glimpses of me

2012-01-29T07:22:00.000-08:00

dwindling nature

a dash of pink

in solitary bloom

2012-01-26T08:03:00.000-08:00

lily pads

fishes play

peek a boo

^^^

2011-12-24T10:21:00.000-08:00

bulrushes

idle gazes mingle

on a morning walk

&&&&

2011-12-11T16:18:00.000-08:00

origami flowers

crisp petals fly

pieces of my heart

Togetherness

2011-10-30T17:21:00.000-07:00

I walked through the woods blanketed by fog
the silence of the trees my companion
today

Hand in hand with solitude I strolled as
coquettish moonbeams skirted around us
today

On the bench of a small quaint coffee shop
we sat and sipped a steaming cup of tea
today

Cinnamon bread and marmalade jam teased
our tongues as giggling violet buttons watched
today

And not for the first time I take back home
solitude to share my elusive space
today.

Often

2011-09-08T10:43:00.000-07:00

Sitting on the bench

under this weeping willow,

I talk to you.

As I throw my voice across

the breeze catches my words,

and brings them back to me.

I make

water color images of you

on my paper.

Stroke after stroke,

using shades that I like

to fill the crevices and gaps within me.

Tonight I throw pebbles idly

into the stream.

As fishes gather around them

I talk about us to the moon.

Grace

2011-08-14T08:30:00.000-07:00

i remember those crepe myrtles
fresh and crinkled like origami flowers
tied with grass
sometimes dried, sometimes green

i remember the touch-me-not flowers
round and blushed like a bridal moon
mirroring the jagged lines of your face

those outstretched hands
muddy with picking wild flowers
from the glades, woods, river banks
i remember.

When I Die

2011-06-19T01:43:00.000-07:00

[to J]

you walk down the steps

that lead to the banks of River Ganges;

amidst the sonorous beats of temple bells

and chants of mantras by priests

you wait to immerse me,

now a fistful of ash in your palms

scatter me over the ocean

let the salty breeze serenade me

before i fall like confetti;

float on those rippling waves,

sink to their hidden depths

sprinkle me under our

cherished red frangipani tree

in our front yard;

radiant and passionate,

let me sleep mingling with the scent,

as i become one

when i die....

safe

2011-02-23T03:38:00.000-08:00

cocooned -
dreams
slumber

there's always something

2011-02-20T04:38:00.000-08:00

deceptive clouds –
their monstrous hands chase
my stars , my moon
random lights flicker
fireflies in my sky
blackened by
wiped out sunrises

bits and pieces
fall.... keep falling...
i try to glue them
but still

always scarred
always fragile
always.................

crackle

2011-02-07T08:56:00.001-08:00

dried up
like
our love

sea of frenzy

2010-12-24T07:43:00.000-08:00

raging
surging
splurging
purging

on the high seas raging surging waves
my deck of thoughts splurging purging caves

A Note

2010-12-21T08:39:00.001-08:00

2010-11-23T07:40:00.000-08:00

lights break free
of restraining walls -
unnoticed

colors

2010-10-23T09:01:00.000-07:00

luminescent
colors of my aura
bleed out of me

Pastel Goodbye

2010-10-14T09:48:00.001-07:00

pastel
retell
farewell
dispel

shades of autumn pastel retell doom
crispy leaves on farewell dispel gloom

Redemption

2010-07-30T09:52:00.000-07:00

misty rain
drapes gentle hands around me,
caressing the sorrow
dropping it in soft chiffon folds.

Path of Pain

2010-07-29T00:53:00.000-07:00

I trudge along our muddy track,
weary feet bloodied by the wrenching moments
of time slipping away. I try to shrug off
the grip of your ivy hand on my bruised
insides . It causes pain, a constant
companion in my sea of nothingness.

death of my rimas dissolutas

2010-07-25T05:25:00.000-07:00

it's been raining
and
raining
and
raining
all night
all morning
i'm covered in the comfort
of your orange shirt
hanging to my knees
sleeves folded up
smelling of you
your cigs and your sweat
i made a paper boat
where i had penned a few lines
of my rimas dissolutas
and watched it float
on the ripples of water
like a boat on high seas
tossed and turned.
with immense pleasure
i watched the boat being ripped
apart to shreds by the
beating rain
dissolving my words
with the rainwater
an inky puddle
of mud and tears

???

