I toss and turn in bed
And cling the pillow tight
Insecurity happens to grab me
And fling me in the hell of fright.
I try in vain to rise..
Straining my ears to catch
The sounds beyond the flies
If only...you called but once..
The tantalizing hum of yours
The impish grin your face bears
Your purposeful non-commitment
Intrigue me..I close my eyes...
Your adorable face appears
And in a minute or so disappears
Only to come again and again
Sending a pleasant pain in me..
Loony for sure I am
How much to see you I crave!
The distance is far for me
But I'll reach you for sure one day..
Of late you are too busy
To drop a loveline to me
Or perhaps to make me
Yearn for you-I guess..
Jealous I know you are
And funny your face looks thus
Why don't you show you care
For me, as I do for you??
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
A Friend Lost (2/17/1990)
The sand stretching for miles
As far as I could see
The waves of the turbulent ocean
Rumbling along with the breeze
Clouds like tufts of cotton
Sailing high up in the sky
Yet none aroused my spirits
'Cause my friend had bade goodbye...
He was with me at dawn
When we toddled our way to school
He was with me at noon
The busy days of teens
And before the sun could set
Not waiting for the dusk
He silently slipped away
Away to eternal peace.
The gulls were flying in flocks
Whispering to pals the deeds past
Where shall I seek asylum
Now that you are away from me?
Every speck of sand is trod by you
Every draft of the salty wind
Whispers your lovely name
Yet I find you nowhere..
I retrace my steps home
Gloomy looks the room
Without your charming pranks.
The television screen looks blank
The badminton racquet mocks me
Why did this have to happen?
Who's hand would I grip
When scared to fits?
The loving memories
Of those past golden days
When we used to bicycle our way
Through the roads of laughter and gay
The umpteen ice-creams we shared
The infinite marbles we won
They prick me like a million needles
And ooze uncontrollable tears..
Minutes tick by to hours
And hours give way to days
I have to accept with reluctance
The lost your departure has made
Let me live my life in haste
For then I can join you there
And let's live again and again
For a hundred births as friends.
As far as I could see
The waves of the turbulent ocean
Rumbling along with the breeze
Clouds like tufts of cotton
Sailing high up in the sky
Yet none aroused my spirits
'Cause my friend had bade goodbye...
He was with me at dawn
When we toddled our way to school
He was with me at noon
The busy days of teens
And before the sun could set
Not waiting for the dusk
He silently slipped away
Away to eternal peace.
The gulls were flying in flocks
Whispering to pals the deeds past
Where shall I seek asylum
Now that you are away from me?
Every speck of sand is trod by you
Every draft of the salty wind
Whispers your lovely name
Yet I find you nowhere..
I retrace my steps home
Gloomy looks the room
Without your charming pranks.
The television screen looks blank
The badminton racquet mocks me
Why did this have to happen?
Who's hand would I grip
When scared to fits?
The loving memories
Of those past golden days
When we used to bicycle our way
Through the roads of laughter and gay
The umpteen ice-creams we shared
The infinite marbles we won
They prick me like a million needles
And ooze uncontrollable tears..
Minutes tick by to hours
And hours give way to days
I have to accept with reluctance
The lost your departure has made
Let me live my life in haste
For then I can join you there
And let's live again and again
For a hundred births as friends.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Of Wars
This is a poem I wrote way back in 1990 I guess...In Kerala, we used to have inter-collegeate art festivals, and I won the 1st place for this entry in the InterZone (Calicut University) if I remember correctly...
WARS
Gone are the days
When wars were fought
For the hand of the maiden
The chieften sought.
Those that marr our lives today
Are them the scary global wars;
Where the ego of some reckless fools
Brings forth gory blood pools.
Centuries ago, King Babur demolished
A temple. Now they fight,
The fanatic fakirs, to make even
With Babur-the turbaned thief.
Lord Ram -He is quite uneasy of late
'Cause there's strict security at every gate
He once fought to liberate man
And now men fight to liberate Him.
And then we had our Saddam Hussein
Who's pride wanted anything swell
Neck and neck was Father Bush
Whose Patriots gunned all the oil wells.
When the hens of your neighbour
Clamour at your door
You make sure that
He grows hens no more!
It is a maggot of the brain
That causes all this struggle and strain.
Innocent millions pay a heavy price
For the sake of few who can't think twice.
Pull down, dear friends, the fences
That block your hearts;
Let's build bridges of freedom
And pray the World be One
WARS
Gone are the days
When wars were fought
For the hand of the maiden
The chieften sought.
Those that marr our lives today
Are them the scary global wars;
Where the ego of some reckless fools
Brings forth gory blood pools.
Centuries ago, King Babur demolished
A temple. Now they fight,
The fanatic fakirs, to make even
With Babur-the turbaned thief.
Lord Ram -He is quite uneasy of late
'Cause there's strict security at every gate
He once fought to liberate man
And now men fight to liberate Him.
And then we had our Saddam Hussein
Who's pride wanted anything swell
Neck and neck was Father Bush
Whose Patriots gunned all the oil wells.
When the hens of your neighbour
Clamour at your door
You make sure that
He grows hens no more!
It is a maggot of the brain
That causes all this struggle and strain.
Innocent millions pay a heavy price
For the sake of few who can't think twice.
Pull down, dear friends, the fences
That block your hearts;
Let's build bridges of freedom
And pray the World be One
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