akash-smriti

Trust your hands

2008-07-21T11:28:00.000-07:00

No , not the self professed divine ,
which needs the myth of divine
to survive with selfishness ,
trust tour hands
to churn out the truly divine
and mind to savour it.

akash

Like the color of mehendi

2008-07-20T17:40:00.000-07:00

Consistency is like
the color of mehendi ,
a lot like love dipped in care ,
can be seen only when it is properly soaked in .

akash

Remembering a "gift"

2008-07-19T22:08:00.000-07:00

One of the best gifts
I gave to my child .....

" a fairy tale told
ever so softly
to put him to sleep ..."

hoping that an imprint of it would be replayed whenever needed ....

akash

It has been a while now.....

2008-07-19T21:22:00.000-07:00

It has been a while now
since I visited the rocks on the westend beach ,
it has been more than a while now
since I saw them dazzle in sunlight ,
sparkle with conversations
of friends , lovers , aquaintances ,
soulmates in bubbling youthfulness
or with mature silver streaks ,
holding hands ,
sitting together on the rocks ,
watching the golden Sun
kiss the waves
in an unhurried rhythm .....

akash

The debate goes on .....

2008-07-19T08:17:00.000-07:00

Looks like the mind and body are at variance ,
they have decided to take different positions of the on going debate ,
they have decided to look at different sides of the truth ,
they have given their hearts to different realities ,
now , the only question bothering them is
as to how they will live to be one forever ?
or are the differences only cosmetic ?
is it o.k. to feel differently like citizens in a true democracy ?
The debate goes on ......
akash

I don't see limits

2008-07-15T15:17:00.000-07:00

Not now ,
not today ,
not the day after ,
not here ,
not there ,
not me , not you ,
I don't see limits
when my heart is melting ...

akash

In search of divine

2008-07-15T15:10:00.000-07:00

Do we really need to see divine in mundane ?
Time has perhaps come when we need to create
with not just words ,
but with our hands , head and feet ,
divine out of all that we are left with ,
all around .....

akash

Path to peace

2008-07-15T06:30:00.000-07:00

The path to peace
is lined with wars ,
struggles ,
to achieve
a semblence of equality ,
trustworthiness ,
a feeling of
being human
without masks .

akash

Laws of life

2008-07-14T06:18:00.000-07:00

If I look ahead ,
move ahead ,
I am just obeying
the laws of life ,
if I leave behind
the burdens
that I cannot bear
I am being
honest with life ,
if I follow
my own sense
of right and wrong
it just means
I have a conscience ,
my first accountability
is to my own self ,
a truth as clear
as beautiful
as a freshly formed
crystal lattice
diffracting
the light
as brightly
as it can .

akash

Like one of the three Magi ......

2008-07-14T06:08:00.000-07:00

Increasingly I feel
as light hearted as one of the three Magi ,
finding the other two will itself be exciting ,
there are signs
but I am most excited about my own discoveries ,
a new vibration everyday ,
a new arch everyother day ,
a new bountiful slice of life everyday
under the star filled sky ,
an endless journey
that does not look back .

akash

And to stay there .....

2008-07-13T07:29:00.000-07:00

O to be back ,
to return ,
to the simplicity ,
to the joy ,
to the love
that life really is
and to stay there
forever ......

akash

Empty

2008-07-12T20:46:00.000-07:00

The view is full
of unspoken beauty ,
green silence spreads
as far as the mind can see ,
still an emptiness
a slow , searing and haunting
emptiness seeps
like the scent
of a full blossomed
white lily .

akash

Yet another Ocean

2008-07-11T17:52:00.000-07:00

Will I ever have the words
to say what it is
to be with you , the Ocean ?
Watching the waves swing ,
sparkle . play
with the wind
and the sky ,
the sheer joy
of being with you
draws out a song ,
so many songs
breaking ,
forming ,
living
yet another ocean .