2010-06-21T09:36:00.000-07:00

empty cans
once filled with colors
my story

tangerine thoughts

2010-06-09T08:25:00.001-07:00

these
burnished
leaves hanging
perilously
fall

and
the tree
stripped naked
stretches out its
arms

those
orange
hues painted
on blank canvas
like

blown
flowers
remind me
of a vibrant
YOU!

random thoughts

2010-05-04T02:36:00.000-07:00

dry
leaves
drift; fly
aimlessly
following fickle
zephyr's ambiguous trails to

remote and unseen locations
cavorting with the
early
May
breeze

clearing the clutter

2010-04-30T10:48:00.000-07:00

i need
to wipe away
the cobwebs inside my
room - old books that had gathered dust
their tattered covers staring back at me
crisp jaundiced pages that might drop
like ash when turned to read
now its new books
i need

washed away

2010-04-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

it was
a drizzle that
turned into a downpour
which pieced gaia and settled the
smoke that had risen from the sizzling sand
washing away the thin film of
dust which was a faint blur
around; unclear
it was

Denouement

2010-04-18T11:41:00.000-07:00

It had already dried
and before its time died.
The constant nurturing and
the watering proving
to be futile, failing
to stall the green that was damned
to become brown by harsh
sun rays that chose to wash
away youth with its warm hand.

throwing light

2010-04-16T06:45:00.001-07:00

hidden history
sun beams lend colors to
sepia tones

from behind the window-dressing

2010-03-17T11:01:00.000-07:00

Shrouded eyes behind
the bridal veil, a
thin gossamer veil
hiding the blushing
countenance. Starry

pupils dance, mad
fireflies on their
night waltz lighting
up eagerly

the hidden
passion that
waits to be
unveiled

by your
sensuous

touch.

breaking bonds

2010-03-14T09:36:00.000-07:00

gulls swim between white pillows
the shore distant and dim
snaps from its hypnotic hold

aerial

2010-02-02T23:00:00.000-08:00

height
flight
sight

eternal

2009-12-29T23:33:00.000-08:00

its only still life
our moments of ups and downs
frozen on canvas

french windows

2009-12-29T08:40:00.000-08:00

On french windows
orange roses leave their fragrance
while pane frost grows

contrast

2009-12-11T22:03:00.000-08:00

ephemeral
dewdrops vaporize under warm gaze
perennial
oceans do not expose their bed

twilight hues

2009-12-03T08:09:00.001-08:00

chewing on slowly
crescent sun
bitten by the clouds

Sol Mate

2009-11-30T23:59:00.000-08:00

slipping off before fingers of dawn draw the blinds
my restless lover, on me your night's presence binds

brimming cup

2009-11-18T02:46:00.000-08:00

on a verdant platter
pecking at grains of life
hidden in daily strife
elation fills

dream sequence

2009-11-12T06:51:00.000-08:00

drift-
ing
high on drugs
rattling spoons disturb
cut

drift-
ing
fingers draw in space
opens bedroom door
black

drift-
ing
floating on water
worship place - steps in
silent

drift-
ing
kitchen door
ghostly dark figure
subconscious realms
screams

cut
cut
cut

Healing

2009-11-06T23:06:00.000-08:00

sea spray -
trillion droplets
splash with stinging slaps on face,
penetrate into all my pores
all the dirt within - cleansed.

Song of the Lark

2009-11-03T05:23:00.000-08:00

A sweet song for you I write; sitting in the dark,
The lyrics of which I carve; deeply on a bark.

Mystical - Mortal

2009-11-01T21:04:00.000-08:00

ethereal
astral, divine
flying, enchanting, dreaming
delicate, cherubic, carnal, human
lusting, desiring, living
temporal, sensuous
earthly

Hope

2009-10-26T22:58:00.000-07:00

In
a
tangled
mass of roots
entangled; knocked down,
a green shoot climbs out to start fresh.

