A bird fell in love with a beautiful white rose. Bird tried very hard directly indirectly to tell how much he loved her. White rose said “I don't love you”. Bird daily came and sat, finally, white rose said when I will turn red, I will love you.
After waiting for long, one day bird came smiled at the white rose and cut his wings and spread his blood on the rose and the rose turned red. Then the rose realized how much bird loved him but it was too late because he was no more.
So respect love and feelings of the person who loves you. Some people cant express, but read their heart, they are trying to say something.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
BASICS
Born in once called “Madras” where the season is always hot,sweating away
from pillar to post there was no space where one could relax.
Madras became Chennai Small houses become Apartments touching sky every
developer ran for gimmicks I said to myself where are “Basics”?
I don’t long for power gymnasiums and spa but want to enjoy with my grandpa,
Holding his hand and learning few things which today might sound not so cool.
I want to play, run, and fall mother earth it’s all I want. No fancy skating
rinks or synthetic floors, strange bare ground which is now gone.
Our ancestors used to climb coconut trees at a speed which we could never
believe, today I climb on one bark Mom says” Behave yourself all will watch”.
Where is all the fun to be a child and carefree run to enjoy all the nuances of
play, come home and tell a story each day?
I shout and yell “Give me shade, give me color, give me a pleasant climate”
I don’t want to live in this computed aided image where everything is so fake
and pretentious that life looks like a screen saver.
Let me touch the flowers, the birds and catch a few butterflies Climb up the
tree, jump, and play I don’t want play stations and hi-fi equipments but in
the absence of all do I have any other OPTION?
from pillar to post there was no space where one could relax.
Madras became Chennai Small houses become Apartments touching sky every
developer ran for gimmicks I said to myself where are “Basics”?
I don’t long for power gymnasiums and spa but want to enjoy with my grandpa,
Holding his hand and learning few things which today might sound not so cool.
I want to play, run, and fall mother earth it’s all I want. No fancy skating
rinks or synthetic floors, strange bare ground which is now gone.
Our ancestors used to climb coconut trees at a speed which we could never
believe, today I climb on one bark Mom says” Behave yourself all will watch”.
Where is all the fun to be a child and carefree run to enjoy all the nuances of
play, come home and tell a story each day?
I shout and yell “Give me shade, give me color, give me a pleasant climate”
I don’t want to live in this computed aided image where everything is so fake
and pretentious that life looks like a screen saver.
Let me touch the flowers, the birds and catch a few butterflies Climb up the
tree, jump, and play I don’t want play stations and hi-fi equipments but in
the absence of all do I have any other OPTION?
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Garden of memories
I was born in the 70’s
Where dad used to pick me up and show the fields
Waiting for the five o clock bus to come, he would come running
Lift me, hug me, play with me and say that my son.
As I grew amidst the vast greens
Running races, playing marbles, hide and seek may be
There was no extent to what I could do
As horizontal scale was never an issue.
As I grew older the hunger of space increased
Competitive sports like cricket, volley ball kabaddi took front seat
Also impressing the girl next door was an issue
All was fun as the place was still plenty and no issues
Soon I realized I lived in a city
Where the fields had become extinct I lost the nature all around me
Cramping my way through parking and vertical dwellings all around me
wondering is the place where I want to be
I come home now
My child is never to be found
She is in her room with the TV or hanging out
These word sounds so unfamiliar to me now
I wonder in all this growth
Did I lose something more than I chose
I want to enjoy what my dad did
What had I done wrong to get deprived of it.
Taking the dog for a walk, playing in fields, making paper boats , Climbing trees,
Children running, youth cycling and all the elders sharing a huge laugh
This is the minimum right to every human who is born
Be it for me or for you or this wonderful city
Where dad used to pick me up and show the fields
Waiting for the five o clock bus to come, he would come running
Lift me, hug me, play with me and say that my son.
As I grew amidst the vast greens
Running races, playing marbles, hide and seek may be
There was no extent to what I could do
As horizontal scale was never an issue.
