Today the day
My father passed away
11 years to the date
Who can fight fate

Crosses my thoughts
Day after day
Lives in my heart
Night and Day

Your love for me
Till you feel hungry
Don't fool yourself
He used to tell me

Man of great talents
Communication almost absent
Man of few words
Heart the size of the universe

Very highly educated
Accounting and Taxation he meditated
Glorious corporate career
Used his skills till his end got near

Epitome of integrity
Naturally helping tendency
Value systems consistency
Known for his decency

Truth and God
His mates in his path
Never slipped once
Haven't met any since

Talent to invest
When to divest
Master in his own class
Shared his knowledge with all

Terrific strike rate
Would make fund managers irate
Percentage of growth in top gear
Beat the index year on year

Watched 4 movies a week
No other pleasure did he seek
Matinee idols on the screen
Watching them his only dream

Knew about the movies
Matching his subjects of study
Encyclopedia of cinema
An ocean to learn from

Investment banker or Movie critique
Easily shined in them too as a career
Not because he' was my father
His actions speak loud and clear

Calm disposition his personality
Empathy greatest quality
Loosing temper waste of energy
Long walks his tool to gain clarity

Never a negative word spoken
Nothing good to say don't say it
Conduct and Class predominant
Never expressed much emotion

House buzzing with family
Joint and extended
Treated all equally
Showed them Hollywood fares regularly

Alone or a Group
Fledging career or Rock Bottom
In the midst Calm or Chaos
Balance proved the man he was

Was he a Saint i often wonder
Or carried away because he's my father
A saint is a different dimension
But he was an excellent human being

His negatives i recall
Stored in my memory wall
Waves that leave behind salt water
Even in that we wet our feet with fun and laughter
Greatest strength not in these
Ray of light and a gentle cool breeze
They added to his inner core
Meaning of life and ways  of the world
Intuition and experience he optimally combined both

He loved Paul Newman
His birthday God chose as his death day
How else will you say
When the last movie he watched was HOMBRE

Rushed to the ward
To see my as a new born
14 years older than i
Till today my closest Ally
Admission to Kindergarten
To finding me an occupation
Bullets had to get past him
When they were aimed at me
As tough as they come
Had to be to protect an aimlessly drifting ***
Friend Philosopher Guide
Took the role with pride
Father and Mother
Put together
Your figure stood taller
The light during darkness
The shade offering solace
The open window when doors were closed
Bet on my future with all chips down
Music and movies
Taste defined by yours
Grew up in the 70 s
My taste makes people I did too
Thank you limits the gratitude
Thank you anyway
Till another word comes my way
By then I'll have more to thank by the way

Everyday is a different day
Alive and fortune to say
Reason for existence
Never a constant
Situations are divergent
Unconnected contrasting
People are different adaptions
From their own core foundation
Stars form their own constellation
We can only admire their imagination
Only addition is the baggage
We have picked up
Thoughts and Feelings the currency paid
By our Hearts and minds proportional to what they weigh
For the excess baggage they carry
And dumped upon them daily
The word experience comes in handy
Makes us world weary
Ideally should make us lighter
Make the travel easier
From experience comes wisdom
Which makes our lives shine brighter
Misjudged the looper spun by law of nature
Lost the path and going in circles
We are our own architect of all the obstacles
The Universe refreshes itself
When the needles meet at 12
We burden ourselves with 24 more on us

Fifty years to the day
22nd March 1972
Premiered the movie
In Hongkong theatres
The second film of Bruce'Lee

Fist of Fury
Same team at the helm
The real test to his career
One film wonder or a full fledged career

The immortal story
Of Chen Zhen
And his quest for revenge
Huo Yuanjia his teacher

Poisoned by the Japanese
A legend in his lifetime and a legend after
Founder of the Jhinwoo school
Taught many westerners the truth

Turn of the century
Set in Shanghai City
Under Japanese occupation
I'll treatment of Chinese the narration

Taking revenge his mission
One by one the murderers his victim
Japanese Karate school behind the intrigue
The school in its entirety single handedly pursued

Raymond Chow of Golden Harvest
Placing his bets
Putting this genre to test
Do or die for him and the rest

Lo Wei again at the helm
Million dollar director his middle name
Joseph Koo s wonderful score
I use hands the song a chart topper

Chen Zhen real or mythical
No one knows for sure
Many versions of this tale
Have come before and after this film was made

Fortunately a success
All involved continued to progress
Bigger budgets were allotted
Artistic and financial freedom rewarded

Wishes to the team
On making this theme
Hopefully will continue to grow
If the new generations taste bestows

Theater going experience
Celebrate the  nuance
The cinematic renaissance
Every heart with images tattooed on



The Godfather released again
50 th Anniversary celebration
Watched it for the occasion
Occasion an excuse to watch this cinematic Brandonization

The Acting masterclass
Method acting czar
A supporting cast
His work their acting class


Every frame a meditation
Dialogues cemented for generations
Haunting music causing the reverberation
Cast members giving free acting demonstrations

Always in memory
Revisiting not necessary
Views adding perspective
Revisiting now neccasary

Life altering occurance
From the opening sequence
Karaoke in the movie theatre
Every member a   Brando impersonator

Sold out crowd
Then and now
Only time has passed
Godfather in groundhog day syndrome

A new cinematic universe
Example of  a metaverse
Effects and Computers
Replaced the emotions and the actors

Only hope to liberate
World from its current cinematic  fate
If they fail to save
We will only have anniversaries to celebrate

Way to live
Cards given at birth
A new place this universe
Mother's womb no more the place

Time runs out then
Clock starts ticking when
In the cradle unable to recall
We have survived it after all

The shuffling starts
Each dealt a different card
Same card  game played by all
Match up or Give up winner take all

Some progress Some stagnate
Some still figuring what to play
Can't escape playing your card
Opting out not a choice

Upbringing Education Companionship
Lessons thought by parents
Pages of knowledge of events
Which card to pick apparently taught

A game of intelligence
But the house holds the pack
Pick out of 52
Outcome decides the life you pursue

Luck plays a part
Picking the card your choice
The pile to pick from decided by the dealer
Limits potential as options closing in further

A game of poker
Handed a couple
Placing bets hoping to double
Faith in play hoping the next 3 will be favorable

Not the only one
At the table counting
Hoping you got the best hand
And the rest wanting it beforehand

Still kept in the dark
3 more still wearing a mask
Increase or bail out difficult task
The house has decided your odds

Value given to every card
The ones you hold sets you apart
The 3 on the table turned
Decides whether you won or lost

The 2 you hold
You have no choice
The 3 on the table follow the path
Deciding to continue your decision
Figuring out the competition your intelligence

Figuring out the game
Takes an entire lifetime
Some ride the wave
Winning the stakes

Some never understand
When to show the hand
Everyone getting a royal flush
Where and what did i miss

Flush kind and  pair
House high or straight
Varities at the table
Some don't get em at all

Choice of Action
Nature's predetermination
Action also predetermined
Philosophers knowledge to extend

Lucky to take part
Whatever be the draw
Win loose or draw
Process matters never withdraw

Celebrating your birth
On the day that you were
You're here no more
No one feels that
The life you lived
A message for everyone

