Sunflowers

Besides the lake, beneath the tree
My golden sunflowers smile in glee
Facing the sun, they swing along
Dancing to the beats of my unsung song

A sprinkle of bliss, a packet of glee
I receive my share from beauty of thee
Thousands of you stand in a swarm
Melting my heart with your splendid charm

In moments of grief, I steal a glance
Truly enthralled, I lock you in my trance
And in my heart a pleasure showers
At the sight of these splendid sunflowers

Glory is for thee

Rose you seek...
At the sight of thorn
You seem so meek
You step back
And accept defeat
With a vision of an owl
And rock solid hope
Boost your pace
Glory is for thee
A blooming rose
Is waiting for thee

Tamil Kavidhaigal

Kadarkarayil amarndha unnai kanden
Un viralgalin asaivil….isaiyai kanden
Un punnagayil…. isaiyai kanden
Un swasathil…. isaiyai kanden
Un mounathil…. isaiyai kanden
Nan isai rasiganai irupadhunal alla
Un ovavoru asaivil isai vasipadhal

Kadalin aazhathil sendru muthai eduthen
Aanal un kangalin aazhathay kanda pinbu dhan
Naan aazhathin arthathay arindhu konden

Oru paarvai parthu vitu
oru punnagay veesi vitu
nee sendru vitay
anal en idhayathil uruvagiya puyalai
nee ariya villai



mounathin mozhi arindhirindal
un ovavoru mouna nodi kondu
oru kavyam padaithirupen….


Nittham marana bayathil vazhum manidhan
Yudhathal suyndhulla bhoomi
Ratthathal ezhudapatta kaviyam

Idhin naduvil..
Muthathal manadhai ninaikum kuzhandhai….


Unnai kandadhum
Vetkapatta vennila
Megathay mugamoodiyay
Kadanaga ketadhu…..


Kangalai moodinen..unnai kanden
Kangalai thirandha udan nee maraindhu vitai
Aayul muyuvadhum thookam samadham enaku
Kanavil nee varuvadhal

Is that me?

Her reflection she sees
Skin coarse as a rock
Even the mirror can’t conceal
The scars of her life
The bubbly vivacious girl
Suddenly seems so dull
Innocence swapped
With the coat of veracity
A stranger stares
With protruding eyes
Few years she cried
All tears have dried
A mocking song
She hears in despair
A bed of rose couldn’t heal
The pain of thorns
A stranger she sees
And keeps wondering
“Is that me?”

Brochure of my life

In the brochure of my life I see
My sweetened dreams
Set as a crystal
My margarine heart
Melting in compassion
My salty tears
Dissolving in care
My frozen fears
Defrosting with hope

Yet I see
My own mirror
Reflecting a stranger….

Shayaris

Mein kavitha hoon
-------------------

Shabdon mein rang bharti
Dilo mein umag bharti
Kabhi hasathi, to kabhi rulathi
Kabhi batati, to kabhi chupathi
Mein Kavitha hoon...

Shabdo ko dhage me phiroti
Aur chedti hoon main ek saaz
Ban jati hai jo har dil ki dhadkan
Aur har dhadkan ki aawaaz
Haan main kavitha hoon…



phere tune sur,jodi maine taal
kho gayi tujme is tarah, hua bura haal

Teri jhukti nazar ne teer e aashiqui mere dil pe maara
Ab marna to door, na jee sakon dobara

Koshish itni thi ki, tere dil ko jeet, tujse ek phool paon
Ab na mujhe thukrao, mere jhanaze par to ek phool chadao

khayalo me ek kohra sa cha jaata hai
jab dil ke darwaze par woh dastak deta jata hai

Khoya chain aur khoyi nindiya
Jab dekha tera noor aur teri pyaari bindiya

kabhi shaam se bat karti hu kabhi chand ka didar karti hu
Juda hokar bhi tujse har pal ikrar karti hu

chaha tujhe aur badnaam ho gaya
Tune ek jhalak jo dekha mera kaam tamam ho gaya

sagar ki gehrayi mein bhi hum dhoob kar aaye hain
par teri aankhon me jhak kar, hum gehrayi ko samaj paye hai

