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463 · Feb 2021
The empty
Visibly hiding
Behind the words
The emotions
By the empty
Unheard
462 · Jul 2024
Piece - to - peace
Peace of mind
Is seldom bought
Nevertheless
A piece of mind
Can be freely earned
Reap as you sow
or not
461 · Aug 2019
Known Stranger
Death of unknown
Known stranger
Why does it bring sadness
Known through sight
You never met
Never would have

To reconcile with the fact

Was it the aura
Was it the soul
What was and will remain
The essence of it
What mattered as a whole
461 · Nov 2020
Coastal land

Orange huts
Fresh coat of paint
The colour that held the conical shaped
wooden frames
Lined by coconut and palms
The coastal land
Rainforest canopy
Tropical island
The bricks in white
Struck slant in the ground
Forming rows
On the pathway
At leisure rode
The valiant horse
Late evening when the tides came in
The sea swelled with the golden moon
Inspired by a photo
*I come here and I go
Catch me if you can
Says HP…
Every now and then it keeps doing this
Out of habit, I believe

It doesn’t feel good at all
Now, who is listening, are they…
It’s like speaking into a void

Makes me anxious
It has happened in the past
No mystery, it will happen again

I come here and I go
Catch me if you can
Says HP… that’s true
I believe in it

Be a part, don’t depart
No pain no gain
Says HP…
I come here and I go
Catch me if you can
Says HP….
Partly inspired by Dua Lipa’s song - Houdini
And the situation here at HP
Was inspired to write this, when the site was down
456 · Aug 2017
Don't Know What
I do what I like
And I like what I do
And then I don't like what i did
but I did what I liked
I liked to do what I did not do
Yet I did what  I didn't want to
Don't know what I did
But I did ,
knowing what happened to it.
Tomorrow on will be on a break from HP, for a few days .
Will be visiting my younger brother, so may not be able to read write post.
Will soon catch with you all. :)
455 · Jun 2024
Two birds
Two birds on the line
Fight for a fruit, the cat waits
Two friends realise
454 · Jan 2021
Fossilised

Fossilised pale leaves
Reflection on the window
On trees lively green


🍂🍃
453 · May 2017
School Friends
Meeting school friends
Once  a year
All visiting
the hometown
Coming from
Nearby cities or Afar

Living in The Internet age
Easier to connect
And coordinate
Keeping relations alive

Some don't want to be a part of any social networking Apps

Old school

Losing out at times
Yet ,deeper the connect

Meeting your friends
And reminiscing the times
and
Meeting your old self
Lost to time
451 · Oct 2019
Chony and Mony
Chony and Mony
Butterflies, yellow and blue
Loved flowers in hues

Of the two brothers
Chony, naughty and witty
Mony, naive with innocent charm

Living every moment
Flitting and sipping
Listening to the garden song

Changing colours
A chameleon in wait
The brothers knew its taste

As it rested its colour to blue
Chony knew it right away
Momma had taught to flit past that hue

Held Mony by it’s wing
Mony knew it was a danger sign
Opposite direction, was the call

The hungry chameleon
Rolled its eyes, surmised
Time to call it a day
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Written on 23-03-2019
450 · Sep 2021
Look Beyond

Old and naive me

Soon to be a memory

Rebel to relive

🌿🌿
Sensitive to words

Affected and writing more

Yet sensitively
🌿🌿

Unfashionable

Uninhibited words free

To themselves stand true

🌿🌿
Brimming joy in heart

Ageing youthfully living

Compassionately
🌿🌿
450 · Mar 2019
Invisible Thoughts
Is it possible to become invisible
To one’s own eye too

Lost, not to be found
Yet within reach

Not casting a shadow
Yet getting blisters under the sun

Healing yet not feeling
Invisible could be fun
Just some words,  and invisible Thoughts
444 · Jul 2019
Human Inertia
Always
Running away from
Towards
————————-
It’s life
Human inertia
Stillness
442 · Mar 13
The urban door
Left alone on the highway
Close to the high rise
Two Banyan trees
Alone, yet side by side
Branches stretched upwards, towards the sky
The birds make nests
Birthing sweet melodies
Every morning as the sun crests