A step in your path
Is the way
To feel from ones heart
Your life filled with deeds
Others can't do in centuries
Child actor nurtured by your father
Wing Chun from the Grand master
Seattle to Study Philosophy
Where you met Linda Lee
Teacher another feather
Tutored the art of thr artless form
Oakland years and the Jun Fan Institute
Till today pays you tribute
Hollywood and the big parts
Television actor with a mask
Graduated to lead Actor
In people's consciousness forever
Aided by the philosopher
Who made millions of seekers better
Came Conquered Left
Remained in people's thoughts
Who celebrate your absence
In your presence
The art of being present without being present
If we're to nourn your loss
We wouldn't be disciples of Jeet Kune Do at all
A century later
You'll still be remembered
Sorry not remembered
Because you will never be forgotten in the first place
Happy birthday we wish ourselves
Cause we don't see you apart from yourself
You lived for the rest
But never seperated the self
The word I dors not exist
The Word Bruce does
Grateful to you
Till we join you
You left Game of Death half way
For you wanted us to  complete it
Each one imagining that they are you
Are filling in the void you left on purpose
When we reach the terrace of the Pakoda
You will be waiting to protect us all
In whatever the journey that awsits us
We will be concentrating on the finger
Just to get a tap on our heads
No bigger blessing one can get

Born not knowing life
Grow up learning
Childhood filled with memories
Teenage was spent confused
Graduated to keep up
With the rat race
Sometimes as wished sometimes followed the wish
Middle age spent with frustration
What never happened seemed most precious
Life teaches many lessons
Attentiveness is the challenge
Observed the rest
Indicates where you stood
50s reached a stage of acceptance
What is is
Nothing can be done about it
Questions about what's left
R coming up
Ignoring them in purpose
Knowing well that the answer is not available even as a choice
Heading towards the 6th decade
Lived life till now
Experienced and more memories in store
Incidents and people
Played a very big role
The path chosen
Or the path chose you
No way to find out
Regret life no point in that exercise
Celebrate life gives validity to living
Lifespan determined not a breath more
Awaiting the last breath
Going to die
Not knowing life

Fans of Bruce Lee
Think they are he
Fascinated by the Speed
He is God in every deed

Fight sequences
In short frequencies
Fans in a frenzy
Cast in a spell and dizzy


Hand to hand combat
Gave action genre
A new format
Bruce in a battle
Fans minds still rattle


At his very sight
Fans go Ballistic
Nunchaku RPM
Devotees create mayhem


Talented actor for every genre
Childhood roles the cause of the honor
Full house laughing
At his incredible Comic timing

Dramatic scenes upto task
More of it audience ask
Delivery and histrionic ability
Showcased overall capability


Cat sounds during action
Fanatics made it a fashion
Vampire quality tasting blood
Every Movie house public flood


Writer Director Producer & Choreographer
Roles performed other than that of an Actor
Roles performed as an Actor
Charisma a major factor

Re released in any country
Regularly since last century
Berserk when seen on screen
Made his Stardom evergreen

There will never be
Another Bruce Lee
Inspiration for fans to see
Black market seller
His fortune not foretold
By any fortune teller

****** of his film
Like life's broken rhythm
Started after interval
For Movie buffs a carnival
Screen filled with fight fest
Kept up the fans zest

Box otffice record broken
So his art his expression
Another record for repeat audience
Since have not seen anyone

Mannerism a Euphemism
Stance like breaking
Into a dance
Shirtless fashion icon
Saratorial oxymoron

With Bruce a devotion
With total emotion
Every style copied
Even after 50 years fancied

Loosing him early
Cost us all dearly
Total of 5 films
Proof that there is no limit

Pioneer of anti bully
Captured imagination fully
Can do it in reality
Cause of enduring popularity

Akin to property
Passed along the family tree
Father to son to the next one
Enduring fame second to none

Theme about a bully
Backed by a philosophy
Earned on screen immortality
Name etched for eternity

Appeal to all
Impossible the odds
Cartoon to a kid
Action film when he is older
Philosophy to the philosopher
Universal message to every viewer

Undivided society dreamer
Caste creed or gender
Rich Poor or neither
Religion taste or further
Can be found in a theater
Playing a Bruce Lee picture

Value given to Self
Valued except by Ourselves
In the eyes of others
Is known as PRIDE

Success as defined
By our own cognition
Unable to attain
For whatever reason
Valuation based on Estimation
Otherwise known as
LOW SELF ESTEEM

Situation not Conducive
People not Receptive
Plans not bearing fruition
Leading to frustration
In the process loosing composure
Devil within known as ANGER

Lack of understanding
Uncomfortable with own being
Creating a non existent living
Mind and Heart detached
Inability to face reality
Living in a world of fantasy
Believing in make believe
Translation into words
Seldom fooling others
Only fooling the I
Meaning of LIE

Wanting to Possess
Wanting to only Possess
Not interested in the process
Focusing on end result
Always half empty
Termed as GREEDY

Inner peace
Destroyed by others Deeds
Focus on others
Lack of Maturity
Filled with Negativity
Knows as JEALOUSY

Resourceful absent
Lifestyle Persistent
Inability to balance
Creates imbalance
Calling on others
Fulfill your desires
Continuing the game
In one word SHAME

Clarity on Vacuum
Blurry on Blessing
Insensitive Cognition
Lacks Perception
Only Half Full
Call it UNGRATEFUL

Pray till you get
After Gotten Forget
Fulfill lifes needs
Through Money and Deeds
Goodwill monetized
Live life Kingsize
Memory for convenience
Lack of Conscience
Judas kiss
True self another layer
Unforgivable BETRAYAL

Overrating the I
Revolving around My
Sense of Doership
Give none their due
Ego fanned at Cue
None Equal
Illusionary Potrayal
Others Potential
Put down at Will
Quality Malignant
In one word ARROGANT

Always with make up
Behavior made up
Reflected Outside
Different Inside
Permanency of Potrayal
To self Disloyal
Not Self Worthy
UNTRUSTWORTHY

Personal Pleasure
Seeking Advantage
Own Welfare
Devil may care
Exclusive ever
Inclusive never
Disregard the other
Avoidable fetish
Characterized SELFISH

Body language Revolting
Words Wounding
Bad host
Offer not a Chair
Duty Beware
Bad upbringing
Overrated sense of due
Classified as RUDE

Call him a Clown
Break him down
Contradict his views
Laugh at his mannerisms
Part of a crowd
Make fun aloud
Make him look silly
The doer a BULLY

In Ambition Similar
Path unclear
Achieve at any Cost
Destroy career
Does not matter
Dual thought process
Not contend with progress
Feels secure when
The others Regress
Any lengths gone
I alone but None
Date fixed to
Dance with the Devil
Despicable and EVIL

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

Sunday evening
No good movie showing
Not heard of anything
At the theaters playing

Recognized a face
In a poster on the daily paper
Played a role years earlier
In a Martial arts rollercoaster

Name was synonyms
With the character he played
Bolo real and reel name
Now in a film with Van Damne

Bloodsport the film
Declared a huge hit
Tickets sold out
Black market no go

Not too interested
But still disappointed
Taken for granted
Full house never expected

Riding my bike
Friend seated Pillion
Bereft of any decision
Home bound only option