Kudrat ka karishma, ya koi ajeeb khel hai
Ishq khuda ka tohfa, do haseen dilon ka mel hai

kya batayen humne tere bin kaise kate yeh din aur kaise kati yeh raatein
Har lamhon me hame yaad aaye aap aur aap ki madhoosh batein

zindagi

Sab kuch ek pal begana, ek pal apna lage
zindagi ek pal hakikat, ek pal sapna lage
Haaton ki lakeeron mein apna nishan doondhathi hoon
Hoon zindagi se khafa, maut me wafa dhoondati hoon


Aankhon mein jami aansuon mein nami mehsoos hoti hai
Hoon zindagi se door, zindagi mein kami mehsoos hoti hai

Mazhai thuli

Aal Kadal, senkadhiravan,
neela vanam, karmegam
Serndhu isaitha isai- mazhai thuli

kannir thuligal

Thunbathai karaika
Mana kasapai murika
kobathai kuraika
Vedhainaigalai ozhika
Inbathai peruka
Mana ganathai eraka
Iraivan uruvakiya muthukal- kannir thuligal

Neeyum oru

Neeyum oru malar
mithi patu podhilum manapathal

Neeyum oru sudar
Unnaye erithu kondu ulagil oli veesuvathal

Neeyum oru paravai
Neela vanil un perai ezhudha thudipathal

Neeyum oru thai
Ulagin sumaiyai un sumaiyaga ninaipadhal

Neeyum oru kadal
Eeralamana unarvugalai un ull pudhaipadhal

Neeyum oru katru
Thunbhangalai modhi vitu selvadhal

Neeyum oru karmegam
Sukha dukhathil kannir thuligalai sindhuvathal

Neeyum oru meyuguvathi
Pilar thunbangalai kandu uruguvadhal

Neeyum oru senthamarai
Setril irundhum poopathal

Neeyum oru udal
Marayapogum nalai ninaithu kalanguvadhal

Neeyum oru uyir
Maraya pogirai endru therindhum vazhvadhal

Life is all about....

Life is all about
Seeing sugary dreams with salty tears
Sailing smooth in a rough path
Aiming high when you are low

Life is all about
Being hard inside, soft outside
Adopting the new, remembering the old
Searching for light in the darkness

Life is all about
Doing your best when the conditions are worst
Taking life easy when the going gets tough
Forgetting the bitter experiences, recalling the sweet lessons

Life is all about
Smiling outside when you cry within
Feeling alive when you are almost dead
Staying young forever, even when you are old

Life is all about
Forgetting your foes, remembering your friends
Straightening yourself when you are crumpled
Giving a fresh starting when you are at world’s end

Prakriti

Bheega sama aur bheega nazaara
Badalon ke chadar ne humko sawara
Sharmathe hue sooraj ni kiya ishara
Muskurate hue panchi ne hame pukara

Barish ki boondon mein gham ghul gaye
Udasi ke sare nishan dhul gaye
Dil hua bechain, ek unkahi hulchal
Prakrithi ki jadoo mein hum hue shamil

Is nazare ko aankhon ne dekha
Aur dil ne chura liya
Chupke se inko sameta
Aur dil me basa liya

Hum

Tere payal ki jhanak
Balo ki mehek
Khangan ki khanak
Aankho ki jhalak
Pe hum marte hai

Tere aankho ki nami
Baaton ki kami
komal man
sadepan
Me hum jeete hain

Aapke yaadein

Kya batayen tere bin
humne kaise kate ye din
Aur kaise kate yeh raten
Har lumho mein hame yaad aaye
Aap aur apki mudhosh baatein

Aap se juda hokar humne
Jeena chod diya
Aapki aankhon se peete they
Ab peena chod diya

Apki ek jhalak ko
Ab tak hum tarse
Aaj khuda hai meharbaan
Do yeh baadal hai barse

