Dreams give me wings to fly
They give me what I lack
They give me some lost moments back
But I wake up too soon wondering why...

Dreams make my ambitions touch the sky
They make my wishes come true
They sometimes hand me a break through
But I wake up too soon wondering why....

There are certain dreams that make me cry
They rekindle the moments I thought were gone
With such dreams I feel I am reborn
But I wake up too soon wondering why....

But there is a reason I wake up too soon
So that they stay dreams no more
For me to unlock destiny's closed door
Dreams are miracles, dreams are a boon....

He looked around the dusty mess
Chaos marked every direction
Not knowing whether to hide or run
He stood rooted helpless.

He stared around at the frightened faces
Trying to find a familiar one
His heart sank as he found none
Of their existence just a few traces.

Moments ago this place had been like heaven
With flowers blooming everywhere
Bustling with maidens fair
And strong, happy men.

All hell broke loose as the ground shuddered
The desperate earth swallowed one and all
Not a soul responding to a single call
With the deafening sound nothing could be heard.

People frantically trying to escape
At the same time trying to locate their dear ones
A disaster without bombs or guns
Can equally change the landscape.

Help pours in from all sides
And he feels the deepest gratitude
But the loss is of a great magnitude
No one can tell if underneath the monster still hides.

Nature eventually takes revenge on mankind
For the the damage caused over time
Finally we do pay for the crime
After all, the actions of nature and man are intertwined

He beamed at the pair of shoes he held
Looking trendy, shining black
He had brought them for his son Jack
With pride his chest swelled!

He had worked for months together
To fulfill his son's desire
He could no more take Jack's ire
For failing to get the crafted leather.

Today being Jack's 6th birthday
These shoes were a surprise present
He knew for Jack, how much these meant
For these very shoes, Jack would secretly pray!

His thoughts were interrupted by a sudden plea
A child exactly his son's age stood in the scorching heat
The blazing sun scalding his tiny feet
The child's plight he couldn't bear to see.

He instantly gave the boy the shoes polished
The boy's face lit up like a million stars bright!
His innocence couldn't hide his delight!
Oh how could he get so effortlessly what he had wished?

He saw the boy use the shoes on the roasting land.
Once again he had to face Jack empty handed
He prayed for Jack to be in bed
That life could sometimes be complicated, how could a six year old understand?

He saw her soft flowing mane
Bouncing gracefully over her waist lean
She looked peaceful, she looked serene
What they shared together neither could explain.
She quickly pulled back her hair in a pony tail
How could he like them now that they were so thin and frail?

He looked into her expressive grey eyes
They were as deep as the oceans great
Gazing into them for eternity he could wait
They never betrayed her feelings, they looked wise.
She quickly covered them with her spectacles
How could he like them now with those dark circles?

His gaze moved over to her perfect smile
It had always had a mesmerizing effect
It still sent his heart racing the last time he checked
It added to her elegance, it added to her style.
She quickly stopped smiling to smoothen all the wrinkles
How could he like them now without those deep deep dimples!

Her appearance had changed over time
But he still remembered her as the beautiful young girl he had met years ago
She had a pure soul and a divine glow
Which had only grown manifold in her prime.
No words were needed for her to read his mind
After all age was just a number to be left behind.

I start my day at the crack of dawn
Knowing its going to be a hard, labourous one
It doesn't scare me as I am prepared to toil
After all they call me son of the soil!
My sleeping family for now looks content
Being a farmer, I still buy most of my food on rent
Keeping aside these worries I go to the farm
Its just dawn, yet the weather is quite warm.
I start my physically tough job
At the end of the day, they are still going to rob
Me and my family of our right
Yet no one can feel my plight.
My land is barren due to lack of rains
With this year's produce too I have no gains.
I am neck deep in debt now
But the key to a debt free life is no more my plough.
Every moment of the day I am struggling
Now I am exhausted with this non- stop juggling
To provide for my unfortunate family
Why can't they spend even one day happily?
I have fought hard to keep things together
Unfortunately my destiny still depends on the right weather
This will be the last day of my lifelong fight
And yet again, the nation will mourn the death of a farmer as a media bite!

The sky is overcast as the dark water bearer
Prepares to wet the earth in divine showers
Deceptive, sometimes he puts on,a farce
As he moves to some other place nearer.

His wrath evident with rumbling thunder
Shakes every living being
Seems like a violent uprising
The creatures, doubting if they have committed a blunder.

The lightening strikes an innocent tree
With a venomous flash killing it instantly
As everything around cowers, he still searches a target persistently
To save themselves, the defenseless things make a plea.

As his rage subsides he feels helpless
Tears flow freely in the form of rain
He wonders why he inflicted so much pain
Even momentarily, how could he have been so reckless?

Fury, whether in nature or within
Has more or less the same effect
One can never know what to expect
From those consumed by this sin.

I woke up to a blinding light
There was something peaceful about it
Although it felt unreal I admit
Something made it a blissful sight.

A familiar figure outlined the light
It was an angel, glowing and tranquil
Everything around came to a standstill
Until the angel came into sight.

I was filled with ecstacy as she smiled at me
Happy memories flooded my drugged mind
This was a treasure I had never expected to find
My sorrow, my emptiness was set free.


No exchange of words were needed
For me to know that she has always been by my side
She knows without her it has been a rough tide
She told me my every wish has always been heeded.

I desperately wished this moment would last for eternity
As I knew it was time for her to leave
But this was the greatest gift I could receive
So I won't wallow in self pity!

I bid her an emotional good-bye
But she said we would meet again
Every time I set myself free from pain
I will feel her presence till I die.