Crossed another theater
Saw the poster and decided
It was not worth it
A man with 2 tickets offered it


Dragged our feet inside
Saw the film's stills outside
2 names above the title
Mattered so very little

Strolled into our seats
Close our eyes and go to sleep
A sold out audience
Awaiting the films inception

Had seen the trailer
While watching another picture
One more in the action genre
Nothing new to offer
The film released as a one week filler
Between 2 other
Weekend over
No chance to recover
5 more days to endure
Tide turned over
Word of mouth the do'er
People flocked together
To watch this blockbuster
Never ending run in the theater
A pilgrimage for every moviegoer


Title card said Bruce Willis
Thought he was a novice
Only to be proved the opposite
Made me sit up in my Aisle seat

Aged nineteen
Influenced by his smoking
Flips his wrists
Doesn't pick it with his fist
Dangling between his lips
Zippo lighter added to the list
Held it between his thumb
Pulled it in from the edge of his mouth
Rings of smoke magical when he blew it out

Dialogue delivered new the way it sounded
Never heard before where every word was modulated
Riveting action film in front of my eyes unfolded
Greatest movie experience ever experienced

Never seen anyone with more style
Nuances added made him stand out by a mile
Entire film screen time by himself
Very difficult unless confidence in self

Definition of a man
Dictionary cannot define
Set the benchmark for generations before and after
Emulating him was the sole objective hereafter

Chain Smokin Binge Drinkin
Hard Swearin Wisecrackin
Self talkin and in times of extreme stress just laughin

International Superstar
Born before my eyes
Forever in the hearts
Magic of Die Hard

Balancing the equation
Villain with a great reputation
Veteran of the stage
In his debut he plays
Hans Gruber
The ruthless killer
Hired hands by the dozen
Each character important

Alan Rickman from London
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Vice Chairman
Playing a role of a person with German origin
Greatest villain of all time
Says the viewing audience

Matching in Style and Skill
The picture in my head still
German accent went for the ****
Anyone matching histrionic prowess, till today nil

The entire movie played
Hero and Villain interplay
Only a couple of scenes together
Made them memorable forever

Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman
Greatest on screen combination
Together made the movie a sensation
Yin and Yang provided the wholesome phenomenon

Watched the Magic
A born again film fanatic
Redifined every notion
Of motion picture appreciation

Changed my life
Became my lifestyle
Repeated viewing
Make it more appealing

Best Action movie
Best Action Superstar
Best Villain Star
Tops every list
Deserves every bit
Every frame a lesson
Watch closely and Listen

Unwittingly went in
Came out haloed within
40 Stories of sheer adventure
Admiration only increased 30 years after

Could not say
Goodbye to the day
Wishing good night an option
Only when you can get some shuteye
The day said Until Later
Didn't wait till i bid adieu
The shadow it left behind
We all call it the Night
Darkness its theme
Silence its voice
Nature' giving you consent
Rest and pleasure sanctioned
First thing in the morning
Used widely by everybody
First thing in the night
Haven't heard that till last night
Liberty to cross the line
Endorsement given by the Night
Brings with it tranquility
Triggers the minds loquacity
Aurora flashing Amber to the daylight returning
Coming in with all the chaos
Time to shut it out and start to focus
Daytime gives you identity
Invading your identity as the moon floats in
Man made rules or nature's gift
If its nature's rules means you don't have a clue
Different music played
One for the night and and changing the side
What if the same played
Either way?

Hatred keeps the books
Taking stock of every thought words or deed
Revenge is its follow up
Until got spreads venom

Carries lot of baggage
Mind heavy with the luggage
Awaiting a draw
Ready with daggers drawn
Enemies standing  in every corner

A mind so hollow
Wastes time on things so shallow
The fight played in the mind
The shootouts bloodies the rest

Shooter and the shot
Ends up the injured lot
Added it to the log
Deep rooted hatred the fog
Prevents from seeing it all

No greater waste of time
Wishing Ill for someone else
I'll retained affect the imagination
Creating images of opponents everywhere

Bitterness and contempt
Loathing and antipathy
Toxic for the mind and body
Makes the Soul *****

Imaginary adversaries become
Reality
List of friends becoming empty
Reflecting the inside of the body
Mind comes up with new stratergies

Not worth the trouble going through this riddle
With no solutions in it
A labryinth without exit

Drug induced state
Of anger and hate
Step by step process
Start by giving it a recess

Aimless life meandering
Focus on the others falling
No growth for the self
Wishing same for another


Makes you live
In the past
Recalling every negative thought
Present not in the know
Future blinded forever

Balm of forgiveness
Only way out
Before the roots grow stronger
An axe becomes the need of the hour

Addictive in nature
Refuses to leave ever
With age growing mature
Peel off later by layer

Love for oneself
Peace and Rest
Love for others
Tolerance and Forgiveness

Traveling far and wide
Different Countries visited
Cultures noted Languages spoken Lifestyles altered
The toughest journey
Is to age gracefully
Maturity the front end
For every experience earned
No experience is a bad experience
If it is pleasant
Confidence the result
And attained growth
If it is not
Questions asked
Answers sought
Lessons learnt
No more surprised

Every day a page
In the lesson
Taken in the right spirit
Lesser the withdrawal effect
Smooth flow into day 2
The river runs through
With the right attitude
Obstacles a part of aging
Facing it completes it

How well travelled
The decades Inhabited
Decided by
How well behaved
Towards family friends and society
Presence considered an addition
Recognised for patience humility and being soft spoken
Forgiving Learning and Sharing
Helping those in need
Not judgemental of any quality or policy
Equal to all
Rising above all

Anger not the answer
To another's quick temper
Words not going to heal
Countering words out of a sheath
Arrogance not going to neutralize
High handedness
Jealousy not going to stop another person s growth
All for me none for rest
To be met with a simple
Go ahead be my guest
Insults and lack of respect
To be dealt with a thank you
Returning the favor
Not going to change the other
But brings you down to their sewer
Ask not a favor
For when denied
Leftover is anger
Burning like fire
What is given
Is what is due
What is more
Earn it or better luck next time
Large hearted with purity of soul
Not corrupted by any
Is he who had travelled wisely over many

Hans Gruber the character
Played by Alan Rickman in a film
A German terrorist who instills fear
Shoots hostages at a whim
Whistles tunes for others to hear
Suited booted combed hair and slim
The first feature of his career
Voted greatest cinematic villain
Getting under the skin
Psychotic killer with impeccable behavior
Essayed the role
That required him to be
Not proficient in English
A tall order indeed
For a scholar from RADA
Who could recite
Shakespeare by heart
Spoke the language
So realistically wrong
Right actor was chosen for
The right part
No actor before or after to challenge his crown
Audience in frenzy every time he appears
Decades of performing in theater
Anti hero had coronated its new king
A lesson for every aspiring actor
Heartfelt celebration of acting
Film shot in a claustrophobic atmosphere
Performances key to hold the viewers within
Bruce Willis found in him a, great counter
Helped Achieve gargantuan super stardom
Die hard the film feature
Earned fans worldwide with halls filling
Performance a painting to a connoisseur
He has left us but his memory fills us to the brim
Played memorable characters to remember
Attained immortality in our hearts and minds
Never born never died
Acted on stage and screen
In the time in between
He visited planet earth