akash

Distant , drifting

2008-07-10T17:32:00.000-07:00

A boat
distant and drifting ,
hazy
through the
threading drizzles ,
sound steadies
trickle of the shower ,
a slow fading ......
only blue
vast , full blue ........

akash

A limit without limit

2008-07-09T17:51:00.000-07:00

A long semi-circular , almost invisible line ,
perhaps unreal ,
where the ocean merges with the skyline ,
or appears to ,
a measure of the distance our hearts can reach
when free ,
totally free to fly with the winds
that gently caress the surface ripples .

akash

A question

2008-07-08T17:35:00.000-07:00

The branches , the leaves
dance in ecstasy .
Was it them
or the wild west wind ?

akash

Now

2008-07-03T18:54:00.000-07:00

Today merges into yesterday
reality disolves into unreal
here we are
holding the transition close
holding each other close
trying to make sense of it all
ushering in a now ,
a dawn , a life still being made .

akash

Color of Sun

2008-07-01T17:58:00.000-07:00

What is the color of Sun ?
You will know only when
you look at the fields in full bloom
swaying in the wind without a care
on a bright sunny afternoon .

akash

In the splashes

2008-06-30T17:25:00.000-07:00

It's misty ,
yet I can see raindrops falling
like notes from a strummed Sitar string ,
our boats are facing opposite sides ,
we row with the gentle pace of the river ,
the droplets dancing blissfully on our eyes ,
a smile breaking on our lips
when the paths cross
and oars speak to each other
in the splashes of a rejoicing river .

akash

Sixth sense ?

2008-06-30T16:27:00.000-07:00

Sorrow is no more a sorrow
when shared ,
joy is more of a joy when shared .
How can I thank
for all that is shared
without speaking ,
before thinking ,
much before even feeling it ?

akash

What a gift !

2008-06-29T22:20:00.000-07:00

Some trust ,
some honesty ,
some faith ,
some belief ,
some loyalty ,
some devotion ,
some sincerity in work and life ,
All love ,
What a gift you are !

akash

Till the very end of time

2008-06-29T21:21:00.000-07:00

A lamp has been lit
in my mind ,
the flame glows bright
all the time ,
till the very end of time .

akash

Real and unreal

2008-06-29T09:13:00.000-07:00

Entwined inseparably
real and unreal ,
fantasy and reality ,
support each other
like the back and front
of a palm ,
I for one
see both of them
as one ,
as my own
vital necessities
for life and living .

akash

akash

Transparency

2008-06-28T01:43:00.000-07:00

Transparency
cannot be secretive ,
cannot co-exist with darkness ,
cannot be appreciated
by the short sighted
in the moment mindset .

akash

Subtle

2008-06-26T15:22:00.000-07:00

Long time since I sang a song of love
it was never the time
atleast not the right time ,
but then , it occured to me ,
it occurs to me , now ,
all songs singing in my mind
had the imprint of it
in every way , in every word
without the need for words ,
without ever saying so .

akash

When it's dark ahead

2008-06-26T07:13:00.000-07:00

At times when
it is dark all around ,
all paths left behind
disappear
and nothing
seems to exist ahead
it's best to
stay still ,
and face
anything
and everything
that happens .

akash

Not so sure anymore ( a tune in my head)

2008-06-25T08:56:00.000-07:00

Is it bright and sunny
or and dull and gray ,
not so sure anymore .....

do I want the lemonade
tangy , salty
or sugary sweet
not so sure any more ....

do I want to run
or stay here still
amidst the safety of walls
not so sure anymore .....

do I trust the world
or watch them
with a healthy mistrust
not so sure anymore .....

am I flying on my wings
or is the wind carrying me
in it's own direction
not so sure anymore .....

do I wrap myself in
purple violet
or orange red
or run after
all the rainbow colors
not so sure anymore ......

a happy floatsom
unsure uncertainity that
we find ourselves in
at times ......

