Once you loved me true

It’s just as well,
That I had kept some moments aside,
Tucked safely, in my heart.
Some memories of love,
Some moments, just special for us.

For, today, when you look the other way,
I find myself lost!
When the silence screams loud,
And memories stir some noise,
I feel you around!

It’s just as well, I kept those moments aside,
Tucked in my heart.

I put some words together,
A poem, a tribute, a prayer
You call them some lines crafted,
Not likely to get us anywhere!

I urge you to listen
For the sake of  what we called, love.
You close your mind
Perhaps, you want to move on

You can’t hear my voice.
But I can listen to your silence.
You don’t see my love.
 I can see your grievance.

Once, we had dreamed together,
Our souls were in harmony.
I don’t know if it occurs to you,
Once you had also loved me true.

Soul Revived-a set of haikus

Placid lake stirs now,
Kissed by flirtatious breeze
Ripples of desire.

Silent, lonesome heart
Lying dormant for long, wakes,
A song echoes far.

Dry, weathered leaves fall,
New greens sprout another life,
Life sings merrily.


Time to find reasons new,
Shedding all memories old.
Soul revived once again.

Give Me A Break!

No lush greens.
No white beaches,
Nor shimmering seas.

Orange sunsets,
Or peachy dawns.
No high teas,
In manicured lawns

Mad shopping sprees,
Madder family trees,
Gossip sessions till two
And what have you!

The backwaters,
Or exotic locales.
No steep treks,
Nor forest trails.

Nothing works for me today!
Frayed nerves scream above the din.
Give me a break,
My mind needs a holiday!

Champagne Love

Feeling the bubbles rise up the soul;
Heady,
Intoxicating, to the core,
I let it go in to my head
Madly,
Helplessly, being led.

As the bubbles bead
The brim of my heart,
A strange languor
Throws me off-guard.

Floating over the fluffy clouds
Of my mind;
Uncaring,
Halcyon thoughts pull me away,
Leaving my woes behind.

As the effect starts to fade
I find myself,
Startlingly,
On terra firma again.

Spare her a thought...

Moments before the light turned green,
A rap on the window broke my reverie.
Peering inside my rolled up window,
A picture in rags stood now.

Hand extended, face contorted
A feeble voice, message thwarted
Blank response to my mute empathy
And my mind tossed in a quandary.

I could avert my face and ignore her,
Or, pay for the somersaults she performed mid-road
Acrobatics in the middle of the roads
Busy intersections, screaming horns.

That little girl of seven perhaps,
Pausing for no breather between the laps.
Contrasting indifference to commendable feat,
The child of seven, trying to swallow defeat

Some alms thrown in disdain,
Some words of contempt barely contained
She, but, bore them all
Proud dignity in a frame so small

A voice called out from somewhere
She ran there to collect the fare
The light, but, turned green
And she watched in despair.

As the traffic sped past her,
She stood waiting for the next halt to occur.

I carried home the little girl’s plight
She stayed with me through the night.
Morning after, the light dawned new
Her thought evaporated like misty dew….

Storm Within-a series of haikus

It rained all night,
Beating against my window.
My pillow is wet too!

The deluge unstoppable,
Relentless, merciless storm.
Within me, and out!

The dawn appears bleak,
Lifeless, wan, shrouded in grey.
Silence is so loud!

The meaning of love

I lay my bet,
My faith at stake,
On your meaning of Love!

My eyes seek,
With a desperation,
The answers,
To comfort my soul.

Where is the one…
The mate of my mood?
Muted, in my silence
Sparkling, in my eloquence!

Where is the one…
Strong and fired?
In step with me,
Through my tribulations and trials.

I am lonesome,
My soul is quiet.
Can my silence talk with yours
Just for a while?

Silent, barren, desolate
Is my mind!
Can I borrow a dream from you,
And make it mine?

I lay my bet,
My faith at stake,
On this feeling called Love!