A Note

2009-10-23T10:07:00.000-07:00

On a day bright
Got the right words
To write to you.
Might lighten you.

request

2009-10-18T22:16:00.000-07:00

setting sun; before you take your leave
remember to sprinkle on me
your fairy dust that falls when
you wave your magic wand
so that i sparkle
and glow until
you are back
awake,
bright

Happy Diwali

2009-10-17T00:21:00.001-07:00

lit oil lamps
burn their way through me
heaps of darkness fall -
in ashes

autumn draft

2009-10-14T04:44:00.001-07:00

early autumn draft
cerise residue on leaves
i blush in your arms

swallowing me............

2009-09-28T23:13:00.000-07:00

drowning in whirlpools of blue
unfathomable and deep
your eyes!!!

au revoir

2009-09-28T09:40:00.000-07:00

a handful of them
stashed in my palm
a few that sheathed me

~ i fling ~

like confetti
they lie scattered.....
my past dreams

a few abstract visions.....[OULIPO TECHNIQUE]

2009-09-26T00:39:00.000-07:00

[VOCABULARY CLEPT POEMS are achieved by writing a poem, then giving another poet a list of the words you have used. That person then writes a new poem using only those words.]

and
a new ecosystem
so soaked in spring
D
R
O
P
and
s-p-l-a-t-t-e-r
to create
A
shiny raindrop
U
P
O
N
all the fragments of galaxies
smooth and delicate
all forming and reforming
a patterned electric circumference.

its light
a thousand years inside
developing
circumnavigating
dishing out
with such taste of stew
of highly acclaimed
humane sunshine.

in a minute
a thousand stroboscopic lilies
contained with surfaces of
a newly anew
inner human liquid -
resonances.

below is the original one

Raindropular Patterns

by induce

Dishing out soaked Spring lilies, all with
a taste of glistening sunshine,
Electric, humane,
'Stroboscopic' resonances,

All patterned on the inside of a raindrop
circumnavigating its' inner circumference,
so smooth and contained,

Such a minute and delicate ecosystem,
galaxies forming and reforming,
in fragments of shiny liquid surfaces,

a thousand light years just to drop and splatter,
and create a thousand, upon a thousand anew,
with a newly developing and highly acclaimed human stew.

Note: This piece was taken from the first publication of a Street Zine titled: "Scavenger" which circulated in December 1996.

Nothing has been altered, workshop...here I come.

wobbly legs

2009-09-25T08:42:00.000-07:00

my wobbly legs -
the scarecrow in the field
stands stronger.

The Meeting

2009-09-24T06:15:00.000-07:00

my feet make fresh contact with the new earth
my feet make fresh contact with the new earth
on old turf I venture like a stranger
on old turf I venture like a stranger
warm eyes scan eagerly and ardently
to the meeting I had dreamt of for so long.

the city in fury is wailing, weeping
the city in fury is wailing, weeping
extending hands full of muddy puddles
extending hands full of muddy puddles
blatantly showing its disapproval
what grudge it holds against me - I know not!

footsteps retrace scattered memories
footsteps retrace scattered memories
laughter is not drowned in the heavy downpour
laughter is not drowned in the heavy downpour
glistening needles of silver sunbeams;
golden moon rays work their magic all around.

while the city wails; trying to dampen my spirits
my eyes scan for scattered memories
on the old turf where my feet now makes a contact
ignoring the blatant disapproval
I venture like a stranger
where I had dreamt to be always.

Stained World

2009-09-23T00:59:00.000-07:00

peering through the stained glass
different colors
highlight
different aspects of life
some bright, some dull,
but my soul likes to envisage
the universe
in one light
the light of love!

Liaisons

2009-09-20T23:46:00.000-07:00

pearls play pool -
pillowed pleasantries
paint petunias pink.

When we are together...

2009-09-16T22:27:00.000-07:00

Tides
of our
hearts rise to
meet at the shores
of love. Quiet tunes
of breeze entwine with chords
of calm emerald waters. The
orchestra, our sole companion
plays a background score as we cavort
under the mute gaze of lavender skies.

wheels of life

2009-09-11T05:46:00.000-07:00

rainbow fills me with its colors;
spinning chakras cleansed from their dirt.

routine

2009-08-02T05:08:00.000-07:00

Cowslips carpet pebbled pathways,
dewdrops doze softly against lively leaves.
Coffee cups warm all cold clutches,

seagulls sail on whispering waters.
Crystal clouds watch my moves,
serene sunrise and a blowing breeze,
throw their charm on my daily jaunts.