Trying to possess
To buy more on the clock
Missing piece of the puzzle
Found to make it complete

Hang on to it
For dear life
Life depended on it
Manipulated for this

Time left here
Not for sale
No discount either
Can't take another

In the hunt
To earn the bucks
Lifestyle lead determine
Success or Failure
Deep pockets come in handy
Nothing wrong in being wealthy
Would be better
If the silver can buy time
Realise that we are spending
To buy time
Which is rationed to us
But the illusion we live
Makes us believe
That time gets extended
More the greenbacks on the table
Time is money
For those interested in returns
Money is time for those interested in staying back
Time cannot be earned  
Or spent
It passes away either way
Rich or poor not determined
By the years in hand
Years less plain unlucky
Given to the highest bidder
Humans  greatest delusion

Yet to read a book
One up on Clocks time
No one knows the game
Double bluffing nature
Not quoted on the exchange
Futures not traded

Even Organs have a price
Humans willing to sell
Put a tag on everything
Mankind's own speciality
Ironically for time
Unable to fix the price
Exchange rate not available
Search on for the seller
Price doesn't matter
Man s strength is his wil
Unfortunately God doesn't Sell

American Dream
Sequential in nature
Remained forever
Time of the day
Did not matter

Procedure to go
Learnt from those who went before
At the gates of the consulate
Always on time never late


4 years of graduation
A requirement for higher education
Had only three
Was in a hurry

Emulating without example
Course of study not ready
Reason to go a comedy
Reality break there's no remedy

Evidenced many
Following the dream
Never occurred consciously
Not doing the same


Lifestyle influenced by Hollywood
Fanatical about Western Rock Groups
Influenced my decision
Pursue an education

Analytical ability nil
Already proven by my
Decision making skill
Passionste about
Movies and music
Logical next step is not education

Pushing ******* the procedure
Will make me easily enter
Nothing else does matter
Except get the papers in order

Two tests to be taken
Schools base their decision
Regarding your admittance
Self evident levels of competence

Aware it was for compulsory
Purchased guides to do what's necessary
Could not progress beyond a point
Never occurred that's the whole point

Application process
Step by step reduces
Qualification prowess
Into the University campus

Marking process unaware
Out of 800 only aware
Percentile a new term
My standing it confirmed

Yet to get a grasp
Still harbored thoughts
Any university that admits
Has deemed me fit

Money no taught
Spending it all for naught
Not a flinch to part
For I earned it not

Dollars spent in Rupees
All for realizing my dreams
Dreaming healthy
Hallucinating misery

College without reputation
Granted conditional admission
Should have brought clarity to the situation
Interpreted it backwards thought it was a ratification

Went for my Visa
Addressed a lady as Sir
My nervousness now clear
Presented their questionnaire

Graduation percentage
Admission tests Percentile
Not even a second to decide
Thrown in the dustbin aside

Winning combination
Do not change
Loosing Combination
Followed the same


Procedure followed
As was told
Nearing the gates
Only to be closed in my face


Same events repeated
Nothing to be surprised
Many times rejected
Dream now realized

Is there a path
Do we need a path
Is path part of the way
Where does the way lead
Should we follow the path
Is there  only one path or many
Does way connect the paths
Does the way lead to the destination
Is there a destination
Should it be reached
Is the way the journey
Is destination also the journey
Does journey lead to destination
Can we travel alone
Do we need a guiding light
How do we know that the light is right
Is the way the only way
If there are many
Is the truth the same
Can there be many truths
If not is it a lie
What differentiates both
What is the search
Is search required
Are there fixed answers
Open ended guidelines
Left for interpretation
Is perception a prescription
Where is the search
In an illusion
Is the search the illusion .
Is illusion the journey
Is it an illusion
What is reality
Is reality an illusion
Is illusion a reality
Is there an answer
Is it a valid question
Is it what it is
Is birth the beginning
Does it make Death the ending
Is the search for meaning
Is it for a solution
Does solution lie in the meaning
Are answers already there
Is the search necessary
In order to realize that
The search is not necessary
Then are the beginning and end the same

Did time exist
Is time man made
Why is it calculated in years
Who determines the years
Did time exist before man
Does the answer solve the problem
What Is the problem
Is there a beginning
Is there an end
Who is asking these questions
Who is is being asked to
If both are the same
Does the answer lie in the question
Is the question required
If you find the answers
How are you better off
Is it to gain
Is it to get rid off
Why are we born
What happens after death
Is the gap called life
Live to seek
Seek to live
No questions asked
No answers got
Is this an option
Remove the question
Does the Answer remain
Within or without

Time already spent
On the universe
Antecedent only purpose
Can be traced for value
Clubbed together called
Experience
Comes in handy if used with sense
Let it remain
As a cluster
Fills the void called ignorance
Filter and balance it
It merges the subconscious with
The field from which we pick our daily  drill
Becomes a poison
If permanently retained
Biggest casuality the Present
Will go unnoticed can't be regained
Mixes with thoughts and feelings
Colored vision at everything
Anger and frustration integrated
Like the remains of a fortress
That used to be a fortress
Even nostalgia which brings with it
Only the pleasant of the past
Wanting us to relive it
Unable to forget it
Is a path that the mind travels fast
A small trigger enough
Like the bullet out of a barrel
Towards its target
Nostalgia too is an obstacle
For being in the present
Let it remain in the sub conscious
Recline  on that as an intermission
Past is Poison
If the filter is broken
Lessons to learnt
Is why that happened
Lessons missed because the teacher was not equipped
Does not make the subject invalid
Throw the book Learn the lesson Store the crux
Forget the teacher Move on to the next
Repeat the process

Don't say goodbye
Cause we ain't apart
In my thoughts and heart
Memories and dreams filled with your thoughts
Carry you along
One day we will belong

Choosing the right path
Morally also subjective
Each unique in thinking
Likewise their logic
Spiritually seeking answers
Philosophies in abundance
Works for one not for another
Religion and faith
Now a political debate
Ideology seperates and unifies
Even in unity there's ambiguity
Taste defined by lifestyle
Varies by a mile
Also depends on access
Seeks ratification in the process
Formula for success
Success defenition dicey
Parameters by society
Decided on parity
Doesn't give clarity

Space and Time
Conceived by man
How to fill it
He hadn't planned
Artists created art
Immortal in its form
Composers created music
With nothing even to imagine
Artists and Musicians
Perform the role of God
By creating a form
From a non existent form
The artists strokes the space
The art form is performed
The conductor waves his hand
Tunes fill the room
Imagining a theme
Giving it a structure
On the stage to exhibit
A talent none can inherit
Nothing to refer
Has to be new to offer
Limited strings on instruments
Unlimited to instruct new variations
Coming together to create wizardry
Necromancy also a possibility
Such is the mastery
Over the craft of the art
By the artist
Who can originate
And the Maestro
Who can dictate
Themes and Notes
To fill up our space and clocks
The overflow of joy
Matter of pride for all
An action of pure divinity
Got to be blessed to be
The one who designs
Transcends the time we created
Will last long after
Even time ceases to exist

Definition of integrity
Treated everyone equally
Possessed every quality
Boon to the student community

