I sort of defy what I stand for. Its not all that easy but it has its moments. I like those moments when they come along and they bring with them a significant amount of emotion, which I only began expressing in words at age 7. Since then, its all about the writing. It gets to certain people and some just don't get it! But I think that its important for me to write because that is maybe the only talent that exists in me [not denying the presence of good enough speech to win a few here and there =P] There is little I know and there is much I simply yap about but I make sure that if its really got to be said, it better be said, however in the wrong or right. I feel much. There are lot of things I plainly observe and those are sort of the things that I adore writing about. I'm inspired by minute details and small things that have a huge impact much later on. There is much more to me that most know and many have bothered not about. Not like I want them to. But I'd like to be known. And that's what I think I stand for, being known beyond what is known. =D
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Observing A Dancer....
pirouetting to the floor
and rising in a leap
be it a stage, a road, a room
or waters dark and deep
displaying the love of expression
beautifying her reason to live
all she takes away is applause
but always has a lot to give
nimble or gentle
sharp or strong
every move is grace and magic
there seldom is anything wrong
charms with her face
performs with her feet
she reaches out with her hands
to every rhythm, every beat
there can be no stopping her
now that she's got her chance
there's always another life waiting,
but for now - she'll just dance....
=D
and rising in a leap
be it a stage, a road, a room
or waters dark and deep
displaying the love of expression
beautifying her reason to live
all she takes away is applause
but always has a lot to give
nimble or gentle
sharp or strong
every move is grace and magic
there seldom is anything wrong
charms with her face
performs with her feet
she reaches out with her hands
to every rhythm, every beat
there can be no stopping her
now that she's got her chance
there's always another life waiting,
but for now - she'll just dance....
=D
Saturday, February 14, 2009
If I Had A Valentine, This Would Be For Him.....
my dear valentine,
today we celebrate
life, love and joy
and i know these are incomplete
without you, boy
today i think
is a day to remember
for we express
our love for each other
i love you for who you are
and who you will be
but i've never forgotten who you were
because every you is special for me
there will be disagreements
but i promise you for sure
that if we are together
even the harshest winds we can endure
there is no lie
behind all that i say
because the words will be the same
tomorrow and today
you hear me out
just as you say i do
but there is still much left to do
for there is much within
than without you
because i've found
true love in you.....
p.s: this is just completely spontaneous since valentine's day is round the corner. i wish you all and your valentines a happy valentine's day.
=D
today we celebrate
life, love and joy
and i know these are incomplete
without you, boy
today i think
is a day to remember
for we express
our love for each other
i love you for who you are
and who you will be
but i've never forgotten who you were
because every you is special for me
there will be disagreements
but i promise you for sure
that if we are together
even the harshest winds we can endure
there is no lie
behind all that i say
because the words will be the same
tomorrow and today
you hear me out
just as you say i do
but there is still much left to do
for there is much within
than without you
because i've found
true love in you.....
p.s: this is just completely spontaneous since valentine's day is round the corner. i wish you all and your valentines a happy valentine's day.
=D
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Words That Just Got Written....
i wish there was a place
that demanded no emotion of me
that made no fuss about me
that just let me be.
there is one such place,
they call it the human soul
where imaginations are on a roll
where mysteries unfold
where no lies told
but there are some
who cringe to see it
who die to be one with it
who dare to defy it
but even then they deny it...
that its just a time
its just a phase
it'll pass away
like a fashion craze
so be unfazed.
its just a trap
to stop you midway
to question your say
to make you go away
to a place unfit to stay.
i feel this way too
just as you do
its not only meant for a few
its what all of us go through
just go with the flow dude!
forget for once
that there are needs to be met
cast a much wider net
and then see what you get
its what you'll love, wanna bet?
so hold your arms out
let the sun embrace you
let the world discover you
the truest of the true
for under life's hard sun
can stand only one person
so why can't that be you??
=D
that demanded no emotion of me
that made no fuss about me
that just let me be.
there is one such place,
they call it the human soul
where imaginations are on a roll
where mysteries unfold
where no lies told
but there are some
who cringe to see it
who die to be one with it
who dare to defy it
but even then they deny it...
that its just a time
its just a phase
it'll pass away
like a fashion craze
so be unfazed.
its just a trap
to stop you midway
to question your say
to make you go away
to a place unfit to stay.
i feel this way too
just as you do
its not only meant for a few
its what all of us go through
just go with the flow dude!
forget for once
that there are needs to be met
cast a much wider net
and then see what you get
its what you'll love, wanna bet?
so hold your arms out
let the sun embrace you
let the world discover you
the truest of the true
for under life's hard sun
can stand only one person
so why can't that be you??
