Thursday, September 20, 2007

Amazed Am I ...

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How easy it is,
for one to deny,
Probability of life,
Amazed am I.

How simple it is.
A soul's sacrifice.
To not feel,
Amazed am I.

How far I have come,
so silent is the sigh.
I love no more.
Amazed am I.

How true they are,
that call me a hypocrite.
Didn't I strangle life ?
Amazed am I.

How devastatingly simple it is,
to shut in tears and smile.
To become a shadow of life.
Amazed am I.

How handy it is,
a beautiful lie.
A whisper short of death.
Amazed am I.

Someday ..

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Forget,
I was told.
Rainbows return,
Someday.

Smile,
They said.
The sun rises again,
Someday.

Dream.
They advised.
You will live them,
Someday.

So here I am,
trying to forget,
something that promises,
to haunt me forever.

So here I am,
trying to smile,
Burying sobs,
silencing each tremor.

So here I am,
living a dream,
that will turn into a nightmare,
Someday.

Friday, June 08, 2007

A Wonder that Doubled

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The tiny pink fingers,
the twinkly toes.
Oh, all I want,
is to hold them close.

I wonder at the wonder,
that has entered my life again.
Are they two tears of happiness ?
or a shower of refreshing rain.

Half a world away they lie,
akin to a mirage in the heat.
If I could run to them, I would,
even barefoot on a pebbled street.

I hold on to the tiny ray,
hoping the mirage is an oasis.
Two flowers in full bloom,
Poetic beauty washing over distress.

If love is this earth,
then the whole universe will I give.
Two pearls in an oyster.
The times that now I will relive.

The melody that the birds sing,
the sky that is bluer than blue.
The hearts that beat a song divine,
Joy in this world is indeed true.

~Neha

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

On the crossroads of life ...

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A beautiful city,
a sea of twinkiling lights,
The cobblestone roads,
The stranger I befriended that night.

It was twilight,
even as the stars showered charm,
A prayer of thanks escaped my lips,
as darkness spread its arms.

For the nights are my friends,
they welcome me as old mates do.
I can lose myself and cry,
No more pretences, only what's true.

Words I dare not speak,
for they are songs my heart sings,
The walls of laughter I have built,
to hide the pain that each day brings.

But then, there are times when I wonder,
if 'tis me that's being unfair,
Life brings smiles as well as tears,
All it takes to forget is a silent prayer.

So maybe I should follow,
what they say.
Keep my chin up, and smile
After all, life is a stray.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Bachpan ke vo din

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Yaad aate hain vo din, vo saawan ke mahine,
Khelte the dhoop me, jhoomte barasta tha jab paani,
Ret ke teelon par tehelte, ghar banaate,
mitti ke swad se zyada koi mithai na thi humein bhaani.

Dada dikhaate ek nayi duniya suhaani,
Shaant andheri raaton me jab sunate the kisse kahani.
Tha un kahaniyon me pariyon ka dera,
dada ke chehre pe beete saalon ka fera.
Bachpan ki vo athkheliyaan, maa baba ki vo daant,
saawan ke vo jhoole, unchi udti patang ki vo kaat.
holi pe gali koochon me rang le dubak kar baithna,
aate jaate musafiron par barsana rangon se sajaa paani.

Diye baati se sajaa dena ghar ko aaye jo diwali,
bhai ke anar phuljhadi ke liye ladna, apne karke khali.
Vo chhat par let kar taaron se karna hazaron baatein,
Maa baba ki sakhti ki shikayat me kaat dena jaane kitni raatein.
yaad aata hai vo mann marzi zindagi jeene ki tamanna karna,
chupke chupke dada ke kamre se churan ki bheli churana.
khushi se chehekna jhoole jo mil jaayein kahin,
sangi saathiyon ke sang nange per sadakon par tehelna.

Badon sa ban ne ki aarzoo karte the tab,
aaj aarzoo hai ki vo din phir laut aayein.
Phir ho jaayein duniya se befikr hum,
phir se pehli barish me naache gaayein.
Phir daantein humein koi usi tarenh,
phir manaaye dekar vaasta apne pyar ka.
Bekhabar hon phir rishton se hum,
bachpan ki koi shararat phir darwaaze pe dastak de jaye.

Friday, May 04, 2007

Aate hain chale jaate hain ..

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Maut nahin cheenti logon ko humse,
zindagi unhein chheen liya karti hai.
Seene me dabaya ek raaz shaam o sehar humne
humaari vafa ki khilli zindagi aaj udaati hai.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

A silent thought

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A blank page is all I see,
Life's pen writing as quick as can be.
The words are beautiful, the letters pearls.
As I read, the fairy tale unfurls.