First lessons in Punctuality
Never taken lightly
Ingrained in us permanently
Made us better citizens in Society

Ironed shirt and polished shoes
Set the standard and the rules
An example for everyone at school
Never once lost his cool

Baritone voice unmistakable
Knowledge of the language impeccable
Personality and Conduct impressionable
His very presence and demeanor respectable

Treated everyone equally
Showed no signs of partiality
Took his profession seriously
An epitome of integrity

Manners his priority
Would impart it politely
How to conduct yourself with dignity
No one thought it more appropriately

As the subjects got tougher
He became our teacher
Taught English prose and Grammar
Marked everyone including his son without fear or favor

The Schools Assistant Head Master
Entire school had found a mentor
Straddled Education and behavior
Blessing in disguise for every teenager

Calm and Collected
Revered and Respected
Man of benevolence
Epitome of Goodness

Personification of Patience
Listened to every grievance
Kindness his very essence
A blessing even to reminiscence

Seldom a word Spoken
If not required
Every utterance thoughtful
Silence to be understood

Generations to benefit
From his wisdom and wit
Deemed everyone fit
Never threw a rage of fit

I bow to him
Not a day goes by
Without remembering him
Wish he were still with us
I'm sure his spirit is guiding us

A leader among teachers
President s award winner
The award gets the honor
Bestowed upon this Scholar

Respect must be paid
For the relentless efforts he made
In our thoughts and prayers Every single day
The legend Mr A Selvadorai

Looking to duplicate
Personalities alternate
Entire life dedicate
Personality to integrate

Intellect and achievement
Rated high and respected
Succeeded where you failed
On a higher pedestal placed

Leads to a disorder
You become your own reporter
Narrating events like a news reader
Reality is you want them to underwrite your behavior


Seeking ratification
Under the assumption
Of their ability to function
Cause of all the confusion


This is the very foundation
Where acts and thoughts become dependent
On their ratification
Thinking it's the final Solution


Dependency is a disease
Where you are at ease
Responsibility lies with these
Who make your decision making process a breeze


Every major or minor decision
Calling for their attention
Forcing them into a conclusion
Strengthening the equation

Emotional dependence
Two sides of the same weapon
You can never fathom
Life without their wisdom

Without your knowledge
Comes the whole package
Lived life under their tutelage
Own life unable to manage


When not on the same page
You earn their displeasure and rage
When and where did all this oringinate
The day you started becoming their baggage

Updating and hoping
They approve your actions
Laying out future desires
Expecting like minded answers

Asking for advice
Yearning for guidance
Learning a life'llesson
Can be forgiven


Stage of conclusion
Because of your dependence
End up a nuisance
Affecting their existence
Your presence no more a pleasant experience

Unpardonable the act
To keep your life in track
Using ploys to attract
Their time spent in you intact

An addiction by definition
Without any consideration
Operating under the notion
Your lifes quest their only option

Time and Privacy respected
Best way to stay endeared
Time and privacy hindered
Perfect reason to be cornered

Their time taken for granted
The mistake committed
Too late to realise
Your mistake already transcended

A baggage not worth to carry
Your life they need not worry
Get your life in order
Either way it doesn't matter

As with any addiction
Answer lies in detoxification
Celebrate your uniqueness
Learn to live with the consequence

Looking to be funded
Seems like life has ended
Financial dependence paves
For Relationships decadance

Even bread and butter
If unable to muster
Seeking outside a blunder
Die it doesn't matter

Hobbies and collections
Seasonal and flippant
Want to possess them
Bad luck live without them

Survival of the fittest
Misunderstood as the strongest
Flexibility is the key
Says Master Lee
Optimism Positivity
Fuel for the heart
Past and Negativity
***** for the brain
Do not get stuck
Opines Chuck
Worry adds and remains
Curbs growth
Simplicity is brilliance
Feel the resonance
Transplant the sub conciousness
Gratitude Compassion Love
Required steroids
Kills Toxic Destructive Thought
Vibration and Energy
Honor and respectability
Channel and feel
Easiest Mantra to heal

Grateful Dead + Drugs > God
Said a poster
Outside the venue
With the Dead playing Live
Read another banner saying
I need a miracle
Call it the Live Dead Oxymoron
If the Miracle did happen
Who made it happen
The equation says it all
Or so i thought
Till I saw the paradox
The Dead the Drugs or God

Sun signed out of the West
Buckling down for the East
Burning candles both sides
Presence and Absence
World decides its routine

Not even a breather
Putting its feet up
Never still
Shifts position
Intensity equation

Darkest before Dawn
Sheds light in the Sky
Signals a new day
Heralds hope with its Ray

A new day today
Rise and Shine
Ray of hope
New beginning
Bright and Fun
Allegories of the Sun

Potency and vigor
Qualifies time and hour
Ceaselessly moving
Rendezvous with the Ocean

Beams of   light
Does not discriminate
Like or hate
Value of time
It  knows best
Signs out east
Signals a day less

Justina folded eyes
Justice it holds the keys
Eyes closed black cloth
Without fear or favor
Scales in one hand
Sword in another

Justice impartial
Delivered separates
Duty by definition
Does with repetition

****** by justice
Sun does not prejudice
Equal to all
All are equal
Equanimity lies its beauty

Attachment or Abhorrence
Offering flowers or Pelting Stones
Equanimity is
Medicine for Calamity
Hallmark of Spirituality

Inherently qualified
Worship justified
Examples multiplied
Virtue in every way
Hope Faith Belief
Brings along it's way
Pushes darkness away

Far of Science says
Proves power of its Rays
Looks like a stones throw away
Far yet near
Benefits innate

Be like the Sun
Unfair to none
Beacon of Good
All you have to do
Is to look up

Sun signed out of the West
Buckling down for the East
Burning candles both sides
Presence and Absence
World decides its routine

Not even a breather
Putting its feet up
Never still
Shifts position
Intensity equation

Darkest before Dawn
Sheds light in the Sky
Signals a new day
Heralds hope with its Ray

A new day today
Rise and Shine
Ray of hope
New beginning
Bright and Fun
Allegories of the Sun

Potency and vigour
Qualifies time and hour
Ceaselessly moving
Rendezvous with the Ocean

Beams of  light
Does not discriminate
Like or hate
Value of time
It knows best
Signs out east
Signals a day less

Justina folded eyes
Justice it holds the keys
Eyes closed black cloth
Without fear or favor
Scales in one hand
Sword in another

Justice impartial
Delivered separates
Duty by definition
Does with repetition

****** by justice
Sun does not prejudice
Equal to all
All are equal
Equanimity lies its beauty

Attachment or Abhorrence
Offering flowers or Pelting Stones
Equanimity is
Medicine for Calamity
Hallmark of Spirituality

Inherently qualified
Worship justified
Examples multiplied
Virtue in every way
Hope Faith Belief
Brings along it's way
Pushes darkness away

Far of Science says
Proves power of its Rays
Looks like a stones throw away
Far yet near
Benefits innate

Be like the Sun
Unfair to none
Beacon of Good
All you have to do
Is to look up

Beautiful as you laid sights
First time to your eyes
Twice and Thrice
Feelings threadbare laid as the price
Till she becomes a vice
Mere presence  a delight
Throw of the dice
The heart as a device
Invested thought strikes
She becomes yours to possess
No more beautiful to the eyes

