20 Jun 2010

Monsoon, Mosquitios, and World cup

World cup Opener



Under the bright sunshine
The dancers put up a spectacle
With singers trying to spread
The spirit of Africa
It is a historic day for a big continent
Hosting the world cup for first time
Showcasing the arrival of a new giants
The massive soccer city stadium
Stunned me as it looked massive
On par with top football stadiums

17 Jun 2010

Gun ‘n’ tears






We are living in a jungle of guns
We don’t know who have it with them
Everything looks peaceful
Once in a while
We hear that someone went crazy
With a gun
Shooting down innocent people
Who were just walking down the street
Or living on with their daily routines
In colleges, schools or some public space
We go out with a belief
That we will return home safe
We can’t predict a vehicle hitting us over
Just like that, there’s no guarantee
That we will be safe from guns
Lawmakers provide the liberty to all
To own guns for their safety
I wonder if everyone who owns guns
Really have any kind of threat
How can anyone justify themselves
After Shying away the responsibility
Authorities gave guns and ammunitions
To the revolting rebels
To unstablize various nations
Later they grew up as terror monsters
Attacking the old friends and old enemies alike
With no mercy
Authorities closed eyes on gangs
They closed eyes on illegal trades
Now they have huge reserve of arms
Enough to engage in fights with even armies
Pirates, Maoists, religious armies  
Ethnic miltants, you name anything
They all got guns to shoot down innocent people
Guns shoots bullets
Piercing through the body
And takes away the lives
But bullets don’t know
That it is killing anyone
It’s a dead metal born to kill
And to bring tears from countless eyes
No words or rewards could ever wipe out
Those tears from those eyes
Even after years goes by
Loss of beloved ones through bullets
That’s very tough on growing up children
Having to face an uncertain future
Can anyone explain why they need guns?
Just as they have right to live
We have same rights to live
Nobody has the right to take away
A valuable life
Nobody has the power to heal the tears
Then why they shoot those bullets
Those who lose their breadwinners
 Struggle to make the ends
Their tears never end
As they try to repair their lives
The loss to a bullet will haunt them
Helpless to do anything
Some may take revenge with bullets
But that keeps the cycle of guns and tears
Running endlessly with vengeance
Somebody has to stop it someday
That day might not come
But we can hope

As i watch more and more visuals of gun battles and loss of lives,it just makes me sad as i've seen death in front of me .

Fire Walk



A pit in the premises of a temple
Filled with red hot charcoal
Resembling the molten lava
A crowd waiting eagerly
With their souls dedicated to prayers
An aura of spirituality fumed in air
In the darkness of late night
They are all awake in anticipation
Even the stars and moon watched
With curiosity
As the priest blessed the chosen ones
Dressed in the holy colors
Totally immersed in devotion
The spirit of the crowd rose
The chants of applause
Cheered up the chosen ones
They had their eyes on that pit
It shined and lured
Them like expensive jewelry
They took bunch of neem leaves
In their hands
And lined up to walk over that hot bed
Nobody had the fear of burn
Only one thing in mind
Pure dedication to the task
To show their affection to the god
One by one they walked
They didn’t run
They didn’t cry
Even when it seemed like burning
They walked and returned for more
The chants of devotion reached new highs
As prayers conquered the whole area
As they felt the presence of ultimate energy
At the end of the ritual
They applied holy ash on their legs
And rested in tranquility
With a sense of satisfaction
About fulfilling the pledge
Taken during some tough times
That they will do this if they succeed
This is just a return of favor
From heart to please almighty
There may be skeptical onlookers
Who question the logic
But ,some times
Belief ,Customs and experiences
Can stand tall as solemn truth
Defying all logics
Fire walk
It’s a divine walk
To defeat the fear
To defeat the sins
To embrace the goodness
To embrace the god
As a true devotee

I was inspired by the devotion of many people who walked over the fire pits during special festivals in certain temples. 

16 Jun 2010

Choice


At every juncture
Life gives choices
Different paths to chose
In different directions
It gives no guarantees
But Just hope
May show footprints
Of those who travelled through those paths
But no real tips
As through same paths
Two individuals may embrace
Entirely extreme outcomes
So it’s down to oneself
To judge the choice
One path can lead to glory
One path can lead to gloom
One path may be safe and trusted
But may offer limited returns
One path may be too risky
But many have made it big
Going through that path
Many succumbed to the pit hole
Some paths are unknown
Waiting to be discovered
Waiting to be tamed
To create history
It’s adventurous but offers only uncertainty
A lifetime decision is on the line
Whether to choose a safe path
Whether to choose high-risk path
Whether to choose an unknown path
We all face this throughout our life
We get it right sometime
To clinch success and happiness
We get it wrong sometime
To fall in the line of regret and tears
But life goes on
Every day we have to choose
And rest of the days depends on that choice
We can’t freeze our life
If we stand to think
Time moves on and the opportunity
We may not get another one
But sometimes
Its all about two choice
Whether to choose something we love to do
Or to choose something that will give lot of money
When we do things, we dreamt to do
We find satisfaction
Even if we have to sacrifice
Things we do out of compulsion is mechanical
But it can give secured feeling
Even access to brighter new world
Different to what we ever imagined
When time is a constraint
When our decision affects many others
It has to be perfect
We can’t be selfish
If we choose to be daring
We shouldn’t turn back at the middle
We can’t jeopardize others dreams
We have to stick with it to the end
Giving the best and hoping for the best
If we are unsure
It’s time to be practical
It’s the time to rise above
Emotions and sentiments
It’s the time to show the courage
To choose what suits everyone
Without any regrets
As years later
We might come across a point
Where we turn and glance at past
We might say we could have done different
But still, every choice is a risk
But we can’t run away from taking it
As if we don’t
Some other will choose our destiny
That will be painful
As it’s beyond us to do anything to change it
So when we have the choices
We should choose the one that suits us the best
Not the one to appease anyone
Not the one to emulate someone
Those who dared to choose
Always found happiness
Those who chocked to choose
Always found regrets
Life is a journey of choices
And we have to keep choosing
Until this journey is over for good