akash

Never ending

2008-06-25T07:43:00.000-07:00

At one level
all that we go through
is maya an illusion
changing every now
into a nameless past ,
still we go on living
with all attachments
past and present
pulling us , pushing us
through life's lanes ,
and I for one
hold on to the past
like life itself ,
even as
future and present
sweep through .
Never ending
are the dilemmas in life .

akash

Lifelong

2008-06-25T06:57:00.000-07:00

I do feel grateful
and I like to express it
every now and then
that I owe it
to all of you
who have
supported
silently
through all
good and bad ,
and fostered
lifelong bonds .
akash

Sighting the shore

2008-06-25T05:30:00.000-07:00

How does it feel
to sight the shore
after months , years of
voyaging through
sea
through easy , tough ,
calm and turbulent times ?
Patience slowly runs out ,
no more lonely voyages ,
no more of uncertain anonymous sounds ,
no more of separation .
akash

Most beautiful

2008-06-24T18:05:00.000-07:00

Most beautiful moment of a day ,
everyday ,
is when I open the door
early morning
to see the most wonderful
view of the day ,
to let light in ,
opening the heart and mind
to an ageless serene beauty
and a host of new possibilities
and positivities.

akash

Want not , waste not

2008-06-23T16:42:00.000-07:00

I tell myself to follow it
in all that I do ,
I do find it very tough
not to want ,
I am not yet
disciplined enough
not to waste ,
but that is the reason
to start
changing my path
to suit
these simple principles
that create
longterm harmony.

akash

There is enough light

2008-06-22T21:06:00.000-07:00

Here in this world ,
right now ,
close to them ,
there is enough light
for the blind to see
if only
they care to see .

akash

Small , small joys

2008-06-22T10:18:00.000-07:00

No small things ,
these small joys ,
small goals
that make
the journey
to the larger ones
joyful .

akash

Imagine

2008-06-21T20:56:00.000-07:00

Imagine jumping
O so high
to ride
right on the back
of a blue - gray cloud
only to tease
a playful ocean .

akash

Gandhiji's words

2008-06-21T18:55:00.000-07:00

These words have been in my mind since early teens .
" Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality .
Cowards can never be moral . "
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Courage

2008-06-21T18:27:00.000-07:00

Courage is an act ,
not a word ,
never in the curtain of
anonymity ,
not of night ,
always in bright
transparent daylight ,
not in blind faith ,
but in real conviction ,
not reckless
but fearless .

akash

Authenticity

2008-06-21T17:45:00.000-07:00

Only authentic words
written or spoken ,
tested in reality
can be accepted .
Otherwise
silence is best .
Not sweet , authentic ,
for they build
future
real and solid.

akash

Reaching out

2008-06-20T22:32:00.000-07:00

Patience to listen ,
listen and listen
quietly ,
for seconds , minutes
hours , days ,
listen till
all that remains
is the essence
of breathing
in peace .

akash

Calm

2008-06-20T22:18:00.000-07:00

Patience
and a quiet dignity
calming
a turbulent ocean .

akash

Mirth and cheer

2008-06-19T18:10:00.000-07:00

A lttle girl
giggles ,
as she picks up
fallen cherries
in the hills of snow ,
and giggles more ,
all mirth and cheer
as she shares them
with my son
and me .

akash

So many ways

2008-06-19T17:27:00.000-07:00

So many ways
a change
makes itself felt ,
like
lifting of veil of darkness
by the rays of dawn .

akash

One and only one

2008-06-18T18:30:00.000-07:00

As time passes ,
as I ascend
echelons of living ,
I hear one
and only
one voice ,
perhaps mine .

akash

Do you have an answer ?