Treating people better
Not being reciprocated
One way street
Exited when felt
Bound to end in misery
Another form of slavery
Taken for granted
Expired and dated
Lies many  a lesson
Stop taking poison
Dont cut your fingers
For one who won't scratch an itch
Last available option
Second only to boredom
At Beck and call
They know it all
Wait for the call
Take another fall
Empty and needy
Express it freely
They play the tune
You dance accordingly
Granted and Gratitude
Seperated at birth
Gratitude stays right
You pick your side
Picking your friends
An art as rare as Van Gogh
Only requirement is Class
That'll set you apart

Beauty and the beholder
In sync with each other
Skin deep a perception
Not really another dimension

Reality to one
Not necessarily to the other
But reality' s nature
Is nature's reality

Questioning the reality
To make a mockery
Is to hurt emotionally
**** the soul permanently

Unless a seeker
Reality not deeper
Outside in nature
Also part  of law of nature

Difference of opinion
Dividing line in emotion
Superficial in logical
Forgiveness is magical

Decision on information
Intelligent brain function
Bring in the feeling
Change in requirement

Reality changes
Universal progress
To change with change
Is the change less state

You reap what you sow
Has been told to us before
Show the other cheek
The very foundation of Christianity

Do unto others
What you want others to do unto you
Heard it a million times
What did you do

Rudeness is easy
Pointing out how the others life is messy
Showing of Sympathy
Is to the battered soul a Symphony

Give a helping hand
Make the weaker stand
Share your strength
Your heart will automatically cleanse

Open the doors
Of life's that are dark
Guide them towards the light
Forever improve their plight

Wear his shoes
Know his woes
Let the balm be your words
Take his life forward

Refusing a help
Using logic as a step
Make him stand at your doorstep
Point out his missteps

They serve as a lesson
When you see them become Desperate and unwelcome
Even to their funeral no one will come


Empathy to the lacking
Feel your heart crying
Real living is
Living for others

Be generous in thought
Follow it up with deed
Help the needy
That's the top priority


Nothing to discern
Show only concern
May not be returned
Lesson to be learnt

Where there is darkness
Be the light
Where there is Sunlight
Be the shadow
Be beside when surrounded by enmity on all sides
Never deride it's not for you to decide

Ask the question
In it lies the answer
If you were the meek
Won't the mighty that you'd seek


Won't you wish
When you're in a ditch
Someone pulls you out
He could have done without

Be the miracle
That you want to happen to you
Give it your all
Why are we born after all

Heart in the right place
Invites God's grace
Gratuitous he decides
That's where he wants to reside

Core of my childhood
Standing tall till adulthood
Central theme of existence
Is a best friend coexistence

Love the very concept
When identified and accepted
By society as friends
Who stood the test of time

Divinity brings together
Souls in sync with each other
Destiny united a brother
From another mother

His victory mine
My defeat his
Sorrows we share
Two bodies one soul

Lay out life
On the line
For one another
Take the world
Enimity on together

Come across as
Two but see one
Any other way
Not acceptable ever

Eat drink together
Life death together
This entire lifetime
Future lives too

Experiencing the above
Is absolute happiness
Friend for company
Is a soul without worry

A life that's totalled
Is all in figures
Followed by zero's
Balance he hasn't used
For his own good
Decides if he was useful


The greatest joke
God played on man
Was to allow him
To discover cash on hand

Worthiness was decided
Talent was judged
Skill was valued
Religions too participated

More the better
The thumb rule
Everyone with the same goal
Bring in economics to fool

Complicated by its nature
Man added his nature
Never happy with what he has
He played with ideas to increase the money in hand

A million things were added
Nothing was ever subtracted
Multiplying money the purpose
Division of society the result

Rich and Poor
Indexes were formed
Wants remaining constant
Rich had the better hand

Wants too increased
Desire for money proportionately
Division grew with disparity
Some had all and many had none

One more section cropped
Having some but not all
Stood between the rich and poor
Appropriately named middle class

Where did class come from
Assuming that one end us all class
Their unlucky brethren is no class
Money decided Class

Worth Want Class
Rich Poor Middle
Not a plan of God
He's included so to hell with it all

Under the sky
Value added immediately
Market forces they say
Decide the value themselves we hear

Money the only motive
Equity Land Interest
Different names given
Those who don't have don't understand is the way its planned


Distribution of wealth
Con game of the Universe
Shared only amongst themselves
Not amongst them then deemed worthless

A place for people
Now rated second
Wars waged in their name
People killed money remains

Humanity laughed at
Weakness to cover the indigent
Cover the tracks and remove the guilt
Fill the empty pockets with all the sin

Religions now wage war
Money needed to spread it beyond far
Waiting for the day to deliver
Where God is sold to the highest bidder

No more knee high to a grasshopper
Way past being a spring chicken
Default one foot into the grave
Not yet reached the ripe old age

Hanging in there
In between all of this
Easy to place myself between  numbers
Nothing gives more clarity

What about the rest of it
How do I value my life
By the deeds i have done
Good and bad balances just fine


Was the last growth in my mother's womb
What's the latest count
From the time the umbilical chord was cut
Till midnight  added one more round

Maturity and Wisdom
Can never be innate
Life promotes me in accordance
With how  i led mine

Success and failure
The world brands daily
Where do I find myself
Am i in the race or are the grapes too sour

How do I value others
By their heart or
Whether they hit the mark
How far does indifference play its part

Do i bring cheer
Have i helped the near and dear
And the not so near and dear
Embellished over the years

Did i learn my lessons well
Opportunities lost can i recall
Nothing is lost if there's a lesson in it
Am i atleast grateful for it

Fear Anger Frustration and comparison
Friends from adolescence
Are they still the guests i invited
Or have they been cremated

Content and Peace
Been inviting them daily
Have they accepted my invitation
If my heart  has opened they don't need one

A temple of tranquility
I know I'm.not
Not yet i tell myself
Will be there before I'm dead

Been there done it
World weary seen it all
Faith still missing from my thoughts
Halfway mark i. Hope i have crossed

Am i moving daily
A person better than i used to be
Gratitude Compassion and empathy
I will strive to make these my innate quality

I know its all inside
Outer just a mirror
A life worth remembering
Is the key to immortality

Not about creating a legacy
Others perception no control over
How do I value myself
I rank myself true to myself

Bitterness never helped growth
Bitter to the other is better
Than to the self
It builds a pedastal
For the ego to reside
Putting reasoning aside
Seeing no change
For the embittered rage
Wears the cloak
Of Self pity to boast
I am the victim
I deserve more
Death sounding death knell
Of any kind of progress
Stagnation a boon
Spiralling down at a speed
Light finishes second in the heats
Hell on earth
Dish served cold
The battered ego
With no place to go

Glorified and Mystified
Liked and Loved by all
Worshipped by fans
Of Martial arts and films
Facts and Memes
Every Mans dream

Black Belts
Dan and Beyond
Multiple Styles
Ahead by Miles

Heavy Middle Light
Weight class to fight
Opponents none on par
Set high the bar

Champion of the World
Tournament a loop
Outcome similar
Title familiar

Professional fighter
6 time World beater
Held the Champion title
World record Still
No easy slot to fill

Laconic and Shy
Bullied by every  guy Routinely insulted
Ran home everyday
Avoid being humiliated

Law of nature
Cause of plight
Own nature
Cause of more plight
Stand before class and read
Very thought made face go Red

Alcoholic father
Abusive in nature
Job never secure
Family made to wander


Constantly on the move
Friends none bar one
Roots to a community none
Damage to self done


Raised by Women
To conquer men
Mother and hers
Values and Attitude
Lessons in Positivity
Subconscious mind
Weeded out negativity

Karate Triple Crown
Was his to be worn
2 times in a row
Had to make way
By being away
Others could make a claim
To wear the same

Taekwondo in Korea
Judo at the base
Dedication and Passion
Rigorous and tough
Relentless in pursuit
Blood Sweat and Time
Black Belts Dan  Nine
Time at base
Turning phase
Identified inner strength

Friendship with Bruce Lee
Axis of change  was to be
Sparred at his home
Co Starred in Rome.

