From the epicenter of my heart
Love reverberates in concentric circles
Mild waves of feelings embrace you
Deluging your heart in eternal love
Feel my love nurturing your soul

Let love blossom in your heart
Set the intoxicating aroma free
Love, appeals to the deepest senses
Journey starts through sensual awakening
A realization of intricate facets of love
So many desired perceptions reflected
Eyes reflect the inner garden with blossoms
Paradise in waiting for the souls to roam
Every step takes further to a crescendo
Final awakening for the souls to real love

Contrary to popular ideas
There are many being ignored
For they do not conform
Many bound by the commonality
Others being left out
Forming their own world
Experimenting with their ideas
Trying to connect the dots
Creating an open world
For anyone who does not conform
Ideologies birthed from thinking
Away from the mundane
Maybe they are on their way
Treading on the deserted path
One day will confluence
To the door of eternal truth

Intense
Pretense
Lacerates
The
Truth
Always
Burdened
And
Threatened
Pretense
Wins
Handsome
And
Charming
Faces
Smeared
With
Deceit
Hearts
Bleed
Quietly
World
Sees
Red

There is always a way
Hidden from plain sight
So many crossroads
We have to tackle
Surrounded by structures
And then busy boulevards
Higher and higher
Ambitions kissing clouds
Vertical limits not set
One feels dizzy
Like a minnow
Pushed around
Sprain in the neck
New phobias
And health scares
Spine gives way
To modern marvels
Can’t bear the load
Anymore

Blue canvas
Smudged with
Patterned clouds
Streaks of light
Kisses the edges
Golden hues
Seen through
Swaying trees
Nature’s brush
Still at work
Perfecting the artwork
Evokes the beauty
Enduring masterpiece
Flights of fancy
Fly towards beauty
Millions of spectators
Stupefied by brilliance

The unspoken holds the secret
Of the entire concealed world
Misquoted so often with words
So many feelings yet to be felt
Often veiled with fabrications
Leave the feelings unsaid
As silence will echo the truth

Interior world seems distant
As we focus far ahead into oblivion
We lose custody of the key
To open the deepest secrets
World of fabrications dazzles
Eyes blinded by the flashes of lights
Move away from the inner world
Finally, we feel ourselves, orphaned

For long we have been echoing
The thoughts and ideas of others
It’s time we find our own voices
Interpret life through our perceptions
Not look through a borrowed telescope
There are newer meanings to be sought
Worlds out there under layers of similarity
Brave new world to be discovered
New meanings will give this world a reprieve
From centuries of borrowed perspectives

Curtains keep away the dawn
Darkness has been in leisure for long
World is getting ready to welcome the light
Rays of delight streams through the corridors
Sensuousness of darkness given some reprieve
For now, dawn wakes up the beckoning day
Whole room is lit up with the curtains’ colors
Creates an aura of dream like setting
As the sun rays lures the night away from slumber
Here’s another day where dreams will be realized
Curtains are drawn away to expose the souls
To a brand new day of happiness and camaraderie

When everything’s disguised
It becomes an arduous task
Defining reality through veneer
One does not know the reality
Which appearance to believe
Mirrored are the duplicity
One sees the fabricated image
Disguised we become to ourselves
Till it becomes a reality, we live with

Expressing the simplest things
We often run out of words
Fumble to give some meaning
For they are simplest of things
Do not hide behind guise of words
The heart understands for sure

Fading memories of the past
Coming alive of the present
Distant dreams of the future
Time playing the narrator

Blink and ye shall miss
Close your eyes
To capture the fleeting moments
Absorb the entire universe
Plunge within
The deepest core of cosmos
You shall feel whole again
Fleeting moments
Will transform to eternity

The flute yearns
for the lips to kiss
Dancing fingers
In rhythm
Nature’s tunes
Play hide n seek
Music of the soul
Reflects
celestial harmony

The heart’s ways
Take a forlorn path
Mind takes time
To appreciate
Long before
A realization
Of two parallels
Never to meet

Mix of blues
Oh so smooth
Flows eloquently
Strings of magic
Melody thrilling
Transforms
The whole scene
Dreams flow
Languid
Glide with rhythm
Feel the
Soft caress
Of the Blues
Heartstrings
Stirred slowly
Euphoric mix