2008-06-18T08:49:00.000-07:00

How does one
give shape ,
pour essence
into
something
as expansive
as air ?
How does one
exist
by holding
on to it ?
How does one
support it
and take
support from it ?
akash

Aarohana

2008-06-17T19:30:00.000-07:00

The notes in my mind
unseen , unheard
are always in ascension
taking me
to places
I have never been .
akash

Presence in absence

2008-06-17T18:57:00.000-07:00

Could there be a gift
better than ,
nobler than ,
kinder than
that bestowed on us
by these
distant visions
which fill the eyes ,
which sooth the heart ,
building an ethereal presence
in physical absence ,
a completeness
divine ,
yet , yet
leaving us free
to be
us ,
one and only one
entity ?
akash

A moment of truth

2008-06-17T12:14:00.000-07:00

Beauty of
windy , silvery grey
moonlit night
brings home
a truth ,
a revelation ,
the fortune
that surrounds me
in these silent watchers ,
in these constant companions
that I am blessed with
unconditionally
all the time ,
and as though
to bless my thoughts
it begins to pour .

akash

Music

2008-06-16T19:04:00.000-07:00

Each act of faith
each word of love
comes alive
vibrant
like a perfectly strummed note
playing endlessly
in all that is .

akash

That we care

2008-06-16T14:46:00.000-07:00

Life is not a big party ,
not easy at all ,
that we connect
that we share
that we care
makes it a little more easy
than what it could have been.

akash

Nostalgia

2008-06-15T20:52:00.000-07:00

Can't take my dazed eyes off
the shimmer on the moonlit lake ,
slight shiver due to the winter chill
that spans more than
any timescale I can think of .

akash

A dawn ?

2008-06-15T17:48:00.000-07:00

A path ,
a new direction ?
a new discipline ?
a quest ?
a dawn ?

akash

inviting

2008-06-15T04:18:00.000-07:00

Distant view of hills
radiant with love and laughter
smiling , inviting .

akash

Morning walk

2008-06-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

Fragrance of rain soaked earth
filling alveoli of life deep in my lungs
a rush of oxygen in my veins
my feet marching towards dawn

akash

Now and then

2008-06-14T06:33:00.000-07:00

At the border of sanity and insanity
heart and mind take a deep breath ,
fly without wings ,
to the far and the near
and within to see
the same images , same magic ,
same life
with such finess ,
such tenderness
that I become the flow ,
flow becomes I .
akash

Wanted

2008-06-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

A voice strong enough
to give the right direction ,
a hand firm enough
to discipline the right way ,
towards a compassionate world .

akash

Effervescence

2008-06-13T18:06:00.000-07:00

I can feel the chill of
droplets of water
breaking from the
distant water fall ,
this cup of warm tea
in the curl of your fingers ,
O pretty maid
your hills call me ,
your voice sings to me ,
I want to sit
by the hearth ,
on this cold misty morning
and sip the tea
brewed in clouds .

akash

Like wax

2008-06-13T17:34:00.000-07:00

Melting like wax
to chase away
the dark .

akash

Heart warming tales

2008-06-13T10:15:00.000-07:00

I am trying to piece together some incidents in my life where warmth , care poured without bounds
from people to people . Once in a while I need to remind myself that what I am is all of that .
I want to tell the whole world that there is good , so much good in the world .
I feel it in me every moment . I feel it in my heart .
In the forthcoming posts , I would like to narrate some of the tales .

akash

Over the edge

2008-06-13T09:35:00.000-07:00

With a hand on my heart ,
song on my lips ,
with trust in my destiny
i march ahead
where Sun takes me ,
and when Sun crosses
the horizon ,
i will perhaps fall over the edge
to become a part of
the grandeur
that is called Universe .
akash

It takes long

2008-06-13T06:07:00.000-07:00

It takes long ,
really long
for a Cactus to bloom ,
in the dry , hot
sands of deserts ,
amidst thorns
and inhospitable winds ,
where living
is a matter of chance ,
left to vagaries of hope ,
but when it does bloom
heavens descend
to feast on
the purple , pink ,
yellow
the flaming red
and O so many colors
spread
as though
the heat and dust
did not exist .