As I grew older the hunger of space increased
Competitive sports like cricket, volley ball kabaddi took front seat
Also impressing the girl next door was an issue
All was fun as the place was still plenty and no issues
Soon I realized I lived in a city
Where the fields had become extinct I lost the nature all around me
Cramping my way through parking and vertical dwellings all around me
wondering is the place where I want to be
I come home now
My child is never to be found
She is in her room with the TV or hanging out
These word sounds so unfamiliar to me now
I wonder in all this growth
Did I lose something more than I chose
I want to enjoy what my dad did
What had I done wrong to get deprived of it.
Taking the dog for a walk, playing in fields, making paper boats , Climbing trees,
Children running, youth cycling and all the elders sharing a huge laugh
This is the minimum right to every human who is born
Be it for me or for you or this wonderful city
Saturday, August 28, 2010
FRIENDS will be there always
We make many friends,
Some become Dearest,
Some become Special,
Fall in love with someone,
Some go abroad,
Some change their cities,
Some leave us,
We leave some,
Some are in contact,
Some are not in contact,
Some don't contact because of their ego,
We don't contact some because of our ego,
What ever they were,
How ever they are,
I still remember, love, miss, care them because the part they played,made MEMORIES in our lives!
This is to let old friends know I haven't forgotten them and tell new friends I will never will forget them..
Some become Dearest,
Some become Special,
Fall in love with someone,
Some go abroad,
Some change their cities,
Some leave us,
We leave some,
Some are in contact,
Some are not in contact,
Some don't contact because of their ego,
We don't contact some because of our ego,
What ever they were,
How ever they are,
I still remember, love, miss, care them because the part they played,made MEMORIES in our lives!
This is to let old friends know I haven't forgotten them and tell new friends I will never will forget them..
Sunday, January 17, 2010
This poem was nominated by UN as the best poem of 2008, Written by an African Kid
When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black
And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored?
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black
And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored?
Saturday, January 16, 2010
SMILE
Smile, a very very long one! I tried it, it’s very difficult.
Try and pen down what brought a smile on your face since childhood at your respective years.
Before this completes you will wonder did you lose “smile" or it is with you all the while"
1. Mothers heartbeat
2. You leaking on dad's new shirt
3. Learning to walk with parents around you
4. First tricycle
5. New new uniform
6. New school
7. Langdi friends
8. Playing hide and seek
9. Going to primary school nah!
10. Playing marbles and 'pakda pakdi'
11. Cricket, breaking glasses and running free
12. Secondary school maybe!
13. New cycle was a big thing for me
14. Smile when defeated colleagues in marks
15. Clearing board exams was a cake walk
16. Hot chicks and Bombay oops Mumbai babes all around
17. Before enjoying with them 12 std axe came down
18. Architecture had to be
19. Monsoon picnic, fresher’s party all free
20. NASA took the cake
21. Movies, dance shows,cutting chai 'aur kya re'
22. Boat cruise party, educational tour and what not
23. Clearing architecture in Mumbai’s top notch
24. Before stretching, 10 to 6 it had to be
25. Landed in a Land of fafda's and gellibe
26. Badminton, TT, garba was fun
27. Gold medal really made me run
Happiness in my parent’s eyes
Their smile and tears of joy
Boy they were ecstatic all the way
Hug me in front of hundred's proudly saying “thanks my baby, you made our lives "
28. Enjoying 10 to 6 once again 'Mali' this time it had to be
29.' Hero puch' my first two wheeler boy she was a smooth mover
30. Teaching had just begun only this time I could not bunk
31. Brought my new scooter 'Bajaj legend'
32. From train to flights , working - 8 to 12 hours had begun
33. 'Maruti Zen' was on the cards
35. Breakfast was served at flights and so was dinner “Lunch“ sounded familiar
36. Stepping up from Zen to Dzire
37. Branded mobiles I flaunt, just that I give only miss calls.
Let’s see where it goes from here…
Must say I am myself surprised or shocked is the right word here
Post certain age, materialistic things replaced smile
What we thought was smile was just a line
Sit quietly and close your eyes
Run the flashback of your life
Slowly a hidden smile will appear
Also tears cleaning up entire fake make up my dear
There YOU ARE the way you were born
Who cares about the world around?
