Mirror mirror, 'Who is better?'

Mirror replied, 'One who does not compare, is rare.'

I always think why

sometimes we see light in the darkness
but
sometimes find darkness in the light

sometimes we say right is not doing wrong
but
sometimes we feel doing wrong is our right

sometimes we play safe avoiding risks
but
sometimes we take risks in a stride

sometimes we think world is a mystery
but
sometimes we realise world is what is in the sight

sometimes we swoon over little emotions
but
sometimes we are indifferent to the plights

sometimes we are full of ourselves
but
sometimes we feel empty from inside

all our lives we face instability in feelings & thoughts
but
question why stability in the world is a fight

Don't be "full" of yourself
As "empty" is "full" of "air"

Don't throw your "weight" around
As "hollow" is "light" in "weight"

Yesterday, less was more and merry
Today, more is less and dreary
Tomorrow, happiness will be history

Sometimes I wish to write
But unsure what to pen
Sometimes I know what to write
But unsure how to pen
I guess, it's all impromptu
At the right time one knows
What to write and when

Our planet is like
A spec of dirt in the space
Our ego bigger than the space
In the human race

We call ourselves
**** sapiens, the wisest race
Still we fight bitter than animals
Dismissing the nature's grace

Of being unique.

If the memory
Of the entire world
Is erased right away

Without opinions
Imagine!
How serenity comes to play

What is the use of language?
By far, when it has
Only caused
Humanity to stray
Words have
Just become
A fabrication
To impose oneself
On another
Like a prey

Oh! nature
Erase the memories
So, ignorant identities
Fighting for attention
Can stay
Out of the way
For identity crisis
Could force one another
To only care and aid

'I am different', all think the same
'I am unique', this notion hackneyed

Clinging to PAST TENSE
Trying for FUTURE PERFECT
Making all PRESENT TENSE

All VERBS tensed.

effortless is
thinking ill
thinking good
requires will
when baffled
best is
to bring
all thoughts
to still

One must be right first to see what is wrong
One must understand wrong to be right
To know the nature of things really as they are
Contemplate on each thought without bar
To develop wisdom this becomes the road
Concept of singularity cloaks mind's door
If things are just one way
Wisdom is not required to weigh
Think 'just enough' to know what truth is
Hold thoughts momentarily and then release
Hold, but not cling as impermanent is everything

Humans to nature: “I” have mind; “I” control you.
Nature to humans: Ha ha ha. I don’t mind; play with it; finally, “I will show you”.

Listen to me silly. I will explain the fact in your language. I am like your whole body. To me, you are like a single tissue of that body. Damage of a single tissue does not dissolve the body. But the tissue is gone forever.

during the day
my shadow
walks behind me
that I can't see
in the inky night
my unseen
comes to be

in the light
what I hide
from all to see
in the dark
comes alive
in words
to form
my midnight poetry

Nowadays everywhere
Amid the boast of confidence
No volunteers for "nothing"
Unaware
Confidence radiates silently
It needs no puffing

Emptiness is NOT nothing
One is empty of something
Like an empty cup
Is empty of tea in there
Still full of air
Likewise
I am full of cosmic miracles
But empty of self existence
Thank you mother nature
For lending me
A bit of earth
A bit of air
A bit of water
A bit of fire
And all that you share
With your borrowed elements
I came into existence
Infact I am just a manifestation
I cannot exist on my own
There my emptiness is born
I realize this truth
That's why I now know
Emptiness is NOT nothing
One is empty of something
This thought is not negative
Infact, it makes me humble
And pay due
Gratitude to you

If mind is let too loose
It goes for a wild goose chase
If it is held too tight
Its ability is smothered in this case
Holding it still while thinking
Retains its natural pace

Nature is the greatest teacher

Crooked trees in the forest
Standing tall, exibiting peace
Indicating individuality of beings
Teaching we can take imperfections with ease

Lucidity of water
Absorbing all colours, flowing free
Indicating true nature of mind
Teaching we can severe from conventions unkind

Air all around us
Remaining oblivious, fueling life
Indicating selfless presence
Teaching we can become generous saviours