akash

I see light

2008-06-12T23:23:00.000-07:00

I see a light
a perfect light
seeping in
through
all the imperfections
that we are ,
and it cannot be
more perfect
than this.

akash

Bright

2008-06-12T18:25:00.000-07:00

Bright morning .
What with birds' cheerful chatter
and the promise of sun to be
out there , in the sky
shining on the earth.

akash

No , not the transient

2008-06-11T18:36:00.000-07:00

The transient does not attract me anymore ,
in fact I reject the in the moment , transient
even if it is infinitely beautiful ,
something deeper ,
like the unexplored depths of pacific ,
something that will always stay with me ,
like the smile on the face of this tree ,
has a meaning for me ,
for depth has it's own beauty ,
a beauty which will not fade
with seasons or
with long drawn pauses in time .

akash

Communion with nature

2008-06-11T09:32:00.000-07:00

Sleep is descending on my eyes ,
but I am eager to record
how ecstatic I felt
walking , walking and walking
endlessly in gentle rain
feeling the breeze against me ,
all alone ,
like Alice in wonderland ,
I continued from early evening
till night descended ,
till moon ascended
inside a translucent cloud curtain .
Rain , wind , sky and me ,
again and again and again .....
I want nothing more
nothing less .
akash

I called the winds home

2008-06-11T04:42:00.000-07:00

Today ,
now ,
I called the winds home ,
I called the rains home ,
to sing , dance ,
play the flute
even as I floated
on the clouds ,
splashed in the lakes ,
creating , recreating
an ancient rhythm .

akash

So beautifully

2008-06-10T23:32:00.000-07:00

So beautifully
Sun plays
hide-and -seek
with the clouds .

akash

Nothing perfect

2008-06-10T20:04:00.000-07:00

The sentence breaks ,
the voice falters ,
hand shivers ,
there is nothing whole about
what I say ,
nothing perfect about
this vision of future ,
but , if we listen quietly
for a few minutes ,
to the sound of waves breaking ,
into bits and pieces ,
tinier than
atoms and molecules ,
a thousand million
tragic faces ,
flowing back
like tears
on the face of the shore ,
only to return
inescapably , unretrievably return ,
to the deep abyss
of remaking ,
of renewing ,
only to lift ,
uplift us
to the beauty
that we have never seen.

akash

I wish I could show you

2008-06-10T19:47:00.000-07:00

I wish I could show you
the long line of horizon ,
everyday , every dawn ,
every evening ,
where we can see
the beauty of
years to come ,
in perspective ,
where we exist ,
we thrive
with all our loved ones ,
strong ,
beautiful ,
closer
than ever before ,
filling long
rose scented horizon
like never before .
akash

Eyes can still read

2008-06-10T16:39:00.000-07:00

Glimmers of understanding
through rain drops ,
through pages of
books close to the heart ,
eyes can still read
the invisible writing .

akash

Let me be your eyes

2008-06-09T18:36:00.000-07:00

Seeing earth awash
in the rhythm of sky ,
let me be your eyes ,
said light ,
O , what a sight !
and how fortunate
am I to get a glimpse
of it .

akash

Do you see them ?

2008-06-09T14:51:00.000-07:00

Between the long winding sensible speaches
and poised writeups that life is made of ,
there are tender pauses
where one lets the heart fly ,
even if for an unimaginably short while ,
moments when
you allow yourself to be embraced ,
filled ,
with a beauty
which spreads through sprawling eternity ,
and defines ,
breaks ,
moulds ,
sings ,
soars
settles
unsettles
you.

