.
There's an apartment,
In front of my house,
All with balconies facing mine.

None has a green hand but one,
& that entresol is full of life.

A combination of frondescence brings life everywhere,
Pegions & birds sits on its roof,
Feasting my eyes and ears full.

A small 4'/6' space used so very intricately,
A garden in the edges,
&
It's a working space too,
With clothes line and washing machine.

Big green tomatoes,
Red peppers,
Lemon grass,
A big red Jasmine flower,
Abundant cherry tomatoes,
A small Mango tree,
A gooseberry tree,
A bamboo tree too
They all fill and fit in that small space.

The dedication of family amazes me,
Their empathy for plants fills me with gratitude,
They don't pluck anything,
All veggies and fruits ripe on plants,
A green cherry tomato turns red on the plant,
A green pepper turns shining red,
Jasmine blossoms on the tree till it withers,
It's an amazing thing,
It's patience and pristine.

The mezzanine in front of mine,
It's life in itself,
The otherwise dead apartment,
Comes alive just because of this foliage.

Sparkle In Wisdom
13/10/2020

.

Miss those days,
When money
mattered,

When simplicity
was treasured,

When luxury
was dreamt,

When ambition
was high,

When fire in the belly was brightest,

When nothing
was impossible,

And
When
Life was at peace.

Sparkle In Wisdom
28/9/2020

तानाशाह हो, शहंशाह हो,
अंग्रेज़ी हुकूमरान हो,
सरकार-ए-हिन्द हो,
सब को एक दिन सुपुर्द-ए-खाक़ होना है।

हर शक्स अपने चरम पे
मग़रूर था,
आख़िर समय में कफ़न में लिपटा
किसी के कंधों पर मजबूर बना था।

मेरे मुल्क ने ज्यादतियां देखी,
मग़रूर की मस्तियां देखी,
इतिहास गवाह है,
इन सब के बाद भी हिंदुस्तान ने
फिर से एक सुनहरी किरण देखी।

हुकूमते आयीं और चलीं गई,
मेरे मुल्क ने किसी को प्यासा नहीं भेजा,
जागीर लुटा के आने वालों को जागीरदार बनाया,
भिकारी को भी यहां तख्त से नवाज़ा।

आज का दौर भी गुजर जाएगा,
इतिहास बदला जाएगा,
बेजुबानों को सुनने वाला,
कोई ना कोई जल्द ही आएगा।

Sparkle In Wisdom
20/9/20.

🙏🙏

.
The bread and butter that I eat,
The parties and fun that I treat,
The outings and gatherings that I visit,
Do not give me peace and solace.
.

Each day I see poor become poorer,
Each day I see pain in their eyes,
The house girls moving around,
Lost jobs due to pandemic,
Their husbands too have no work,
No construction happening anywhere!
.

When I plan to cook something luxurious,
I loose my appetite,
I feel the hunger felt by the poor,
I change my menu subconsciously to simple.
.

The guilt is deep in my heart,
How I wish I could help each one,
How can half of world celebrate
and other half left to die?
How can one part enjoy
and other part left to suffer?
.

.
Is not pandemic same for everyone,
Rich, poor, old and young?
Is not death a certain future?
Why then there's pain for some?
&
Enjoyment for another section?
Is not this time a reminder of our duty to share,
When country is surrounded by toughest time ever?
How can people laugh and enjoy,
party and roam around?
When,
W are well aquainted with
The plight and sufferings of humans around!


Sparkle In Wisdom
10/9/2020
.

.
Soon the
Time will come,

When

The sun will shine high again,

The world will know the bloom again,

The dreams will be fulfilled again,

The peace will prevail again,

The smiles will be real again,

The worries will be done and dusted,

World will be surrounded with happy times again.

Just wait...

Sparkle in Wisdom
10/9/2020