Saturday 25 May 2013

Angels Among Us


Beings divine, creatures of good,
Love is their only religion,
Enabling & facilitating us in our lives,
Such are these souls of THE sacred Legion,
Sacrificing, for our good & our dreams,
Earnestly they revere our interest,
Defying the boundaries of service to others,
Jocundly so, for all their loved ones & rest,
Angels like them, pray for retribution of our sins,
Comeuppance for those who we wronged in our wake,
Inspiring us, filling us with hope at the darkest hour,
Never letting go of us, their faith in us they never forsake,
They teach us the power of Love, they teach us how to Give,
Answer to all our prayers, These Angels guide us on how to Live…

Thursday 23 May 2013

I Love You Because I Love You...


Love is a complex topic. With years trying to decode it, I finally had a handle on what is this thing that makes the world go round. Then comes a clever twist in the tale, almost devilishly ironic, that things take a complete U-turn. You walk in, charming as ever, deliciously alluring, tastefully articulate, stupendously wise & earth-shatteringly virtuous. And I fall for you.
I try to grapple with FLOW of events, trying my best to rationalize &  understand the scheme of things, but with each passing day I keep falling deeply in love. Following are the arguments I uncover as I nosedive into the warm,fuzzy feeling they call LOVE.
I love you because you get me.
This is a no-brainer, yet one of the most beautiful things about you. You get me, my dreams, my ideals, my values, my thoughts, my logic, my language. Its a bit freaky that you also value the same things I value, appreciate the same things I appreciate & stand for the same morals that I stand for. You understand me the most, at times even better than I understand myself.
I love you because you are my best friend.
Okay so I have had some rocking sleep overs, but you add the magic in those moments of wee hours in the night. Infact you kick the sleep out of the sleepovers. The fun that is chatting with you,  sharing life’s dreams, insecurities, deep dark secrets & discussing weird life experiences, irrational concerns & idealistic views; the time just flies by in your company.
I love you because you are awesome.
Yes, I know you have heard this before(and countless times by my guesstimate), but the truth is you are super totally fantabulously awesome person that I have ever known. You are smart, intelligent, fair, just, wise, articulate, intellectual and for reason always knows what’s best for me. Its clear as day that you are awesome (I am  writing a mail to the Oxford dudes to add your name as a synonym).
I love you because you make me a better person.
Okay I know all about my bad habits, and I (of all people) know what the RIGHT thing to do is. However, for some reason(in spite of being berated by friends & family) I have never gotten around to righting the wrongs. Its like you are the motivation for me to quit my bad habits, to learn the good ones and to be a better person in general.  You are the best incentive for change.
I love you because you turn me on.
So you add the above reasons and its pretty lucid that you are my TURN ON. What’s freaky is the different ways that you manage to turn me on.  Be it the way you jump to defend the innocent or the way you eat the chocolate, or you dancing like a weirdo or silently praying with your head bowed and eyes tightly shut. It’s not that you have me horny at every tip of the hat, but for some reason I find you disarmingly adorable in every sense of the word in everything that you do.
I love you because I love you
Its uncanny but I can list a hundred reasons why I love you, yet I doubt if I can express it fully.  I love the fact that upon meeting you I realized that you were just the person I was looking for all this while. I love the harsh realization that up until this point I hadnt even begun to comprehend what LOVE is. I love the way you fit into my life, the way you complete me. I love the way you smile, laugh, dance, sing, walk, run, scurry, cook, read, write, argue, think, sleep, jostle, joke, sit, stand….( you get the whiff).
I love the fact that inspite of loving you truly, madly , deeply, I am ready to let you go. You have me at that end of the emotional-maturity-spectrum that I am okay with not being with you. I just want you to be happy and I would pray for your happiness  everyday.
 Thank you for making me realize what love is all about, and solving the mystery of why I love you.
          Yes, I know this may sound strange, but I love you because I love you.
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Saturday 18 May 2013

The Girl Who Writes...



She is just like water, you think you can see through her,
Calm, reticent, imaginative, understanding, charming & clever,

What you see is an illusion, a façade at best,
One in the array of her facets, concealed from the rest,

You cant just know her, you need to discover through experiences,
Like voyaging in foreign seas, but navigating with your senses

Language is a window to her nature & words are her pet,
Suave, sophisticated, weaving her way like a cerebral corvette,



She can sooth you, encourage you, hurt you, insult you,
A girl who writes, can consistently provoke you,

A girl who writes can comprehend the context,
Invariably but effectively, leveraging the subtext,

She wants to feel with every fiber of her being, see every color in the spectrum,
Taste all the flavors;smell all the scents, pluck all the strings like the plectrum,
feeling every colour in the spectrum…


Its fascinating how deep she is, she can quench your every thirst,
Seducing with words, satiating every need, feeding your every first,

Making you laugh, smirk, smile & finding her way into your heart,
Impossible to resist, u tend to FLOW with her right from the start…

Thursday 16 May 2013

Diamonds in the Rough...



Diamonds in the Rough is someone or something that is generally found in unlikely of the places, but has certain exceptional attributes or incredible potential to develop into marvelous entity. It usually lacks the final touches or formal recognition of any kind that would make them (or it) truly stand out. They are the underdogs of the competition, unpolished diamonds found like rocks in a coal mine, unsung heroes silently plying their talent, dark horses of long lost bloodlines & saviors harassed by the people in power.  Yet, when they come to the fore, they set the scene ablaze with their capability. The humble beginnings and the unprecedented triumphs make the success story even more sweeter & maybe that's why we just love these Diamonds in the Rough.


