Let Me Continue to Love Myself..

Written for 3ww

Drag; verb: Pull (something or someone) along forcefully, roughly or with difficulty; 

Mumble; verb: Say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear; noun: A quiet and indistinct utterance.

Penetrate; verb: Succeed in forcing a way in or through (a thing);

Let Me Continue to Love Myself..

He penetrates deep into

My psyche,

Mumbles something,

The tone drags me

Into making an attempt

To understand myself

In that moment

A whole life had gone by
Indulging constantly
In futile exercises
Of understanding others
Leaving a deep vacuum
In my own inner space

Will that ever get filled-up

But then, hasn’t vacuum
Become a habit
Won’t filling it up actually
Create a void between

Reality and my perception

Of reality, hey, let me

Continue to love myself..

 RS : )

A Kiss With Their Destiny..

My second spontaneously created contribution for OSI : Wheat.. and also sharing with The Gooseberry Garden... it just happened so thought of sharing...

A Kiss With Their Destiny..

I see grains of wheat

Getting crushed in the machine

Transforming into
White smooth flour
Essential to make
‘Rotis’, which when puffed up
On flames of fire,
Become my food..

Isn’t there a lesson here
Sometimes it becomes
Essential to get crushed
By the time and circumstances
To evolve and find

The true meaning of

One’s existence... to

Be able to give and serve..

As the thought hits

Unaware I pick up

A few Grains of wheat

In my hand, and lo,

How they plead to

Let them join with others

To have their first and last crush

A kiss with their destiny

I release them

Awaiting their transformation

And perhaps mine too..

RS : )

Happily I breathe..

Written for OSI Prompt : Wheat...  Haiku Heights :  Breathe

A haiku...that stems from my heart...

Aroma of raw wheat
From the puffed-up ‘Roti’

Happily I breathe..

We hail from Punjab, so my wife, when she came to know about this prompt expressed spontaneously...

"What will we eat

If there were no Wheat"

And a  surprised me

Exclaimed, "How sweet!"

By : RS : )

I Will Steal Moments to Read a Sidney Sheldon....

Hello to  all at Rebecca's Haiku My Heart... a special chain of haikus... hope you will enjoy...

I Will Steal Moments to Read a Sidney Sheldon...

Ah, stars shine down

The other side of midnight

If tomorrow comes

Windmills of the Gods
The doomsday conspiracy

Rage of angels, yes..

Master of the game

A stranger in the mirror

Oh, the naked face

The best laid plans, ah,

Nothing lasts forever, the

Sands of time, bloodline

The sky is falling
Memories of midnight, are

You afraid of dark

Morning, noon and night

I will steal moments to read

A Sidney Sheldon

I offer this series of haikus as a tribute to Late Sidney Sheldon , my favourite writer of suspense who would make me sit on the edge as I would reach towards a nail-biting finish..  Awe-struck by the twists in the stories...

RS : )

My Ego Stole My Weakened Wings...

Written for  3 WW

Adapt; verb: Make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify; become adjusted to a new condition; alter (a text) to make it suitable for filming, broadcasting or the stage.

Glide; verb: Move with a smooth continuous motion, typically with little noise; fly through the air with very little movement of the wings; noun: A smooth continuous movement.

Lie; verb: (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface; be, remain, or be kept in a specified state; noun: The way, direction, or position in which something lies

My Ego Stole My Weakened Wings...

I was smoothly gliding

A lovely flight that

Winds suddenly turned

Furious and strong

And I remembered the lesson

“Adapt and Lie low;
Let the winds settle”
But my ego hidden
Under my wings

Prevailed and I embarked

Upon a futile flight

Against the winds

As the energies depleted

My ego stole

My weakened wings

And thankfully flew away,

I am now growing

New wings quietly
Under the happy

Care of my inner being

I see my sky turning bluer

As the clouds melt..

****

“Adapt and lie low”

Words come gliding from skies, fall

Just ahead of me..

Two Extremes of Humanity..

Written for 'The Gooseberry Garden' with the theme...

