Just that I am away from home...

How excited I am ,my eyes filled with dreams;

My heart’s pounding fast, with emotions extreme.

There’s a whole new world waiting for me with open arms,

New life, new place, sparkling future with all its charm..

I almost have got everything that I ever had wished,then

why’s there this barrenness, what is it that I missed?

Sometimes I find myself so lonesome amid this crowd,

sometimes my eyes are moist, and I feel like crying out loud.

Now a part of this glittery world, I miss the haven that was so warm,

I do have a lot in life, it’s just that I am away from home…..

Nature

I love nature, I know not why..

Depths of the ocean, heights of the sky.

Be it gentleness of moonlight,

or brightness of sunlight.

Be it colourful flowers,

or soft, white snow showers.

Be it vigorous,turbulent waterfall,

or calm, still lake ; it doesn’t matter at all.

I love both dusk and dawn,

watching the sun rise and see it drown.

I adore nature in all its forms,

For , You,dear God have taken all these forms…

Faith

Whenever we start loosing hopes,

all we need is to have faith -

Have faith in our own goodness and,

have faith in the God within.

Have faith in our self-efforts and,

have faith in His grace and bessings.

Have faith in our love for Him and,

have faith in His love for us.

Have faith that world outside you is beautiful if,

world inside you is beautiful !!

Friendship

It is about sharing -

Sharing secrets, feelings and everything…

It is about caring,

It is about crying and laughing,

It is about senseless teasing,

It is about arguing and fighting,

It is about complete understanding,

It is about forgiving,

It is sometimes about criticising,

And also about encouraging.

It is about giving -

Giving one’s time , energy and one’s being.

That’s friendship….

It has a gradual beginning and no ending.

Dream

Last night,this dream I had,

What can I say, it really was bad.

In a cold, dark room,I was trapped,

I couldn’t move freely, as I was strapped.

I cried for help and on the door I banged,

But noone listened, I felt noone cared.

As I sat alone,feeling dejected and rejected,

With a loving touch on my back I was soothed.

It was then, that I was awake and relieved,

The dream was over, a lesson I had perceived.

I realised that by negative emotions I was confined,

By anger,pride,desire and envy I was bound.

You have shown me the way, and I feel graced,

To win over my inner enemies is the choice I have made.

I am grateful-it was a blessing in disguise I had received.

Only You

You taught me to forget and forgive,
You taught me to be assertive,
You taught me to believe in love,
You taught me to see God in all,
You taught me to share and give,
You gave me the very reason to live...

Silence

There is something very profound about silence .

However, we may try to experience silence.

When we watch a serene, tranquil lake,

What we see is silence .

When we watch steady , tall trees,

What we see is silence .

When we hear the waves of sea roar,

between two roars, what we hear is silence.

When we see the sunrise and sunset,

What we feel is silence.

When we see a child in deep sleep,

What we experience is silence.

We may give different names to this feeling –

Peace, poise, stillness, serenity or silence.

If we learn to savour the moments filled with silence,

we can experience in them, life’s very essence.

That’s life..

When we say it is simple,

It says – not as simple as you think .

When we say it is difficult,

It says – not as difficult as you think .

When we say it is beautiful,

Giving a healthy challenge, it says – are you sure?

When we say it is pathetic,

Making things easier, it says- chill dear!

When we say we know it well,

It will confuse us and say – you bet!

When we say-has anyone understood you still?

It will comfort you saying-someday maybe you will .

That’s life –

I am not sure I know it,

But I sure do love it…

If you promise

I would like to feel sad,

If you promise to cheer me up.

I would love to shed tears,

If you promise to console me.

I would love to get scared,

If you promise to hold my hand.

I would love to feel low,

If you promise to give me a hug.

I would love to act like a fool,

If you promise to laugh with me.

I would love to walk a thousand miles,

If you promise to walk with me.

I would love this beautiful life even more,

If you promise to spend yours with me.

Sandcastle

I had always believed,

that dreams are like sandcastles-

Both of these, very shortlived.

I have feared this always,

that gigantic waves of reality,

will shove my dreams away.

Untill I saw a kid, lovely and agile,

was so happy building his sandcastle,

not fearing that it is so fragile.

That’s when I learnt not to be attached.

The way of life, actually,

is to learn to be detached.

I have to leave behind my vanity,

And just cherish every moment,

I guess doing so , is sanity.