For Him.

Babes

I hope you have reached safe n sound

And parked yourself on happier grounds

I write to you from a clueless town

I have no idea why I frown

Probably because I am missing you

Perhaps you should have left a residue

Of your singing heart and your dancing soul

Your skin, your pores or your magic moles

To help me survive this boring week

Without the much-needed dose of mischief

I wonder why I did not keep

A part of you, that would help me sleep

Like your arm, your palm, your lips, your tongue

Your chest, your breath, or just one of your lungs

But I shall try and not dissect

the anatomy of the man you make

'Cause the man you make is a rare find

The whole of you makes one of a kind!

Perspective.

Of course, if you were born on the elephant's back, you would quickly learn to see the lie of the land.

Source: Unknown

SECRET PLACES

How many faces lie hidden, waiting for the time when curious eyes will find them in their secret places.

In the heart of a leaf or the bark of a tree.
In the frozen pond or the turning sea.
In the twist of a chair or the look of a key
or the shriveled skin of an elephant's knee.

-Irwin Demer.
This piece was lying hidden in the book  'The Art of Looking Sideways', waiting for the time when my curious eyes would find it!

On comfort.

But I don't want comfort. I want poetry. I want danger. I want freedom. I want goodness. I want sin.
-Brave new world

On Luck.

Luck, they say, has a peculiar habit of favoring those who don't depend on it.

On Strength

“Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”

- Betty White

Happy Ending?

There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.

 -Shel Silverstein

Love

And love is a word used too much and much too soon.
- from the world wide web

Being alone

Language has created the word 'Loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'Solitude' to express the glory of being alone.
-Paul Tillich

From Steve Mccurry's amazing blog
http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/solitude-and-silence-2/

Words

Where can I find a man who has forgotten words?
I'd like to have a word with him.
-Chuang Tzu

From the book 'Married to Bhutan'

Trade

There are, in the heart of the vast Himalayas, some strange marketplaces where one can barter the whirlwind of life for infinite wisdom.

- Jetsun Milarepa, Tibetan yogi and poet

Wisdom is seasonal.

It blooms in spring and withers in autumn.
In summers, of course, it likes to be forgotten.
It pays occasional visits when you feel dead and rotten.
Wisdom in winters is drastically shortened.

For real!

When you get done with your virtual life
Make some time for the girl who wants to be your wife.
You will find her standing with a loving gaze,
At the outer edge of your cyber space.

This & That

This mountain, That mountain.
This river, That river.
This tree, That tree.
This flower, That flower.
This cloud, That cloud.
This season, That season.
This bird, That bird.

I love.

Aaaacchhoooo!!!!

Sneezing hard to let the love germs go and attack his immune system.

Silence and Storm

There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.

- my Naga friend quotes Willa Cather.

Wine and Whirling

Bring the pure wine of love and freedom.
But sir, a tornado is coming.
More wine, we'll teach this storm
A thing or two about whirling.
- Rumi

Pest Control

By multiplying themselves at a persistent pace
and sucking me deep into their bacterial maze
Cockroaches have invaded my personal space!

Carrom

My mind needs some boric acid to smoothen the game of thoughts!

DAYS.

There will be days when your attire won't hide your tyres.
and your heart won't get what it truly desires.

There will be days when you will find truth with a bunch of liars
and the song you want won't be there on limewire.

There will be days when you will find someone to 'light your fire'
only to realize that it's for your funeral pyre.

On such days, just take a cab on hire
and go hug the person you truly admire.