The seashell on my windowsill

The seashell on my windowsill
It lies there and watches
As the day turns into night
As the sun gives the sky to the stars
Just for a few hours

It lies there and watches
My plants shifting shape
Opening their arms for the sun
And closing down to rest

It watches them grow to life
And sometimes as they die
When they don’t get their water
Or the clouds make them sigh

It lies there and watches
The colors in my paintings
The mountains dancing on rivers
And the trees and winds racing

The confused patterns in pink
And the happy shapes in blue
The mesmerizing landscapes
And the yellow orange hues

It lies there and watches
My new orange sheets
It knows they are my favorite
For they make my room lively
With their brightness and gleam

It lies there and watches
As i dance in my red towel
Singing songs out of tune
Making shapes with my hands
Sometimes of stars and the moon

It lies there and watches
As i go into my dreams
As i talk about my memories
As i think about the people i lost
And about the people i miss

It knows all my secrets
But doesn’t say a thing
It takes me as I am
And stays as it is
My seashell on the windowsill
O my seashell on the windowsill

Lost in the calmness

The comfort in silence, the calmness in the air
These familiar yet strange winds caressing my hair
The lazily resting , dew drops on my skin
The singing of the birds with a mighty flair

Countless heartbeats journeying with the streams
Carrying repertoire of memories and bundles of dreams
Forgive me my friend, if I seem lost and inane
Under the glorious sun with all these beautiful friends
I travel, I travel to afar lands
Some with nostalgia and some that I crave
While these winds talk to me caressing my hair
Caressing my hair

बेनाम

मत पूछ मेरा नाम
मुझे बेनाम ही रहने दे

पूछ मेरे ख्वाबों के किरदारों को
और सपनों की कहानियों को
मेरे अरमानों की मीनारों को
और दिल में बसी सुहानी यादों को

जानना है तो जान
इस मास हड्डियों के पिंजर के पीछे बसी रूह को
इस मुखौटे के पीछे छुपे भावों को

मत देख मेरे रंग रूप को
बस जान अंदर के पंछी को
जान उस पंछी की उड़ान को
जो रोज़ अपने ख्यालों में
करता है सैर
उन दूर बहती नदियों
और आसमाँ छूते पहाड़ों की

जान मेरे अंदर बसे प्यार को
ज़ज़्बात को

नाम में क्या रखा है
मत पूछ मेरा नाम तू
मुझे बेनाम ही रहने दे

रास्ते

रास्ते कई खुल जायेंगे
तू इक कदम तो बढ़ा
उस डर को उस झिझक को
उस बदलने की हिचक को
तू एक बार हटा के, दो लम्हें तो बिता
मत सोच आगे क्या होगा
मत याद कर अंजाम को
बस उड़ने दे आज दिल को
मचलने दे आज ख्वाबों को
अरमानों के नशे में खो के
अपने होश से थोड़ा लड़खड़ा
रास्ते कई खुल जाएंगे
तू बस इक कदम तो बढ़ा .

Solitude

Why are you scared of being alone?
Worried that people might say what a depressed soul you are?
Worry not, they will say something else if you are with someone too.
Try it.
Try being comfortable in your own company
And let’s not count being on phone
Just talk to yourself (maybe inside your head :P)
Think. Or not.
Read that book. Or not.
Try forgetting everything and maybe, just sit idle
Go to that cafe alone
Don’t make any plans for this weekend
Spend time, know yourself
Make friends with solitude, it’s beautiful.
Understand your depths,
Cos if you don’t, how do you expect others to?

Broken

I think we are all made of broken pieces
Pieces we collect throughout our life
Pieces from unkept promises
From lost dreams
From shattered relationships and broken hearts
From those unsaid words failed expectations and misunderstandings
But also
From the high school crush talks
And the memories of first kiss
From the late nights under the stars
From the moment when you knew she was the one
From the love that was always there for you
And the memories which still bring a smile on the face
All the pieces that we try to fit in together
To find where we belong
To be yet another piece in this broken universe

Match

He would always sit in one corner
No one really noticed him
Even when they were talking around him
His eyes would be lost
Looking somewhere far
Others would dismiss him as a loner
But she was always intrigued
By the depth in his eyes
Like they had a lot of stories buried behind them
She wanted to be a part of his pain,
his stories
She wanted to lie under the stars and hold his hand,
tell him that she gets it.
And the day they met,
the day they sat together
without saying a word but feeling everything
That day the sea was calm
and the moon was smiling
The sky was filled with colors
Seeing how two shattered souls made each other feel so complete.

Now

Are you done yet?
Pushing your dreams aside
Postponing that trip for yet another year
Believing you are really busy
Not making that long pending call
Are you done yet?
Telling yourself, be practical
Telling yourself that this is how it is
Telling yourself that life is not a movie
Stopping yourself here and there and everywhere
Now is the moment, you are here
Forget about later
Just let your hair down
Feel the wind
Do all the silly things
Let someone else worry about those chores
Let your heart race
Yes you are done,
Now.

That day

I still remember that day
When I first saw you
Everything around me seemed so pretty
The birds were singing along with my heart
The trees were in harmony with the winds
The clouds seemed to dance in joy
Even the sun glowed more than ever
But when you lifted your face and looked at me for that brief moment
I couldn’t find the same depth in your eyes
My heart sank
And I just dismissed my thoughts
Thinking I have always been the dreamy kind
And walked away.
Till today my heart asks me
What if I hadn’t
Cause honey, I never felt that way again
And I still remember that day..