Let the sun kiss your soul
Wake up the silent world
Meditate on the paradise
Released from night’s caress
Simple seeds of wisdom
Sown just before dawn
Let the sunlight rejuvenate
And paradise be in full bloom
When night eases into dawn
Dreams get a lease of life
Imaginations beyond hold
You are a free traveler
Let the sun kiss your soul

You win
When you win hearts
Appreciate the love
When souls open up
A reflection of beauty
Transforms the heart
You win
When you listen
And feel every word
Hold hands of fallen
Wipe away the pain
And bring hope
You win
With unconditional love
No expectations ever
Only the well-being
Love that metamorphoses
The gloomiest of hearts
You win*
When you shower kindness
And hold gratitude in esteem
When silence speaks a lot
And actions take care
Forges bonds forever

Soul held captive by past
Still reminiscing the memories
Traveling through the ages
Gathered much wisdom
Remains speechless
Yet, there’s so much spoken
Series of dialogues
With the heart and mind
Watching the retrospective
Of its past adventures
Sole soul have seen life
Every layer being neatly placed

Seek solace in solitude
There’s a world of silence
Mirrors the inner beauty
A reflective mind ponders
Enwrapped in the echoes
The mantra of eternal truth
Soul elevated to a stage
Sweet harmony of realization
Hymns of pure ecstasy
Pours through the ears as honey
Sweetening the existence
Shimmering light is kindled
An unusual radiance enthralls
Meanings of life deciphered
Gifted with moments of bliss

Poetry does not limit
Expands the consciousness
Beyond the realm of known
From the land of wilderness
Where many possibilities roam
So many ways to portray
Wildest of feelings and emotions
Poetry captures them
To release them to their freedom
Poetry does not limit
Poets get a new lease of life
With each poetry that’s written
Insignia of the muse remains etched
In the heart of the poet
Poetry does not limit

There’s an urgency to be busy
When Nature’s so calm
Trying to get ahead of the moment
Final denouement written by time

Everyone strives to make it real
Without the knowledge of reality
Truth shall never be revealed
Until we are void of all thoughts
Reality is in the cloak of nothingness

Among the weeds
There’s the resilient vine
It’s called the vine of lies
Wily climbers grips the wall
Slowly rearing its head
Aiming high always
Gaining foothold
Along the lonely walls
Cold and stony
Away from prying eyes
It’s an arduous trek
Lies spread slowly
Upwards
Clamoring for the roof
Caught unaware
By the wily ones
There’s no escape
From the lies
Not willing to let go
Even the weeds rejoice

Draw a line
Feel the boundary
Not to trip over
Or falter
Only a line
Yet, restricting
Undulating ground
No straight lines
We may try
To draw perfect lines
Futile attempts
Only chasms
Line goes deeper
In hearts and
Annals of history
Edges out many
Marginalizing humanity

Out of the labyrinth of time
There is no sense of urgency
Ageless soul and silent traveler
Heart’s that’s young and generous
Not crumpled under the pressures
Encircled with the eternal feeling
Relationships do not wrinkle with time
Time is not the culprit anymore
No blemishes and succor required
It’s a woven fabric of trust
Not weakened by the ravages of time
Canopy of tranquility gives refuge
To the unleashed hearts
Dared to defy the boundaries of life
Ever fulfilling demeanor of soul
Look at life from a new perspective

Scintillating smile
Brightens the day
Kiss the day
With hope
Rhythm in heart
Dance in steps
Light as air
Wade through
Beautiful life
Holding hands
Inhaling
Life’s aroma

Eyes speaks thousand words
Holds the sparkling stars
Enchanting cosmos of feelings
Night’s traveler halts here

When the world will come to a halt
And words will be frozen within
Feelings halted in dark corridors
Emotions buried in piles of debris
World will be shocked to react
Humanity will be jolted to numbness
These idiosyncrasies’ will have no effect
No philosophy will be able to decipher
World will be shown the truth and futility
So much hurt, pain, wars and bloodshed
World will be scarred beyond recognition
As we hide behind political correctness
We have already marginalized humanity
From the deepest cosmic philosophies
We may have erred many times and still do
Lest we find ourselves orphaned one day
This abode will not be our shelter anymore
Left deserted, emptiness will reverberate
Opportunity lost, we have plundered it
Not much of a path is left for tired limbs
Our journey of futility and exasperation
Disconnected from the cosmic bonds
World will be a standstill, and time frozen