Do you see them ?

akash

run or catch

2008-06-09T05:52:00.000-07:00

"run or catch"
I recommend this game very strongly
to all the offices , companies , schools and other
establishments which intend to retain
their staff and the creativity in the staff.
It adds to the USP of the office at zero cost .
Simple to do it .
Just schedule an unscheduled game
in the longer brake . One of them could be
run or catch , where each of the staff decides
whether to run or catch .
I did that today with a young , pretty
colleague of mine and managed to
catch up with her .
It's fun . Could increase productivity
and creativity too !
More fun if Boss decides to join in.

akash

What does it take ?

2008-06-08T07:16:00.000-07:00

To reach that frontier
distant from worldly illusions ,
yet an integral part of life ,
to let go ,
truly let go
of attachments ,
yet do one's duty
without
expecting any result ,
what does it take ?

akash

A little more

2008-06-07T14:51:00.000-07:00

Just a little more ,
extend your hand just an inch more,
where I can see , touch and feel
a lifeline
and the branches ,
firm contours ,
proofs ,
solid proofs
that we are
still alive ,
and we will be so
for eons.

akash

With a glimmer of softness

2008-06-07T14:40:00.000-07:00

Voices , so many within us
words , so many from us ,
precious is the sweetness
that flows ,
without a voice,
with a voice ,
without a word ,
with a word ,
with a glimmer of softness ,
that comes from
an ocean of life ,
breaking into waves ,
within
a smile
that understands .

akash

Need of the hour

2008-06-07T08:49:00.000-07:00

Need of the hour is harmony ,
need of the moment is care
that springs from deep
within the heart ,
and reaches out
gently , to hold the hand ,
without making it's presence felt .

akash

With patience

2008-06-07T03:09:00.000-07:00

Alone ,
on a branch swinging freely
in the air ,
sits a cute baby crow ,
it's raining ,
not too hard though ,
it's huddled
in it's own feathers ,
cold from drops of rain ,
mildly shivering ,
mildly meditating
like an ascetic
in his wait
for his mother ,
after an hour
after another one ,
he waits
in trust
with patience
for his mother .

akash

The baby crow continues to wait in the rain .
I am fortunate enough to get a glimpse of
life of this little bird.

I am wondering why he is sitting outside
when there is a nest closeby .
Mother crow came , baby opened it's beak
in expectation ; it appears that mother
could not get anything due to rain .

I still don't see any disappointment on
baby's face even though he is shivering more .
He apparently understands !

How much to learn from these birds
which act on instinct !

How beautiful the lessons .

akash

to see pure white

2008-06-06T06:34:00.000-07:00

So many truths
so many justifications
so many words ,
to churn black into white ,

while what we need is
complete
uninturrupted silence
to see pure white,
to hear wholesome truth .

akash

Shades of green

2008-06-06T05:35:00.000-07:00

All I see are the distant hills
in altering shades of green ,
each luscious than the other ,
each vying for your eye
through a veil silken and shy.

akash

First drops

2008-06-05T08:32:00.000-07:00

Drops , droplets and me .
showers of blessings
from heavens ,
drops of tears from sky ,
on and on ,
as the feet marched ,
heart rejoiced ,
with moist eyes
and forlorn thoughts ,
just a mask
for communion
with Nature
unfolding
a new season ,
a new reason
to live .

akash

Symphony of the stars

2008-06-04T18:51:00.000-07:00

Memory of a time
when all one wanted was
to listen to the symphony of stars
in a true awareness of the Universe ,
memory of a time ,
when one let feelings flow
unhindered ,
memory of a time
words were woven
to cover our souls with ,
memory of a time
when words were created
to adorn us in after life .

manas , akash

Articulate

2008-06-04T09:15:00.000-07:00

Thunder
can no more frighten me ,
but it does fill me with awe
at the capability
of Nature
to articulate itself .

akash

And it rained and rained and rained

2008-06-04T08:40:00.000-07:00

Just when I thought
the day came to an end ,
it started to rain and rain and rain ,
begining a brand new season .