Jump, cycle, skip and run
Like a baby who wants all the fun
Smile , giggle and laugh load
That's what makes you “YOU” and not like all around.
Try and pen down what brought a smile on your face since childhood at your respective years.
Before this completes you will wonder did you lose “smile" or it is with you all the while"
1. Mothers heartbeat
2. You leaking on dad's new shirt
3. Learning to walk with parents around you
4. First tricycle
5. New new uniform
6. New school
7. Langdi friends
8. Playing hide and seek
9. Going to primary school nah!
10. Playing marbles and 'pakda pakdi'
11. Cricket, breaking glasses and running free
12. Secondary school maybe!
13. New cycle was a big thing for me
14. Smile when defeated colleagues in marks
15. Clearing board exams was a cake walk
16. Hot chicks and Bombay oops Mumbai babes all around
17. Before enjoying with them 12 std axe came down
18. Architecture had to be
19. Monsoon picnic, fresher’s party all free
20. NASA took the cake
21. Movies, dance shows,cutting chai 'aur kya re'
22. Boat cruise party, educational tour and what not
23. Clearing architecture in Mumbai’s top notch
24. Before stretching, 10 to 6 it had to be
25. Landed in a Land of fafda's and gellibe
26. Badminton, TT, garba was fun
27. Gold medal really made me run
Happiness in my parent’s eyes
Their smile and tears of joy
Boy they were ecstatic all the way
Hug me in front of hundred's proudly saying “thanks my baby, you made our lives "
28. Enjoying 10 to 6 once again 'Mali' this time it had to be
29.' Hero puch' my first two wheeler boy she was a smooth mover
30. Teaching had just begun only this time I could not bunk
31. Brought my new scooter 'Bajaj legend'
32. From train to flights , working - 8 to 12 hours had begun
33. 'Maruti Zen' was on the cards
35. Breakfast was served at flights and so was dinner “Lunch“ sounded familiar
36. Stepping up from Zen to Dzire
37. Branded mobiles I flaunt, just that I give only miss calls.
Let’s see where it goes from here…
Must say I am myself surprised or shocked is the right word here
Post certain age, materialistic things replaced smile
What we thought was smile was just a line
Sit quietly and close your eyes
Run the flashback of your life
Slowly a hidden smile will appear
Also tears cleaning up entire fake make up my dear
There YOU ARE the way you were born
Who cares about the world around?
Jump, cycle, skip and run
Like a baby who wants all the fun
Smile , giggle and laugh load
That's what makes you “YOU” and not like all around.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
HUM TUM
Earth is not the place I want to be
Everything is looked at so suspiciously
Good relations are spoilt
As someone talks without having to think twice
A friend accepts him or her as they are.
They hold your hand and say
"Chalega yaar"
what happened in your life is destiny
Don't worry we should still do " Fulto masti"
What worries still is what people think
Why they two are friends "something cooking"
spoiling a very pious relation
Hence its better to stay away to save everyone reputation.
Earth is not the place I want to be
it makes me cry daily
We live for others thinking what they will think
"others" are basically jokers who makes others life living hell.
Everything is looked at so suspiciously
Good relations are spoilt
As someone talks without having to think twice
A friend accepts him or her as they are.
They hold your hand and say
"Chalega yaar"
what happened in your life is destiny
Don't worry we should still do " Fulto masti"
What worries still is what people think
Why they two are friends "something cooking"
spoiling a very pious relation
Hence its better to stay away to save everyone reputation.
Earth is not the place I want to be
it makes me cry daily
We live for others thinking what they will think
"others" are basically jokers who makes others life living hell.
