Man with no name
Laconic in every frame
Smoking a cigar
Or driving a police car
Westerns or a Cop Thriller
As a Drifter or a Rider
Iconoclastic instant justice
44 Magnum to carry it out without prejudice
Mayor of Carmel
All American Male
Filling cinemas across the globe
East West North or South
Its got to be Clint Eastwood

Dusk of the decade.
Dynamics alternate.
Collective consciousness
On the threshold of change.
A movement had happened.
It was to stay.
That way.
Assumed wrongly.
Permanancy is chalk.
Duster enough to erase.
Decade of contradictions
Revolution leads to war.
Mirror view image.
Evidence of change..
The Seventies became.
Aurora like a thousand searchlights.
Whipping across the sky.
Pulling out all stops to Kingdom come
To stop the atrocities in Vietnam.
Neil and Buzz.
Aboard the Apollo eleven ,
Small step was humility,
Giant leap for humanity.
Bob and Carl,
At the Post.
Navigated by *******.
Investigate Watergate
All the President's men
Final days for Nixon's reign.
Beat Generation, Flower Power ,hippie movement or Counterculture.
Christened by Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.
Capsuled the mood in the air.
Ken Kesey and the Grateful Dead
Acid Trips taken on a Bus.
Experimental tour on
Music and drugs.
Civil Rights and Dr King
Another battle about the skin.
Won the Nobel.
Proving everyone is equal.
Wars, Marches ,Protests.
Illustrated in bedrooms.
Live television was the boom
Horrors of War ,seen by all.
Casualties of  War Were in every room.
Rock Music explosion.
Nexus with the counterculture generation.
Talents aligned
Bands formed
Music into existence.
Legends born.
Myths created.
Millions gathered
Traditions established
Parables designed
Life altered
Generations affected.
effect felt , effortlessly.
Captivating? fascinating? entrancing? hypnotic?
Words can't describe.
wasted words .
Demiurges  divinity diminished dramatically.
Drastically devoid.
Haight and Ashbury.
Cradle of Counterculture.
Intersection of both.
Became the Cross
worshipped upon
Beatnik a fish out of water.
Took to the crossing like a fish to water.
Contradiction in words
Unity in Society
Gathered in entirety
For the Summer of love.
Civil rights and Vietnam War.
Gay rights and Nuclear War.
Women Power and Human Sexuality.
Sub Cultures and Anti Authoritarian.
Bohemian and Mind Bending drugs
Ikigai for Millions
I'm the Greatest the world has ever seen.
Heavyweight champion and king of the ring.
Rumble in the jungle
Thrilla in Manilla
Foreman and Frazier
Bout after bout
Showed  the world what Ali was about.
Many are called ,few are chosen .
Scandinavian Teenager
Tennis' first rock star
Grass or Clay
Dominated the play
Resembled Chirist
Bjorn Borg was a delight
Raised by women to conquer men
Jimmy Connors became a legend
Winning titles was a cinch
Played 5 generations and 2 decades without a flinch.
Longevity laudable
Point or Life
The offer he made.
Battle of the sexes
The Great Billie Jean king.
Gave the women's movement a zing
Grasping at the straws,
Bobby Riggs the competitor
Remained a spectator
Astrodome witnessed a milestone
Billie beat Bobby
Three sets to none
Quality questioned
Answer given
Inferior no woman
King remained Queen.

Cinema of the 70 s
Greatest ever made
Censorship boundaries blurred
Artistic expression blossomed
Studio system failed
Television boomed
Auteurs and Polymaths
Actors and Superstars
Collaborated .
Symbiosis enriched
Individual and Team. Delighted Disciples  Demanded  .
Studios responded
Classics  in order
One equal to the other
Talent made them timeless
Quality gave them immortality
Excellence brought Endurance.
Warner Brothers and Warren Beatty.
Bonnie and Clyde .
Canadian Premiere.
Jumping off point.
Films that altered lives.
These films have no death
Proved Montreal as holy as Nazareth.
Fashion was about expression.
Androgynous looks
Reigned supreme.
Wearing Tee Shirts and Levi's Strauss Jeans.
Bold and Daring was the theme
Stand out and Fit in
Principle behind the dressing.
Turtlenecks
Heeled boots,  braided belts , Corduroy pants.
Long collared shirts  leisure suits and flowing scarves.
The 70 s was more about costume than clothing.
Hairstyles and Sunglasses
Unique in itself.
Retro and relevant
Stylish and current
Smart and trending
In and out.