Kya batayen tere bin
humne kaise kate ye din
Aur kaise kate yeh raten
Har lumho mein hame yaad aaye
Aap aur apki mudhosh baatein

Intezaar

Tujse milne ki fariyad karenge
In suni raaton mein tujhe yaad karenge
Chaha tujhe teri chahat par etbar karenge
Marte dum tak tera intezaar karenge

Na koi shikva ya shikayat karenge
Tu salamat rahe yahi ibadat karenga
Chaha tujhe teri chahat par etbar karenge
Marte dum tak tera intezaar karenge

Aakri saanson tak tujse pyar karenge
Aapki inayat hai, aashiqi ki hadd paar karenge
Chaha tujhe teri chahat par etbar karenge
Marte dum tak tera intezaar karenge

Jab tum aaoge

Mere sune bageche me phool khilenge us din
Jab tum aaoge titli bankar
Mere neele ambar me roshini hogi us din
Jab subha laogey tum sooraj bankar

Mere adhure sur pure honge us din
Jab tum aaoge taal bankar
Meri naav paar hogi us din
Jab tum aaoge kinara bankar

Mere andhere jeevan me ujala hoga us din
Jab tum aaoge deepak bankar
Meri kavitha mein jeevan hoga us din
Jab tum aaoge humare bankar

Victims

Rebelling fate in their life’s crusade
Tampered spirits, with patience they wait
All seems dim, where are their shades?
Soiled blood, growling souls
Innocence lost, independence mauled
In silhouette of night, silent tears they shed
Survivors of war, victims of hatred

Humanity they seek
Justice they seek
Peace they seek
Life they seek

The phoenix

Excruciating grief burning the heart
Hope flees away as smoke
My wishes and desires blazes away
All that is left is the ash of my soul
My soul dies a million deaths
But never does it renounce rises again
A phoenix, it rises from the ash
Creating a new me with an invigorated spirit
Filling new hopes inside my heart
A new individual is born once more
To live a life and death yet again

Angel and devil

An assortment of the angel and the devil
A sphinx with the head of a human
Body of a monster and wings of an eagle
The wings signifies the cherub’s power
The body symbolizes the malevolent evil
The head embodies the human spirit
Wedged between the good and the bad
The human spirit takes both forms
Sometimes the angel takes the supremacy
The human becomes compassionate and selfless
We get a glimpse of the godliness
Sometimes the devil has the full clout
The latent monster slowly comes out
Narcissistic and spiteful face is shown
The wings of the angel heave us to the heaven
The body of the monster shoves us to the hell
Lodged completely, the soul fights back
With great determination one of the powers win
And it becomes the person’s identity

Charisma of the first rain

The chilled plummet of the first rain
Descended slowly, fell in a bed of leaf
The leaf caught the pretty pearl
Crystal dew was thus formed

Singing cuckoos, dancing peacocks
The splendor trees magnetized by the tune
A symphony of nature was going on
The rejuvenated souls, the sorrows gone

It was indeed an elating sight
The delighted sun slowly came out
It peeped and witnessed a miraculous vista
Was thoroughly stunned by the splendid beauty

A vibrant rainbow was thus formed
It painted the sky with the astonishing colors
It painted the hearts with new spirits
It was the charisma of the first rain

Clutch of serendipity

Unsullied hearts, eager eyes
Suave life with no grumble
Heaving with compassion
There was so much comradeship
What more could one ask for?

But they were ignorant of the imminent debacle
Could one flee from the clutch of serendipity?
A vicious spell had been cast
An atrocious web had been weaved
They were the bait in this sadistic plan

Today the land lies barren
Soaked with fresh blood
Devoid of life forms
The ghost lies sleeping beneath
Howling and weeping during the night

The air still smells of death
The gust recites the sad tale
They implore for justice
They urge for peace
They want to rest now, they can witness no more.....