An year without my MOM
A year has passed
Still in my heart
I miss her every second
I miss her talk
She was strong at heart
Always smiling
The most difficult situations
She solved it with great ease
She was not meant to leave us
But god could not see her cry
As she could not see some things
Which were happening because of chosen few
People say life goes on
One must cope up and move on
I will never forget or forgive what has happened
Forget while living, even if I die
But I still pray to god
Please pardon those chosen few
They did not know what they did
They may be whoever, we are still human
beings
I wish them all the success in life
But happiness I will not wish for
They stole a smile from my home sweet home
After all I am a human being NOT GOD
Still in my heart
I miss her every second
I miss her talk
She was strong at heart
Always smiling
The most difficult situations
She solved it with great ease
She was not meant to leave us
But god could not see her cry
As she could not see some things
Which were happening because of chosen few
People say life goes on
One must cope up and move on
I will never forget or forgive what has happened
Forget while living, even if I die
But I still pray to god
Please pardon those chosen few
They did not know what they did
They may be whoever, we are still human
beings
I wish them all the success in life
But happiness I will not wish for
They stole a smile from my home sweet home
After all I am a human being NOT GOD
TEAR
Get up early,
Grab a biscuit,
Say bye to family,
Run to catch a flight.
On the flight everyone sleeps
Like babies who have been deprived of something so sweet
Some still are restless souls like me
Who make sure that the blackberry s are never left alone.
Thug the flight lands
All get up and try to look fine
Some check their shirts
Others their neckties
During the day everyone runs
With newspaper,files, laptop and all
Wada pav , burgers and pizzas are lunch
Gone are the days when opening home cooked dabas was a day of tariff for the wives
Coming back to airport to reach home on time
Today is sons birthday, anniversary and should spend time
Flights delayed , having coffee in waiting lounge
Sipping coffee wondering what went wrong
A tear from my eye fell in the coffee
Shining on the froth like a jewel in the sky
Smiling to me and said you ran all day
And still could not make it on time.
Stop running
And spend some time
With family,friends and all around
Whether you become famous, rich or celebrity is not so sure
But a tear in your eye will never be there FOR SURE.
LOVE your family, and hate whom you LOVE to hate.
Grab a biscuit,
Say bye to family,
Run to catch a flight.
On the flight everyone sleeps
Like babies who have been deprived of something so sweet
Some still are restless souls like me
Who make sure that the blackberry s are never left alone.
Thug the flight lands
All get up and try to look fine
Some check their shirts
Others their neckties
During the day everyone runs
With newspaper,files, laptop and all
Wada pav , burgers and pizzas are lunch
Gone are the days when opening home cooked dabas was a day of tariff for the wives
Coming back to airport to reach home on time
Today is sons birthday, anniversary and should spend time
Flights delayed , having coffee in waiting lounge
Sipping coffee wondering what went wrong
A tear from my eye fell in the coffee
Shining on the froth like a jewel in the sky
Smiling to me and said you ran all day
And still could not make it on time.
Stop running
And spend some time
With family,friends and all around
Whether you become famous, rich or celebrity is not so sure
But a tear in your eye will never be there FOR SURE.
LOVE your family, and hate whom you LOVE to hate.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
“BOBBY KE BAGECHE KI KAHANI”
What is this life full of care
We have no time to stand and stare
As a child we are told to be
engineer, doctor preferably
Architecture it had to be
Baroque, classical, modern maybe
Bricks, cement, aluminum and glass
That is not what I had thought
As a child I changed my gears
Several times year after year
Mostly cricket, sometimes commerce
Sometimes no studies at all
I never thought giving flowers to girls would cost me so much
The flowers remained the girls are lost forever
Little did I know what the life had for me
“Baggecha” it had to be
Life was a blast with” Champa “
Little did I know her true name was Plumeria alba
Now I am very careful about names
I ask their family, genre and botanical name.
Bagechha is something which I thoroughly enjoy
Play with the soil, run with the brook and sleep under canopy of sky
From lawns to grasses from shrubs to trees
Bringing in ants, butterflies and birds.