Life is an Irony
Where death is the only certainty
Living for eternity
Fortunately only a fantasy

Restless waters in the Ocean
wanting incessant activity
Befriended the Wind
Away from its source
Decibel levels increasing
Crashing into the sands
Only to go back

Sunset by  definition a beauty
Having done its duty
Duty Free for all to benefit
Sinking into the Sea
Not to breathe
A sigh of relief
To remove the darkness
providing it rays which bring the best
to the eagerly awaiting  rest

Land to stand
which helps us understand
The beauty of Nature
Synchrony and Symphony
Kindling all our senses
Bringing total harmony

The alert elements
Brought  by the vision
By its sheer presence
Tasting self realisation

The search ends here
Evening shade bringing its glamour
image understood in its real meaning
Arrived already a state of zen

Temple i have built in my heart
Needs a God, come and be a part
Accept my invitation, you are my life's reason

Dr No the first entry
Showcased the talent of Sean Connery
Brilliant score by John Barry
Ursula Andress the first Bond Girl
Set the standards for those who coveted the role
Joseph Wiseman the title character
A legend from the New York theater
Unforgettable introduction scene at the casino
The title score would become the theme music
Never dated even today pure magic
Dr No recieved a yes from the audience

From Russia with love
People went to the cinemas like droves
Great villain in Robert Shaw
Remains one of the best performances in the series so far
Daniela Bianchi runner up in the Miss Universe contest
Followed Ursula in here hp footsteps and stood the test
Train journey from Istanbul to Belgrade
Remains in your memory forever
Title song by Matt Munroe
Melodious and fills your heart to the Core

Goldfinger the franchise became better
Gert Forbe a German actor
Portrayed the title character
Buying Gold and Destroying the world
Twin objectives planned by having Fort Knox bombed
Sean Connery drives the Aston Martin DB 5
Revolving number plates
And ejector seat designed
Honor Blackman as ** Galore
Glamour delivered more
Pilot in Goldfinger's fleet
Unaware of his sinister deeds
Joins forces with Connery
Everything ends happily
Title song by Shirley Bassy singing to the tunes of John Barry

Thunderball beat them all
In box office ticket sale
The gun barrel sequence
For the first time
Performed by Sean Connery himself
Loss of two nuclear warheads
Masterminded by Blofeld
Claudine Auger as Domino
More than just a cameo
Scenes shot underwater Technology testing new waters
Filmed in Nassau
Amongst other stunning locales
Sean Connery is Vintage
Adolfo Celi
Tested to replace Connery
Cast as Emile Largo
Gave the role a go


You only live twice
Heard it in Nancy Sinatras voice
Set in the far east
Found villains in the Japanese
Sean Connery thought this would suffice
Wanted to give up tole after five
Top actress of Japanese cinemas golden age
Akiko Wakabayashi
Got the chance to play
The role of the Bond Girl
A rare choice in Roald Dahl
As writer for this adventure
Cold war theme with Donald Pleasance playing Blofeld
Superpowers missiles gone missing
With both sides blaming
And Sean Connery saving

Diamonds are Forever
Brought back Sean Connery after a near disaster
Unheard of salary paid
To the Scottish National party donated
Jill St John joined hands
The thriller filmed in Vegas
Blofeld killed by Bond
Resurfaces after the misleading con
Diamonds smuggled
Not resurfaced
Found by Bond a plot
Involving Blofeld and weapon in space
Shirley Bassey renders the song With an original score by John Barry
Sean Connery final official outing as James Bond
A great swan song

The only advantage that the Past has is it has no Surprises for us
The only advantage the Future has is It is never experienced in reality
The only advantage the Present has is it  is the only thing real

Dastardly deadly
disease disorder
delineating duality
Detecting disturbance
Daydreaming dirt
Drifting dreamer
Disappointed disorientation
Dwelling delegated
Dissolving determination
Destiny's design
Death Desired
Direction Dead End

Life  just  a glance
Death  your destination
Realise  
Become  the emperor of your own destiny

Lament and moan
With a lump in my throat
Reduced to my last tear
Allow me a whimper
To weak to ulutate
Such is my state
Hoping for a sojourn
Long enough I've mourned

Alone or Amidst
Feeling or Thinking
Slogged or Sluggish
Accomplished or Failed
Celebration or Dejection
A Double on the rocks
Compliments  the emotion
Desired or wanting to be forsaken

Some people live life
Rest only hide from it
Heart on the sleeve
Facing the heat
Relishing every moment
Counting it as a blessing
Cought in the downpour
Walking through the desert
They threw the dice
Number that comes up
Decides their fate
Living life is a blind date
Work out any which way
Bail out of the date
Life still happens anyway
Afraid to climb the mountains
Standing below wondering about slipping
Doesn't change anything
Facing the fear lot less painful
Than Running away from it
Swinging on the pendulum
On both ends of the spectrum
What happens in between
Is the life that's destined
Dealt with cards wanting to fold
The folded card still gets its due

Equality its quality
Time gives us sanity
Straddling as friend and enemy
Brings in its duality

Real or a concept
Know or transcend
Philosophers have the answer
Only it seems to matter