Adam and Eve...

Two Extremes of Humanity.. 

Adam and Eve

Came back to have a look
At the world
And an amazed Eve exclaimed,
“ Adam, all this chaos
Six billion and counting;
Just because serpent

Tempted us  and we

Ate the forbidden fruit

My God, tell me,

why could we not foresee?”
And that’s the crux

Incapable of seeing the

Future; man has kept on
Eating forbidden fruits

Of many a kind...

Giving birth to great spectacles

Of  Evil; but then good

Too has had its share

Well, the world shall continue

With Light and dark

Taking their turns...

Pray, to stay bathed in light

****

Haiku a must for me, well it's here..

Had Adam and Eve,

Left the apple there, we won’t

Have this theme today...

By:  RS: )

Creating Impression : A New Obsession

 

Hers's for OSI : Obsession

First as usual a Haiku..

I am obsessed

With my breath, can’t live without

Even for a day…

Creating Impression : A New Obsession

He cleaned the dust; book

Looks at him, asks,

“Hey, will you open me,
At least now
Let the words tied up here
Speak out for once..
I am bound to hold them
Together but then
I won’t mind
If you let them spill
And share with others
Isn’t that why you
Had picked me up
At the first place….”
He didn’t answer
Cleaned it up, closed it
And kept it back
Admiring the bookshelf
Presented to him
By his employers
In recognition of
His excellent performance
He was really
Obsessed with collecting
Books, they looked so
Beautiful lined up
An array of colourful strips
And created an impression
Of intellect being around
On all those, who
Visited him, creating
Impressions, isn’t that what

Life is all about…

He had read a couple,

A few pages of a few more

But most others were

Indeed decorations

Yes, creating impression

Like many others

Has become his

Current obsession…and
Those who visit him

Too suffer from the same

Faking passion and discussing

About titles of the books..


for Haiku Heights : Lullaby

For Haiku Heights first...

A night long chatter

Moon needs to sleep, mother Earth

Sings a lullaby..


 
****

 

 

By : RS : )

Cascade of Inspiration

Written for Rebecca's Haiku My Heart... It's Friday... isn't it..

Cascade of Inspiration

Sun beams happiness

Cascade of inspiration

Yes, I move forward..

Yes, I move forward

My spirit gets nudged by

Small hints of fortune

Small hints of fortune

Keep me on my toes to try

Newer ideas

Newer ideas

May need a Midas touch of
A courageous soul

A courageous soul
Yes, I may find a better me
Somewhere ahead there..

I read the line Cascade of Inspiration in an article and decided to use it as a prompt to express my today..with the hope of tomorrow...

By:  RS: )

Moon Smiles Mockingly.

Written for 3WW:

Gasp; verb: Inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain or astonishment; strain to take a deep breath; noun: A convulsive catching of breath.

Mute; adjective: Refraining from speech or temporarily speechless; not expressed in speech; characterized by an absence of sound, quiet; noun: A person without the power of speech; verb: Deaden, muffle or soften the sound of; reduce the strength or intensity of (something).

Viable; adjective: Capable of working successfully, feasible.

First a Haiku, how can I miss it..

Scream? Not viable..

A mute response is not right

I just gasp at him..

****

Moon Smiles Mockingly..

Walking on Moon

I gasped for breathe, not

A viable alternative

If one forgets

Oxygen mask back at home

I jumped back in

My Dream, and

Returned to
Imagined reality
Wanted to share
The experience with all
But then someone

Pressed ‘Mute’

Another ‘Paused’

I gasp for breathe

Moon smiles mockingly..

By : RS : )

Silence Resides Here..

Written for 'Silence' - OSI ( Thanks to Shail) and  for 'Whisper' - Haiku Heights ( Thanks to Paulami)  Also shared with Rebecca's  Haiku My Heart

 

 Silence Resides Here..

Inner silence gives

A calm glow on the face, ah,
Moon, a true example..


Yet, it is difficult

To achieve silence, the word

Itself speaks so much..