SMILES

2009-07-16T05:01:00.000-07:00

A smile is a marvelous thing.
It makes you popular or unpopular;
For there are different smiles
Which makes another love or hate you.

Look you! A charming smile,
Its effect everlasting;
For it arouses some kind of feeling
Turns love and affection towards you.

A sardonic smile,
Irritates everyone,
And it helps develop
A bitter hatred towards you.

Then there is -
The innocent smile
Which softens
Away a heart.

A cold and calculating smile,
Is the worst of smiles;
For it arouses nothing
Save contempt for you.

A smile skips brightly over the baby's sweet face,
As it looks with wonder at its tiny fingers and toes;
A smile flashes of the cheery face -
Of a child pedalling down a steep incline,
A smile hangs trembling on a beloved's lips,
As she seeks an answering flame in her lover's eyes.

A peekish smile plays hide-and-seek,
In the eyes of a mother
Listening to her child;
A smile brings love, peace, joy, cheer, beauty and glory,
When from heart it arises
And answers the needs of man.

It too, can spring from evil pools,
For the villain finding answer to his woes -
Will smile cruelly
And with wicked glee.

A complacent smile lights up
On one's face,
Whose evil intent
Has been fulfilled.

In flickering light
And with gloating countenance,
The miser sits and -
Drivels over his silvery hoard.

So take care when you smile,
For a smile is forever;
And it opens to the world
A window on your mind.

spiritual healing

2009-06-27T06:09:00.000-07:00

palms brimming with universal energy
that makes it way from me to you
reducing distances

flowing through tender touch
as its released from my palms
a healing touch engulfs the both of us

overture

2009-06-25T10:56:00.000-07:00

orange bursts spread like fire
opening seeds of passion
our sheet staining pollen
only to be scattered
over verdant meadows
outside our verandah
on this sunday morning

sand storm

2009-06-23T04:46:00.000-07:00

hazy choked milieu
coughed up from mother's chest
swish swish goes the sand

symphony no. 5-7-5

2009-06-04T06:10:00.000-07:00

curling my fingers
tapping on black and white bars
lilting notes pulsate

i am lost.............

2009-05-28T06:09:00.000-07:00

on
this
straight road
that stretches
bordered by the vast
emptiness of a lone desert
i am in need of a road map to show me the way

bamboo leaves

2009-05-28T06:08:00.000-07:00

bamboo leaves rustle
in the zen monastery
silence is broken

With Evil Intent

2009-05-19T09:49:00.000-07:00

SHE ....
Uses her deft fingers
To tack colorful fibres
Of lie and deceit
To everyday fabric of life

SHE...
Embellishes them
With eye-catching sequins
Sparkling crystals
And eye popping buttons

SHE....
Weaves the threads
Adeptly into
Various textures thicknesses
Silk cotton nylon

SHE...
Cleverly conceals
Vile fabrication dishonesty
With embroideries
Seamstress and her world

rain oh rain......silvery rain...................

2009-05-18T00:24:00.000-07:00

you cascade down from far above terrains

falling in peculiar rhythm, cadence

and flow like salty tears on window panes

a mystical sight that for long remains
like lullabies that sing soothing essence
you cascade down from far above terrains

giving birth to various founts of refrains
intermittent drizzle and a hindrance
and flow like salty tears on window panes

droplets adorn cobwebs and naked plains
polka dotting pathways with your presence
you cascade down from far above terrains

you snake down umbrellas like twisted skeins
even the sky, clouds revel in joyance
and flow like salty tears on window panes

battering earth like a horde of warplanes
at times casting a thick veil of grievance
you cascade down from far above terrains
and flow like salty tears on window panes

emotional scars

2009-05-10T23:32:00.000-07:00

no signs of stopping
gaping wounds bleed profusely
raw and not healing

A Mother's Thank you

2009-05-10T08:04:00.000-07:00

Ten years gone past ……
Of being a mother,
Has been a wonderful experience -
The joys of motherhood.

My date, my first boyfriend,
My first job, my wedding,
None of these comes close
To the joys of being a mother!!!

First smile, first tooth, first steps,
First word mama
First day at school
First piano lesson …………….

