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The Goddess Within
She sits with quiet dignity
She knows her place in the world
She views all life through knowledged eyes
With no regrets or wasting whys
She hears their woes, conflicting truths
And doubts of who they are
But to her ears she hears of hope
Puts the fear & strife aside
She smells the roses amidst the dirt
And chooses to breathe in the sweet
The fragrant scent of goodness here
Ignores the stench of deceit
She tastes the wine of wondrous life
Always the cup is full
She wonders not of how & why
Knows yet the next drop is near
She feels the beauty all around
The pain of past has taught
Awakening the human shell
Her inner goddess found

Lessons unlearnt
Misguided notions, shadowing self
We believe whatever we’re taught
We understand nothing, choosing the obvious
To guide us on our deciding paths
And when we’ve experienced the cons of decision
We examine what might have gone wrong
Blaming the world, our teachers in life
We somehow bequeath this error of thought

Swim
Expanse of crystal clear water
Calling out to me
Shimmering, inviting
Beckoning towards its treats
Rush into the blueness
Shed away my fears
Merge – one with the water
An altered, fresher world
See the colored Eden
Feel it against my skin
Weightless, floaty feeling
Perceptive belonging
Smell of God’s refreshant
Sounds of lulling calm
Discover sense of pureness
Forget alternate world

Tale of two cities
Surroundings contradictory
Pace & people strangely
Mingling, yet differing
Answer different cravings
Urge for fast & madness
Thronged alive with people
Sea-side wasted beauty
Cluttered huts & buildings
Dual ways of living
Thriving yet dividing
Lonely, yet inviting
Swim or drown in motion
Other place is calmness
Lulling into sleep pace
Nature is your ally
Quickly losing freshness
Charm in trees & pastures
Homes cropped up, some eyesores
Soothing or deadly boring
Which one is your calling?
Deciding causes conflict

Dealing with pain
Is it better when hurt
To blaze through the rage
Feel the full weight
Pelting & hurling of pain
Or is numbness the answer
Close eyes, heart & soul
One is a torture
The other – a living death

Change for worse
Shedding perceptions
Warping of self
Time-twisted logic
Mind-bending spells
Mistress of madness
Innocence spent
In searching for answers
Angel is dead

Fallen angel
The angel in the human
Sees beauty in the world
Hope lurking in darkest corners
Promise found in life’s abyss
First hurt, like a venom
Spreads through purity’s base
Experience stains & festers
Folds her shattering wings
Innocence is twisted
To complicated mind
Where angel once was living
Devil of cynicism now resides

Rain
Rain falling down from above
Beauty to some
Cleansing of earth
For others, no sunlight
Crying of world

Calling of the storm
First sign is darkness
Shadow over earth
Distant sound of thunder
Clouds sudden burst
Timid droplets falling
Giving way to sheets
Fresh smell of nature
Quenching thirst of green
Thin vein-like silver
Spreads out through sky
Illuminating, reaching
All power & pride

Art
With words, the writer pens his vision
The sculptor moulds a striking form
To create, the painter uses color
A stunning visual is given birth
The dancer sways to beauty’s rhythm
Her movements are an inspiration
The photographer captures a moment
Instills, intact this treasured memory
The artist, whatever be the medium
Inspired by mundane or beauty
Capturing essence & stirring emotion
Divinity’s gifts are given

Spring
Little elves come out to play
Awoken from their slumber
Strew colors all around
Buds peep out in wonder
Sunlight’s rays touch the world
Vibrant queen of nurture
Arouse, entice the blossoming
Rebirth of nature

Pros & cons of memory
Dotted with footsteps
Memory lane
A tunnel-vision re-run
Map of how I treaded this way
Fragments from a time before
Sometimes, a comfort
Remembering, soothing
Old-patterned rituals
Unfamiliar eases
People who’ve taught us
Altered our world
Readied ourselves – steps of unlearnt
Else it is curbing
Leads to a road-block
Muddling, distorting
Hinders our nerves
So when change comes calling
You need to decide
Take a step further
Or falter & hide

Ageing of Dreams
Why ignore these dreams of ours
The highs the heart & soul do yearn
The perfect visuals the mind’s eye plays
Desires in life, burning away
Truth – it’s fear which makes us turn
Away from why our souls do pine
Experience says dreams don’t come true
All they do is change in time
And when you think your woes today
Could be created from dreams of yesterday
You have to ask, how do you know
If these dreams of yours are even real
Could they be a yearning for unseen
Or is this truly what your soul does seek
These questions give no true insight
Just trust in this
That the soul will find

Life’s Journey
A pathway through self
Life’s journey’s road
Destiny calling, a learning of soul
Seeing in distance, the bumpy terrain
Stall now, & fall there, your spirit, it wanes
Picking up baggage, killing the ease
Your hopes going hazy, lose sense of true needs
All traveling ages, to learn who they are
The answers will find you, the way will appear
Explore the road further, learn from each step
For each one, it brings you to someplace else