aim of life

an answer is not the end
to any question ...
certain questions
have inbuilt answers
and many answers will lead
to many a new question-
tha aim of the life is
to search for the answers
in questions
and to segregate questions
from the answers
and cross the doors of
doubt and dissatisfaction
and enter the fire of truth
before vanishing into the eternity!

i want to die with you

don't say...
that i don't know
what love is..
how to love..
and to leave you-
i agree...
i am ignorant of love
and i don't know
how to love -
but the only thing
i am aware is..
i want to live with you
and die with you..
i also promise you
that atleast before i die
i will know what love is,
and i keep loving you
till my last breath!

thirst of a poet

hollowness unfathomable
dissatisfaction inexplicable -
even after living
among the versatile thoughts
the whole day...
even after pouring every thought
on the paper -
unquenching thirst..
unending quest -
to reveal..
to decipher..
the imperceptible
the illusory and enigmatic -
to turn a hard rock
into a beautiful sculpture -
to convert a raw feeling
into an alluring poem!

wailing village

what happened to my village?
to the smiles of lush green crops
the warm greetings of innocent people
the whispering streams
the playful calves
the twilight hues and sounds
the chirping nests
and the mesmerizing monsoons...
the sweet smell of the earth
wet with a fresh drizzle..
the granneries filled with grains..
the festive celebrations...
where all have they gone?
who has taken them away?
why are the streets wearing
a deserted look?
why are the people looking lifeless?
why is my village dried up?
why is it wailing??

thoughts of a poet

the waves of an ocean
how mighty they are..
and unruly they may be..
have to meet the shore
and disappear -
the thoughts of a poet
how amusing they are
and vibrant they may be
have to converge
and settle into a word!

i love myself

i love myself-
yes i do love myself-
so long...
i have been
finding it difficult
to love others-
i was puzzled
since i couldn't get
the reason for that-
i thought i was selfish..
i love only myself..
and that's the reason
why i couldn't love ohers-
i pondered over
and i realized to my amusement..
i do not love myself either-
very sad in deed
i began to love myself..
and pampering my feelings..
now surprisingly
i am able to love everyone
as they are all same as me
as lovable as me
since then.....
i am in love with myself
and i also love others!

the fear of a fish

a small fish
in the mighty ocean
free and fearless-
moving to any depths
swimming so fast
facing the roughness
of any weather...
showing the toughness
of it's scaly skin...
escaping from the big fish
very often ...
it is not afraid of
strong and furious waves-
but can't stand
even a tiny net of
a naive fisherman!