akash

Sighting the shore

2008-06-04T07:49:00.001-07:00

It's like sighting the shore
after long days
of navigating
on a seemingly endless journey
through shoreless
waves
constantly
incessantly
unrelentingly
breaking
against
the deck
of the ship.

akash

Yet another Sunset

2008-06-04T06:30:00.000-07:00

A day like any other ,
yet another Sunset ,
another bittersweet
mixture where
hope and despair
are indistinguishable
in a day that IS.

akash

Joy

2008-06-02T00:31:00.001-07:00

Boat rocking
on the ripples of a lake ,
droplets
falling from heavens ,
joy unbound.

akash

A month

2008-06-01T22:51:00.000-07:00

One month
of tending to the plants
drying up
in autumn cold ,
one month of watering ,
weeding ,
with love
care ,
with the regularity
of rising sun ,
can't wait to see
the Bamboo
buds bloom .

akash

Faith

2008-06-01T14:13:00.000-07:00

Faith unshakable ,
pride unmeasurable ,
in all that one is ,
free of all
expected notions
past and present .

akash

A new day

2008-06-01T13:53:00.000-07:00

Sky splits
from horizon ,
a new day .

akash

Halfway through

2008-06-01T13:48:00.000-07:00

In search of ,
halfway through ,
to find
a paradigm
for peace ,
of peace .

akash

Choiceless

2008-06-01T13:39:00.000-07:00

Is there a choice
for pupa
to become a caterpillar ?

Can change be
anything
other than
the inevitable ?

Can anything else
be done
other than
accept
the choiceless change
with open arms ?

akash

That keeps me alive

2008-06-01T13:10:00.000-07:00

Tonight
I can only talk about peace ,
tonight
I can only talk about life,

I see so many signs ,
not so much in the concrete ,
but in the abstract ,
not in the actual seeing ,
but in the vision of the eyes ,
not in the actual feeling ,
but in the transition
that borders
on the real and surreal ,
like the horse , the cow ,
the buffalo
know
by instinct
when the storm
is about to strike
the unsuspecting shore ,
and that
keeps me alive .

akash

Unending

2008-06-01T12:53:00.000-07:00

One has to focus one's energies
on the resolvable ,
and handover the unresolvables
to time and destiny.

It is in realising our limitations
that we choose paths
in which we can walk the talk.

Either way ,
the ocean remains
just as beautiful ,
the clouds are
just as bountiful,
giving us
the precious
gift of love .

As restless
as the ocean
our hearts may be ,
they are still sources
of peace
for the onlookers
and us ,

As unending as
the ocean waves .

Isn't that
what life is about ?

Isn't that
what we are about ?

akash

Like Tarzan

2008-05-31T18:57:00.000-07:00

Crossing the forest
like Tarzan
from one branch to another.

nani

evening rain

2008-05-31T18:55:00.000-07:00

Mist clears
sun shines
through evening rain .

manas

Still sea

2008-05-31T18:36:00.000-07:00

Still sea
empty horizon
bird twitters .

akash

Empty handed

2008-05-31T17:59:00.000-07:00

It is as though
a loss is staring
every moment ,
as though
all can slip
out of hand
any time now ,
but , then ,
what was mine ever , anyway ?
empty handed
was the arrival,
empty
will be the departure .
akash

Roots

2008-05-31T10:23:00.000-07:00

Here is where I feel ,
I taste , I smell
amniotic roots .
nani, akash

Earth

2008-05-31T10:11:00.000-07:00

Long years of walking
on the same earth ,
decades melting ,
spinning , gyrating here
where seeds of love ,
seeds of life
sown with tender hearts ,
are growing ,
day after day ,
from mute eery silenced voices
into lilting music
that flows
with the bubbling surf
at the confluence
of contrasting rivers .
akash , nani

Soft and supple

2008-05-29T18:00:00.000-07:00

An open balcony ,
breezy and bright ,
I hold
my mother's hand
soft and supple ,
a diffused
essense of
tranquility
and warmth.

akash