Your tiny fingers holding my hands,
Your trusting eyes,
Peals of laughter,
Tears pouring down your face,
Those myriad emotions
Never cease to amaze me.

Mothers’ day, Fathers’ day
Wedding anniversary, birthdays –
Thank you for always remembering
And making it special.

Best mom, best cook, best homemaker
The most beautiful woman –
Thank you for those wonderful compliments
Thank you for teaching me to love, to nurture
And making me the person I am today!!!!!

May all your dreams come true,
May all your wishes be granted,
I hope life takes you through a smooth journey,
I hope I be there always and always
To see you through the difficult times.

butterfly

2009-05-08T01:07:00.000-07:00

Fully outstretched wings
Slender body in display
Poised for another flight

thirst

2009-05-05T02:35:00.000-07:00

swaying to the wind
dark clouds gather; await
first droplets of rain

imagination

2009-05-05T02:28:00.000-07:00

thoughts, ideas take flight
soar freely to unknown heights
wait to manifest

No need for Six Senses

2009-05-02T01:39:00.000-07:00

Cool wind blowing
A strand of my long hair
Flies in the gentle breeze
Softly caressing my face
I feel it.

The salty tangy scent
Of the sea water
Mingles with the aroma of tobacco
Wafting in the air
I smell it.

Lapping sound of the waves
Soothing music
To my ears
Calming down nerves
I hear it.

Waves breaking the shore
With mighty force
Water particles sprayed into my mouth
Salt flavor
I taste it.

Moonlight filtering through the clouds
The ripples on water shimmer and glitter
Bathing me too
In its silvery rays
I see it.

words that come after goodbye..........

2009-04-28T02:28:00.000-07:00

tears brim
throat constricts
words choke
b-r-o-k-e-n promises
shaTTered dreams
harsh realities eXposed
forlorn and melancholic
pain lingers on .....................

*****

2009-04-27T05:06:00.000-07:00

eyes do a tango
while passion whirls and dances
like frills of my skirt

pleats of my skirt
sway while i do tango
like my feelings.

i see you..................

2009-04-24T00:53:00.000-07:00

in this ochre moon
that languidly stretches as
hands draw ripples on

inky black waters
eyes look at fireflies that map
the deep velvet sky

when on the grey clouds
the luminous sun climbs and
its warmish fingers

grapple shadows of
unchartered rain clouds waiting
to do a damp dance

in the pale moonlight
that seeps in stealthily through
the cracks and spaces

as dewdrops scatter
rain down from long stemmed grasses
like an april morning shower

Red Desert Sky

2009-04-19T02:47:00.000-07:00

Just for today
For the last time
Before I take
My leave

Let me
Hold you tight
In my arms
Bathe you
With my
Passionate kisses

Ignite your feelings
With my
Scorching heat
Whirl and twirl
Around you
Inhaling your
Heady scent

Tumble and roll
With you
In the sand
Caress every
Mound and peak
Of yours
To dizzying heights

And gently
Drape your body

In whispers of
RED SCARLET CRIMSON

blue waters

2009-04-16T08:47:00.000-07:00

sparkling blue waters
beckon me with liquid arms
a cool summer dip

Cobblestone Beats

2009-04-12T22:47:00.000-07:00

as i walk alone
on this cobbled pathway now

whistling with the birds
simple tune - ta-ra-ra-rum

feeling on my face
early morning autumn breeze,

I remember those
long ago and happy years

when I was a child,
The world was my parents home,

mango trees and a
blooming garden in the back,

this cobblestone street.
where we used to play till dawn,

had our foot steps there
thump-thump-thump sounds of our feet

as we skipped and jumped,
laughing at the neighbor’s kid

who would always sit
quietly under the old tree

with some book, watch us
play. I left to go to school

far away from home
he stayed back to help his folks.

Simple letters were
exchanged often between us

Time went by so fast -
I’m back, and as I walk by

I see him standing
by the big old tree waiting...

The song I used to
sing when I was a kid still

plays loudly inside my head:
ta-ra-ta-ra-ta-ra-rum!

I am not whole..............

2009-04-10T03:25:00.000-07:00

broken pieces
fallen a p a r t
shattered scattered
unable to mend.