Dusty in summer
Their life spared
Reminiscing times
Of the forest  
That was thriving green

Missing the younger ones
And many a comrades
Deemed unimportant
As trees
Who lost the battle
To the concrete
441 · Jul 2020
Overwhelmed
Sleepless, the day sighs

Night dreams of sleep

Open eyed
Had a lovely busy day today, just had to set these words free ;)
441 · Apr 2017
Gifts
Hands
A sign of Strength
When stretched out
To
Open gates
For Giving
Shelter
Love and blessings!!

When Folded in
Gratitude
Or
In prayers
Makes for a Heartwarming Picture !!

         For Goodbyes and Hellos          

And

Most Importantly
Life's

Gift

To The Abled
To Work
And
Make a Living !!
Hands , as the daily prompt
This was fun :))
441 · Jul 2020
The Dew
The life of the dew

In the morning

On the flowers, beautiful it looks

To the human eye

To condense and collect

To drop as a dewdrop

To holdback, it knows not

On this earth, it lets go

In the morning hours upon the grass

As there is sunlight up the sky

Beautiful, the life of a dewdrop
439 · Oct 2017
Dynamics
Inertia at Play
Unrestrained Mobility
Sustained Torpidity
External Torque Applied
Loss of Momentum
Debilitating Equilibrium

Dynamic Energy on the Loose
Potential Energy knows not to Groove
Kinetic Energy
All Set for
a Toss and a Loss
438 · Aug 2020
To safely reach home

Like
Truth or dare
Pandemic
Or
The plane
At home ground
Broken into two

Destiny decides

To Live or die

The fate preordained
438 · Jul 2020
Misty memories
Misty waterfalls
And mud trails
Mountains covered in green
Like the meadows
As you climb up the top
You savour corn on the cob
Roasted on charcoal
A zing of lemon, butter and herbs
While taking in the view of the valley down
Moments to minutes, gentle hours
Memories in old photographs
438 · Apr 2017
The Movie
The Hindi Movie which I love the most

The Actor
Superstar of yesteryears
Yet Has not lost his
'Immortal Glow' -
what's in a name , though !!
'Angry young Man' ,
Son of a Poet of great Renown

Seven Brothers all in a farm
  No less than a barn !
   With the oldest in love with a lady      
   who hates lies and unruly people
   Songs evergreen
   Quite an Oldie ,yet a favourite !!
Love this movie , a comedy with some action
Let's see if Anyone can guess :)
438 · Dec 2020
Unusual
Grey velvet carpet
Neon white and yellow lights, fogged mirrors
Slow and heavy, loads snarl
Crimson red beeps light in the dark
Stop the sign, the green a distant dream
Far and outstretched the limbs of illogicality
Narrow the side walk of rationale
437 · Oct 2019
The Guide
In the path of truth
The frail, sieve out, to seek their own
Test of conscience, guide the rest
436 · Oct 2019
3 years(19th October 2016)
Today it’s been three years, since I first penned my thoughts
To this day, it remains special
Thoughts and words
Happy and sad
Reasons and none
Expressing them all
Happy to have found a place to share them too
Gratitude
Thank you all!!
Joined HP in Dec’ 16
435 · Dec 2022
Time to Cerebrate
Too distracted to write
Or it can be called busy, right
Wish that was true too
Busy can be in the mind
On an overthinking overdrive

Losing the thoughts
Which are best kept
Wrapped in warm words
To be used for better days

Losing good thoughts
Is like losing a place
Where warmth is always safe
Losing many these days

Do words care
Do they know
What missing is like
Cause I miss words

Isn’t the written word
All that and more
The feeling
That fulfils
The writer within
Time to cerebrate
Yes
To celebrate
Wow this went public in one go
Thank you hello poetry
434 · Dec 2020
Reason to reason
Reason
Barely could stand
The presence of
Ignorance