Way of the Dragon
****** at the Coliseum
Last film on the location
Viewer attained Salvation
Battle with Lee
Global phenomenon
Body mind Soul
Shocked and Awed
Alpha Males inferior
Sidelined forever
Never has Gods creation
Been this close to perfection
Captured imagination
Audience Worldwide
Had never witnessed
Fight of Epic proportion

Bit by the acting bug
Student and Superstar
Steve McQueen
Helped Channel the dream
By encouraging to try
The acting profession
For which he
Had a longing

As an actor
Classes to master
Films as lead
Kick started career

Roundhouse kicks
Cash registers tick
Pinnacle of fame
Household name
Action and Drama
Comedy and fantasy
Focused on quality

Name above the Title
Cinema Halls Full
Across Continents
Rising in rank
End if each films run
Millions in the bank

Signed to star
Showcasing Martial art
Action series
First of its kind
Cordell Walker
Texas Ranger

9 Seasons on the box
Prime time slot
Hyperkinetic  Yarn
Blitzkrieg Action
Showcasing talent
Record viewership
Rating remained
At the top
Over 100 nations saw
Kicks punches and guns draw
Wanted more
There was a line to draw

Foundation founded
Kick Drugs the focus
Street kids to Karate
Millions benefiting
Streets staying clean
A long time dream
Children under care
Wonders for America

Test of Popularity
Bridge in Hungary
That's another story
Require another poetry

Won every poll
Most recognized face
Same for the name
Movie or TV
Always at the
Top of his game

High up in the Party
As a Republican
Naturally for a Texan
Committed to the cause
Refused posts of power
Believes that inner

Biggest Cult hero
Of all time
Proclaimed the magazine Time
Internet Generations
Global sensation
One thing he never asked for
Has to thank Ian Spector

The book of facts
Social media Behemoth
30 million hits a day
Contributed by all
16000 and coming
Funny and relevant
4 Volumes of Bestsellers
Millennials are also followers

Epitome of Confidence
Example for Humility
Known for Hospitality
Treats all equally
The greatest human quality
Love towards humanity
Symbol of Positivity

Soldier Fighter
Actor Writer  Rancher
Producer Teacher
Martial Artist Philanthropist
Novelist Reformist

Lead a  quality life
Overcome obstacles
Be an example
Have Character
Help the poor
Share your Skills
Against All Odds
Optimize inner strength
Power of within
All the above
In One  Man
Lucky we are
To live in the
Same era

The name is
CARLOS RAY NORRIS
who for all of  us is
Dearest  CHUCK
Founder CHUN KUK DO

All of us are kin
Color of the skin
First differences begin
Cancerous not benign


Nature of the act
Decides on the fact
Right and Wrong
Deeply entrenched and strong


Wrongful to society
Words of variety
Prefix added to amplify
Deeds done by everybody

Black market Black Mail
Black Day Blacklist
Prefix decides the fate
Any other other color  meaning wouldn't change


Country ' s policy
Color decides authority
Countries of prejudice
Have no sense of justice


Skin color
Nothing inferior
Judging based on color
Man made blunder


Ownership of another man
Price paid for possession of human
Slave trading an act of crime
Prevelant for a long time

Wars fought to establish
Skin color not to distinguish
Nobel won for trying to abolish
Humanity since stands embellished

White and Black
Not each others opposites
At harmony with each other
Together make a whole

Black and White signifies
Anything plain and simple
Used as an adage
Sends the wrong message

A feeling so deep
Has no logic to it
Expressing the affection
Sometimes without reason
Thought process has intelligence
Intellect weighs the pros and cons
Love has none
Only a  clean heart
That does no math
Sharing it with
Someone or something
Greatest pleasure of giving
Is actual real living
Must have it in us
To begin with
Can't share what we don't have
Like patience love is
A proactive act
Gets accumulated in us
As we filter out the negatives
We ourselves destroy the false image
Architects being our experiences
Honest expression of ourselves
Is what remains after
That is the garden of Eden
Where love overflows
Filling us of our share
Share the rest to show that we care
Gratitude and empathy
Sympathy in Symphony
Pressing the right chords
Hoping for the best
Happy that we are blessed
Naturally being a mirror
That the same is felt by the rest
Valuation of our lives
We do almost daily
But forget in that process
What we possess daily
The most precious treasure
Is not in being its sole proprietor
But  in being generous
Making it our equity
Even if it makes our hearts heavy
The lack of lacking
Makes love flow freely
The river of no return
But every droplet cleansing out soul

Blinded by race
Color Religon
Is something very common
Met many during my lifetime
Their heart is camouflaged
By the broken mirror they have
Voluntarily placed as the smokescreen
images show up that are split
By their thoughts and feelings
Which are corrupted by the seeds sown centuries ago
Bearing harvest today in the form of a divided society  
Now the soil is fertile
Right up the alley
Of those who want to dissect

A boy of Seven
Visually impaired at birth
Unable to see the world
Understanding of the images
Based on what his father told

Initially felt compassion
And empathy at his
Congenital condition
Observing for a longer period
Seeing him at peace with himself
Clapping hands in rhythm to the music played live
Didn't seem to miss anything
He didn't possess for him to forego

Parents limpid with
His lacking vision
That extra care
To protect him any further impairment also absent
Visually challenged for no fault of his
A sense lesser than his fellow
Didn't seem to affect
Carried on with his defect

Longer i watched
Lesson i was taught
My own experiences
Peeling like a skin on burns
Were opening their doors
To learn a few lessons more
Simple to correct
I had got it backwards
Defect was none in him
He is infact perfect
Defect in the eyes of the beholder
Whose Soul is trial under fire
One sense less
Was i
Who bereft of my soul
Lost due to the deceit of the world
Manipulated my way through
Thinking i had made it too

I may never see him again
Did i see him today?
He never saw me today
But he will remember me forever
He saw through his lack of sight but had vision
I have sight but lack the rest

Started by feeling
Sorry for his lacking
Ended up with self pity
Laughing at my own
Free Spirited deserves the world
Opinionated and all clustered
Deserves to be told

Time of the night
Extending till daylight
Still of the night
Not on the mind

Eyelids closing for a duration
Winking the only reason
Eyes closed for sleep
Not able to recall from memory

