I have not seen the world, but I have been into its depths — with you;
I have not been to the heights, but I have driven into a sea of joy — with you;
I have not stayed awake from night to day, but with the giggles of you;
I have been through, far and far — but the places hold smile and joy, with you.
Category: Poems
Free verse and quiet poems — in English and Hindi — on love, longing, loss, and the slow work of healing.
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Have Been, You
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Love?
Afar, at the heights of love,
I am scared of its hurt;
wide open, I welcomed the thorns —
how seldom do I hear it wrong? -
Beautiful Life
Before a day, after a night,
when sleep is gripping the pillow tight,
I woke to a day I lost, and gained,
and wasted away the sadness inside;
I crawled back to reality,
and wondered at this beautiful life. -
Way Back
Shall I be lost in the triumph of the one I gain,
or shall I behold the fight of the one I lost?
They are ways to reach the old, and the new —
but why does the shortest so often lead to you? -
Endless Dream
Behold my dreams, and wing them afar,
to a place farther than the far of your smile,
to a heart as close as yours and mine —
I shall be told to love thee, and always. -
Corner of Life
I pass by morning again,
to see myself walking down the same roads;
some are with me, others lost in the past;
you come and go — but I wait, in one corner of my life…There you come, as my beloved,
hold my hand, and wish for nothing else;
love yourself, and I love the world, and my desire — you;
and holding myself in one corner of life, I wonder nothing else.And then comes the battle, and the loss;
I run from you, and from your love;
I watch you go, and come, and ruin my life;
in one corner of my life, I regret, day after day…And with the morning now past,
I hold one more desire, longing for one more;
lost and lost, to wherever everyone has been —
from one corner, I watch life go on, like this. -
The Dawn of a Day
The shadow of mist will disappear,
birds will fly on a chirping sound;
life will nurture in every corner,
some will rise — now, or later,
with a roosting sound, or one of me.Wryly drawing a million shades in the sky,
with so many phases of life,
it reaches every new direction it finds —
little things to hold, and to say.And from a far distance,
I stare at your potency,
far beyond any reach to conquer:
the dawn of a day. -
Heart of Time
Heart of time…
Day upon day, and turning nights;
every day goes by, one sight;
here and there, belonging of mine —
once, there was a heart of time…Keys of a piano, and melody of sounds;
thunder of the sky, and broken apart;
every time, every day, the mirror does not shine,
left with the broken heart of time…Flying with the speed of the past,
nothing lasts ever, where the race ends;
this is not the end, nor the beginning —
it lies in the anger of time…I bid my love to memories,
immersed in the eyes of time;
lost, but having conquered the world,
living myself, in the heart of time. -
Happy Valentine
Days come and go,
but what shall I give you today?
I thought of flowers, for beauty,
but I see nothing more beautiful than you.
I thought of chocolate, for sweetness,
but how could anything be sweeter than your voice?
I thought of a gift, for surprise,
but it seems to fade before your eyes.
I thought of a heart, to show love,
but it appears less than your care.
I thought of a smile, and happiness,
but nothing is like your smile…And then I thought of words —
and I just wrote a poem, on you. -
Life and You
Raving of mine,
to and for thine;
mighty chimes shine,
beneath the night and time…One more goodbye,
and the still-standing sky;
falling, but raising a voice,
in the heat of failing love and cries…In the name of love,
I found another me —
lost, and conquered, as one;
the carnival of life, and thine…I want more, and more,
to wait, and to lose,
to love, and to hate —
to live the beauty of life, and you…