But used it
As and when needed
To reason
With the ignorant
433 · Oct 2019
The silent sail
Sailing in the same boat
Fears of drowning
Speaks none
Still storms
Never warn
433 · Dec 2020
Journey of light
Blue and green
Side by side
glittered in the dark
Achromatic leaves on the trees
Golden yellows
Glowed in the back
Festive lights glow through the night
Colours never fail
In their journey of spreading light
Inspired by the decorations on the streets
433 · May 2024
What matters…
It was the road
Not the walk initially
Then it was the walk
And then the question
That arose
Is it worthwhile ??
It stayed for a while
And then it froze
The doubt
That was
Not worthwhile
Every walk may not lead
You to a rose
And every road
May not lead
To a destination
As planned
The journey matters
So do the learnings
The experience of
A different chapter
On a different note
I recently took up education after a gap of 24 years and was successfully able to finish a 1 year post graduate diploma course in psychology and nurture of giftedness
432 · Sep 2021
Noise cancellation 🎧

Leave them be
Headphones on
Cancelling sounds
Yours and theirs
Equalisers on
Fine tuned within
Listen to the song
And truly belong
429 · Aug 2020
Lit lanterns
Lit lanterns
Lit up the lonely tree
The night knew its darkness
Was for all to see
For the lanterns, they knew
They lit what was to be seen
The tree
Forever, it knew
Inspired by a photo
429 · Mar 2021
Grey Sky
Neon lamps lit street
Blurry wet the reflection
Grey clouds haunt the sky
428 · Oct 2020
Sappy Happy
Sometimes sappy
Mostly happy

Together
Apart

The sappy tries
Happy has its own time

Give them their space
Know yours well
The boundaries and fences
Keep them flexibly strong
Thank you all at Hp
For reading my work here
For all the support
Sorry to have not replied to the last few  of my  posts here
Will surely do it soon
Hope,  you all are doing well 🙏
427 · Sep 2021
Old and New
There are reasons to smile
In gratitude for all the good times
Wrapped away in a warm blanket
Of summertime

Sweet sunshine of nostalgia streams
Through the growing years of memories
Unpacked and dusted through masks
The antiques got a golden makeover
Polished and restored to their prime

Ash from the sacred fire rose
Sandalwood incense lit close
Fragrance of the past lingers
On the sunlit doors

Harmoniously
Blending the old and new within
Hopes renewed and happiness felt
Laughter echoed through the corridors
Lighting up the eyes of old and wise
426 · Jul 2024
What part…
What part of the life
Have I truly lived
What part of the life
Have I fairly lived
What part of the life
I truly missed
What part of the life
I wish to live twice
What part of the life
I wish never to repeat
What part of the life
Was full of vice
What part of the life
Can be erased
What part of life
Was perfect
What part of the life
Was just for rhetorics
What part of the life
Has made it worthwhile
The living and loving
That’s truly right
426 · Sep 2020
To begin

The world has much to offer
Here I wait, my hands, proffered
The beginnings, I have seen
There is much in between
I seek and receive, my share
I give - what I need
And become aware  
Again
Here I wait..
What the world has to offer..
To begin
Today


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425 · Apr 2017
The Wildebeest
Mixed group migrations

Zebras  Antelopes and Wildebeest
      Sprinting
Across the breathtaking Savannahs.

Survival Instincts....

'A new life
to learn survival skills .....
Everything on the go.

A new born calf learns to sprint within 7 minutes of being born.

Window period ...
testified by the predators.

A couple of days in life
Good to give competition to the
Adults in the herd .

"Anew , Life's Lesson Learned "
Had been watching a program  on Nat Geo , along with  the kids , a few days back.
The animal kingdom has so much to offer , to learn life skills , while  on the go.
The wildebeest and other animals of the same kind , are constantly on the go across the savannahs for survival.
It saddened Intrigued and amazed me , to watch ,how the wildebeest' s calf  has to learn survival skills in a span of few minutes of being born .