Perfect moments
Made of silence
Eyes do the talking
Feelings mingle freely
Delving deeper
Into each other’s thoughts
Finding the safest abode
Acceptance without remorse
Perfect moments
Hold hands together
Feeling each other’s heartbeat
Not a race against time
It’s till eternity

Surreal landscape
Silky smooth winds
Assuring caresses
Enlightened bonds
Glamorous display
Enthralled spectator
Nature’s sanctuary
Alluring wilderness
Untamed hearts
Rolling over
Nature’s carpet
Enticing gazes
Euphoric moments
Pristine backdrop
Unrestrained hearts
Sweet surrender
Intense meanings

Spaces within a space
Small abodes demarcated
With blank spaces
Unusual emptiness
Desertification of
Fertile spaces
Once vibrant with life
Now abandoned
Strife and turmoil
Creates vacant spaces
Where love should dwell
Mistaken emptiness
Where bonds are strengthened
We widen the gap
Creating new empty spaces
Leaving it open and vulnerable

Life’s fault lines
Tectonic shifts
Massive upheavals
Widening chasms
Molten anger
Love’s decimated
Fumes of fury
Obfuscated view
Along fault lines
Feet scathed
Blistered soul
Hope shattered

An alien desire takes over
Never felt before
New awareness of existence
When I obliterate the visible
Fortify the mind from distractions
So many structures
Creating an ugly landscape
Obfuscating the horizon
Take control of the imagination
To expunge the unnecessary
Extravagant paraphernalia
Overt exhibition of the trivial
Making a jest of this rich life
Veer away from the mindless journey
Let the alien desire take over
None but you can salvage yourself
From the onslaught of false conformations
Nothing of this will last
Take refuge in the truth of nothingness
Be aware of new existence
In perfect ecstasy and coherence
With the harmonious waves of universe

The morning comes calling
Rise and shine
Moon has retired
Sun comes out glowing
Crimson red blush
Across the ****** sky
Paradise on Earth
Kissed passionately
By the horizon
Verdant valley
Shall wake up soon
Ready for morning visitor
Rays of hope
Shall cradle the soul

Millions of years of existence
Earth carries layers of history
Abundant and bountiful
They thrived during their peak
Happiness and coexistence
Turned to rambunctious ambitions
Valiant hearts turned violent
Severing the ties of humanity
Colored the layers of history in red
Tyrants and traitors marred the existence
Of the beautiful fabric of mankind
Stained fate, never to recover
Sometimes nature turned foe
Obliterating life from this Earth
History is the silent custodian
Testimony to the many facets of humanity
We bring our downfall
Mired in controversies and revenge
Saga of shameful acts and own dereliction
Sifting through the layers of history
It’s not for the faint-hearted to endure
The rough tales of disasters and annihilation
Millions of years and many more thereafter
At the crossroads of humanity
History is waiting to add many more layers
To the annals of its testimony

Clarion call
Wakes up the soul
Silver lining
Clouds dissipate
World smiles
Rays of hope
Nature of gratitude
Blissful solitude
Reverberating
Mantras flow
Eternally
Through the
Revered corridors
Responding to
The clarion call

There are many emotions
Remain inexplicably hidden
Words cannot describe
Search for the right words
Only leads to tangled mind
Caught in the web of vagueness
In the labyrinth of ceaseless struggle
Emotions, silently remain there
Buried in the heaps of vulnerability

Night’s still
Tireless hymns
Of the night
Echoes
Sky’s lit
With brilliant
Stars
Time to let go
Of weariness
Peace of
Darkness
Silent warriors
Fending off
Tiredness
Night wraps
Itself warm
Cozy cocoon
Soul rests
To emerge
Refreshed
At dawn
Night’s still
Till dawn beckons

I watch that flame
Flickering coyly
Yet so powerful
Radiance around
Wakes up the flame
Within me
Reflected outside
A silent bond
Flame sways
My eyes follow
It movements
Burns with passion
The air and silence
Adds to the ambiance
Here I sit alone
With the flame
That lights my path