I am..

I am a victim;

I am the judge.

I do have fears,

But hold no grudge!

I am your shadow;

I am your light.

I am a memory;

Of a sheer delight.

 I am an offender;

Who transgress all laws.

I am a servant;

Who outshines the flaws.

I sing the melodies;

I feel the pain.

I listen to you,

Do I sound insane?

I float in sky,

As clouds you see.

I  rain on you;

To set you free.

I am your soul;

I live in you.

I am your dream;

 You make it true!

A soulful talk; in quiet of the morn,

I cried as I did; the day I was born.

~~payal~~

Moon..A butterfly cinquain

  

                                                         2013 image,Goa

Full Moon;

Shimmering light;

A silent spectator.

Blushes;as clouds softly caress,

My muse!

It stumbled ,fell, and rose again

Gloriously shining;

Whispers from far.

This phase!

 ~~payal~~

haiku time -13

                                                                                                      2012 image,Goa

climate changes -2

Some words,careless;standing on the edge of righteousness and reasons;stumble and fall from the writer's pen,in the lap of an ardent reader..An enigmatic game..an unanswerable quest..They left the scars and wounded the soul..and there I found myself as a lost piece of a jigsaw puzzle that fitted nowhere on the board..
~~payal~~

haiku time -12

                                                                                                                     2012 image,Goa

Reborn

A knock,

A door opens.

A child 

whom you abandoned,

Due to unknown fears;

Greets you;

Within.

That child

Still waits in hope;

seeks your embrace,

with innocence in its eyes.

Worthy of your love.

Open the doors

And feel yourself..

That child in you!

That child is you!

Look into your self!

There lies a compassionate heart

Beneath the weeds of time.

~~payal~~

haiku time-11

                                                              2010 image,Morjim beach,Goa                               

haiku time -10

                                                                                                               2012 image,Delhi

haiku time -9

                                                                                        2010 image,Goa

haiku time -8

            

                                                                                2012 image,Goa

haiku time -7

    

                                                                              2012 image,Bangalore

haiku time -6

                                                                                         
                                                                                2012 image,Goa

haiku time -5

                                                                                                  
                                                                                       2013 image,Goa

haiku time -4

                                                                       2012 image, Bangalore.

haiku time -3

                                                                          2010 image,Ganga,Haridwar

haiku time -2

                                                          

                                                     2012 image,Lal Bagh,Bangalore.

haiku time -1

                                                                  2011 image, Doodhsagar Waterfalls.

Silence..

                                                          2009 image,Himalayas,Kashmir

Silence and Solitude
 are too sacred..

Misinterpreted,

Silence was mistaken
for not talking

and
 Solitude for isolation..

In between the meanings

Vacuum got created

and 

Oneness dissolved in spaces!

~~payal~~

सुनो,कहा था ना मैंने?

सुनो,

ऐसे ही थोड़ी कहती थी मैं 

कि तुम नहीं समझोगे!

कितने ख़याल थे

छुपे  हुए किसी कोने में,

कुछ अधखिले,

कुछ मुरझाये,

जज़्बातों  की तरह।

आज बरसों बाद, 

उन्ही ख्यालों को समेटते हुए, 

उलझे हुए  

इस कहानी के धागे में,

 शब्दों को पिरोने

की नाकाम कोशिश

करती  हूँ।

एक मुस्कुराती हुई नज़्म 

का इंतज़ार है।

उदासी की लकीरों के पीछे

से झांकती नम आँखें

अचानक झंझोर कर

जगा जाती हैं ।
आजकल कुछ बदल गया है,

 मैं ऐसी ही तो थी!

सुनो,

कहा था ना मैंने?

कुछ दबी सी आवाज़ में?

बस इतना ही याद है मुझे!

~~ पायल ~~