A story that tells of oceans of love,
of someone looking out for me from up above.
I try to get a word in, to make my presence felt,
but I realise this round of cards has already been dealt.

Life teaches you life in its own way,
Shadows for some, for some it becomes rays.
Life is about a smile, its about that lone tear,
In the silent hours of night, life is a whispered prayer.

A prayer of solace, A prayer of thankfulness.
A prayer that shows me the real strength I possess.
The strength to smile through highs and lows,
To step in step with life no matter where it flows.

Life taught me how to hold tears and fake smiles,
If it comes to someone I love, life taught me to jump stiles.
Then why today can I not smile or laugh ?
Why do thoughts have the power to slice my heart into half ?

Why do I again stand alone, loved ones forsaken ?
Despite all life taught me, my confidence shaken ?
Maybe this thought is a territory I shouldn't tread,
Maybe some things are just better left unsaid.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

When someone touches your life ...

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The heavens in a dew drop,
Eternity in an hour.
The world on my palm,
The rainbow in a flower.

A smile that spreads on a baby's face,
The eyes that once held mine.
The warmth on a winters day,
The stars that showed me a sign.

He taught me what love could mean,
He asked me to give life a chance.
He left before I could hold his finger,
but he taught me to love life at first glance.

The innocence in a child's eyes,
makes me wonder,
How could one being hurt another,
How could they loot and plunder ?

For a knife isn't the only blade,
that could tear open one's heart.
Words and deeds sometimes,
can tear someone's world apart.

If love could have been this earth,
then the whole universe would I have given.
Memories are what now smile at me,
and I smile back, the world forgiven.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Chhor chale ..

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shaam ke to maane hi hote hain intezaar
intezaar ki gehrayiyon me chhupa hai humaara pyar
mohabbat ki humne aap se lekin
Saki ke jaam ke nashe me jhoome hum har baar

Monday, February 12, 2007

The Difference

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What's the difference
between being happy and being sad ?
A mere curve of the lips,
or a wish that could not be had ?

Does a kind word separate them,
or a beating heart ?
Could it be love
or the mere mention of a treacle tart ?

I laugh, I smile,
I make fun of the moments that tick by
Then why am I thankful
as each moment passes safely by ?

Is the curve on my face
the wrong way round ?
Or is it just the world that I look at,
upside down ?

Putting thoughts into words,
trying to think,
is like trying to channel the pacific,
through my kitchen sink.

My thoughts today
are a living dream,
of what my life has become,
no soul, no cream.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Choice

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Choices define destiny.
My choice is to see you smile.
Then why do I feel so empty ?
Why dont I want to walk that extra mile ?

Somewhere along that path,
our two shadows will be reduced to one.
you will no longer be within my sight,
and I will want to run.

To run to where you are
To run from where you are.
I will probably just stay still,
trying to keep some sort of control on my heart

I want to see the flowers,
that bloom on the other side of this wall.
But scaling you is something i dont want to do,
for on the other side i might see thorns.

As I look into your eyes i realise,
that's what life will be like without you.
Just a bundle of thorns without roses,
but a feeling that has always been true.

But no matter how long the night is,
the sun always shines.
Shadows are always a part of one's life,
but their presence show us the value of sunshine

Khyaal

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Dil ka tootna ..

Phir aaj usi disha me hava chal padi hai,
phir lagi saawan ki rimjhim jhadi hai
par ye sab hain khwaabon khyaalon ki baatein,
kabhi toot kar cheez koi judi hai ?

Tanhai ..

Tamanna hai taaron se baatein karne ki
apna haal e dil sunaane ki
Baadalon ko manzoor nahin par iraada humaara,
unhone bhi thaan li hai humein tanha chhod jaane ki.

Friday, January 05, 2007

The stranger with no name

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The secrets that my heart holds,
The tear that escapes my eye,
Why did I lose you ?
Why didnt I even try?

My dreams were like the twinkling stars
that faded away in the bright light of day,
But night fell again.
This time I hoped the stars will stay

As the early colors of dawn,
spread across the sky.
Your hand left mine,
as you waved goodbye.

A smile on your face,
and love in your heart.
My prayer for you came true,
as I watched you depart.

So what if the hand you hold is not mine,
my heart holds yours forever
So what if you are not aware of my love,
this secret i will treasure forever.

Sitting in the darkness,
i watched as you became,
The stranger I once loved.
The stranger with no name.