Fills many life's
Empties the rest
Static for some
Memories for most

Sets standards
Punchality its first
Defines humans
Communicates to Animals

Timely describes right
Untimely the wrong
Timing explores both
Time simply the watch

Good and Bad time
Essence of life
Time up
Essence of its end

Time doesnt end
It stops its  existence
Only With reference
Plays its role to perfection

Time used as a balm
Non believer in God
Atheists and Rationalists
Non believer in time
Not existant  as its backed by science

Hope and faith
Subdidaries of time
Signifying a change
Not specifying a frame

Time unable to replace
Time replaces time
Existing in every tick
Seconds needle brings with it

Is it good or bad
Brings in routine
Free or busy
Time the answer
Delivers correctly

Time up
End time
Time not ending
End of the line

Timeless in time
Immortality signified
Very few managed
To live after time

Greatest quality
Medicinal beauty
Heals the heart
Thank you to the Clock

Not adhering to Society
Christened a Misfit immediately
If looked upon actively
Society not ready for them actually

Appreciate the Misfit with enthusiasm and curiosity
Degrade him with critisism
Is the completely Wrong policy

Faith in imitation
Totally wrong orientation
Faith in origination
Chequered flag for rightful direction

Contribution the measure
For the reward and success we treasure
Reaction to the obstacle a feature
More important than the obstacles nature

Rage wears the soul
Anger turns you into the wrong mould
Acknowledge your feelings as told
Move ahead by being bold

Fierce and invisible
Force working Suo moto
Slave when things go bingo
Enslaves you the human ego

The reverse gear to progress
Like the gear essential to live life
Its presence gives the sense of I
Nothing adjourned sine a die

Pendulum swinging between
Depression  Elation & the inbetween
Causes every man made error
Bravado and fear tools used to manouvre

Pin sized injury
Builds up enough Fury
Its its own judge and jury
Words and Actions the weapons in its armoury

Anesthesia of the Brain
Caused when the Ego strained
Relationships thrown under the train
Delusional state it makes us remain

Esteem and Respect
The value it decides
Insult and Injury
In its lacking resides

Fragility its liability
Stability its respectability
Equanimity its tranquility
Duality its quality

Root cause for worry
Removal needs surgery
Surgery called self enquiry
In the Answers lies the finality

Philosophers and Saints
Thinkers and Prophets
Darkness removing wonders
Guiding in the process

Family bereaved
Dead are liberated
Doesnt have to live life
Has to live death
Liberation from death
End of rebirth cycle
Gift everyone wants
Qualified or not
Wandering Soul knows
Dead in death
Rebirth to come back
Not wanting both
The answer one never knows
Knowing doesn't change a thing

Five films filmed
Fans fantasies fulfilled
Fear filled feelings
Fraught foisted firmly
Fist Fury fighting
Firm focused following
Forgetting faking fanfaronade
Feature film flashing
Fretting fuming fallacy
Fundamental facts faced
Flawless faultless fable
Feeble fluctuations freezed
Feeling free forever
Film forwarded facts
Flowing  forward fluidly

Having emotional content
Energy of creation
Staying connected to each
Being totally present
Living life in the moment
Awareness Open mindedness
Impartial observation
Presence of emotional content
A state of connection
To the spiritual creation
No longer in Isolation

Stay in the moment
Experience the experience
Being present in that situation
Communication of feelings
Authentic and unique
Origin of enlightenment
Understanding the heart
Living in that harmony
.

A burden called the Past
A fear called the future
One we know everything about
Another we know nothing about
Knowledge and Ignorance
Are the greatest assets
Mortgaging them in return for burden
Is like  not the brightest light in the box
Going in a wild goose chase
Looking for a grindstone to blossom into a rose
Engaged in Sisyphean task of counting to infinity twice

Envelope with no address
The path after death
Only thing certain
Yet to ascertain

Every life unique
Common in its end
Continue to pretend
Its agent it will send

Living life unpredictable
Cause of all the trouble
Live it on the double
Too late to realise the bubble

Only known about life
Take it in your stride
Anytime it will strike
Try with all your might


  Afraid of an event
That will happen
With no exception
Exclusive not an option

Not alive when dead
Not dead when alive
Nothing more mutually exclusive
Math theories none supportive

Finite in time
Time uncertain
Every sample tested
No solution founded

Rebirth after next
Not proven yet
A philosophic statement
Understand it's living eqivalent

A Spiritual insight
Only answer to this plight
Makes understanding light
Law if nature always right

Are both real
Are both unreal
Are both concepts
Are both dreams

I exist therefore I am
I am therefore I exist
I ceases to exist therefore I am
I am ceases therefore i ceases
I exist therefore i ceases
I ceases therefore i alone exist
I exist and i cease
I am therefore i am
I do not exist I do not cease
I am not therefore I do not

Wanting to want
Things like before
Past makes perfect sense
Never going to be in the tense
Inability to guage
Present and future state
Colored vision prompting
Eyes looking backwards
In reverse in the present
Looking back not ahead
If time travel were a reality
Not the past but future we'd all  like to see