Friends ask me what do I do
Sometimes, farmer, sometimes mali, sometimes Landscape Architect it has to be
They giggle and make fun of me
Not realizing their child is playing in lawn planted by me
That is the last laugh they ever had
Next time around they stand up and raise their hands
Telling the world he is my buddy
Who is trying to make this place living paradise “maybe”.
Good I did not do anything else
Breaking “tendulkars” records would of course have helped
Not that I have forgotten cricket completely
It will have to wait for my other life maybe
We have no time to stand and stare
As a child we are told to be
engineer, doctor preferably
Architecture it had to be
Baroque, classical, modern maybe
Bricks, cement, aluminum and glass
That is not what I had thought
As a child I changed my gears
Several times year after year
Mostly cricket, sometimes commerce
Sometimes no studies at all
I never thought giving flowers to girls would cost me so much
The flowers remained the girls are lost forever
Little did I know what the life had for me
“Baggecha” it had to be
Life was a blast with” Champa “
Little did I know her true name was Plumeria alba
Now I am very careful about names
I ask their family, genre and botanical name.
Bagechha is something which I thoroughly enjoy
Play with the soil, run with the brook and sleep under canopy of sky
From lawns to grasses from shrubs to trees
Bringing in ants, butterflies and birds.
Friends ask me what do I do
Sometimes, farmer, sometimes mali, sometimes Landscape Architect it has to be
They giggle and make fun of me
Not realizing their child is playing in lawn planted by me
That is the last laugh they ever had
Next time around they stand up and raise their hands
Telling the world he is my buddy
Who is trying to make this place living paradise “maybe”.
Good I did not do anything else
Breaking “tendulkars” records would of course have helped
Not that I have forgotten cricket completely
It will have to wait for my other life maybe
My Daddy BESTEST
What is this life full of care
We have no time to stand and stare
No time to spend time with folks
But lot of time on our phones
No time to go to out with folks
For what bother are our chores
For whenever he tried to explain to me
I said generation gap “ Sirjee”
Today I look back and think
What have I done for him?
I have tears in my eyes
For those years I can never buy.
He looked always as I cuddled my mom
Never uttered a word when I was around
Always wished that I would do the same to him
Like every son, always took him for granted when mom was around
Never realized the warmth he had
Cause had never hugged him when I was alone
Today I do it all the time
And realize how foolish I was and time gone is gone
Those golden years of my life
Where he bought every toy I laid my eyes
Every dream he fulfilled
Never did he blink an eye even
I hate people who ask
Whom you love more Mom or Pop
They don’t realize they create a rift
For the child his family is a GIFT
I loved him and will all my life
Just forgot to showcase it all the time
Remind me if I lose an opportunity ever
To tell the world “MY DAD SWEETEST HAS BEEN ALWAYS AS EVER”
And make sure they both are my parents FOR GENERATIONS …
We have no time to stand and stare
No time to spend time with folks
But lot of time on our phones
No time to go to out with folks
For what bother are our chores
For whenever he tried to explain to me
I said generation gap “ Sirjee”
Today I look back and think
What have I done for him?
I have tears in my eyes
For those years I can never buy.
He looked always as I cuddled my mom
Never uttered a word when I was around
Always wished that I would do the same to him
Like every son, always took him for granted when mom was around
Never realized the warmth he had
Cause had never hugged him when I was alone
Today I do it all the time
And realize how foolish I was and time gone is gone
Those golden years of my life
Where he bought every toy I laid my eyes
Every dream he fulfilled
Never did he blink an eye even
I hate people who ask
Whom you love more Mom or Pop
They don’t realize they create a rift
For the child his family is a GIFT
I loved him and will all my life
Just forgot to showcase it all the time
Remind me if I lose an opportunity ever
To tell the world “MY DAD SWEETEST HAS BEEN ALWAYS AS EVER”
And make sure they both are my parents FOR GENERATIONS …
My Momma
What is this life full of care
We have no time to stand and stare
No time to spend time with folks
But lot of time on our phones
No time to go to out with folks
For what bother are our chores
For whatever she said to me
I said “chill Mom” maybe.
