Justice Delayed...Justice Denied
A nation raped…
Mute, stunned, indignant
World watched, ashamed…
Cruelty, hate, evil
(Put to shame, even devil)
Drives the mentally ill…
Justice delayed
While we, a messiah await
Or resigned to fate…
Does God Wait
For good sense to prevail…
And love conquers hate…
Justice denied
Shocked, aggrieved wail…
While accused hide…
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A Speck of Perfection
Tiny grass flowers
Stand tall despite showers-
Golden specks with will power.
Blades so tender
Delicate and slender,
In total surrender.
Like a disarming child-
Little wayward and wild,
As well as mild.
My eyes intent
Wonder struck, reflect
Study and introspect-
Even in seemingly frail,
His eye for detail
And perfection, prevails.
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A Board Game
Opportunity- a problem in disguise...
Every choice comes at a price,
Demands of you to make a sacrifice.
Weighing the pros and cons, you roll the dice.
Dreams beckon and steer,
Eyes brimming with tears
You have to go through conflict
To move forward in life and uplift.
We really have no one to blame
Life is simply like a board game
Helplessly I watched him agonise,
The decision had not been easy I realised.
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A squirrel squeals...! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
On a hot noon
In mid June,
A squirrel
Races down a black
Iron pipe
Wagging her tail,
Full of energy
Squeaks
In delight,
Her ears alert
Nodding her
Head from side to side.
I watch
From my window
Lying on a soft bed,
In an air conditioned room
Feeling frail,
Just as power fluctuates...
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Bonsai
Miniature trees
In shallow trays-
Pinched,
Pruned,
Sheared,
Twisted,
Wired,
To give them a shape-
Windswept,
Erect,
To
Create
An illusion
In many other ways.
In the name
Of beauty
And aesthetics,
Why interfere
With
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One Who Believes
One who believes
In Him
Is like a tree
Planted
By a stream,
Who gets replenished
When he
Runs out of steam.
An atheist
Is like a bush,
Growing
In a desert.
He believes
In himself
And chooses
To walk alone
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Hope
Hope like a second Sun,
Fills you with divine light
When all is lost,
And keeps you afloat.
Hope is like a crutch
That you take,
When you are hurt
And helps you move about.
Hope lights up the dark
Spaces that fill your spirit,
When you are in despair
So let it stay,
And not come on a short visit.
Hope at times is all we have,
When the going gets tough
Pretend to be deaf
To those who say
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Walking bare feet in the Park! ! ! !
Walking bare feet on grass
At a early morning hour
Spring… its March.
Mist tickled,
Wind giggled,
Tiny grass flowers
Looked up at dawn
Child like innocence,
Bright colours, no fragrance
Yet a manifestation
Of His aspiration.
In awe, watched
have charisma...
Birds flitting merrily
My eyes chased
Butterflies, painted
In colours so gay.
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An Appointment, I await! ! ! ! ! !
Right on time,
I said as I smiled
And put my glass of
Cointreau aside.
Just wait,
Let me put this clock away,
Its ticking,
Feels like an intrusion.
For now
I want to believe you will
Hold me till eternity
In silence
Am filled with ecstasy
As you embrace me
In stillness
While no one is prying.
Life in a metro
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Mystery of Life
Can pain and pleasure
Be felt at the same time?
I feel I am going out of my mind.
I asked my spiritual guide.
She looked at me with compassionate eyes
And said, “These are turbulent times
Too much happening at the same time
Mind is not able to deal with
So much stimulation
So you keep doing your meditation
To achieve equanimity of mind.”
Treat yourself with love and kindness
Everything cannot be analysed.
That is the mystery of life”.
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