For the mother - The joy of birthing, The fear of losing !!
423 · Oct 2019
Palash
Flame of the forest
Burns bright, envies not the green
Vibrant crimson blooms
422 · Aug 2020
Escape
The vile have their thoughts
And capes full of evil spell

Slim are your chances
To go unscathed

Use no words
Just wear your lucky charm
421 · Oct 2022
Mortal & Aware
Mortal and  aware
The pigeon
Fought for its dear life
And perished
Left angel wings, grey, to the earth
In hopes to be welcomed at heaven’s door
Beauty in death defined
Where oleanders bloom through dusk  
And fall on the pavement grey
A salute to the first light
Where colours merge and separate in the sky
The early bird sings to the glory of the dawn
And prays for a meaty prey
420 · Mar 23
Summery
Wayward fedora
Shimmies in the breeze
Treetops
419 · Feb 2022
The fog unveils
The fog comes in the way of light
The leaves and flowers, cold
Do not despair
Their beauty in the mist veiled

The fog undulates, swells
Silent slant, rays of gold
Shine upon the crimson leaves
Untouched, the beauty unveiled
419 · Sep 2017
Teen love
What is love
Baby don't hurt me
Baby don't hurt me no
More

Didn't you see the ditch
While walking the pitch
Dark it was , was it ?
Or the heart and the mind
Went blind

You took the stroll
Ah that Rock and Roll
Not realising the
Pitch leading to the ditch

Lost in each other's eyes
Didn't notice
One of the two,
Suffered from sore eyes
Infecting the other .

What is love
Baby don't hurt me
Baby don't hurt me
no
More
Still singing the song?
Falling in love , falling apart and then all the heartbreak .
It doesn't stop at that.
One of my friend's son recently had a break up with his girlfriend , all this while in important academic year , losing the year , that put me off.
This is an old write 13th July .

Now both the boy and girl are doing well.

'What is Love' -- Haddaway .
Lovely song played in my mind so used words from it .

Not being judgemental, this is how I felt then .
418 · Apr 2021
What is done is done

When the day is done
For the day
And the thoughts settle
In the quiet of the night
The thoughts find a resting place
Picking up the peculiar
And particular moments
The day had
When it had just begun
Rolling out the perfect hours
And those
Wasted, like an amateur
Trying to find the best time
Losing out
Swears by the alarm
At leisure
Counts the seconds and every minute
To cherish
Through the day
Together
The hands only met twice
Rest of the time, stretched wide
Apart
Running around in circles
Shrugging shoulders at ten past ten
The clock says
What is done is done
416 · Mar 2021
Summer lemonade
Brimming with cubes
Happiness poured minty chilled
Summer lemonade
416 · Apr 2021
Shore and the sea

Today my mind drifts to a place
Familiar and mysterious the ocean breeze
Gushing and rippling with happiness
The waves curl and crest
On the sandy shore quietly rest
Are they free, free enough to not wave
Or are they truly bound
To the shore and the sea
Like a wild song, bound by lyrics
And the rhythmic beats
414 · Apr 2020
Connecting Stories
Little white bird inscribed in a blue sky
Daily tweets

White circle inscribed in a square, instant frames, magenta stories

White’n blue, face in a book
What’s on your mind

Pure black ink, on a white page
Thoughts and words
Everybody loves a story
413 · Aug 2017
ProcessOr
One Fine Day
The Mind Resolved
"No more Documenting
The Thoughts"

"Why would it be That...."
Questioned
The Heart

The Mind
Reasoned
" With all that Beating
You always End Up Breaking "
Is it possible:))
413 · Feb 2019
Assimilate
Many times
Running away from one’s own thoughts, feelings, emotions
To a quiet  
Neither seeking solitude, nor pacifying the turmoil
To assimilate
The flow
In the times of quiet
Some thoughts
410 · May 29
Colours blend ~ bond
I lingered longer than I had intended
Observing the painting, mesmerised
Trying to understand, what the artist intended to convey in colours abstract
Each a piece, a part of the artist’s heart
Not that I understood, but it was touching, I tried to grasp
The colours blended, swirled
The brushstrokes long and short
Each told a story, apart
A whirlpool in my eyes swelled
I lingered, longer than I had intended, lost
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