Solitude

Ah! the bliss, to hear what you think,
How you can respond when on the brink,
How you can act and not shrink,
How all your sorrows, you can drink,
How your negatives don't become a chink,
How you can express gratitude without a wink,
This....., is brought out in all clarity,
This is the gift of solitude, God's charity.

When you were surrounded, all around, noises,
Praising you to the sky, clouding your senses,
And, you couldn't count what you really posses.

This is an appraisal of your attitude,
To see for life's journey, you have the aptitude,
This is God's charity, His gift, Solitude.

You, My Lord!

I praise you Lord, for you take my hand,

I know that, You’ll never let me go,

When I’m down, you lift me up,

When in doubt, you give me light,

I put my hands to you in prayer,

And you answer me,

The way you saved us all.

You….. are the reason why,

I live to sing your praise tonight,

Your love for me, held me tight,

That’s what makes me realise……….

You are the only one, and you’ll be so

Till the day this world comes to the end
And we’ll be with you for evermore.      

Your mercy, kindness and your love,

Keeps me going when I’m down,

The glories that your love gives me,

Can’t be replaced by earthly means,

The way up there is filled with thorns,

But, you see me through,
Like You always have.

Give Thanks

When your efforts aren’t noticed,

When thanking you is thought obsolete,

When you are treated like trash,

When all your work gets is a slap,

When happy desires get sad results,

When good intention is met with hatred,

Give thanks to The Lord,

God Almighty will bless you.

When you’re sad and someone regales you,

When you’re down and someone lifts you,

When you’re heavy and someone lightens you,

When you think all is lost  and someone guides you,

When you’re chopped and someone nurtures you,

When you don’t expect and someone helps you,

Give thanks to The Lord,

God Almighty will bless you.

These are ways God tells you, He’s there for you,

This is how He shows, Only He’s there for you,

Give thanks to The Lord,

God Almighty will abundantly bless you.

S M I L E

Smile, for the world around is Joy,
Smile, for you are surrounded with sadness,
Smile, when you are sad, Oh! boy!,
Smile, set the world ringing with gladness.

Smile, you can't get everything right,
Smile, for God has given you the power,
Smile, you can make everything bright,
Smile, over the bad you can tower.

Smile, the negatives turn positive,
Smile, happiness knows no bounds,
Smile, get the strength to be active,
Smile, however silly the world sounds.

Smile, your face can't ever lie,
Smile, you'll see the grimness wither,
Smile, towards joy you'll fly,
Smile, children giggle and sparrows twitter.

Sourire en la monde sourire avec toi!

Oh! If!

If I Could fly, like my thought, If wishes could be bought,
If happiness could be sought, I'd be there beside your hand.
If wishes could be real, If time could be stopped,
If the past could unwind, I'd be there beside your hand.

Dear, Oh! Dear, As it is unfeasible,
And hopes and wishes, unbreakable,
Hope my hope will see me through,
To spend my last days with You.

If words hadn't been said, If tears hadn't been shed,
If the truth had been said, I'd be there beside your hand.
If actions had been right, If love was in the sight,
If the had felt alright, I'd be there beside your hand.

Dear, Oh! Dear, As it is impractical,
But hopes and wishes, unbreakable,
Hope my hope will see me through,
To spend my last days with You.

Let me hope that, the wrongs will be made right,
The darkness made bright, And I get,
To spend my last days with You.
Hope my hope will see me through,
To spend my last days with You.

My Sketchings

Orchids- Ball Pen - 30 March, 2012.

Lillies - Pencil & Sketch Pens- 09 January, 2013

Butterfly - Marker & Crayons - 17 January, 2013

Wild Flowers - 26 January, 2013

  Chinese Fishing Net- Crayons & Marker - 29 March, 2013

 Tree - Sketch Pens- 30 March, 2013

Tulips - Sketch Pens - 2 April, 2013

Tree - Watercolour - 3 April, 2013

Landscape - Watercolour - 4April, 2013

Rain

You cry for it, you loathe it,
Bringing in equal measure, the extremes,
It's for you to decide, how it does fit,
The joy you get, or, might be mires.
When it comes, dull and gloomy,
You don't forsee the joy,
The lushness it spreads, all greeny,
The gloom is just a ploy.
What we eat, what we get,
The rain decides. The One above decides.
The just reward for the farmer's sweat,
His joy in us he confides.
Let's take the break it gives,
From the heat, the monotony, the despair,
Let's give thanks, nature thrives,
With it swells, the indulgence, I Swear.
Come on smile, the trouble's for now,
Rains will come, to the heat, don't cow.

Let Go...... It'll Come Back

Let go, let it be, don't feel bad, don't hit the sack
If it's for you, it'll come back.
Nothing happens without a reason,
A plant flowers only when it's the season.
There'll be times when you question the rhyme,
Then there will be, when all you have is time.
The one you're waiting for doesn't turn up,
You go your way thinking, time is up.

Out of the blue, comes a bolt, exploding hellhole,
You stand aghast, not knowing, beam? scowl?
That's when the realisation sets in.
This is how it was meant to be, your time is in,
There's a definite plan, a definite reason,
For what appears to be, things out of season.
Let it all fall into place, Wallow in the Grace,
Time or tide, doesn't leave empty, any space.

What I Want

This is what i want to be,
This is what i want to feel,
With You around me.
I want to make it cool,
Not to be seen a fool,
It's all about me.