The hunter and the bird

A somber twilight
The hunter's delight
An awful sight
A bleeding bird's plight
A broken arrow
The aching marrow
Tearful eye
Mournful sigh
The bird's anger
The hunter's hunger

A trapped bird

A trapped bird in a solitary confinement
Busted wings, sodden with blood
Frozen tears and comatose spirit
The soul and the body naysay each other
The body is worn out, can't put up with more
The soul still buoyant, believes in a better tomorrow
A combat going on between the soul and the body
Whichever may win the trounce is for the bird
If the bird dies, a disgruntled ghost remains
With unfulfilled desires packed within
If the bird lives, the body does suffer
With agonizing pain, it cries within
Now what could be the justice and how should be its fate?
The pathetic bird is stuck up in this crucial maze

The symphony of life

Sometimes life seems like a curtailed song
With a kaput tune and a meaningless lyric
The melody goes on without any fervor
The whole concert seems totally out of sync
The music and the song gainsay each other
But whatever might be, the show must go on
What we need is a little fine tuning
A little self drive, a little motivation
To bring the gig back on the track
And once tuned, the melody flows smoothly
And life once again, becomes a delightful symphony

The tale of a land

The only witness of the disastrous event
Each of the grain has a warrior’s name
A globule of blood is embedded in each of the sand grain
A historical land where thousand corpses sleep
The ghosts lie beneath reciting the sad tale
A poppy plant stands on top of each grave
With external beauty and venom filled inside
The onlookers are oblivious of the awful past
Truly mystified by the flower’s beauty
They fail to see the ruinous covert concealed inside
Though the secret is buried and erased from the history
It remains alive in the flower’s vein
Each of the poppy is the witness of the killing spree

Death after life-life after death

A confounding call from a secluded expanse
Keeps echoing, the vision is so vague
The Abyss and Eden show me a glimpse
In the darkness of the frightening night

The comforting smile of the Seraph
The gruesome laughter of the Satan
The bemused soul is truly unaware
To wherein it really belongs

A shadow floats sniveling above
Concealed by a layer of miasma
The clouds produce spiky drops
Each of the drops penetrates the soul

The twinge makes the soul realize
With each of the rain the haze uncovers
An eternal journey has just began
To an entirely eccentric world

Nearing the death day by day
Nearing new life day by day
Uncovering the enigma of death after life
Uncovering the enigma of life after death
The soul experiences a slow death
The soul regains a new life…

A new beginning

With unbearable pain I lay
Besides a sand clock totally bright
Sand dropping from the top, ebbing the light
The sand clock became darker and darker
The sky become darker and darker
With each of the grain I could taste death
With every wall clock tick I could smell new life
My journey was about to conclude
The hour and the minute hand merged
The grains were exhausted, the heartbeat stopped
The death smiled at me, it was my end
I smiled at death, it was a new beginning

Nature’s meet

The sunshine’s bye
The earth now shy
A sheer bliss
The raindrop’s kiss
Persistence torn
Earth’s anger gone
A love offbeat
Nature’s meet

Lost in you

With solid tears and frozen fears
I stood in solitude, feeling no pain
Chilled breeze and icy storm
Penetrated my soul, but I was still strong
Winter passed, spring came
But I was still there, feeling the same
Then it was the summer and you came
Melting in your warm glance and sweet smile
Melting in your placid touch and tender kiss
I was lost
Initially lost
Partially lost
Then completely lost
Lost in you
The snowman melted by the sun…

Oxymoron life

Life a fine mess
Expectations a little big
Anticipating the unanticipated
Of outcome absolutely unsure,
Trying to act naturally
I feel alone in a crowd
Bittersweet dreams in the white night
Fate written with invisible ink

A normal human
A hopeful pessimist
A hopeless optimist
Shouting whispers of the hell’s angels
Silent sound of the heaven’s devil
Eyes wide shut with fresh frozen tears
Icy hot storm piercing my soul
A joyful trouble turning me inside out

Probing the relative truth in restless sleep
Sometimes the truth lies
Sometimes the lies are true
Living dead
Dying alive
Running idle
My near future a real fantasy
Caught in this bizarre world I ponder….

