Wednesday 19 August 2020

Madness , sanity or serenity??

I saw a few birds
A rare sight in the dimming twilight
Which were no ordinary
Iridescent wings and pixie dust
They looked magical 
Straight out of legends mythical
The last rays of the light
Shone on them and they glowed with all their might
They flew chasing each other in circles
Taking their glow with them
Spreading sparkles
Like little fairies
Was I the only one seeing their divine flight
It's a heavenly feeling
Watching magic unfold  
Witnessing the divine in ordinary
Madness , sanity or serenity??

Wednesday 24 June 2020

A Suburban Scene




Mornings are a rush.
I walked past the late school boys,
Past the chatty girls who waited at the bus stop.
My suburban morning walks are a pleasure,
Mothers cajoling children,
And the elderly catching up with each other.
Breakfast smells and fresh colors on wayside,
The beauty of rushed life is still unrecorded. 

There is a house which I walk past.
The entrance covered with fallen white blossoms,
Upside down with their stalks a deep coral red,
Glistening in the sun these fallen ballerinas
Dance as the wind softly blows.
And as their white tutus lean sideways;
Rolling over as if pointing their toes to the heavens,
Fallen after a nightly appearance.
The coral jasmine tree shuddered as a truck passed by,
Crushing the fallen ones and bringing new ones down.
The little ballerinas danced away as the truck moved on.
Tomorrow there would be fresh blossoms.

The rush is sometimes chaotic.
But, winds of change it brings,
And the fragrance of life lingers on,
Crushed, renewed and revived.