Cowards die a thousand deaths
Rehearsal done when alive
Will the take  go smoothly
Retake  not an option
Timer on the clapboard faster than usual
None to give feedback or access any prewritten manual

Visiting America has been a three decade sequential dream
Will it turn to reality or simply add a sequel to the gaps in my sleep depravity
No cause to worry even if the dream state makes it a trilogy
Fantasy sans reality has a mystical quality

Fostered and nurtured like a heiress
Time to part with it a natural process
Destiny of Chacobi written by the man upstairs
Handed over to a new set of parents with similar desires

Grilled and quizzed
Anything goes amiss
Satisfied and confident
That shes found a parent

Tests for eligibility
Tests the hearts purity
Treat them with quality
Equality akin  to fellow humanity

Missed by the rest
Wish her the best
Gods own creation
Will keep it under his protection

Never heard of a couple
Whose lives revolved with multiple
Cats as pets a common fare
Cats as kids   an  unique affair

Mould from nothing
Baby steps beginning
Patience a Vitue
Rookie years
Figuring the prescription
Knowledge of the game
Future Hall of Fame
Every Aspirant the Same
Hopeful at the Start
Imparts the Art
Selfless in Approach
A Coach

Player taking shape
Coach and his grace
Nevers accepts mediocrity
Intense practice a necessity

Excellence pursued
Day in Day out
Foundation laid
Brick by Brick
Game built

Best you can  be
What the Coach tries to be
Urges you to copy
Final results vary

Sheds light in the dark
If it merges with the dark
Holds hands guiding
Other end of the tunnel
Darkness left behind
Light at the end
Signals start
To display the Skill
And the power of Will

Placed ahead of God
By the will of God
Did someone Coach God
Not a far off thought

Technical expertise first
Mental conditioning after
Physical fitness above the two
Complete responsibility on the Coach to do

Participation in Competition
Coach the Companion
Friend Philosopher Guide
Multiple roles
Plays them all

Barriers become Milestones
Preasure becomes Privilege
Aim becomes Trophy
Glory becomes basking in

Date with Centrestage
Made at an early age
Ability to gauge
Even Sport needs a Sage

Forefront his backyard
Rallying behind his front porch
Sidelines his garden of Eden
Peanut Gallery his Gate

Motivation the key
Inspiring by being
Champion in Game
Human in Life
A Coach does all
But does not tell

Career Graph
Various points
Thick and thin
Rain or Shine
Hope still high
Reaches for the sky
Out of the black hole
Continues his role

Coach reviews from pupil
Coach  Relates to pupil
Give and take relationship
Long term partnership

Perseverance and Endurance
Taught and Profiecient
Feet on the podium
Medal garlanding the neck
His job well done
Return expects none

Winner or loser
Opportunity to tutor
Builds character
Boy into a Man
Permanent change
Code to live by
All the money
In the world cant buy

Mentor for the player
Built layer by layer
Strives on reflected results
On his life deeply affects

Teacher and Protege
No longer separate
Thought and action
Relate and duplicate
Alter Ego for the other
There is no another
Trainer Trainee Merger
The world to conquer
Finality for both Student
one with the Coach

His sweat creates skill
His tears creare talent
His blood creates  Victory
His sacrifice creates Legends

Walks into Sunset
Players after they retire
Coach ready
For the next Understudy

Objectivist Epistemology Followed correctly
Ayn Rand on a grand stand
Impressed the impressionable
Idea far from noble
Followed by people
Survival the key
Results there to see
Applied to life
Ladder to growth
Ladder only a tool
Ends up the fool
Personal growth the motto
Humans as steps
Let the world beware
Empathy and kindness rare
Claiming victim
Does not solve the problem
Crucifixion complex and self pity
Better if invited earlier
To the gates of the Almighty

Father or Mother
The stomachs differ
Brother elder or younger
Does it matter with an empty coffer

Mind is the disease
Its activities never cease
Cause of every human deceit
Centuries gone by still repeats

The going is good
People flock to you
Difficulty for a plate of food
They don't even remember you

World driven by money
Love and affection seem so funny
Anyone dousing your burning heart
Are the brothers you don't set apart

Times are tough
Life in the rough
Doors are closed
Go to your core

Biggest enemy
Lies within the personality
Core one of rigidity
Cause of all the difficulty

Resistance to opposition
Strengthens your weakness
Followed by immature decisions
Complicates the equations


Survival of the fittest
Is not the strongest
Definitely not the smartest
Its time tested

Flexibility is the key
Unlock the doors of opportunity
You are your own enemy
Blocking your own prosperity

Mind being restless
Decisions naturally reckless
Stops self progress
At your own doorstep

Be one with contradiction
Solution lies within
Softer you are
Harder to break

Flow with it
In harmony with
Take from it
No more a bottom less pit

Limits put on you
Are only by you
In tune with the limits
Then there are no limits

Come to desist
Anything the ego resists
The weight of its baggage
Cup full of garbage

Lighter the mind
Receptive and kind
Emotional fulfillment
Life led to heart's content

Learn to flow
With the highs and lows
Everything within reach
Softer you are easier to breach

Is it as it was,
What it was ?
Was, what it was?
It is ,what it is
It is not ,what it was.
Why is not ,
Is and was ,
Was and is?
Is is was?
Was is is?
Was is was?
Is is is?
Is not was?
Was not is?
Was is, is was!
Is was ,was is!

