LOVE IN TEN LINES

Love's hard to express

but everybody feels love

Love is secret unexplained

but everybody knows love

Love is like air

feel love inside you

Love is pure perfection

Love is morning dew

Love wins over everything

Love will find you

NOTE: This poem is with regards to a poetry challenge - Love in Ten Lines. If you choose to join this challenge write ten lines, four words to each line, each containing the word love and nominate ten others to join the challenge. Cheryl, you already nominated the blogging group, so I am nominating no one here. 

YOU'RE ALIVE IN ME

Is there a word that can

describe what I feel?

Is there a word that can

describe your endless zeal?

You took care of me,

Like no one did.

Its amazing how you knew,

about everything I need.

Your arms cuddled me,

whenever I fall.

Your heart heard my voice,

from a distance whenever I call.

Every morning hand in hand,

You walked me to the school.

With you, I shared my secrets,

You are my mother, so cool.

Made me food, so delicious.

Helped me with my homework.

Protected me in every way,

whenever dangers lurked.

Sometimes you were my best friend,

Sometimes my sworn enemy.

How stupid I was to fight with you

on situations, I couldn't see.

My life came crashing down,

When you passed away.

Couldn't understand how you could,

Like that, just walk away

For me, life was different then,

Dark and full of struggle.

I longed for your warm hug

in which, I could once again snuggle.

But in many strange ways,

You made me feel.

that you were not gone,

Still there with me, in real.

In good and bad times,

In every decision I make,

In loneliness and celebrations,

And in every step that I take.

Like a guiding force,

from the sky above, so blue.

You're alive in me, in every heartbeat

Because I'm a part of you.

NOTE: This poem is dedicated to my mother Tehmi Bamboat (1944 - 1995). 

THE EARTH DAY POEM

In the lap of luxury

In your comfort, you sit

Watching this world burn

Watching it split

You have your own troubles

You have your own life

Balancing everyday's

Endless strife

You celebrate Earth Day

Participate in the cause

But you're too busy 

to ponder and pause

That its your world too

the place you call home

where your ancestors walked

Where your kids will roam

But in your pursuit

for future progress

You've exploited me enough

Creating a mess

Your war, your battles

Is making me sick

Your quest for oil

Selfish motives that reek

Oh! human

you dominant race

Look what you've done

Ruined my grace

But its never too late

To end these wars

To restore peace &

this planet of yours

Its time to undo

What we've done

To embrace nature

To do away with guns

We're a big family

Earth is our Mother

Respect her gifts

Don't treat her like just another

LET GO

I want it, I want it.

Its a human thing.

To hold it tight,

This unlimited yearning

Never want to let it go

We hold it tight

Our fear to lose it,

makes us fight 

But time moves on,

as clock ticks by.

Nothing is permanent,

Its natural to born and die

Everything has a beginning,

and so has its end.

There is nothing we can do.

Nothing in our hand.

The only way out,

is to let go.

The people we love,

the things we know.

Have you ever seen a tree

crying in grief?

When autumn steals away

Its precious leaf.

Can we be like the rose plant?

That smiles back and let go.

it's precious flower, so dear

Without a hint of woe

Even the river that flows,

is never the same.

Mixing with different tributaries,

Leaving behind what it once claimed.

To let go,

is the way of life.

Its hard and challenging.

It cuts like a knife.

Every moment of it,

Excruciating pain.

Every thought of it,

makes you go insane.

Probably because ,

We don't want to change.

To start over afresh.

A fear unknown and strange.

But there is no other way,

You got to understand.

We are just a part of this.

A design, so grand.

So, let go that moment,

that's stuck in your mind.

Of hatred and negativity,

and of feelings unkind.

Don't hold it back, let go,

Feel the pleasure when you give.

Abundance is a process of letting go,

Only that which is empty can receive.

A RAINY THOUGHT

Its dark and gloomy

Outside my window

Dark clouds hovering

Like an alien UFO

A loud thundering

Fills the dark sky

Like hundred drums

At once playing by

And in all that darkness

Lightning appears

Displaying its tremendous power

Gripping my heart with fears

Its all chaos and mess

In the city

This power of nature

Shows no pity

But we need this rain

Like air to breathe

A sign of prosperity

Of good luck and deed

I see these school kids

Splashing water everywhere

Not a drop of concern

Mind free from care

People heading for work

Worried about delayed trains

Burdened with responsibilities

Hurrying through the lanes

A respite to the farmers

After a long dry spell

Its not just a drop of water

Its happiness as well

I smell that earthy fragrance

I feel this breeze, so cold

Its wild untamed nature

Ready to unfold

AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

There's a world inside our mind
That awakes when we sleep
A world of impossibilities
And of secrets that we keep

We own it completely
But we can't control
Cant predict it
On what next will be unfold

Its a weird thing
All these dreams that we keep
Some relaxes our minds
Some never let us sleep

But its good to have
An impossible dream
One that tests our true character
In conditions grim

Pleasant dreams are good
Impossible ones are better
Its our perception and mindset
That really matter

Great visionaries were great dreamers
They just believed in what they envision
Hold on to it in the darkest hour
Fueled it by determination

And that's the challenge
Life throws at us
Living our dream
Among all that worldly fuss

Probably that is what separates
Between us and the great
To cling on to our dreams
When we begin to lose faith

Its ain't that easy
Its an uphill climb
Patience running out
Thoughts running wild

But whats life without it
Without nothing to achieve
What does a man know of celebration
When he has never grieved

So if you have a dream
Don't throw it away
Believe in it, till the end
Come what may

Someday down the line
Things will turn your way
Strengthening your belief
On an unexpected day

And when your dream turns into reality
Every moment of it feels great
You wonder how things began to fall in place
The moment you took that leap of faith.

QUEST FOR HAPPINESS

I wake up every morning.

Tired and Negative.

Thinking about what life has to offer.

Thinking about reasons to live.

Its the same old urban life.

Fast and Merciless.

Got no time to plan ahead.

Life here is a pile of mess.

Sometimes I just want to end this,

with a single blow of death.

Happiness is just a stranger,

whom I've never met.

But happiness ain't a product,

that I can find in the store.

It lies somewhere inside me,

waiting for me to explore.

I guess I am not the only.

Challenge lies in the nature all around.

Birds, animals and every living creature,

in the sky and on the ground.

So I wake up once again.

Positively from my bed.

Ready to rise to the challenge,

and earn my daily bread.

I am not the same anymore.

Grumbling about my sorrow.

I am learning from my mistakes.

Ready to shape my tomorrow.

Prepared to take on new challenges.

Walking paths where I've never been.

My quest for happiness has finally ended,

with the peace I've found within.

Dedicated to my friend Cheryl KP. :)