Silent Words.....

Those were the days
Whenever you remembered me
A green humming bird
Often came to me
And sat on the orange flowers
That grew on a creeper
Near the cactus
In my garden

We talked of the dreams and desires
But lost our rhymes
In the midway
Silently trying to hear the unheard
Amidst the noise of the wind chimes

Somewhere in between
The weeds grew
Near that creeper
Taller and taller
Deeper and deeper
Wilder than the imagination

Sometimes wild is beautiful..

Today,in leisure
Silently watching through my window grill
Used to the game of lost and found
I saw that bird again
And I know....
You remember me still..

We talked about the melodies
And the ceaseless rains
Of the burning desires
And dreams that drained

Silence is suffocating
Let words breathe between the spaces....
~~payal~~

A call

Did you hear the rustling of the autumn leaves
And thought of opening your doors lately?
Did you know that the sound of these leaves
Has made some cracks in the wall?
Did you observe the sunshine that seeps in
Through these cracks has a lots to say?
Or do you still feel safe in your closet
Where you forever stay?
~~payal~~

The tryst

Unconsciously
I closed my eyes
And saw you today
Strolling on the path
Headed by destiny

A gush of wind blew hard
Rain washed away the fears
And a rainbow emerged
That bridged the gap
From my end to yours

The healing rhythm of the waterfalls
Echoed in our souls
Basked in the golden light
The utmost devotion
The ultimate surrender
~~payal~~

Your silent footsteps..

The rain has ceased
And the moon is shining brighter tonight
Some known voice echoes in the air
My heart beats faster
And I know you are here

The chills run down from head to toe
Ripples form in stillness..numb I go
You watch me from a distance
At this moment,I feel your presence
..You are very near,right here..
~~payal~~

In my dreams..

A picture so vivid,with colours infinte

sparkle in my dreams on a no moon night..

It slowly turns hazy

as the first ray of the sun embrace me

and wakes me up to the new dawn..

I breathe in the fragrant air

but surroundings seem veiled..

grey and blue ...sometimes white...

Images from the yore..

touches the heart's core

and slowly fills in my pores..

The magnificent dream floats in my eyes

like rose petals on the river bed

and dissolves silently in my conscience....

A picture perfect awaits to be painted

beyond time..

I shall paint it in my dreams tonight!
~~payal~~

सावन

तपते रेगिस्तान में
जब कोई छेड़ता मेघ मल्हार
बदरी छाती नयनों में
बरसता सावन ज़ार ज़ार
कोपलें फूटतीं
धरती झूम उठती
जब आस बंधाते उड़ते बादल
उड़ेलते अपना प्यार
~~पायल~~

Chaos in the garden...

The palm stood in the shady corner
And witnessed chaos in the garden
Some flowers hid behind the bush
Sunflower was at its full bloom
But Gladiolus seemed to be filled with gloom

The little flocks were lying on the pedestal
Dahlias were in a silent meeting
Marigolds’ were peeping through the cracks in the door
The Lilies swayed with purity and innocence
But the Roses were missed in their essence….

A mystic dewdrop cleared the palm's confusion
And set it free from all the illusions..:)
~~payal~~

YELLOW PAPERS..

2010, sketch

Your reflection in the timeless ink is always a delight
Enchanting is the moments' fervor ecstatical in its might
Let me be a smiling pearl exceptionally in your eye
Let it stay there with utmost care and never let it dry
Oft you sprinkle the silver dust wrapped in golden hues
Words have thy mystic touch when the whole world is blue
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Prayers offered to the lord with the sound of morning bells
Asking mighty for his grace to bless life in the shells
Petals floating on the water felt in the hearts so far
Embellished dreams in the moonlit nights, guided by the stars
Rivers flow by infinitely within every breath of mine
Sensed as a soul now and again as graces of divine

~~payal~~

Random thoughts..

A calm evening by the sea shore
Soothing music of the waves
Some thoughts of you
Some smiles because of you
Some tears for you
And with your name
My world seems so true..
A few whispers sound like prayers
In sync with the winds
As I cherish thousand of pearls
In your name...
~~payal~~

LIFE

Pondering over

The book called life,as it is

Lies somewhere amidst

The dark dense forest itself

Cure for the venomous stings

~~payal~~

We have to come again in the lap of mother earth....in some other body at some other time....Souls destined to be together remain inseperable no matter whatever happens....Life is simple then why do people make their lives so complicated?!?

LETTING GO..

Love is not to let go
not even to hold on
It is an eternal bliss
The ultimate truth
The only reality
That stays with your soul
Forever..
Even after you are gone..
~~payal~~.
People spend half of their lives in regrets, holding on to grudges , blaming others and trying to forget and let go..later they lead their lives repenting doing so!
I am writing about love after a long time..the love that surrounds us as nature ,that is within us as our inherent nature and that makes our spirits float freely..Its good to stop at times, analyse and then move with much ease without feeling the need to let go...!Yes,when love flows freely within us and surrounds us...transformation happens, seasons change and life becomes rhythmic.. Sometimes we don’t know what we want..It’s the lack of clarity that stops us from believing that true love can never be lost.. Its’ eternal.. Love is God and God is within us.. simple as always!:)

PAST (NaiSaiKu)

Past, a part of life..
Can you run away from it?!
You already know!
PAST! A PART OF LIFE..
You already know
Can you run away from it?!
Past, a part of life..
~~payal~~
Even if the past is filled with painful memories and fear, its just a part of our lives..We sit and rewind it ourselves to see it again ..!If we closely look into it..we’ll see our betterment..No “body” is pain free..!By the way,writing serious stuff in NaiSaiKu form is fun!