Headmaster’s son
Skipped class
Entered theater
Life to Alter
Matinee show Shaheed
Worshipped Dilip Kumar
Like many before
Dreamt about Movies
Like a few followed up
Won Filmfare talent Contest
Frontier Mail to Bombay
Promised film stalled after start
Struggled even for a bit part
Anonymous in stature
Mononymous in Name
Debut in 1960
Finally part of filmdom
Small role
Mentor Arjun Hingorani
For a princely sum of fifty and a cup of tea
Still a novice
Women centric movies
Romantic lead in the Sixties
Meena Mala and Nutan
Supporting role with passion
Step by step rise
Salary raise
Accepted every role
Occupied was his goal
Villain to Jubilee Star
Filmfare Nomination
Sunil Dutt first choice
Destiny's voice
Phool Aur Patthar
Set on fire
Box office Register
Superstardom attained
Humility retained
First Action Star
Christened He Man
Shirt removed on Screen
Greek God looks
Women Swooned
Top ten lists
Most beautiful men
Ranked seven
Romance and Melodrama
Bollywood formula
Action film as chosen path
Rode the Lone road Superstardom under grasp
Looks Delivery and Fights
Made fans of Men &Women alike
Blockbusters galore
India's Superhero
Hit after hit
Audience explode
Cinemas full
Entry to Dress Circle
Needed a Miracle
Action and Drama
Tragedy and Comedy
Range of talent and skill
For one ticket fans would ****
All performed with ease
Endearing fans with range
Complete Superstar India’s Gain
Rajesh Khanna with Aradhana
Took the Nation by Storm
Adulation never seen
Sensation by definition
Costume Mannerism
Copied by every Indian
Every Star took a fall
Rajesh the magician
Stars faded into oblivion
Mass hysteria
Across India
First Superstar
Next 5 years none on par
Giants’ wayside
Stood his ground
Equal number hits
Second to none
Dedicated Fans
Built over a decade
Common man
Still wanted the He Man
Action and Adventure
Helped endure
Glorious career
Storm passed
Many faded
He never dated
He was fated
Test of time
Passed with Jubilees
No obstacle for water
Flows through all
Fridays proved
He’d never fall.
August 15 1975
Saw the release of Sholay
The greatest Indian film ever made
Said the Great Master Satyajit Ray
Top billed in the cast
One film showcased talent all
Action, Comedy, Drama
Cannot tell the Character and Actor apart
True quality of a genuine movie star
Many giants in the cast
He did help some get the part
Ensemble film
Even though the biggest star
Did not want to stand apart
Final product always in his heart.
70 mm Surround Sound
Entire country Theater bound
Never seen action sequence
Racing high the crowds pulse
Music Score by Burman
Records sold by the Million
Every dialogue known by heart
Salim Javed knew their craft
Ramesh Sippy knew to bring them all
Extremely well acted by the cast
Never will be another Sholay
Present future or past
Not to be seen but experienced
Its not a film but a phenomenon
Greatest Story ever told
Greatest cast ever assembled
Was the Tag Line
Global Indian Population
Viewership the film got
Not surpassed till now
Never will be
Every city town or village
Across the entire Country
Full house boards were not a mystery
Number of years it had its run
Till today box-office records undone
Yeh Dosti with Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar
Greatest  film Song picturised
Sizzling chemistry and male bonding
Friendship the central theme
Bullet with side car
Everyman’s. dream
Zanjeer with Amitabh Bachchan
Birth of the Angry young man
Indian Cinema never the same
Reached Pinnacle
Rode like a Colossus
One Man Industry
Steamrolled into one
Every Aspirant pushed
Donning Supporting Role
Every Reputed Writer, Banner and Director behind
Thirteen years
None had a career
Superstars became former
Stars to Supporting actors
Newcomers extinct
Old timers jaded
Galvanized Nation
Every release
Celebrations for fans
Faded festivals
Another Superstar
Bigger and Better
More popular than god
Elevated to one
Neither shaken or stirred
Matched Bachchan
With box-office Gangbusters
Hits became a habit
Fans and public
Yearning for more
Whatever the competition
Stood his ground
Megastar or Superstar
No dent to this Farmer
Paired with Hema Malini
Record Successive strikes
Result was Box office gold
Many a Phoenix
Flashed and Vanished
Shorter reign at the top
Never could topple him
From the moviegoers heart
Superstars became Supernovas
Younger generations
Had come to stay
Still stood in the fray
Never one to give way
Always had the final say
Held cash registers still in sway
Replaced Relegated
Never to be
Another name for longevity
Turn of the century
Completed 4 decades in the industry
60s 70s 80s 90s
Times changed
Many faded
Some retired
Contemporaries eased into character roles
Later lot fared similar
Star Sons made their mark
His sons did their part
Dawned the new century
Multiplex and wide releases
He never ceased to be a draw.
Man with a very big heart
Gave breaks to many a director and star
Never bitter Never insecure
Thanks people for making him a Superstar
Gratitude and love
His trump card
Became the Symbol of friendship
His Chemistry with Amitabh
Deep from the heart
Reciprocal in nature
Their oneness
Greatest gift of God
For the entire Country
Will be celebrated
For generations to come
Amitabh and his name
Always mentioned together
For every moviegoer
Till kingdom come
Till the universe remains
Etched in the hearts
Is his name forever
Can never be erased
That's true loves power
Men want to be him
Women want to be with him
Oldest cliché used for a star
Suits none better than this man from Punjab
60 years completed
From Meena to Mallika acted.
Done films with his son
Now with Grandson
There’s no one on par
Who's lasted so far
What can you say
About an Actor and Star
Captured a billion hearts
Transcended generations
In this delicate world of films
Who cannot be confined to any era
This timeless living legend
Is called Dharmendra.

