the sun is
truant again
cold hearts
frozen hands
look for
love mittens
buried deep
in a corner
of memory closets !
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Friday, November 23, 2012
GAMES
the simple joy
of cracking open
peanuts on her own
a cardboard box
becoming a bus
for paper friends
My little God
and her new games !!
of cracking open
peanuts on her own
a cardboard box
becoming a bus
for paper friends
My little God
and her new games !!
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
A Winter Evening
The sun has poured
all its orange experience
into the open palms
of the evening
the dusk
is straightening
its sooty blanket
for the night
the stars
waiting in the wings
the clouds getting
the shades right
all its orange experience
into the open palms
of the evening
the dusk
is straightening
its sooty blanket
for the night
the stars
waiting in the wings
the clouds getting
the shades right
Monday, November 19, 2012
A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR GOD
I usually refrain from writing about God on this blog no because I am an atheist but because I am not religious.This time the inspiration comes from an unusual quarter- OH MY GOD ,the film.
Isn't it strange that over the years most of us lose the distinction between God and religion.We pray and worship,do the rituals,participate in the festivities ,basically are our religious best most of the times but we never really come close to God,we ask and apologize but never just talk or just listen.
I happened to be born into a Hindu home,had a christian missionary and convent education and am lucky to have friends from various cultures and backgrounds.So with due respect to all religions,the ones that I directly know and the ones I don't here are my set of queries for Mr.God :
Isn't it strange that over the years most of us lose the distinction between God and religion.We pray and worship,do the rituals,participate in the festivities ,basically are our religious best most of the times but we never really come close to God,we ask and apologize but never just talk or just listen.
I happened to be born into a Hindu home,had a christian missionary and convent education and am lucky to have friends from various cultures and backgrounds.So with due respect to all religions,the ones that I directly know and the ones I don't here are my set of queries for Mr.God :
- Do we need loud blaring bhajans set to filmy tunes and glaring lights to show devotion?
- Does God bother if a few human beings get inconvenienced by his over-enthusiastic devotees stalling traffic or being plain rowdy?
- What would Jesus prefer, a cathedral full of candles or a quiet candle lit dinner in a needy home?
- What would Krishna want more,a chapan bhog(56 course meal) alone in a temple or a handful of chanas shared with a Sudama?
- What makes a Gurudwara grand,its highest or shiniest dome or its open doors for all?
- Did Allah or Lord Rama actually permit violence in their names?
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Diwali
The smoke had a
burnt pungent smell
the noise was deafening
shouts could be heard
from afar,too distant
to know happy or sad
the lights were
hazed out
in the smog
dead souls
celebrating a victory
almost meaningless
which world war was this?
Monday, November 5, 2012
DIWALI
Oblivious to the
dust rising from
the busy road
and all the
other real and imaginary malice
that kids inside the cars
are made to be scared of
she dips her small muddy fingers
in the rice pot
to quickly push
the cold lump
down her throat
she'll have to sell
a lot of earthen lamps
to make the next meal happen
its Diwali
in a few days.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The Moon
the moon
the moon is
is the moon
the moon looks lonely
the moon looks lovely
worshiped
poemised
the moon was
is,will be
the moon.
the moon is
is the moon
the moon looks lonely
the moon looks lovely
worshiped
poemised
the moon was
is,will be
the moon.