There is a story of a 'diamond' who was ridiculed, insulted, mocked, harassed  ignored & consistently discouraged. Yet, she would battle all the odds and emerge from the adversity like a phoenix  The trials, however, would mould her & following are the seven reasons why she was a competent leader:

She believed in serving the greater good.
Yes people have their motives and objectives. however a sure shot way to inspire people is to bring value to not one, but many. The greater good is for the masses, the community, the organization, the nation & the universe at large. The critical aspect is while the quantum of the service is huge, it is also difficult to restrain someone from serving the greater good. She, like any great leader, would believe in settling or even ignoring personal squabbles and minor disagreements for the benefit of the people. Thus, people would invariably side with her for their interests inevitably sided with her vision of a better tomorrow.

She became self reliant.
Self reliance is as life saving as it can be fatal. Yes it can teach you to be independent and provide you full control over yourself  yet it can also make you self sufficient to the extent where you never need any other soul.  Great leaders however can strike a balance in being self reliant and connecting with people. She would delegate task, she would entrust people with responsibility. She would often take up a task only when she felt absolutely no one would take it up. This would nurture leaders, those who in turn who respect & adore her.

She was humble.
Humility is a true mark of ones character, and she had it in abundance. The stronger ones roots, the higher ones flight, and she would go on to display it. The obscure beginnings would grant her the ability to never forgetting her origins and always appreciating the ones who gave her life and taught her the ways. The dedicated connect would often serve inspiration to her people, who would soon adore her for her humility.

She would be calm in the face of adversity.
Lets face it, shit is does hit the fan. Yet when it does, we panic and scurry and scream and shout. Effective leaders keep their cool and composure and thus get things back on track. She may not be the sly serpent that seduced Eve, or be the legendary Larissa that enamored Poseidon or be alluring like a apsara to distract a sage, yet she would engage you.Her disarming smile, polite manners, virtuous morals or appeasing approach would aid  you to focus on the positive and fight your way back to normalcy. Maybe, just maybe, she had been through much worse, that she has learned it by heart, that life does go on.

She values people.
It isnt easy to listen to people when you are more concerned about how to lead them. Yet she would listen to them, understand them, pacify them, discount them, heal them and make them feel cared for. She would genuinely value them, in spite of how immature and selfishly they have behaved. She would respect them, cherish them and value them, & they would in turn learn to value her.

She befriended change and learned to love growth.
Changing is inevitable and anything that refuses to change, eventually dies out. Change can only be countered by growth, and growing effectively and holistically is something she learnt by heart. She made lots of friends throughout her life, yet the most special friend was :Change. He would never leave her, and she somehow found his presence most comforting. He would talk about growth and learning new things and exploring new worlds, and about a better tomorrow  She would soon fall in love with him, and her ability to leverage the evolution would egg the people to follow her.

She was just.
She meant different things to different people, yet being just & fair was something which was inherent to her every role and relationship. Its like she she felt it was her moral imperative to be unbiased and righteous, even when the world was unfair and unethical. She would face several hardships due a stubborn, but pious approach. Yet she would never regret being virtuous. Her people would treasure her virtues  her values and her morals, and gladly accept her directions.

Monday 13 May 2013

She Exists...


Loving, sincere, passionate & just,

Amazingly perseverant, yet calm & robust,

Remarkably wise, sensuous & sophisticated,

Independent, self sufficient, sensible & committed,

She can charm you, cheer you, soothe you, provoke you

She loves to FLOW her own way & she may simply overwhelm you,

A friend, a lover, a student, a sage, all but a part of her personality,

Part of her multi faceted character, her multidimensional individuality

Effortlessly, she glides into your life, with panache & grace,

Revitalizing every iota of your existence, every spec of your space,

Ever so cheerful & smiling, she eradicates every hint of negativity,

Imaginary friend of the Santa Claus,but slimmer and lot more sexy,

Reaching into to your heart & soul, she fills up that void within you,

A Perfect woman she is not, but she can solemnly complete you...


Sunday 12 May 2013

My Muse & I


I was writing well before you came along,
Prose , poetry, essays, notes, couplets & swansong,
Writing quite well for that matter, appreciated by many,
Yet for some reason from my best, I felt furlong...

I had received accolades on a several occasion,

For my powerful narration, vivid imagery & gripping oration,
Glittering and glorious as they were, yet up until meeting you, 
My works had never-ever sparkled with glistening inspiration.... 

I write today, for you my muse, enlightened and exhilarated,
I spin around in your love, you world, your dreams, lost but excited,
I ponder, I dream, I wonder, I conjure, I sing, I write, I dance, I feel, 
I experience the world in a whole new perspective, clairvoyant & illuminated...

Maddened with passion, animated by motivation, 
Blinded by love, consumed by dedication,
Creative, insightful, eager, roused and energized,
Almost reborn, in the FLOW of pure imagination... 


You show up in all my works, as a word, a quote, a line, a para, or just your essence,
At times its entirely dedicated to you, undeniably and invariably replete with your presence,
You are more than just my MUSE, you are wings to my talents, and roots to my dreams,
You are my work, You are my desire,You are my life & its divine resonance...