A matter of discipline
The body shuts down within
By nature's law it should happen
If not what is the reason

Alertness in  thinking
The thoughts keep pouring
The mind keeps seeking
Source of the thought processing

Source of the thought
Kills the very thought
Wired and wrought
No answers breaking this law

A doctor's advice
Sought to revice
Is there any device
To bring rest and peace

Willing to pay
The price if any
Life led with harmony
Sleep and night in Symphony

Watching or browsing
Listening or reading
None of the above happening
Full throttle mind a weird feeling

Deprived of anything
Not a good feeling
Questioning the feeling
Self transcending thinking

Day  and night
Only by sight
Blurred insight
Awake all night

Not a clue
On what to do
If I bid writing adieu
Nights longer than the Trojans feud

World Professional Karate Champion
Chuck Norris' partner and friend
Did 3 films with Bruce Lee
The character of OHara
Named after Bruce' s friend Mitsui Uheyara
Left a lasting impression
In our hearts and minds
The scar on the face and a demanour lacking grace
Wonderfully he potrayed
A great Fighter and Teacher
Will be remembered forever
He left us leaving a void
But can still see him in the cinema halls
Will be missed by all his fans
Those born today will know of him soon
The movies gave him the immortality boon

Stemming from Flemming
Created by Connery
Lasted barely Lazenby
Made it his own by Moore
Dejected with Dalton
Six year sojourn
Booted with Brosnan
Craig for the decade
Now hangs Its fate
On how the fans rate
Exist or perish state
With No Time to Die

I am a man of little faith
Was engulfed by it
As the chapters of life unfolded
The wordings became narrower
Other editions had a lesson
It was called  hope
From mine was missing
Was there at the beginning
Had to take my tests
Without the two chapters
Learnt a lesson not in the book
To take the tests without faith and hope
Scored better from then on
Book cought my eye now
Fascinated to see the missing
Section
Staring at me with a mission
Dawned the realisation
The book remained the same
Blinded mind had put me to shame
Wrote the tests from the book
The tests remained the same
I had the wrong aim
Book took the blame
Checked it again
Even the book was not the same

When the heart skips a beat
On seeing the smile
The coalesce strikes a rhythm
To which the soul dances at random

Beauty is the expression
Of the inner person
Without apology or attention
To make an impression

Pretty is to be born
Beauty is to be cultivated
Endowed with purity
Where it reflects the other's face

Ability to see
It in others
Is the greatest quality
Of the effervescent  

The artistry of the walk
The delicate way it comes across
The grace that carries it all
Charm that captures the heart

The face reflects the heart
Elegance is the visiting card
Style is what you are
Alluring mystically to all

Not in the vision of other
Their judgement never mattered
Carrying the self with class
Engulfs every heart

Glamour is with flaws
Attractive inspite it all
The flaws carry symmetry
Unfortunately misses the eye

Pleasing to the eye
Aesthetic to the heart
Locking with the soul
Beauty and behold

Cannot be defined
Timeless and divine
Always a ray of sunshine
Everyone wants to say
Its Mine

Adds power to the woman
Every woman has it in them
Some are not seen by those blinded
Not appreciated but beauty never goes wasted

Beauty is being
Talks through silence
If silence is understood
Every woman is beautiful

How can one be
And the other not
Inherent quality of women
Their very existence is a boon to creation

Beauty is woman
Woman is beauty
Cause of our existence
Carrying ours to future generations

Budget almost none
Shot in the Bangkok sun
Shadows seen
Second take a luxury
Not afforded produced in penury
Drug smuggling with a front
Ice factory workers bearing the brunt
Cousins killed and hero seeking revenge
Nothing new in the storyline
Plot twists seen time and again
Cantonese the language spoken
Which even half of China did not understand
Locations to a minimum
Ice factory and it's office
Workers quarters and the Boss palace
Claustrophobic environment
A river side only exception
A motion picture filmed in the conditions
A newcomer cast
Wanting his career to last
Wants to create a new genre
Lacking all the pomp and splendor
Hong Kong cinema
Costume dramas
Sword fights and flying above trees
The only fare that audience pay to see
A child artist
Done 20 films in the past
Now the god of martial arts
Trying to get his philosophy across
Breathtaking stunts
Done for real
No compromise
Even though it's for the reel
Faster than light a physical marvel
Fists and Legs
Kicks and jumps
Never seen before
Left the audience wanting more
Always wondered in my heart
What makes Bruce Lee stand apart
Half a century since he died
6 year old kids know of him first
Is it the Fights?
Is it the Philosophy?
Is it the speed?
Is it the innocence?
Many have come later
Classics by many a maker
Same or different genre
Never close to the appeal of this Seer
God of Anti Bullying
Fights for the underdog
Takes a stance for the weak
Gives enormous strength to the weak
Many of this
Many a hero has done
What makes him special
I don't have the exact answer
Key to immortality
Handed to Bruce Lee
Chosen to be
Remembered till the universe is to be

Borders of a Country
Defined for its security
An individual s boundry
Respect it with integrity

Personal and Emotional
A wall built to protect
Entering into the space
Brings shame and disgrace

Keeping it private
The nature innate
Probing to debate
Friendship check mate

Mind your business
The best ever tag line
Will be just fine
If adhered to it everytime

Sharing of interest
Mirage of illusions
Most dangerous subject
Makes the other detest


On top of your radar
Remember the order
Not at all to enter
Either with question or answer

Exist in the present
Future non existent
Past doesn't make sense
Solution for many problems

Anxiety the difference
Between the now and not now
By order you will never know
The point is you need not know

Conditions of the mind
Brain playing its game
Resisting it the biggest bane
Allow it flow and itll seem so lame

People  causing pressure
Are extremely immature
Punching bag for anybody
Not at all our duty

Advanced medicine
Will find the solution
Disciplined Meditation
Will cause the stress to lessen

Spiritual direction
Default action
Sets the therapy in motion
Aids in realization

Self image Actualization
Problem with mankind
Self actualization leads
To honest and true expression

Cause of the disorder
Stressful life provides the fodder
Get things back in order
Awareness gives the answer

A goal need not be reached
It's only a guide to teach
Resetting the goal
Most sensible approach

Defeat is not real
Unless given reality
A pure state of mind
Be kind to yourself and you'll do just fine

Mind wanders in it's own
Live life moment by moment
Acceptance including non acceptance
Separate thinker automatic disappearance

Zen about the experience
Observe it without judgement
Judging oneself creates a nuisance
Issue solved only by transcendence

A progression that causes regression
Step by step memory cells erosion
Spiralling down mental condition
Billions of dollars not enough to find the solution

Protein forming deposits
Brain cells cemented
First steps of the stages chartered
7 more to go to complete what it started

Memory loss a signal
Becoming a prisoner
Attention span shortened
Learning process permanently halted

Degeneration of the human
Body mind and soul
With no recourse
A life sentence of dependence for no fault of theirs

I'll treated once affected
Brain can't process the full effect
Their state taken to advantage
Cursed and beaten knowing it is safe

Immediate Death better bet
Than to suffer till death
Wrong disease at the wrong time in the wrong hands
Crucifixion seems like heaven

Lying alone in a room
Bed and dress wer with *****
Food and water given in ration
All depends on the mood swings of the dependant person