While giving away the Cecil B Demille Lifetime Achievement Award to Martin Scorsese Robert De Niro famously said that Mr. Demille will be equally honored if he were to receive the Martin Scorsese award
Likewise Mr. Phalke would be equally delighted to receive the Dharmendra Award

Freedom given to the other human
Lightens the mind of burden
The more you let go
Freedom to oneself the ultimate goal

Keep living in  the now
Now also temporary
Indicates life's fallacy
Keeps becoming the past
As the clock ticks past
Yesterday only a memory
No more a reality
Next second doesn't exist
Come to the realisation
That is pure imagination
Created out of extrapolation
Memory and imagination
Have no meaningful explanation
Life unique as it unfolds
Drawing conclusions cheating ourselves two-fold
Present never present
Questions the theme of existence
Not a licence to act at will
But a reminder that nothing stands still
Is everything a dream
Or a reflection of the I
Outside the realm of our thinking
Every seeker tries solving
Based on what he's experiencing
Answers vary nothing surprising
Uniqueness in everything is the only common human expression

Black coffins on the oceans
Cemeteries by the sea
I wonder where do I see
Its there as far as i can see
Carrying my past
Fought it with my present
Done it to death
Laid it to rest
Floating on the high seas
Haunting me to tease
Bury it in the cemetery
Don't store it in my memory

Be at ease,
Bend with the breeze.
The tall fall
Bigger chances higher
Target clearer
Unlearn core
Hacking the inessential
Meandering Mess

Shortest distance
common sense
Between points
A straight line

Seconds given to us
Opportunity for investment
Thought and deed together
Make the best of time

Like any other venture
Takes time to grow
Adds upon itself
Repaid slowly but surely

Unlike any other venture
Funding not required
Goodness the competence
Everything else taken care of

Reap in the future
What you sowed today
Invest in welfare and growth
Comes back cleansing the soul

No risk undertaken
Downside or stop loss none
Stagnant lifestyle the  downside
Can't recoup time the bigger loss

Trading or Investment
Not for you to decide
Price fluctuations in your own mind
Bulls and Bears don't have a say
Only market forces of good and bad at play

Postman always rings twice
True for good deeds as well
ROI gets credited in the most appropriate manner
Here God himself is the Banker

Burden and sorrow
Are the guards to your gate
Knocking on it
Going to enter anyway
Denying permission is
Living in lala land
Let it come
Occupy some
Space in the mind
Don't waste your time
Uninvited guests they are
Dwelling on them
Gives the more strength
Delays their departure
Use the strength and time
Used to dwell upon
On the issue
That granted them
Visa to enter
Your own end
Bear it with strength
Pray to god
To give you the heart
Think of the millions
Behind you in the line
Get happiness out of that
Find peace till the end of time

Referred in past tense
Value to the human given
Now just a physical presence
Waiting to be taken to the creamation
Till a second ago
Dealt with as real
Spoken about in  present
Now avoiding going near
The only reality hence fear
Arrangements made to keep the odour sane
Hours decided before removing the same
Planning involved in completing this game
Not even referred to by name
Sense of relief as the smoke exits the flame

Glory in Giving
Gratitude is Gangster
Growth in Adapting
Heart with content
Mind empty
Expressing yourself
Self Constant
Image redundant
Fake it Make it
Second Nature
Process not result
Ready not tense
Dont Think Dont Dream
Spiritual insight
Will make it hit itself