Shards of me....

free atlast.............

2009-04-04T03:06:00.000-07:00

lost in
this void that is
consuming me; I strip
myself from all the misery
within

higher
my spirit beckons, overpowering
the nothingness, rampant -
I connect with
my core

blooming rose

2009-04-03T05:01:00.001-07:00

blooming rose
petals drop in bloom
love misplaced

another sunrise..............

2009-04-02T06:09:00.000-07:00

another dawn break; day unfolds
yesterday's blues still grip the colds
fresh hopes flutter like bright waltzers
oblivious of what today holds

morning sky basks in rainbow drapers
sun beams glow like golden blazers
warming strokes of pink mauve blue gleam
like the bright spectrum of lasers

would today drive my blues downstream
or would it be peaches and cream
with toppings of a rosy day
its edges laced with a new dream?

aging

2009-04-01T03:56:00.000-07:00

zephyr
of wind gently
blow drapes of summer, spring,
autumn, winter; life's seasons fly -
year ends

driftwood

2009-03-30T10:08:00.000-07:00

gentle nudges
forceful pushes
rough tides
against my wishes
sometimes to my liking
to unseen locations
unknown destinations
i drift
floating with the current
resisting at times
enjoying my
life's journey

moon and this mysterious me..............

2009-03-25T01:14:00.000-07:00

from behind the clouds
even this moon seems to like
my listless wanderings

reluctant to leave
pale shade of moon lingers on
hoping time stands still

brushed with silver tint
mystical magical glow
light up the heavens

A Red, Red Rose

2009-03-24T05:03:00.000-07:00

[remembering robert burns' A RED, RED ROSE]

O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That blooms with perennial passion
O my Luve's like the red, red wine
That tastes better with age and time.

As fair art thou, my handsome bloke,
So deeply drowned in your Luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my Luve,
Till the clouds cease to appear in the sky:

Till the clouds cease to appear in the sky,
And the ocean waters dry;
I will luve thee still, my Luve,
While my heartbeats skip and jog.

And farewell thee, my only Luve,
And farewell for a while!
But I will come again soon, my Luve,
Even if it were a hundred thousand miles.

My Eyes

2009-03-22T23:00:00.000-07:00

My eyes
look placid
but camouflage
raging turbulence
behind

My eyes
bottle all
my sorrows and
their lids are firmly
tightened

My eyes
withhold a
million dreams that
will not see the light
outside

Irony

2009-03-17T23:28:00.000-07:00

Different outlooks,
views, directions, perspectives.
Yet the same, aren't we????

The Way We Are....

2009-03-17T23:22:00.000-07:00

unable to snap

knots tied firmly on the rope
bind us together

Two Tankas for Matsuo Basho

2009-03-15T23:28:00.001-07:00

The old pond
a frog jumps in,
sound of water

the
waterlilies
have a nice and
cool shower

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The old pond
a frog jumps in,
sound of water

silence broken
even the leaves
look startled

PAIN

2009-03-14T06:09:00.000-07:00

pIercing
penetrating
d-e-e-p d-e-e-p
d
o
w
n
into my
heart
agonizingly
s---l---o---w

A Soul's Lament

2009-03-13T05:20:00.000-07:00

Trapped, a captive behind iron rods,
Your flights restricted;
Perched behind these bars
Your visions of the outside world
Always an enigma

With dreams fluttering in your eyes
And hopes flying in your heart
You wait with forbearance
For this little door to unlatch
So you can flap your wings and fly out

To peck at the innumerable delicacies
Spread out on the universe's table

Likewise, I patiently wait for
DEATH
To come knocking at my door,
Embrace me in its fold,
Where I become 'one' with the violet light

Unchain me from the bonds
Of this birth,
Set me free
From the darkness of these human walls
Encompassing me

And I breathe the air of
FREEDOM - finally!!!

The Aurora Borealis

2009-03-11T03:29:00.000-07:00

Palette of paint
Trips and drips
Stains and blotches

The artist's easel
Illuminating the sky
And lighting up the earth

Where dyes of
Green blue violet red
Like colorful streamers
Float freely in the dome

Let loose
To merge with each other
Like ribbons
They swirl twirl whirl

Their shades blending easily
With the horizon
A dazzling display
Of nature's creativity.