Solidity of earth
Accomodating all, feeding life
Indicating endurance
Teaching we can be helpful with no expected return

Vastness of sky
Spanning across space, inspiring heights
Indicating grandeur
Teaching we can stand tall with big hearts

Agression of fire
Igniting dynamism, demonstrating hold
Indicating fearlessness
Teaching we can be creative yet bold

Steadiness of mountain
Defying age, exuding independance
Indicating determination
Teaching emancipation

Freshness of rain
Falling free, spreading coolness
Indicating calmness
Teaching we can be soothing to cold hearts

Shine of sun
Spreading warmth, sharing energy
Indicating synergy
Teaching we can be light to someone

Shimmer of moon
Soothing darkness, glowing in phases
Indicating change in times
Teaching flexibility as time changes

Glitter of stars
Decorating skies, falling in while
Indicating transient fame
Teaching we all fade out with time

And so on................

We must understand
We cannt live without nature
Nature can standalone quite
We need to learn from it
Wear its qualities and requite

Alas! We invariably live againt it

As a kid when I heard the stories
Of heavens and hells
And gods and ghosts
I thought of those to be true
But as I grew
My education warned me
Not to trust that view

As a child when my elders advised
Do unto others as you would have them do to you
I thought they were impractical
Ignorant of smartness required
To manage things through

By far I thought I was the wise
To have known it all
Realized late in time
How great was that fall

Superficial logic, intellectual materialism
Cloaked my natural state of true mind
Boosting desires, sterile opinions
Leaving the true sense behind

I am thankful to the nature
For giving me an opportune
To study the greatest reality
Why humans are marooned

Time and space are eternal
I am just the part of that infinite
The one awarded with human form
For some past intentions right
I should not take pride in that
For where I am today
Later might be someone else’s part

Man who decoded the mystery of mind
Taught this decades ago
Guard thoughts, actions, and speech
To reach the real goal
Not judge anything and any being
Instead focus on developing clear seeing
As everything is ever changing
Including ones birth realms
A full mind just exhibits knowledge
Only in empty mind wisdom reaps
Don’t get swayed by extremes
Middle way is the path of keep

Now I understand
Message behind the moral stories
What one sows is what one reaps
One gets heavenly pleasures or hellish pain
Exclusively based on law of deeds
One gets what one deserves
For law of nature never fails

But latent power within
Can turn it all around
If not enlightenment
One can at least find in life
A decent ground
Now and in future!

I am looking in the mirror tirelessly you know
As it is mirroring you from tip to toe
It is taking much time to dress
As I am wearing your interests

But in the end I look eyeful

Bharti

Talentless with no position (Goon)
Talentless with position (Doom)
Talented with no position (Doom)
Talented with position (Boom)

Valuable is the caliber of a designee
Designation in itself is incompetent
Talented can exalt the lowest position
With talentless authority bears the brunt

Bharti

Don't get close to me
Get close to me

Bharti

I do wail at times, but you make me cry harder
I do smile at life, but you make my smile wider
You cast a spell on me
I am spellbound

Bharti

I weaved a fable with you and I
I played my part you didn’t try

Bharti

Best time of the day is night
An opportune to set things right

Best right is hidden in the wrong
An opportune to emerge strong

Best mostly comes from worst
An opportune to keep up in adverse

Bharti

Expletives are explored
Requisites are implored

Grooming artificial intelligence!

Bharti

If there was a way out
To get you by my side
Probably, I wouldn’t write
Since, it is improbable
Elsewhere
I need to weave this fable
Hence on paper!
Still, so powerful
Your virtual presence
You nourish my heart
Nurture my thoughts
And father my pen
Oh! how fervently I wish
Something
Miraculous to happen

Bharti

Grey billow of clouds
So hopeful these are
Filled with watery pearls
Guaranteeing remedial shower

Flashes of light
Sounds of accosting thunder
Declares to the dead world
Charging to live the real wonder

Season's first kiss
Between rain and earth
Leaves indelible petrichor
Uplifting spirits for all its worth

Bharti

Amongst good, better, best
In pursuit of the last
Mind and heart wanders
'Oh I wish....'
Is we live by then
When better is agreed
Before the best occurs!

