Whispers
When
These Gifts
Will reach you
They will be
Too soiled
From exposure.
Perhaps
You would
Not want such
Dirty,
Wounded,
Things on offer.
Then
Such gifts
May be dying.
They may be
Too weak
To Whisper.
Hence
Please know
They used to be
Pretty.
Virgin,
Like you are.
How Yellow was Made
Once upon a time -
When Time itself was new -
There lived an old God,
Who was bored of boring Blue.
When He made the oceans,
'Big and Blue', he thought,
While sitting knitting skies,
He used the Blue a lot.
Now Blue was old and bored Him
Though Red and Green were good,
But He wanted something fresh -
Something cheerful while he could.
On a Green hill he sat,
And thought of petals bright,
And of breeze and of bliss,
And of the Red of twilight.
And so came to be Be
A dancing flower of Daffodil;
He created with his thoughts -
Yellow on a Green hill!
So content He was that day,
So blissful and so happy,
That dancing yellow daffodils,
Are Godly and will always be.
The Making of Eldorado (Eldorado VII)
If I had some Gold
If I had some Gold
I'd keep it as if gold -
I would buy jewel boxes
To keep such precious Gold.
I don't need too much
A little bit will do.
Old, battered, passed on -
I don't ask for new.
I promise I'll keep it safe
Well cared shining bright;
If I had some Gold
I'd cherish it day and night.
Few Golden grains I shall keep
In folds of silken wraps,
Unwrap them on special days,
Caress, kiss, then back.
I shall wear some everyday
Some, I shall spread and sleep;
I shall save for rainy days
Some, I shall warm and eat.
I shall trim all my dresses
With a light Golden lace -
And for my old green stones
I shall make a Golden case.
I shall carry Gold with me
I shall never be alone.
I shall give to everyone
Such Gold I shall own.
A mirror I shall gild
Painting it for Keeps -
Some Gold in my hair
A little on my cheeks.
When the last little bit is left
I shall dangle it as ear-rings,
And just a tiny little pinch
I shall sprinkle on my mornings.
Eldorado Forgotten
If I toil hard enough,
If I dig deep enough --
Perhaps I may find
What I forgot in time;
My old eyes may taste
A sight of golden grace,
Perhaps I may remember
A color or a number,
A name to those dreams
Of gold & golden themes,
Which dance in my memory,
Which I recall just barely,
Perhaps I may land
On the never never land --
If I sail far enough,
If I toil hard enough.
Remembering Eldorado
I have arrived
Here
Where there are no dreams
And so it is easier to Be.
But I still remember you
Without
Regret or even fondness
Yet, I am so lonely.
There is no time here
No past
No future, no present
Nothing to entice me.
There is no magic here
No gold
To remind me of you, Eldorado.
Just colorless Eternity.
Heart Break II
"I love some one else,
Not you.", she said;
That's when my heart broke,
That's when my Reason fled.
I decided to leave alone
What needed gentler hands -
Instead of building homes
I shattered skies and lands.
She won't return my love
I have one world to blame.
She won't give me warmth
So I'll set the world aflame.
Let my heart break and never mend
If it cannot please her heart.
And if this world can't give her me
Let this world stop and never start.
If I think, let the thoughts
Be of heat and of blaze;
If I wake, let my work
Be to set the world ablaze;
If I sleep, let my dreams
Be in shades of red and rust;
If I live, let my world
Be aflame and turn to dust.
I burn the world and all in it
I let it burn high and red.
I burn my tender heart afresh
I let it burn our togetherness.
I burn it all and burn with it
She made it my destiny.
No mercy now for world or me
I'll burn and burn endlessly.
None of Man's many flaws are flawed as absurdly
As the flaw of finding every cause an effective fraternity -
Numbers, waves, their collapse, and uncertain probabilities -
In order to derive a single 'because'!
For no more cause than causality!
I had posted this poem in multiple parts earlier. I think it is complete now.
नियति
पानी के नाज़ुक धागों से
मैं ख़ुशी बनाया करता हूँ ।
दिन भर के मेरे हासिल को
नियती शाम को घायल करती है -
मैं चार धागे बुनता हूँ
वो पाँच उधेड़ा करती है।
मैं दिन भर सूरज तपता हूँ
वो रात को मेहनत करती है -
मैं चार खिलौने गढ़ता हूँ
वो पाँच बिगाड़ा करती है।
मैं नियती की गाढ़ी मेहनत को
हर सुबह मिटाया करता हूँ।
पानी के नाज़ुक धागों से
मैं ख़ुशी बनाया करता हूँ ।
जब मैं थक सा जाता हूँ
वो दया ज़रा दिखलाती है -
"चल दिया खेलने, खेल तू"
कहती है, इतराती है ।
मैं मीलों पानी ढोता हूँ
वो धूप बड़ा चमकाती है -
मैं महीनों अंकुर बोता हूँ
वो पल में फसल जलाती है ।
हर सावन मैं भी बारिश की
पर आस लगाए रहता हूँ ।
पानी के नाज़ुक धागों से
मैं ख़ुशी बनाया करता हूँ ।
मैं धीमे धीमे बढ़ता हूँ
वो ताने दे सताती है -
थोड़ा आगे जमता हूँ
तो पीछे आग लगाती है ।
मैं सोलह सपने सजता हूँ
वो शोर बड़ा मचाती है -
मैं उठता गिरता उठता हूँ
वो फिर से मुझे गिराती है ।
पर गिर कर फिर से उठने की
मैं शर्त लगाया करता हूँ ।
पानी के नाज़ुक धागों से
मैं ख़ुशी बनाया करता हूँ ।
जग के सारे काजों को
जल्दी निपटाना होता है -
दिल आस न छोड़े उसको थोड़ा
हर शाम रुलाना होता है।
बैरी नियती के प्रेमी को
यूँ समय बिताना होता है -
वो तोड़ सके ऐसे धागों से
ख़ुशी बनाना होता है।
मैं नियती के इस बैर को
हर सुबह भुलाया करता हूँ।
पानी के नाज़ुक धागों से
मैं ख़ुशी बनाया करता हूँ।
