Moments of Madness..

Its Summer

2008-05-30T11:41:00.006+05:30

Its summer, summer ol' boy,

C'mon, let's hear your voice.

You've been standing mute for so long,

Sing out loud your favourite song.

Shadow, a shadow no more,

Wouldn't you rather shine like the sun?

Why would you want to stand on the shore?

When you can step in the waves and have some fun.

The road beckons

2008-01-02T01:43:00.000+05:30

The road beckons, calls you to play.
The sun shines with all its might.
Says you can be free right away,
How long will you hide in the night.

Keep your head up, forget the rain,
The cloud cover will be gone soon.
In the end, there would be a lot to gain,
And you would be over the moon.

Listen!

2008-01-01T23:04:00.000+05:30

Listen! Do you want to dance?
Get into a trance?
For there's so much to cheer.

Listen! the wounds do not hurt,
Life never stops,
You survived your fear.

Listen! is there anything more?
That you would care about?
Than the smile of your soul.

Stop - II

2007-09-16T00:25:00.000+05:30

Did you see the sun rise today?
Did you feel the wind on your face?
Or were you running the imaginary race?

Did you see the smiles?
Did you hold the little one's hand?
Or were you sinking in the quicksand?

Did you see the rainbow?
Did you feel the rain coming in?
Or were you too bothered by the din?

Stop now, the time's not gone
Bask in the morning sun,
Move away from the pain,
Stop now, and feel the rain.

This is how the pages turn

2007-08-31T00:02:00.000+05:30

This is how the pages turn,
This is how it goes,
All the things that we hold dear,
Don't stay on for years

The pain comes and goes
Numbness fills the gaps
All in all its heaven sent
Just a dream lived on

The tears that flow out
stop when a smile arrives
Nothing stays the same forever
Nothing stays indefinite.

This is how the pages turn
in the book of life
Everything goes round and round
this is how time flies

Free at Last

2007-05-17T20:58:00.000+05:30

You went to them with outstretched hands,
and they asked you to wait.
'Help is on the way', they said,
while your children bled.

Muted by all the pain,
You wait and watch.
Ravaged your country stands,
and all your hopes go up in flames.

The good days never came,
nor the promised help.
All that was left of you,
was a hollow self.

You've been crying for so long,
the tears have lost their meaning.
Somehow, you still walk on,
Looking for your past glory.

And then the day comes finally,
when your heart gives up.
And as the darkness envelopes you,
you permit yourself a final laugh.

[Your dreams were robbed, but your spirit will be free.
Just fly on, spread your wings. This is how it was meant to be.
You were a caged bird here, you were confined, But now you are free.]

Stop

2007-03-28T23:05:00.000+05:30

All the distance, and all the miles
What's the meaning? and Where are the smiles?
The days we played
The days we laughed
Those days have gone by

We were running our race,
Resolve showing on our face
Racing towards our goal
Not realizing we were losing our soul
And then the days went by

Then we stopped and took a breath
We could see how close was death
All the sunshine, and all the warmth
Look at what we had become
Shadows of our former selves

The clouds are forming
And we keep running
Every day we keep ageing
Hope's not gone that one day again
We could learn to stop and feel the rain

On the Frontline

2006-10-22T20:45:00.000+05:30

On the frontline, where we fight
Mortar shells and land mines
Overcoming fear of death
Where everyday, we see our end.

A strange feeling overcomes me
the light receding, darkness comforting
Can feel the pain going away
but the memories are still there.

Saw my comrade dead yesterday
Didn't really think that would be my fate today
Seeing him lie there cold and dead.
Felt I had to live again.

My heart is not here on the battlefield.
Its in a place so far away
Where I have a family, a house
and those who care.

They are all proud in a way
that I defend this land
Yet, in their heart there is a fear
That I may not see another day.

Now lying here, in a pool of blood,
Strangely, Iam smiling.
While I think of my family
I can also see the enemy fleeing

On the frontline, where we fight
People will miss me Iam sure
Tears will be shed, but Iam content.
For I chose a beautiful day to die.

Two Worlds

2006-10-19T00:15:00.000+05:30

Worn and weary
we carry on with our daily chores
Far off in a distant world of our own,
Our lives we carry on

We see them everyday
and yet choose to ignore
Those people on the street
are blotted out in every way

And we see them again
for they have survived another day
Comforted by that fact, we walk by
For why should we care more

While we look away
they are still there
with hungry eyes and wrinkled faces
Facing yet another day of uncertainity

Not knowing what tomorrow holds
they lumber on
Living a different life
in an indifferent world.

Sorrow

2006-09-12T00:14:00.000+05:30

Sorrow and the pain of tomorrow,
How do you heal, a loved one gone.
The empty feeling inside your heart
Is there a cure for that scar.

The warning siren didn't turn up on time
The war planes above did not see signs of life.
They left behind rubble,
And a few broken souls.

Does it matter, who won or who lost?
Does it matter, if there was any cause?
Shattered windows and blown up walls
Don't tell the story of a loved one's loss.

A Rhythm Divine

2006-08-24T21:46:00.000+05:30

A music so soothing, a music so fine.
Indeed, it is a Rhythm Divine.

Out under the moonlit sky,
feeling the wind on my face,
I contemplate the reason of my being
This world is my cocoon, I feel.

I have this thought often,
That I have been blessed
The sun, the moon and the clouds above
Have played their part well.

These thoughts, these views play in my mind,
Translated into music they seem sublime

A music so soothing, a music so fine,
Indeed, it is a Rhythm Divine.