=D
Sunday, February 1, 2009
The Difference...
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A PIECE MEANT TO BE HARSH IN CERTAIN AREAS, EITHER TO SPARK REALIZATION OR PURELY TO INFUSE SOME KNOWLEDGE. BUT ALL IN ALL, THIS PIECE EXPRESSES AN OPINION. PURELY MY OWN. I DO NOT WISH TO CHANGE ANY PERSPECTIVES WHICH MIGHT LIE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. IT REFERS TO NO ONE IN PARTICULAR. IF YOUR WILL OR CURIOSITY TO READ THE WHOLE THING HAS NOT YET BEEN LESSENED, I SUGGEST YOU READ THE WHOLE THING. BEST OF LUCK.
i think it was some sort of prize distribution where i heard the speaker say - everyone has untapped potential and talent and it must be brought out. everyone has that "something special" and everyone has a forte`. - and so on and so forth. if i still lived in an illusion, i would believe the man and really look hard to find something. at least SOMETHING.
some people are gifted or special. no denying that they excel at something and are truly brilliant at it. these are the kinds who go down in history for having aced something that others could only vie to achieve. these are the kind of people termed in English as talented.
and then there is another lot. they know lots of things and are good at them all. they are noticed and also go down in history for having being the ALL ROUNDERS. but lets just look closely at what i just said. they're GOOD at lots of things. not great, not exceptional, not any of the adjectives one would generally use for the people mentioned a little earlier.
and there is [not so surprisingly] another breed. the ones who try. they go down in history just for that. they tried. most fail, some even manage to get promoted to another category. these are the kind of people who still trust that man's words - everyone has talent.
if everyone had talent, every house would have a Mozart, every neighbourhood would boast of a Shakespeare, every area of a Shah Rukh Khan and every city of their own Barack Obama. but such things only exist in a utopic world and sadly, ours is not. it need'nt be either. if everyone was a Mozart where would there be space for any Salieri? if everyone was a Shah Rukh Khan, where would all the up and coming actors go? there is a space meant for everyone. not necessarily a space of great name, fame and recognition, but not even of a downtrodden dung heap!
i think there needs to be a balance. everyone cannot have everything. if i can write it is definitely not mandatory that i need to sing, act or dance just because someone else does! i think i am fine the way i am and i think we ought to stay in our own domains. its good to be experimental but not if it fails every time you try and still remain oblivious to the fact that its not the thing for you. we're all cut out for a certain task and its best we stayed in our own mould. if we tried [however desperately or sincerely] to change or add on to our list of accolades or skills, we are cheating ourselves, others around us and the force that created us. worse, we're simply being greedy. when you're plate has a burger, fries and a milkshake, why covet someone else's pizza!
there is a vast difference between talent and mediocrity. i don't advocate it because it is bad enough that there is a divide even when the holy books [and the Indian Constitution] say that all are equal in the eyes of god and the law. we need not impress upon others about the divide we see between themselves and us because they're the first ones to feel it. its possible [and good] to bridge the gap and know that we can create the utopia. we need not follow the fact that there is none because all these statements of equality, potential and talent did not appear out of thin air but arose out of matters of some consequence. the rest is for you to decide. you are the best judge and the worst defense.
=D
i think it was some sort of prize distribution where i heard the speaker say - everyone has untapped potential and talent and it must be brought out. everyone has that "something special" and everyone has a forte`. - and so on and so forth. if i still lived in an illusion, i would believe the man and really look hard to find something. at least SOMETHING.
some people are gifted or special. no denying that they excel at something and are truly brilliant at it. these are the kinds who go down in history for having aced something that others could only vie to achieve. these are the kind of people termed in English as talented.
and then there is another lot. they know lots of things and are good at them all. they are noticed and also go down in history for having being the ALL ROUNDERS. but lets just look closely at what i just said. they're GOOD at lots of things. not great, not exceptional, not any of the adjectives one would generally use for the people mentioned a little earlier.
and there is [not so surprisingly] another breed. the ones who try. they go down in history just for that. they tried. most fail, some even manage to get promoted to another category. these are the kind of people who still trust that man's words - everyone has talent.
if everyone had talent, every house would have a Mozart, every neighbourhood would boast of a Shakespeare, every area of a Shah Rukh Khan and every city of their own Barack Obama. but such things only exist in a utopic world and sadly, ours is not. it need'nt be either. if everyone was a Mozart where would there be space for any Salieri? if everyone was a Shah Rukh Khan, where would all the up and coming actors go? there is a space meant for everyone. not necessarily a space of great name, fame and recognition, but not even of a downtrodden dung heap!