Trial by fire
Law and people's ire
Aristocrats and Wealthy
Opinion Makers and Political power
Forming a team
Sounding the bugle
Declaring the battle
Aim to bring down
Slander to the reputation
Questioning the integrity
Doing it daily
Looking for avenues
These seem not enough
Bullets and muscle
Anything I missed
Media and Social
Filled pages for hire

All time low
Good to know
Last person standing
Already decided by destiny


The tale of the grapes
Oldest fable heard
It is what it is
Sour it is
the title fox gives
Give what you have
Oldest logic told
Need I say the rest
Wishing the best


Power is news
Acquired with guts
Vigour and energy
Time and money
Unrest to unseat
Hand over a gift
Filled with defeat


Pressure is a privilege
Given to those
Face to face
Against all the rage
Standing on the big stage

Play and win
Best option available
Play and loose
A net separate the 2

Jealous I am
Of the individual
Who cannot be ignored
Who's blood is sought
To be destroyed
What a creation
To serve mankind
God intended to be
That powers would be
Remain powers would be

Lying lifeless on the floor
family and friends till the door
Wife till the end of the road
Progeny till the cemetery
What happens after
Who accompanies  thereafter

There is no next
Right after death
Head to head
Between life and death
Most one sided score
That we can get
The the world's
Oldest  known enemies
Cannot be called
A rivalry at all
Life has to win one
To call it a contest
Life after death
Spiritual and occult matters
Death after life
Cemeteries and graveyards
Ready to receive
Results known beforehand
Man improvises with time
Has the intelligence to know
But none yet to solve
No coach yet
To coach life
In the match
To beat death
Undeath the death
Neutralize its power
Illusion to make
It look like a tough fight
Life is an illusion
Taught to us
A consolation prize
Lest we give up the fight

The numbers on the board
Did not understand a word
Number and word
Identical it appeared

Numbers dancing in my head
Already overload of baggage inside
Saw others at ease it with
Made me more nervous than it already is

Words were jumbled
I couldn't even mumble
Writing alphabets a task
B and D s Were D s and B s

Affected my learning
Crippling my understanding
Did not know i was dyslexic
Results in exams were tragic

Above average intelligence
Socially likeable amongst friends
Grasping with common sense
Had no problem hence

A rarity in occorunce
Great men overcame this detterant
I did too with perseverance
No regrets clarity in my vision and vision

The Beatles
with their Staple
Abbey road and Apple
Took the world by storm
Listening to them became a norm

Allman brothers
With or without Duanne
Greatest guitarist of all time
Second In that line
Every chord and riff
Rock music bliss

Jethrotull farmers name
Century later adopted the same
Progressive rock band
From England
Worldwide name and fame

Grateful dead a lifestyle
Following them a matter of pride
Defenition of Counterculture
Ken Kesey and Acid trips
Different music  at different gigs
Live concerts filled the year
From the Vaults into the Hearts

Every fans first doorway
Plant and Page gifted
Song of the century
Rendered with no hurry
The Stairway to heaven
Rock music destination
Nine Albums of Led Zeppelin

Music band called
Themselves The Band
Cover of Time Magazine
Represented  of the Rock Scene
Last Waltz on Thanksgiving
Their Music still ringing

Santana name and Band
Guitar his magic wand
Black magic woman
The world fell for that one
Added the Mexican blend
Helped create A legend

John Mayall ear for music
Matched ear for talent
Godfather of future legends
In his line up at the same time

Walt Becker and Donald Fagen
Rock and Jazz band
Steely Dan
Used Sessions musicians
A  musical revolution
Antiheroes of the Seventies
Christened by the Rolling stone magazine
Two against nature
Album of the year
Grammy in Order

Slow hand and Eric Clapton
Names dont go hand in hand
Greatest guitarist of the generation
Clapton is God
Phrase invented
Headlined many a group
Blind Faith Cream to name a few

Traffic Quatret
Band dissolved
Music evolved
Break up in line up
No low in music flow
Winwood and Capaldi in tow

Emerson lake and Palmer
Formerly of The Nice King Crimson and Atomic Rooster
Isle of Wight
Showcased their might
Together for the decade
Their albums  the most bootlegged

No Record collection devoid
The Albums of Pink Floyd
Every Studio Albums sold
Multiple platinum to behold
Live Concerts and Lighting
Divine in music and vision
Most popular in Music history
Their position in the charts
Tells the story
Made their date with history
Berlin wall a sign of division
Their song the Anthem of Unification
Popularity and longevity
A very few can hope
Change of tastes in
Generations fewer can cope

Creedence clearwater revival
John Fogerty and his brother
Joined hands with two other
War in Vietnam
Protesting in Album form
Words mightier than Swords
Lyrics heightened Crisis
Washington's biggest
Musical nemesis