Bharti

I can move mountains
With your little love equal to a mole
With the tiniest corner in your heart
I can make fractions into a whole

Gilded streaks of sun rays
Knocking at your door
To share all its light and spirit
For you to just adore
Every day!

Bharti

While I am busy rigging life
In many different ways
In the backdrop it secretly
Plays its own game

When I get a chance to live
I waste it all exploring the term
Only when it’s on the brink
I realize its importance

I should have done this and that
Is what all I am left with in the end
Fettered with austerity and apathy
With self I could never befriend

One day I will die
Leaving everything behind
So with god gifted eyes
I don’t want to turn blind

That’s why I assimilate
Adulating life is dearest
So, I decided to try
Love life regardless

I will try and erase every “wish”
Turn most of them into reality
If not at the grand level
Whatever at least is in my authority

Gift of health and peace of mind
Are the best one can receive
Thanks to God for the irreplaceable gifts
It’s just you and in you my belief

Bharti

I am both black and white
Whichever is visible to your sight

I am both sane and insane
Whichever tickles your brain

I am both good and evil soul
Whichever you like to unfold

I am both fact and figment
Whichever is you intent

I am both creature and substance
Whichever you call into existence

I am your mirror
Your true color

Bharti

My smile could be public
But tears are personal
Smile can be faked
Tears really roll for special one

Bharti

I became whimsical only in your rave
My swin was smooth until caught by your wave

Bharti

I may not be yours
But you will always be mine
In my mind
My fetish you
Like stowed in the cellar
An ageold bottle of wine

Bharti

If you were gravity
I were substance of all
Then, in every form
I would freely fall
For you
Why even imagine
That fall is still true

Bharti

When every day clock ticks again with sunrise
Spring out with energy just like you got a surprise
Unpack the day with love thinking what could it be
If the gift is not to your liking, set your spirit free
Think “for someone you are the gift" to feel the glee*

*Bharti

Dazzle of diamond
Richness of gold
Freshness of pearl
Simplicity of silver
A bit of
Rust from iron too
Thread it all in the string of time
To create a jewellery that glows
Adorn that with grace to see
How life grows
Everyday!

With
Airy freewill
And
Fiery determination
Striving for
Watery perfection
On
**Earth

When I look in the mirror
I urge myself to compete
When YOU are by my side
I find myself complete

Bharti

Ages ago, story of a girl
Dejected for what she looked
Thinking just fair and beautiful
Had rights to glory booked

Did not realize that beauty
Lies in the eyes of beholder
Always self deprecated
Life felt like a boulder

A breakthrough insight
Blind to the imminent change
Discerned beauty is not just looks
It's in wielding ones skill range

Dawn of this realization
Broke her sealed senses
Now she is her own favorite
Exploring life beyond fences

Bharti

If someone is
Beyond your ken
Should you bother?
No, I think not
Because
Something unique
Everyone has got
Humans can never
Be fully mature
To judge another
With conjecture

Straitjacketing your smile
Masks many moments of glee
In full zip show that curve
In your sense and in nerve
That crescent shaped flair
And the ubiquitous wear
Ensures that you are there
Living in the moment
For "smile is the easiest stunt"
So, pick your like, chuckle or chortle
Smile should never be bottled

Bharti

Bygones are bygones
Another chance to unseal the current
Don't bemoan over what's missed
Wield and shield
What you have to generate fun
Step ahead to perfection
Learn, learn, and learn
From everything and everyone
On this note welcome 2015
May this year bring you
Felicitous moments umpteen

To be together, forever
You don't have to be like me
You just have to like me

Bharti

Nature depreciates beauty with time
Talent is the beauty mask!

Mostly I smile
Sometimes I wail

Mostly I care
Sometimes don't share

Mostly feel adored
Sometimes ignored

Mostly overjoyed
Sometimes annoyed

Cheers or tears

One thing is certainly true
Any which way I think of you

Bharti

To me, you are like a fresh pearl
Found in the deepest bed of ocean
I need to dive in to find that portion
But
I don't know how to dive
Still
Waiting at the brink
For the ocean to dry
So that
Pearl is visible to my eyes
And
I could behold its beauty!

Bharti