Tears, Stars and Flowers

Tears, Stars and Flowers

Millions & millions of years
I had been shedding tears

For many ages God ignored
And finally He too got bored

Then very swiftly He acted
In a bowl, my tears He collected

And threw them in the space afar
Lo! They turned into glittering stars

Skies laughed, they were full of mirth
Finding me better, God sent me to earth

Comfortably I went through life’s motions
A bundle of all kinds of emotions

In my heart I always carried my fears
And avoided ever shedding any tears

But then alas, when my mother died
I remember having openly cried

Tears & tears I couldn’t help but howl
None was there to collect them in a bowl

They mingled in dust, didn’t turn into stars
That evening God sent some evening showers

A few days later there I found some growth
Seeds of my tears had sprouted at the spot

The leaves glistening with the morning dew
Little tiny buds of lovely colours and hues

I wondered as I thought of special beings
Whom God gives very unique experiences

Being among those with pride I glowed
Never held my tears as they freely flowed

Each would turn into either a flower or a star
Whatever be the root - joy, pain or scars

Tears of sadness and tears of happiness,
Essential parts of being human, God bless!

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WORDS GIVE MEANINGS..(OSI Prompt - TREMBLING ii)

Words give meanings
Meanings confuse
Confusion disturbs mind
Mind disturbs other minds
And those others seek explanations
For explanations one needs
More words…thus
More meanings
And the confusion stays constant
Clarity of reality blurs
And when one tries to create
Reality out of blurred images
Illusions hang on the windows
Like curtains trembling in the wind
And one hopes that from
Whatever little gap
Wisdom beams may penetrate
Into mind’s eye
Offering vision for transparent clarity
Reality will then be understood
Without words..
And I wonder, if that happens
What would the poet in me do
Snubbing my voice
A stranger in me shouts…
Let vibrations communicate
Intense feelings, before words kill
But the stubborn me
How can I accept
We all know the words give meanings….
Hey, Don't they?

Thoughts on OSI Prompt - Trembling

The tiny rosebud
Opened up, a bit unsure,
Trembling,
Waiting fingers stayed still..

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" Welcome breeze!"
Exclaim fresh leaves
But the dry cry, trembling
"No please, no please."
( From my book A Little More Than ordinary)

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A mild tremor
And the skyscraper stood trembling
Despite a deep foundation
Yet, far deeper are the wounds
Of mother earth , who
Expresses anguish, occasionally
Only if man could empathise
For the sake of his own prolongation..

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Whenever I wrote
He trembled with fear
For, he thought
He will have to lend an ear..
And I too
Never showed mercy
While narrating
My spontaneous poetry...

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Raining Reactions...

Winter’s warmth
Turns into summer’s scorching heat
That forms billows for rain
We accept, without remorse
These inevitable changes
For, we can’t fight nature..

Yet we fail to accept
Each other’s mood swings
Raining reactions
We often turn
Our springs into deserts
Aren’t we then part of nature?

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A Happier You

This is my 50 th post.. I have started believing that just like learning every thing else thro' practice, we need to also practice happiness.. for that's the purpose..to be happy.. So, here's the post dedicated to you, the discerning and loving
visitor, connecting with me in this space where I experience happiness and freedom... I am sure this experience is mutual..

No, I don’t aim to be
The Happiest one
But want a life of a mortal
Well lived
Full of joy and fun
For that, God bless
I shall continue
To Practice Happiness
Join me, won’t you!

Well, let’s start
For this awhile
Just smile..
Wow, that’s how!
Look at you
Shining & smiling
Glowing and gleaming
How beautiful
Practicing happiness
A happier you
Yes, and a happier me..
God bless!

Thoughts As They Came (VII)

what I am sharing here are
sudden flashes of insights happened at different
times while on the journey..
Hope the flow would continue..pray for me..

Jealousy

Everyone applauded, and I couldn’t
I couldn’t take his success in my stride
That’s when something inside me snapped,
Oh! I was living without being alive.

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Self Awareness

To go to the darkest corners
Of my inner space, I dare,
It’s this fearlessness, perhaps,
That makes me ‘Self Aware’.

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Heart & Mind

In a dark shady street
My heart and mind
Could not meet
Because, God was kind
( from my book A Little More Than Ordinary)