All in that moment, brief.

I was near you again,
what if, for a moment so brief.
My face had a fresh smile,
And heart beat not echo grief.

I wanted to hold your face
and see if your eyes
are still shy to meet mine.

I wanted to hear you say,
that you too remember me
and your heart also aches for me,sometimes.

I wanted to make you mine, again.
Be with you, Smoothen your hair,
Hear what you have to say,
All in that moment, brief.

A true Devotee

You show me way, I walk
You give me mind, I think
You give me will, I sin.

But I pray,
Let not my mind, under the burden of sins
believe its not worthy of thy love- dear Lord

Let not my humble soul have a will
stronger than thine- dear Lord

Tell everyone, for in you -they still believe,
that I am your son, and all my sins,
were acts of thou- dear Lord

Show me a way, dear Lord.

Asymptote

You also left me, my last puff;
Into whom I had breathed life
with every gentle kiss.
You told, you would take me along,
into ashes-grey and white;
And we will get blown away with the wind,
into open skies.

But you also left me, my last puff.

In this season of chill,
you were the last smolder in my dying fire,
to keep me warm
and my senses alive;
But you went ahead alone
And it just might be;
that I stared at you for too long

But you didn't wait, my last puff.

Now what should I do,
but start anew and hope
that my next last puff,
will stay loyal to me;
And burn with me long enough,
to take me into ashes-
grey and white

Sonnet to Sisyphus

She headed; enchanted and afraid,
into the jungle
full of wild flowers,
thick trees and unknown beasts.
She ran in the wild,
plucked ripe berries,
smelt vibrant flowers and
drank from cool streams.
She chased a lovely butterfly,
fearless and free
into the jungle deep;
And fell in a bottomless mire
where she struggled; then resigned
and was never again seen.

Thoughts Unsaid

The blue dress, matching earring,
deep string of pearls appearing
like moonlight floating on supple waves
Needless makeup, vagabond hair,
reaching for soft lips where,
Smile, dew drop on rose buds, stays.

Inquiring eyes, raised eyebrows,
Eddies of pink on face that glows
like...like I will tell, but please
to glean all my thoughts unsaid
let me just kiss you instead
tenderly, like the cool morning breeze.

Thus Life

Destiny
Inevitable results
Unsolicited effects
Cosmological Conspiracy
Disproportionate losses in a zero sum game
Beguiling fruits of Karma

Caught in the strife
Such Life

Patiently smile
Connect the dots
scattered and sprinkled
forming a perfect picture
With certainity of existence
and miracle of probable

Ever unfolding
Thus Life

Paradox

Shiva, the destroyer God, of Holy Hindu Trinity; Epimenidus, greek poet, philosopher, widely known for creating the simplest paradox and Mother Teresa, epitome of compassion, winner of Nobel Peace prize and the Bharat Ratna met at the pious but chilly setting of Mount Kailasa.

Epimenidus- All Cretans are liars.

Shiva- I should have destroyed Greece,when I had the chance, then there would be no more Cretans and therefore no liars.

Mother(to Shiva)- I don't understand why you do it?

Shiva- Your olfactory sense is commendable mother. Addiction is also a means of destruction, part of my job.Besides,we are talking about genuine Himalayan stuff here. People will pay hefty amounts in future to get their hands on such qualtiy.
Mother- What are you talking about?

Shiva- You know, sometimes my bull, Nandi , chews a few leaves and acts all weird.Quite a handful that Nandi , I tell you.

Mother- You are talking about Marijuana.

Shiva- Mother, will all due respects, how do you propose do rehabilitate all those addicts, when you don't even know what I am talking about.
Epimenidus- Even I love stuff, and I am not lying this time.

Shiva- Still, I would like to destroy Greece, if only I could go back in time.Well, time can come back to me.

Mother- That's what I was talking about. I don't understand why you destroy all the time.

Shiva- Oh that... I do it for you mother.
Mother- For me, Oh please, I already have so much to heal and cure. I think it will keep me occupied for a long time.

Epimenidus-How interesting... An infinite regressive loop, but still not enough to make a paradox.

Shiva- Aren't you afraid of my wrath?

Mother(to Shiva)- You stand between me and world peace.

Shiva- World Peace... such cliche.

Mother- No seriously, Have you ever thought about an utterly peaceful world.

Shiva- You know, as a matter of fact, I have, but there's only so much stuff in the Himalayas.

Epimenidus- How interesting...The destroyer thinking of peace, a contradiction, but still not enough for a paradox.

Shiva- The serpent around my neck is so poisonous it can kill with as much as a hiss.

Mother- Oh stop talking about killing.

Shiva- But you have to understand, without me you would have nothing to do. I suggest we cut half your body and join it with one half of mine, just to clear the confusion.

Mother- Are you out of your mind. All this dope is killing your brain cells.

Shiva- Trust me mother, I have done it many times, with my wife Gauri. God, its tough convincing a woman.

Epimenidus- How interesting...You would become a man and a woman. You could come visit Greece then, such confused sexuality is in vogue there.

Shiva- How naive of you to make such an uninformed remark, for my penis is the ultimate symbol of masculanity. People, especially girls, will worship my penis. I am the man every girl seeks.

Epimenidus- How interesting... But self referencing is still not enough.

Mother- Ok, I am ready to try,since you so insist. I believe in God after all.

Mother:Shiva- Its so much clear, now that I am a part of you.

Shiva:Mother- I destroy to create

Epimenidus- Perfect,All Cretans are indeed liars.
Mother:Shiva- Can we separate now, I can't stand your body odour, quite frankly.S

hiva:Mother- But I apply my special talc, consisting of human ash, every midnight, without fail.

Mother:Shiva- Eew!

Mother- I feel so much better.

Epimenidus- How interesting...Me too.
Shiva- I would like to grant both of you a boon. You see, I am real easy to please. It's one of my weaknesses.

Epimenidus- How interesting...The perfect one, having a weakness.

Mother- Shut up Epimenidus, you say "How interesting..." one more time and I will give you a tight slap.

Mother- Oops! May peace prevail everywhere.

Mother- I want the Nobel Peace Prize

Shiva- Granted. But just to ensure you don't forget me, I will ask Nobel to make a terrible chemical for mass destruction. Explosives happen to be my area of expertise.

Epimenidus- I am not a Hindu.So, I don't want anything from you, and don't you forget, I am liar.

Shiva- I like your sense of humor. So I grant you a special gift. In you lies the key to consciousness.

Epimenidus- How interesting...

Mother- "Of free choice, my God, and out of love for you, I desire to remain and do whatever be your Holy will in my regard."
Shiva- So long, off I go to my dance class.