Autumn Takes A Hand In Our Lives.

            Autumn  takes  a  hand in our  lives.

              

     That  was  a  special   Tree, unusually

    A   special   year, Summer  still  hanging  on,

    Sidelining  AUTUMN, tree

   wears   the  dual  look  of   amber 

   and   pristine   green .

What if  cedar or pine?

 Under the mist,  sunshine,   yellow:   longing   years

have gone by. Eve   waited  for years

Yearning  for  Adam, her  soul mate.

Who hath not seen    her  under The  Special TREE?

What  if  cedar or pine?

Daily brewing  a  ritual  she sees ,

Eagerly waiting  for  her  special , Adam.  

Slowly  Autumn  not steals , but

Steady   occupies  her predominance,

At last Adam  came there,

With  a   Modern Book  of   Psalms,

Preaches  Eve, don’t  trespass

The  philosophy of  Life,

Let  us    RUE  not  the  BYGONE  years.

Allowing  the  forbidden  fruit

To   rot  in the stem

and  fall  to  the  ground

of  pale  stricken  leaves ,

Autumn   gleams   a Victories   smile.

This Autumnal sway On The Plant.

This   Autumnal  Sway On The Plant.

The  tawny,  sturdy  stalks  of  the   plant

already     Started      crying   a   sylvan   dirge .

The  slow  weaning   eco  cells

Send  out    an  urgent    note of  SOS

to  its  surroundings.

Blowing  winds  are not

Harbingers   of  Peace  or  Growth.

The  purple  flowers  ,fragranced   sweet,

are   unhappy to  leave  their  homes.

The  thinned   leaves  almost

powdered ,ready to  undergo

Crucifixion    on the  ground.

The  accustomed ,seasoned birds

Still   come  and  go  on this  lone tree.

After  all   they  are different

 from  human beings. 

Peace in A Cave.

Peace   in   A  Cave   

Knit   and   crochet  the  cute 

Handkerchief , the  embroidered  

edges , decor  and  shine,

 the  thread of   PEACE, The Message

runs   across, pass  it  on,

it  finds  its  place  in  a

 crushed  corner: thread is  cut.

Peace  is  in   coffers.

Doves   are  daggers  now,

Trampled    by  the  mad  rush ,

You  search  for  the  cream  of 

Human  love  and  care. Only to

  See  Sheepish  or  woolly   smile,

Enough  is  enough,

Trudging    along, climb  up

The  echoing   cave of  the

Mountain  top, close  eyes,

Find  the  radiance of

Peace   from   within.

Wrinkles

                    Wrinkles

She   just   returns from   beauty   parlour.

Facial    by   expert is done.

Patient   sitting, mind  takes

 her  Far   off   times.

Exfoliation   by  expert  hands .

The  Show  is  for  a  good  SHOW

Of    family  get  together.

She  sees  opposite  her paternal  kin,

Slim  yet   stubborn   with  a Will    power,    

Age   shows its prowess on him,

His   staggering    walk, slowly

Climbing   up   the  staircase,

Banister  gives  him  support.

The  wrinkles   across , all over

  shrink  and  move, speak

Of   year long   suffering, toil,

Sacrifice , also  a  kind of

Exfoliation, surprisingly.

It is much expected Sunday.

      It is much expected  Sunday.

The  Sun  shines with  the  bridal  decor,

 Not Slow, surging  you  feel  the  warmth ,

On your brown skin,  as if  to  wean  you   

away  from  the   fear  of  procrastination,

the worst thief of all.

You  continue  with  the onward journey,

 It is much expected Sunday.

The small church stands for Peace and calm,

avidly  beckoning  those  agitated,

the twigs are cool and struck to the sacred spot,

The cross is   a Never Ending Page of Sacrifice,

Church  Bell  is  a  joyous  reminder,

 I too kneel down, along with  the   Mass,

 The catherising agent smiles invisible

I am blessed, a  moment of Thanksgiving,

Journey goes on and on.

Love and care springing up.

Love   and  care  springing up.