Focus on each breathe,

Takes me to a place that says,

“Silence resides here”.

But I am scared

To knock at the door, because

Won’t that break silence..

And silence whispers

“ Door is illusion, walk in”,

I do that and merge..

By : RS  : )

Branch of an Old Tree..

Happy Friday... to all of you.. thanks to Rebecca.. in her page I often find wisdom being sprinkled and blessings flowing as they flow from:

Branch of an Old Tree..

Branch of an old tree

Extends itself like God’s hand

Blesses passers-by

***

Awakened souls all

Arise with sunrise, to walk

Alone with themselves

****

Fresh faces find glow

When angels descend to join

Someone to share with

*****

End of a good day

Birds all return, embraces

Branch of an old tree..

By   RS : )

Deep Reluctance Holds Me Tight..

Written for 3WW Prompts..  Immune, Drench, Radiate..

Deep Reluctance Holds Me Tight..

Drenched in water

Immune to people around
He dances in rain

Drops of water shine
On his face, eyes radiate
A deep love for life


How I crave to be
Out there with him to catch
Rain-drops in my hands


Deep reluctance holds
Me tight, moments of magic
Slipping by quietly


That’s when my spirit
Pushes me with full force and

I find myself dance

In rain, like a mad
But where is he, oh, my muse
Vanishes or hides


Then I get the truth

Together we can’t be, for

That was also me

The one I wanted
Always to be, and wow, It’s
Kind of knowing


Now I know for sure
If ever magic beckons
I will be immune


Drenched in love
I will let my spirit radiate

Through my eyes, yes..

And what really

I would be doing; ah, simple,

Living the moment…

This poem, in a chain of haikus just happened.. I think I was living the moments as the words flowed.. about fifteen minutes ago it didn't exist... join me in happiness!!!

By:RS : )

Dreams Come For Free, na

Written for OSI: DREAMS   Prompt 180   

also shared with  Haiku My Heart and Haiku Heights..

 Dreams Come for Free, na

No, empty pockets

Never scare me even a bit

Dreams come for free, na

Carefully choosing

I pick them in bundles of
Myriad colours

Some get wings and fly

Others get caught in  webs of

Deceit and envy 

Betrayals happen

I again pick them afresh

Dreams come for free, na

****

Here's for Haiku Heights....on International Friendship Day

I wait every year

For friendship day, looking up

I greet Moon, my friend

A true friend indeed

Without fear I can share

No need to pretend.. 

By:  RS : )

A very Happy Friendship Day to you all..

Night Embroiders Stars.. for HMH

It's Friday... a special Haiku Day for Rebecca's Haiku My Heart..

And as usual here I am ... the haikus were born as I was having my morning walk with trees flanking the road from both sides...and what I heard is what gave the first line..

Clamouring of birds

Stars quietly dim a goodbye

Moon fades in silence


****

Sun spreads a white sheet
Folds it neatly in layers
And calls it a day


****

I don’t plan a thing

Day unfolds itself and I

Just receive its gifts..

****

White sheet turns black, and

Lo, night embroiders stars, and

Stitches a Moon too.

 RS : )

I Let My Imagination Release a Paper Boat..

For 3WW.. Pierce, Dose, Appear.. 

 

I Let My Imagination Release a Paper Boat..

My thoughts pull a cloud

And piercing through the space

Take it to the Moon

Yes, Moon too deserves

To enjoy a dose of rain

One cloud, some raindrops

And just one thought 

Helps me see a much 

Happier Moon

Cherishing that small piece

Of lucky land, that's

Hosting a puddle of water

With raindrops dancing

On their own reflection

And I let my imagination

Release a paper boat too

With a little flag fluttering

Having an imprint

Of 3WW and its logo

Being the sponsors of this

Enchanting space odessey

It all appears so very happy

And absolutely beautiful

Let anyone see, I am sure

Your eyes are also

Reflecting this lovely scene..

By  RS  : ) 

finally I think I succeeded in making you smile with me... may the happiness stay ..and get enhanced.. thankyou for the visit..

****