Guest

I know well, that
The Soul is a guest
Of the host
called The Body-
For a few decades,
At best.

Why am I then
Obsessed with
The Host,
instead of
Caring for the Guest?

Does not
"Athiti Devo Bhava"
Apply to the sublime?
❣D❣

My brother

The stone-washed jeans

That you bought me with

Your first pay

Still hangs in my closet-

As a reminder of 

Your selflessness.

" You need that now

More than I do, for,

You are now in college"

Still rings in my ears-

As a reminder of 

Your care.

"Don't bother about others-

Join the college you really wish"

Still echoes in my mind-

As a reminder of

Your vision.

"Study whatever you feel

Passionate about- leave the

Finances to me"

Still reverberates in me-

As a reminder of your 

immense motivation.

"Let no woman come

In between our 

Brotherly ways".

Still emotes me-

As a reminder of your

Sibling bonding.

"Will I ever be able to

repay, at least in part,

All that you have given me,

At your own cost?"

Always pinches me-

As a reminder of your 

Towering influence.

"Should I belittle all

Your sibling showers on me

By a simple Thank You?"

Still bothers me-

As a reminder of your

Unflinching affection.

"Did God send you

ahead of me on this earth

Just to take be my guardian angel?"

Still lingers in me-

As a reminder of your

Soothing presence.

"Will I ever get 

Such a  wonderful brother 

Like you, in my next birth?"

Still rankles me-

As a reminder of 

the Most Amazing Sibling.

❣D❣

The climb

After every arduous climb
Lies a window
Of opportunity
That opens up
A vista of the world-
All over again.

Never be
Acrophobic.
Never tire of climbing.

❣D❣

The Secret

As you went away
By the evening train
Forever, to fade away
Did I see a gleam
In your moist eyes?
Did I feel a
Petulant platitude?

What did play
In your melancholic mind?
I muse, with a
Heavy heart.
Did you attempt
To convey something?

What really was it
That you never revealed?
Did that secret get drowned
In the cacophony
Of the Railway station?
Or was it a
Seminal Secret
Saved for the
Next birth?
❣D❣

इरादें

ऐसा लगा जिंदगी में उछल आई
जब तुम प्यार दी ताबीर बनके
रास्ते में उम्मीद मिला था मगर
चला गया  प्यास की फरिश्ता बनके

मुहब्बत का जिहादी की शौक हुयी
खुद की बस्ती को वीराना बनाके
अब यादों का वर पाया है हमने
भूल जाने का ही  इरादे बनाके
❣D❣

மொழி

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பன்மொழி கொண்ட இந்நாட்டில்
செம்மொழி பல இருப்பினும்
எம்மொழியும் எம் மொழி என
இன்மொழி பரப்புவோமாக.

கனிமொழியாம் தமிழ்மொழியை
முதன்மொழியும் போதெல்லாம்
பிரமொழியையும் போற்றுவோமே
வழிமொழிந்து வரவேற்போமே!!
❣D❣