Crosby Stills Nash and Young
All star team of talents
That sung
Dallas Taylor on the Drums
Dream team of Music
Created Classics

Justin Hayward and his Flute
Together formed the Moody blues
Anyone in love and suffering
Found their feelings expressed in
Nights in white Satin
Played in every household
Across the Globe

Best Drummer seated
Difference between two beats
The fastest
Keith Moon and The Who
Loudest Band in history
Equipment destroyed after
A new legacy
Greatest singer in Daltery
Greatest Bassist in Entwhistle
Lost Moon lost their muscle

Rainbow theater Concert
Earned them the Guinness record
Globes loudest band
Psychedelic and Progressive
For decades active
100 million records worldwide
Gods of heavy metal
The pride for any record label
The music of Deep Purple

The power trio
Formed in Ontario
Rush the band
Complex and fantasy
Hand in hand
Every member A winner
Every poll on Every Book
Proficient with Instrument
Volume of their talent
Topped the charts
Captured hearts
Active for  years
Till tragedy stuck Peart

Jefferson Airplane
Before name change
Summer of love
Defined by
Surrealistic Pillow
Headlined Woodstock
And Montery pop
Every list by Rolling Stone magazine
Names carved for eternity

Uriah Heep
Fictional in Copperfield
Written by Dickens
Real in music
Formed in England
5 decades and 24 Albums
Strived for originality
Showcased their capability
Arena sized stadiums
Still filled to capacity
45 million records
Enduring popularity

Eagles from California
Critical and Commercial
Success in their formula
Top of the Charts and Grammy Awards
Back to back
Very few can hope for

Drummer and Bassist
Names combined
To name the band
Fleetwood Mac
Albums and Singles
Topped the Charts
Both sides of the Atlantic
Covers of their songs
Made many Superstars
Performed together on the occasion
Of the inauguration of
President Bill Clinton


Jim Morrison the lizard king
freedom for humanity his dream
Voice and rendition a class apart
Every song an anthem
Kindred spirit at the very core
With Ray Robbie and John formed The Doors

Do what is required
To lead the life you wanted
Else let life happens and
Take you where you deserve

Live as an example
Possess qualities with integrity
Make yourself trustworthy
You'll end up writing an Autobiography

The way you
Lead your life
Becomes other people 's
Survival guide


Climbing the ladder
For Reasons unknown
Crisis one step below
Pulling down negating the ascent

Doesn't matter then
One can do only
What could be done by them
Not a guide or a biography still led a life worthy

Silence is golden
Problem lies in sharing
Close to your heart
Do not information part
Dart will hit Its Mark

Causing hurt by act or Words
Others forget with time or by indifference
Scar caused within
Cannot be independent of the inside
Neither does time exist outside
Exit doors shut
Front row seats to watch
Yourself wallow in regret
Retribution none greater
Life sentence in a loop
Refusing to let go
Mind begs for parole
Conscience denies it
At one go
Thrown to the lions
A matter of seconds
Living with regret
Memory keeps vigil
Playing the warden
Prisoner in your own mind
Trust me the better of with the lions

That which we seek
Need not be
It is within
In all its glory
Remove the veil
Ignorance building a fortress
Knowledge its prisoner
Seeker' s lacking has
Built its own Cell
Keeping in solitary confinement
Blocking his light from shining
The search the searcher the searched the the cover
All are the same
Labryinth posing itself
Inviting you to find your way
Realise that you need not enter
Exit is the same gate
Labryinth vanishes on its own
Gate presents itself alone
Gate becomes a memory
All merge in glory
Glory removes itself
It also an attachment
Self remains
Nothing the same
All in one
One in all
Makes no difference
It knows it is the maker
No ego to divide the two
Oneness with one
Thusness is
That which we seek

Scars of the past
Healed or hidden
Have they become a habit
No more seeming odd
Fear of the future
Past turning out unexpected
Expect the unexpected
Cliche most quoted
Lived long enough to know
Life not linear
Doesn't want it predicted
A rule book to live by
Pages empty or erased
Confused the writer
Replies questions with more questions
Thus is born the seeker
Not in search of the answer
Tracing the question paper
Begins to understand life better

Question and Answer
Similar in nature
Mirage on the inside
Searching for its reflection outside
Illusion equally deceptive
Answers the Mirage
Fooling you into thinking
That you have the right perspective


Quest to find water
Standing in the middle of the Ocean
Not a matter of perception
Ocean and the standing
Both are unreal
Quest to find the quest
The ocean and the I
Will cease to exist

Anxiety about the outcome
Ceases after reality it becomes
Fear of loss
More painful than actual loss
Concrete result gives clarity
Time to plan next stratergy
Results always accurate
Till displayed one gets desperate
Hoping the worst
Mankind's core nature
Self defence mechanism
To create fall back escapism