An amorous night

An amorous night with you on my side
Walking on the seashore hand in hand
Engraving our love in the sand
The footprint fades, the milky foam engrosses
Touches million souls, echoing the tale
Silent glances exchange, no word is uttered
But everything is said, everything is understood
An enthralling conversation that could create an epic
The tides etches the saga, in the rocks
Softening the rocks, it sheds tears of joy
The breeze plays a mellow tune
Silent whispers magically sing
Moon the silent spectator, admirably acknowledges
And in this ardent vista, two souls merge slowly
And slowly they becomes one

Silent gratitude

I may live or I may die soon
But my silent gratitude will never be unknown
Through my verse, I thank one and all
My fellow mates and the names that I recall
My words speak; my heart sings an evergreen song
A dedication, a tribute to those who came all along

For the hands that moved a boulder or two
And wiped my tears when I felt blue
For the soothing warm shoulders always ready for me
Where I had shed tears and made my heart free

For the heartening guidance when I was low
For the constant support when there was a blow
For the care and affection rendered to me
For being there through my grief and glee

I may live or I may die soon
But my silent gratitude will never be unknown
Through my verse, I thank one and all
My fellow mates and the names that I recall
My words speak; my heart sings an evergreen song
A dedication, a tribute to those who came all along

Simply beautiful

Plain eyes without liner or shadow
Yet they have a charismatic charm
A mesmerizing vigor that I never knew
Stronger that the gravitational pull
Lost in the magnetism I ask myself
Simplicity, is that the word?

Silky skin sans any coat
Of the artificial cosmetics, still it glows,
In that gentle touch, I can live a lifetime
Die million deaths, yet willing to be born
Lost in the tenderness I ask myself
Simplicity, is that the word?

Scarlet honey dipped lips with no lipstick
Stealing the red from the cherry
Stealing the honey from the flowers
The garden seems faded when I see you
Lost in the sweetness I ask myself
Simplicity, is that the word?

Velvety hair with a natural curl
Loosened freely, swings with the air
A magical dance in the nature’s cadence
The flowers implore to adorn you
Lost in the chasteness I ask myself
Simplicity, is that the word?

A voice echoes from beyond
As if a message from the nymph
Making me realize in a flash of a second

That the word is “simply beautiful”

The seashore

The tide rises, the tide falls
The foam spreads, the footprint palls

The sun adorns and the waves glitter
In the sapphire sky, the sandpipers flutter

Billowing its wings the seagull hovers
The curfew calls and the darkness showers

The moon spreads gossamer swathes
In the milky glow, the ocean bathes

The fishers return from the day’s slogs
Deprived of rest the ocean flogs

Splashing and splattering water on rock
A halcyon milieu, a peaceful walk

A melody floats, as the sea pings
my silent thought magically sings

And the tide rises, and the tide falls
The foam spreads slowly and my footprint palls

The Roses

My eyes witnessed an astounding sight
The freshness of dew, the sweetness of pine
The sapphire creek, the misty peak
The smiling roses, the greenish garden

And you were there, standing beside
Plucking roses, collecting a pile
Slowly you turned with a tinge of smile
In those lips red as cherry

Those striking eyes emanated a glow
Towing me in your magnetic gaze
Then I saw you come near
My heart thumped, skipping a beat

I waited there for your one glance
For a rose with my name
Specially blossomed and sent through you
But you passed evading me

I waited and waited for so long
The seasons changed, new roses blossomed
But my garden was still deserted
Waiting for a rose from you

Is today the day? I see you approaching
With the whole basket towards me
Or as always will you leave?
Leaving me all alone here

Slowly you come very close
now I am sure those roses are for me
you stop and look and sit besides
Waiting with the basket in your hand

With mixed emotion, I say to myself
Finally the day has arrived
As I see you with tears
Placing the roses on my grave

Silk story

Amidst the rustling mulberry leaves
Two emerald eyes sparkled with tears
The silk worms tasted the fear
Of the silk haired maiden