Now, when I see it my way,
Now, when I do it my way,
It all falls into place,
And creates my own space.
This, this is where I want to be, for ever.

What You've done for me,
What You've given me,
Words cannot say.
When I'm done with it,
My life will be worth it,
I now cannot play.

Now, when I do the things right,
Now, I do feel my life bright,
It all falls into place,
And creates my own space.
This, this is where I want to be, for ever.

Where would I be without You?
The options are but so few,
Your love's encasing.
For the day You come, I do wait,
Oh! no more let me wait,
Come encompassing.

Now, the Love pulls me from dead,
Now, the passion will be shed,
It all falls into place,
And creates my own space.
This, this is where I want to be, for ever.

Your Life- A Travel

Your life takes you places you never imagined,
It teaches you things you never knew.
You may not go more than a few miles,
You may not have huge classes to learn,
But it still moves you, shakes you up.
It enlivens you, though you may think nay,
New persons, new relationships, new frontiers.
Every day is a process, every day a result.

You may find sadness or maybe happiness,
It depends on what your want is,
Never on what your need actually is.

Encompass, embrace, welcome the experience,
Your journey called life never ceases to surprise.
What you take from it, makes what your journey is.

Mere Sanam - My Dearest

It’s amazing to know that what you did on the spur of the moment can be one of the most cherished moments of your near one’s life. The following was written on a ‘Paper Napkin’ in the year 2008, sometime nearing midnight, waiting for the train, at Kottayam railway station, on the way to Thiruvananthapuram, to see my then pregnant wife. I was missing her a lot!!
She kept it safe all these years and showed it to me yesterday. Oh! The memories that came rushing back…. I’m trying to first put it down in Hindi- phonetically, and then will translate it into English.

Mere Sanam

Tum aise chaaye mere dil par sanam,
Tere bin ab pagal ho jaayenge hum.
Tuj bin jeena nahin hai mujhe,
Baahon mein apne, bhar loon tujhe.
Ehsaas tera pyaar ka hua,
Tere bin, tanhaayi jab mujhe chua,
Chodke akela mujhe, jaana nahin,
Ek pal tere bin mujhe bithana nahin.
Khayalon mein aati ho, tadppathe mujhe,
Tere nakhrein, mere dil mein, bhaati mujhe.
Palkon pe bitaaoon, baahon mein sulaaoon,
Agar tum na ho paas toh, mein kho jaaon.
Dil ki lagi hai, tu mere dillagi hai,
Tere bin tanhaayi dil ko lagi hai.
Tum aise chaaye mere dil par sanam,
Tere bin yeh jeevan ab na jeeyenge hum.

My Dearest

My heart has been so captivated by you dear,

That without you, I'll lose my sanity, I fear.

A life without you I loathe,

I'd fill you in my arms, My Oath!

I felt the love that you gave,

When your absence left a void so grave.

Never go leaving me alone again,

A moment without you is a pain.

Thoughts of you by my side torment me,

All your tantrums, they now lighten me.

I'll set you on my lashes, cradle you in my arms,

But, I'm so lost without your charms.

You hold the reins to my heart, Darling,

Without you here, the void is snarling.

My heart has been so captivated by you dear,

That without you, I'd rather not live, I fear.

Wonderful Influence For Ever

As far as influences go, what is it?
When do you give up your individuality?
When do you take a turn for the better?
When do you start earning the respect of love?
Not the respect of fear?
When do you feel that you've mellowed?
That your anger is now slow to rise?
When do you become human?

Well, for me, it was when i found true love,
Selfless, untarnished, possessive, caring,
Cocooning, tender, soothing, love.

God send me love, thank You Lord, as a woman,
Who is mine for ever, is mine above all else,
She is my Wonderful Influence For Ever.

Am I Religious?

Am I Religious? May be, may be not.
Why God is present in everything I write?
Cause, He's present, interwined in my life.
What has He given me for me to be so?
You'd better ask what He's not given me.
Am I living the life of me dreams?
This is what God's given me, and,
I'm happy beyond my means.

It is not what we want, it's what we need,
That, when we get, we realise it was so,
For that you really need God in your life.

Now back to the question people often ask,
Am I Religious? May be I am, may be not.
That's for you to decide, for me, God does.

Appreciation

You have to become blind, to know the value of sight.
So the saying goes, and you come to know it's true!
When you could walk around, busy as a bee might,
No time to spare, no places gone, no ideas to strew,
When you felt, if there was a moment's rest,
That would be a gift sent from The Father in heaven,
You see a new horizon to reach, to climb a new crest.
You are left to hope, that your rest will be even.

Then you are laid down, forcibly, like your Father bade,
You and your cot, a partnership compulsorily made,
And that, from your breathlessness, becomes a shade.

And, you appreciate, the beauty, the richness, all around,
You appreciate, what in that rest, you now have found,
You appreciate, that your Father keeps you safe and sound!

What's in a New Year?

What's in a New Year,
if all it brings you is joy?
What's in a New Year,
if all it brings you is tears?
What's in a New Year,
if your loved ones aren't there?
What's in a New Year,
if GOD's Grace isn't remembered?
What's in a New Year,
if you don't realise your faults?
What's in a New Year,
if you don't correct yourself?
What's in a New Year,
if you don't say sorry?
It's a New Year, a new start,
Forgive, Forget, Move on.
If not,
What's in a New Year?