i think there needs to be a balance. everyone cannot have everything. if i can write it is definitely not mandatory that i need to sing, act or dance just because someone else does! i think i am fine the way i am and i think we ought to stay in our own domains. its good to be experimental but not if it fails every time you try and still remain oblivious to the fact that its not the thing for you. we're all cut out for a certain task and its best we stayed in our own mould. if we tried [however desperately or sincerely] to change or add on to our list of accolades or skills, we are cheating ourselves, others around us and the force that created us. worse, we're simply being greedy. when you're plate has a burger, fries and a milkshake, why covet someone else's pizza!
there is a vast difference between talent and mediocrity. i don't advocate it because it is bad enough that there is a divide even when the holy books [and the Indian Constitution] say that all are equal in the eyes of god and the law. we need not impress upon others about the divide we see between themselves and us because they're the first ones to feel it. its possible [and good] to bridge the gap and know that we can create the utopia. we need not follow the fact that there is none because all these statements of equality, potential and talent did not appear out of thin air but arose out of matters of some consequence. the rest is for you to decide. you are the best judge and the worst defense.
=D
Friday, January 30, 2009
Appreciation....
THIS POEM IS FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER READ, ADMIRED AND COMMENTED ON ANYTHING THAT I HAVE WRITTEN FOR YOUR WORD IS MY WORLD AND IT MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO ME. THIS IS JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.
it feels good to be appreciated
when we share
with someone who is fair
and yet will show their care
it feels good to be appreciated
it feels good to be appreciated
through a star on the assignment
through even a small compliment
through flattery [but only to an extent]
it feels good to be appreciated
it feels good to be appreciated
when all hope is gone
when the current is strong
and we can't hold on
it feels good to be appreciated.
it feels good to be appreciated
its the best motivation
in any situation
i'm glad there's always
a little appreciation..............
=D
it feels good to be appreciated
when we share
with someone who is fair
and yet will show their care
it feels good to be appreciated
it feels good to be appreciated
through a star on the assignment
through even a small compliment
through flattery [but only to an extent]
it feels good to be appreciated
it feels good to be appreciated
when all hope is gone
when the current is strong
and we can't hold on
it feels good to be appreciated.
it feels good to be appreciated
its the best motivation
in any situation
i'm glad there's always
a little appreciation..............
=D
Matters Of No Consequence..
what good is an idea
one cannot execute?
what good is an argument
one can always refute?
what is the worth of love
if not traded for loss?
what guarantee of items
obtained free of cost?
what use is a dream
that disturbs a sleep?
what for are tears
if we do not weep?
why even say yes
if later you'll refuse?
why even bother recycling
when you cringe to reuse?
what purpose do
useless objects serve?
which is a courageous man
without a nerve?
what greatness in joy
achieved without pain?
why even work hard
and receive no gains?
why even make friends
who are not for ever?
why mock a fool
after calling him clever?
what need of a book
that teaches not a thing?
why expect any gifts
when none you ever bring?
what need what need
of promises a heap,
which never in a lifetime
you will keep?
why is the inside scared
and the outside strong?
why take away someone's right
through your wrong?
what use is a picture
that just gathers dust?
what fun is a doing
that's done for it must?
what need of questions
when answers there are not?
and why the thinking
when no result it has got?
for all these queries
the solutions lie within
and one who learns them fastest
does the race of life win.
=D
one cannot execute?
what good is an argument
one can always refute?
what is the worth of love
if not traded for loss?
what guarantee of items
obtained free of cost?
what use is a dream
that disturbs a sleep?
what for are tears
if we do not weep?
why even say yes
if later you'll refuse?
why even bother recycling
when you cringe to reuse?
what purpose do
useless objects serve?
which is a courageous man
without a nerve?
what greatness in joy
achieved without pain?
why even work hard
and receive no gains?
why even make friends
who are not for ever?
why mock a fool
after calling him clever?
what need of a book
that teaches not a thing?
why expect any gifts
when none you ever bring?
what need what need
of promises a heap,
which never in a lifetime
you will keep?
why is the inside scared
and the outside strong?
why take away someone's right
through your wrong?
what use is a picture
that just gathers dust?
what fun is a doing
that's done for it must?
what need of questions
when answers there are not?
and why the thinking
when no result it has got?
for all these queries
the solutions lie within
and one who learns them fastest
does the race of life win.
=D
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