Today I look back and think
Did I spend enough time?
Then I ask myself what is enough
She gave up everything for me still she thought it was not enough?
School
When I looked back and raised a hand.
There would be a huge smile and her day truly began
College
When I dressed like a zombie
She would still say it’s good if you like it that way
I partied till late
She waited till late
I got up early for my trips
She did not sleep so that I should not miss
Today I prayed to god and said
One wish and that is what I want.
Bring back my mom
And I promise this time I will be a good boy….from now on
For only you…… no one can replace…. NO ONE.
We have no time to stand and stare
No time to spend time with folks
But lot of time on our phones
No time to go to out with folks
For what bother are our chores
For whatever she said to me
I said “chill Mom” maybe.
Today I look back and think
Did I spend enough time?
Then I ask myself what is enough
She gave up everything for me still she thought it was not enough?
School
When I looked back and raised a hand.
There would be a huge smile and her day truly began
College
When I dressed like a zombie
She would still say it’s good if you like it that way
I partied till late
She waited till late
I got up early for my trips
She did not sleep so that I should not miss
Today I prayed to god and said
One wish and that is what I want.
Bring back my mom
And I promise this time I will be a good boy….from now on
For only you…… no one can replace…. NO ONE.
Getting High
I want to go back to time
When getting high meant was on “A swing”
When drinking meant “Complan”
When macho hero meant “My Dad Strongest”
When love was “ Mom’s Hug”
When the highest place in the world was “Dad’s shoulders”
When the worst enemies were “Siblings”
When only thing that would hurt were “Wounded knees”
When the only thing that was broken were “Toys”
When Goodbyes meant only for “Tomorrow”
And then we grew up hoping things would remain the way we saw and it remained as a HOPE……
When getting high meant was on “A swing”
When drinking meant “Complan”
When macho hero meant “My Dad Strongest”
When love was “ Mom’s Hug”
When the highest place in the world was “Dad’s shoulders”
When the worst enemies were “Siblings”
When only thing that would hurt were “Wounded knees”
When the only thing that was broken were “Toys”
When Goodbyes meant only for “Tomorrow”
And then we grew up hoping things would remain the way we saw and it remained as a HOPE……
Does it really matter
When we cried as a child, the entire family would be with us
We cry today….. DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we fell from our tricycle, the entire society would cuddle us
We scratch our car today…… DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to take 50 ps and get air filled in our tricycle, all friends would be with us
We fill in fuel of Rs 5000 today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to bicycle , all friends would be with us
We zip bikes and cars with no one around today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to wear school uniforms, all friends used to be with us
We wear the best brands today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to chip in Rs 2 for rubber ball all friends used to be with us
We have all the money to buy the balls today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to go to school all batch mates were friends with us
We have all colleagues today …..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to study for exams the entire family was with us
We have cleared all hurdles of examination today …..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to be with family the small house felt big when all were with us
We have big houses today …..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
I sent this mail
As I was missing everything from friends, schools, family, society…..
You will read this mail today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
We cry today….. DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we fell from our tricycle, the entire society would cuddle us
We scratch our car today…… DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to take 50 ps and get air filled in our tricycle, all friends would be with us
We fill in fuel of Rs 5000 today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to bicycle , all friends would be with us
We zip bikes and cars with no one around today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to wear school uniforms, all friends used to be with us
We wear the best brands today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to chip in Rs 2 for rubber ball all friends used to be with us
We have all the money to buy the balls today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to go to school all batch mates were friends with us
We have all colleagues today …..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to study for exams the entire family was with us
We have cleared all hurdles of examination today …..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
When we used to be with family the small house felt big when all were with us
We have big houses today …..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
I sent this mail
As I was missing everything from friends, schools, family, society…..
You will read this mail today…..DOES IT REALLY MATTER.
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