As she wiped her soaked eyes
She felt the chillness of the frozen wind
Crushing and ripping her soul apart,
Her diary had reached the last page

Scribbling a few words that she wanted
To share with the world
She ran and ran as fast as she could
Then she vanished without a trace

Today the satin covered dairy
Lies buried within the mulberry planting
In each of the woven fabric
She smiles, she cries, she lives and dies

Tears speak

My dry tears speak
A thousand verses
With meaning so deep
That you can’t read

The tale of a longing heart
The tale of a nonviolent war
The tale of a haunting past
The tale of a tormenting present
The tale of a hopeful future

The tale engraved
In the wall of my heart
With my blood and breath
The heart just weeps
As the blood seeps

And my dry tears speak
A thousand verses
With meaning so deep
That you can’t read

I ask for

I ask for softness
Of the dew dipped flowers
On my parched blood sodden feet
Chiseled by the thorns of life

I ask for a caring hand
To wipe the droplets
On my moist eyes
Sprinkled by destiny

I ask for a rainfall
To create an oasis
In my arid heart
Devoid of hope

He is my sunshine

Thousand suns seem feeble
In the warmth of his embrace
My frozen heart melts
In his single caring glance
I live a lifetime
In his rays
He is my sunshine

A mystic world

In my mystic dreams, I see a place
Built by the virtuous hands of the angels
The shady clouds spread a satin sheet
The naughty breeze kisses me good night
The cherubs sing a sweet lullaby
As I close my eyes and get detached
From the worldly worries
A peace that I have not felt before
Embraces me for a concise instant

As the dusk gives way to the dawn
I slowly bath in the warmth of the sun
The chirping birds wake me with their song
The clear dew recharges my tired eyelids
A new day welcomes me with a smile
I float and float and fall downwards
As I slowly open my eyes
The mystic world slowly ebbs
And I find myself in my bedroom

Soul still alive

At the core of eternity
Wrath sours
Life abhors
Hope demises
But my soul still rises

Sadness pries
Tear dries
Satan howls
Yet a spirit prowls

Testing time
Destiny’s crime
Debacle inches
Soul still clinches

Solitude

The coast so clear
The shadow ebbed
In the rejoicing crowd
Alone you stood

A stranger in a swarm
A drop in sapphire sea
Oil coated soul
Does not mix with thee

Woven in solitude
The shell is sure to crack
The day is not far off
When you shalt be free

Nemesis

Destiny’s clout
Alone I pout
Soul so meek
Yet justice I seek
Success shrugs
Failure hugs
Happiness shams
Sadness whams
Life abhors
Darkness shores
In search of light
Unbearable plight
Restless soul
Life just hauls
Hope just blinks
In eternity..it sinks

Mother Nature

Icy fakes adorning the russet core
Golden nugget basking in the azure sky
Milky moon resting on the soggy billows
Daisies, lilies, roses and tulips
Silent dales and giant hills
Bubbly streams and tranquil lagoons
Dancing waves and the on looking shores
Chirping birds fluttering in the candid sky
Monsoon rains and the moist creepers
Foggy dawns and breezy twilights
Oh mother nature, pamper me in your cozy embrace

He

Sitting at the bend
Flipping through the pages
She could sense him
He was so near….

He saw her…
Her tender quivering lips
The lock of hair….
Blocking her magnetic eyes…

With his tender touch
He moved her swaying curl
Her heart ached
In the magic of his touch

Her eyes radiated a spark…
As she looked for him…

But he was gone…

The stroke of breeze....

Hibernating soul

With a sudden spasm I gasped
As I felt the chillness of the night

Penetrating my body
It ached all over….

No where to turn…
All I could see was dark

My breath felt scary
In the void of the night

My voice echoed
My hope soured

As I kept looking
For my hibernating soul….

Moonlit night

The shadows dance
In a magical cadence
First drop of ecstasy showers
And it transforms to eternity
As passion surges
And two souls just merge
Under the moonlit night.....