Seasons

2009-03-11T03:23:00.001-07:00

sweat trickles down
drip drop, plip plop, drip drop,
lemony days.....

bodies sizzle
passion smolders

scent of our love
stains skin and sheets
pollen of spring

dust blossoms, birds
bees, butterflies

ripe leaves fall
brown carpet on ground
crunch, crunch, crunch,

love shards dry and dead
swept away from us

icy white blankets
love buried beneath
like numb leaves

they fell one by one
green tree now leafless.

soft petals of night

2009-03-06T03:39:00.000-08:00

soft petals of night
fall down with gentle whispers
twilight tiptoes in

No time to be embarassed.....

2009-03-06T03:20:00.000-08:00

fervently kissing
oblivious to surroundings
passionately red

karmic connection

2009-03-03T00:55:00.000-08:00

you are irreplaceable
you are karmic
karmic as i am
karmic as night
night sky with stars
night sky and moonlight
light of mine reflects
light from me ricochets
ricochets onto you
ricochets to brighten you
you came like a draft
you came into my space
space not trod by anyone
space damp with raindrops
raindrops mirror life
raindrops enliven your colors
colors of yourself
colors in a handful
handful of moonbeams
handful of sunshine
sunshine inside my palms
sunshine that clings
clings onto me
clings after i dust
dust it away
dust off the lint
lint on my sleeve
lint on my coat
coat i wear daily
coat i use always
always stubborn
always there
there it stays
there it lingers
lingers like a rainbow
lingers like a morning cloud
cloud like a canopy
cloud that veils the mind
mind is baffled
mind tries to find a reason
reason for the unexplainable
reason for illusions
illusions play games
illusions soar
soar with colorful wings
soar to make connections
connections of you
connections of the spirit
spirit
you

Just Life............

2009-03-02T03:43:00.000-08:00

Threads of vibrant colors

sewn together intricately
form fine patterns
of pretty designs
that lend radiance
to a colorless tapestry
like an artist's brush
adding strokes to his painting.

Tumbled rolled laundered
daily in the machine of life
the colorful skeins
woven so tightly
seem to come apart
exposing the starkness
again.

Until Tomorrow.....

2009-02-28T01:32:00.000-08:00

reluctant to leave
pale shade of moon lingers on
hoping time stands still...

Cloudburst

2009-02-28T01:17:00.000-08:00

misty rain
of silver dust
sail the breeze

water
trickles down -
a veiled
vision.

Turning the Tide

2009-02-28T01:11:00.000-08:00

inching to the top
with slow determination
priorities clear

Mood Swings

2009-02-25T02:21:00.000-08:00

shutters of heaven
open and close at random
sun and rain take turns.....

like multiple emotions
waltzing inside me always

Rio

2009-02-22T22:59:00.001-08:00

cowslips and dewdrops
mirror sun's colorful palette
kaleidoscope of you

glimpses of me

^^^

&&&&

Togetherness

Often

Grace

When I Die

safe

there's always something

crackle

sea of frenzy

A Note

colors

Pastel Goodbye

Redemption

Path of Pain

death of my rimas dissolutas

???

tangerine thoughts

random thoughts

clearing the clutter

washed away

Denouement

throwing light

from behind the window-dressing

breaking bonds

aerial

eternal

french windows

contrast

twilight hues

Sol Mate

brimming cup

dream sequence

Healing

Song of the Lark

Mystical - Mortal

Hope

A Note

request

Happy Diwali

autumn draft

swallowing me............

au revoir

a few abstract visions.....[OULIPO TECHNIQUE]

Raindropular Patterns

wobbly legs

The Meeting

Stained World

Liaisons

When we are together...

wheels of life

routine

SMILES

spiritual healing

overture

sand storm

symphony no. 5-7-5

i am lost.............

bamboo leaves

With Evil Intent

rain oh rain......silvery rain...................

emotional scars

A Mother's Thank you

butterfly

thirst

imagination

No need for Six Senses

words that come after goodbye..........

***~~***~~***

i see you..................

Red Desert Sky

blue waters

Cobblestone Beats

I am not whole..............

free atlast.............

blooming rose

another sunrise..............

aging

driftwood

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