Mother

O mother, I wish that you could see,

all the love, I have for thee.

How distress palled me, made me vain

so calmly when you embraced my pain.

No crease I saw , nor heard a sigh,

your divine face all worries defy.

And in your arms what treasure there is

away from maddening crowd, just peace.

Seeds of bliss for me you’ve sown,

In your presence no worry was known.

Wondering which heaven men have sought,

I smiled, for my own in you I got.

Alas, now leaving this haven secure,

I’m alone in wilderness, so obscure.

But if your virtues guide my days,

free from sorrow , I’ll find my grace..

I SEEK

Often I wonder what my life would be

without your angelic radiance,

Your sublime form beside, guiding me

through alleys so dark of deafening silence.

All transient cares that cloud my mind,

unvanquished when mountains of woe.

Like the brave Knight of yore always you find

me, bring kingdoms of bliss so new.

Bereft I am when you are not near,

Wish to call you, choked can’t speak.

This crowded stage grasps me with fear,

even in solitude it’s you I seek.

You’re my light, you’re my day,

my strength, hope, destiny, my way.

I sought you so long, I seek you today.

My prayer you are, to only you I pray.

RAIN

Here the monsoon’s first rain, heavenly drops of pearls fell,

Making fields jade again, breaking summer’s parched spell.

Now the cracks are things of past that hagged the face of earth,

Youth came back at last, splashing puddles with puckish mirth.

The piercing rays of sun, won’t hurt the farmer’s back

Ambrosia made them drunk, served by messengers black.

Thunderous roar of clouds, with frogs that chorus sing,

This nature’s melody loud, oh what wondrous joy they bring !

One by one, through my hands,

Slipped away all my dreams.

Like the eluding golden sand

Carried away by streams.

Oh ,many times I’ve tried

Gave all an’ sought to reach.

In the silence oft I cried,

Prayed an’ hoped an’ beseeched..

Yea, an unkind endless pain

Within my heart I kept.

Bathed in tears like in the rain,

Silently as I wept..

No voice did once console,

None’s understood me or known.

A friend who’ll make me whole

I found in the mirror alone.

What is joy and laugther

But fairies in unreal tales!!

In futility did I run after

In search of Holy Grails.

This mortal body now hurts

Hazy is all my view..

Who’ll heal these bleeding cuts

Before I’m gifted new…..

IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY

The place which towards itself draws me

Is a dream I am working to realize.

The temple of excellence that sets one free

From the night of ignorance with sapient sunrise.

The thirst for knowledge that within me burns,

Has brought me here to help me find

All the guiding principles for me to learn,

An’ be blessed with ignited soul an’ mind.

Like the Mother who enlightens an anxious child

By patiently answering all his questions,

It will free my imaginations to run wild

On roads less traveled, and seek new solutions.

The Ganges of knowledge is this University

Towards brilliant shores it carries in its flow,

It will cast my future and shape my destiny

With the eyes and skills of Michelangelo.