TIME (acrostic)

Treading on the path with nature sublime
In eternal bliss or covered with slime
Memories engraved , moments rhyme
Exceptional is the power of time

~~payal~~

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Ever experienced you plan an outing , suddenly you get a call and you have to rush postponing your outing or that you are dying to meet a friend for long but something or the other happens and you can’t meet..Then all of a sudden, one day you receive a call in leisure and both of you decide to meet over a cup of coffee..?!My experiences tell me that if something is destined for us, we at a particular time start working towards it.. Indeed, its just a matter of time..!

SUFFERINGS and CONFUSION..

Just the other day a friend got annoyed with me saying that I am in a habit of suffering..But I personally feel whatever happens in my life..good or bad, takes me a step closer to my-SELF.. God is the goodness of our deeds..HE is within us making us divine..Being God is easy but being human is a tough job…!

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I suffer because I feel

Feelings keep me human

Being human makes me suffer

All this because I feel?

Or its all because humanity lacks

And humans suffer?

~~payal~~

LOVE..

I have always believed that love is the base of all the relations between individuals as well as their relation with Nature and Divine..We can never see love but can always feel its presence within us and in our surroundings.. a love-filled heart creates heaven out of hell! Love helps us to grow patiently with faith,it makes us more loving,more human..Love connects us in this journey called Life where we all are the travelers..

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"From one of my old write"

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From mother earth

till child birth
Love exists..

Love is god
and
God is love..

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For God
G overns
Our
Destiny..
~~payal~~

Bleeding hearts (Haiku)

 Pink hearts in spring bleeds!

…Die back into dormancy….

In the summer's heat!!
~~payal~~
Nature shows its bleeding heart in form of these beautiful flowers..:)

A BITTER TRUTH

Smiles and laughter

Becomes momentary

When a sudden outburst

Makes them feel guilty

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Blood ooze out again

From the wounds left sore

In unanswerable quest

They indulge to the core

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Restless their hearts pound

And the tears roll

With extra burden

On the soul

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..Stoned…They stand still

To move with wisdom

Oh! Such is this relation

True for some... for rest its illusion!

~~payal~~

P.S. I visited the page "sometimes you forgive people because you still want them in your life"on fb and read this on the wall "Trying To Forget Someone You've Loved Is Like Trying To Remember Someone You've Never Met♥ " Just a thought..what if you have loved someone whom you have never met?Its possible,isn't it?Confused!Would you remember him/her or would you try to forget?!?Complex situation it would be..hence this write..

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1448322018&v=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=424261244687

That day..

I longed to witness that sunshine smile
Alas! It rained heavily all that while

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I heard the cacophony from the yonder valley
Ashes mixed with sand in blind alley

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I plunged in the depths of the words brewed
Intoxicated, the substance rests clued

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I experienced the beauty of the pearls cherished
That shimmered on lids as the lands perished

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I conquered the fears that grew with time
My path glistened with untamed rhymes

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Then I witnessed a smile in the golden shades
Flowering breeze cajoled as the spirits swayed
~~payal~~

A Lamenting Insomniac’s Plea….

I wish to sleep tonight…….

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Exhausted by the enigmatic chores
Of the dreams and hopes
Of the mired slopes
An empty bottle of sleeping pills,
Artificially flavored`
A glowing night lamp on the bed side,
And the silent aura scares me now
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..Please put me to sleep tonight
Gently caress my hair
Hold my hand and sit beside me
Talk to me for a while
One last time..till the time
I slowly close my eyes

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Read few words from the yore
Or sing me a lullaby or
Read your favourite bed time story

That you still remember
And put me to sleep

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I wish to sleep tonight
I wish to rest in peace….

~~payal~~

Chimeric Utopia

‘Twas a full moon night, twinkling sight
Sweetness and light, its’ magic was white

Like the sonorous bells of anklets
Was the sound made by the crickets

Unseen was her play and dance
That night he met her all by chance

Beneath the lemon tree
She wished to set him free
Bedazzled by her charms
He lay dead in her arms

Then the chimera screamed…
Ah! a gift of sepia dreams

‘Twas a full moon night, twinkling sight
Now the passion ignite, a burial site..
~~payal~~

Climate changes..

Climate changes..The lakes and the ponds freeze but the fishes do survive in the depths…breathing an aura of the residuals..experiencing the white winters,the chills, even in this humid weather,the thoughts run afar.. leaving me stoned…even though the sun shines bright outside, all needed is its warmth that might act as a tranquilizer..Maybe I am missing….!The winters..(off-course)!
~~payal~~

Mirage

Thoughts manipulate in the closed spaces

Sometimes in the circle the mind races

The wild images indeed vivid and clear

Occupies in dusk, in dawn disappear

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As the maple trees in autumn ablaze

Mystically a spring emerge diluting the haze

But the deep black horses gallops in the backyard

The beclouded aura smells of the vicious card

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Baffled, the journey ends from where it begins

An eerie stillness with the gabardine of sins

Thus longing for the leaves to open up

Alas! They close again with a mild touch

~~payal~~

Yes,once in a blue moon..I write..

When the mist envelops my whole

And the feelings silently engulf me

A polished pebble then creates

Ripples in the river flowing within me

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When the life seems distant to me

And the land-slides from beneath my foot

It gives a sudden feel

Of getting lost in the woods...

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When I find myself trapped

Or at times linked to the unknown strings

Mercilessly when the shades fade

Or when the birds fight fluttering their wings

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When a crow flies with a twig

Passionately to a nearby tree

When a pearl slides from a grass blade

A thought seeps in with a long story

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When the sun shines on a cactus flower

I have something to share

I write and rejoice..Life, as it is

Then with ease I walk on air…

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Yes,once in a blue moon,I write..

~~payal~~