What if  you   are within  four   stony    walls,

Imprisoned   and  chained  to your  wailing ,

Fate  and   up swelling  tears   subduing    your

  Saddened    Passion, position,

 Your  longing  extending to the

Loved  and  caring ones ,outside ,

Your   craving  for  those  reckoning

Your  predicament, you write pages

And pages on , yet to be posted,

What if  you  are  a caged  bird ,

Your  song  within   reaches the  humanity,

What  if  the gardener’s pail  fails

to   water   the   slow upfront    grass,

the   donor  sky  ready with  the 

showers  to  wet  the  ground .

the   linnet   opposite,  pours.

Nature’s  Wonder  consoles  me.

ORIGINS --POSTER POEMS

ORIGINS   ---POSTER POEMS.

West  believes  majestically

The   Garden   of   Eden,  God’s

Testing  lab for   Adam   and  Eve,

The   luscious  forbidden  fruit

Of Apple ,  the  inevitable  lure,

Satan   and  Seduction  ;

 Hence   the  Fall,  Mankind,

 Progeny   Is  perpetuated.

God  once  in the primeval  stage, in East,

While creating  Universe  , Sun  and   Stars,

Sand  and  ocean  and  trees  and  plants,

Dropped   some    human    clay   or  flesh,

Infused    Sacred    Breath possibly,

Giving  shapes of   Nose  and  face,

Legs   and  life, allowing  free  play.

Thus  This  Questioning    today is  born.

Some  parts  of  glorious  ,pious,

EAST ( India),   once  the  pride

Of   ancient Vedas, scriptures,

Slowly  becoming   Agnostic ,                                                                               

Go  on  testing  Gods   and  Avatar,

Hence  Gods   and  Avatar, bear

The brunt   of  Man’s  Sins.  

 Man is  bossy, drinking   goblet

Of  assumed   authority.

East  or  West, we  come

 from   Mother’s womb,

go   to  dust,  dust .

Some titbits in the underground station.

      Some   titbits   in the underground station.

Wandering  aimlessly   around,

Pondering   a while, some philosophy,

Where do I come  from? Where   do I land?

They  come  like  a faithful  puppy

All the while, inescapable:

Moments  of   fleeting  doubts ,

Aroma  of  coffee, inspires you,

Your   tablet convinces , consoles,

 Soothingly  types your   parrot like

Speculations. Endlessly  go on,

Looking  out   now   and then,

Each  station  throbbing  with

Agile  commuters, automated

Shutters ,technology’s pin,  

You  go on, on  till  reach

Your  destination.

The Opening Up Of Copper Urn

The  Opening  Up  Of   Copper  Urn

Could  be  deforestation  is going  on:

The  flat promoters  in   frenzied   mood,

Occupied  the land, rituals     are  over.

Digging, digging, they went on  digging,

Small  rudimentary  stones, mud pieces,

Clay  roll  over  and  over, the sweat 

Of  the  labourers  also   touches the 

Weeping  ,disturbed  soil, to be

dethroned  to  a  corner . The  sharp

Crow bar   hit  my  rust laden sides,

I am  bemused, pained,

 The  eager , the  future ,proud occupants

Of  the storied  mansion ,

do  not  know the  underground 

Secrets, the  toils,  the  rigmarole :

It  was  some  decades  ago,

The owner ,  lay  me  in,

Hard  breath, or   struggling  for  breath,

Rust   envied me, covering  the

Copper   colour, inches  of  thick

Rust   and  coating ,belittling 

My  dignity, Coins   are safe 

In  my  womb, tomorrow                                                                                                                        

they  are going  to  hand me over

to  Government,  

do not  know  how  my

New abode would be.  

Trees, how generous they are!

Trees, how  generous  they  are!

In    your garden,

You  can  go  and  pluck  the   rightful,

Plump   fruits  prompted  by  taste  buds,

Or  hunger  pinches  your  belly,

 Those  verdurous   leaves, ooze ,

As  if  to  mourn  man’s  narrow attitude,

 Human kind’s   affliction  is  their  sorrow,

Trees’  yields  are mankind’s  happy  morrow,

Rightful   and   unquestioned ,unquestioning,

Tawny    stems   are  stable,

They  don’t  distinguish  if 

You  are poor   or   affluent,

You  shelter  under their  woody

Nooks   and  corners,

Those  dried  leaves  are

Embers    or  cinders  for

Boiling  water.

They  are the  sole,  

Caring  for  your  Soul.