Straight from my heart...

Look beyond the horizon!! Look beyond the horizon, Expand the range of your vision, You’ll see a prospective heaven out there, That you won’t see anywhere, Learn to take calculated risks, And you’ll soon be able, To understand the tricks, That make life so enjoyable, Life may pose many questions, For which, there may be no answers, Don’t put forth speculations, At times, just wait and wonder, You may badly want something, But you may not get it, In such times, keep thinking, The frustration just doesn’t exist, I can’t forever guide you; I’ll soon be dead, You have to stand up on your feet, And carve for yourself an identity neat, That’s make you a living legend, Son, may you get instant success, And fame and wealth immense, In your noble and innovative venture, Believe in yourself, you will be the best entrepreneur……..

Poem no:150 - Searching for my Juliet!! I am seeking one face, In every possible place, That I can call my own, And I am so tired of being alone, I am searching for my Juliet, I wonder how long I’ll have to wait, It’s getting harder by the day, And I am getting impatient along the way, All the pretty features, All the sweet natures, All the angels are happily committed, And I feel I’ll be single till I am dead, There’s another dreadful possibility, That happens often in reality, My Juliet I may somehow find, But I may not be the Romeo in her mind, The whole cycle will then repeat, As I’ll search for another woman, Frantically, with increased desperation, Praying that I’ll find her soon, hopefully, Till then, I'll daily dream about the moment, When I’ll bend on my knees, Just to say, marry me Juliet, You are the woman of my dreams, Had some things gone as per my view, Today I wouldn’t be so desperate, Alas, some wishes just don’t come true, And he...

With your fingers entwined in mine!! I don’t want our first kiss, On the beach tempting and bliss, But I want to sit on the sand, passing time, With your fingers entwined in mine, I don’t want to lift you in the air, In joy and elation immense, But I want to tenderly caress, And fondle your gorgeous, silky hair, I want to pull your cheeks, Every day, once every hour, For months and for weeks, Coz cute and chubby they sure are, I may not get to explore the world with you, Or to experience inexplicable thrills with you, But I want you, happy, and smiling all the time, With your fingers entwined in mine, I don’t want a palace, Or a car in the background, If I just get to see your face, And i just won't care about the world around, I don’t desire spending time, On a desolate island with you, But daily I want a romantic walk, as the stars shine, With your fingers entwined in mine…….

Love stories!! Hardly a love story is eternal, Many only ephemeral, Hardly anyone ends up smiling, Many only bitterly crying, I know I am being cynical, I know I am being harsh, But that’s the horrifying spectacle, I’ve noticed since last March, People use romantic lines, For their lover many times, Yet they separate eventually, After petty fights unnecessary, Break-ups are so common, That parents blame our entire generation, Yet we can’t say a word to them, Coz that’s the reality, a shame, It feels sad to incessantly hear, That we don’t know what love is, And the word “always and forever”, Just no longer exists, Today let us take an oath, We’ll illustrate the generation previous, That we are not so callous, And we’ll show them our romantic side henceforth, Today we promise to love our partner, Unto our death, Till our last breath, Always and forever, whenever and wherever, Today we promise to restore the faith of people, In the original meaning o...

It feels sad to go!! ( I saw the movie "A walk to remember" in the morning...and that inspired me to write this poem...) It feels sad to go, I want to forever gaze into your eyes, But I don’t have a choice, God doesn’t want our love to grow,   I had said I’ll be with you, Unto my death, Till my last breath, I didn’t know the days would be so few, The five years we spent, They were truly wonderful, I remember every moment, And now they make me tearful, Watching me go, you are upset, And I know you are angry with fate, But honey, that’s how life is, Your joy shouldn’t ever cease, It feels sad to go, But life moves on, you have to try, Of all your sorrow, please let go, And promise me you’ll find some other guy, I want you to forget the pain, As quickly as you can, I know it’s difficult, I realize, But baby, you have no choice, It does feel sad to go, But I want you to know, I’ll be right here, Looking after you from above, forev...

I want you near!! I want you near, By my side, here, Without you, life’s so mundane, And everything seems so lame, I want you near, In my arms forever, I miss you so much, And with the world, I am losing touch, I see beautiful girls around, But I think of your face, And your smile flawless, In the background, I miss your constant giggle often, And your romantic whispers, I think of all the fun, We had, in the past three years, Sometimes I just sit by the ice-cream parlour, Where we had gone on our first date, And all I do is patiently wait, Hoping you’ll come over, I know I am being too sanguine, But I believe you’ll come back to me, Running into my arms waitin’, Outstretched, to hold you gladly……….

How dare you?? How dare you betray me, When I called you my best friend, How dare you make me, Cry for days without an end,   How dare you apologize, That too using clichés trite, This won’t curb the spite, That has been incubating in my eyes, I thought you were different, But even you were self-centered, You know only to hurt, May you till eternity be cursed, I expected you to be there, When I needed you, Yet how dare you, Leave me alone, and vanish in thin air, Our friendship’s over today, As I just can’t forget the abase, I might forgive you someday, But I’ll always hate you for setting me ablaze………

If I were to die tomorrow!! If I were to die tomorrow, Promise me there will be, No tears shed and no sorrow, When on the pyre you set me, At my grand funeral, No one should wear, White, a colour so dull, As about the customs I just don’t care, God was kind to me; I was lucky, There were a few disappointments, But if I were to die tomorrow, There would be no regrets, I have just two unfulfilled wishes, Listening to a song with my lyrics, And to see people wherever I look, Reading my poems, published in a book, A life without unfulfilled dreams, Is just not “life”, it seems, But I am happy to have lived so long, Collecting blissful memories all along, I thank you, my loving parents, For always shielding me from miscreants, I thank you, my gorgeous wife, For being the stolid rock in my life, I love you, my handsome son, May you achieve great heights, I thank my friends, for all the fun, That we had, amidst innumerous fights, I am grateful ...

Unto my death!! I want to hold you, Close enough to feel your breath, I want to live with you, Long enough, unto my death, I want to kiss you, On the beach, at sunset, As we have seen in a movies few, And we’ll walk back home late, I want to wake up in bed with you beside, I’ll even make you a cup of tea, And give you a hug, make you see, My tender, loving and caring side, I’ll be everything that you need, I want you to be my lover, Unto my death, forever, Coz without you, I’ll wilt like a weed, I want to have babies with you, I promise I’ll be by your side always, Especially in the stressful pregnancy days, Tolerating your irascible temper too, Do you know I have even thought, Of a few names for our babies, Honey, I truly love you a lot, And my love shall never cease, I want to create worlds, With you in the centre, Let’s see how the future unfolds, But I want you unto death, that’s for sure……

Single on Valentine’s Day!! It feels a bit strange, There’s even a tincture of rage, To know that I am single, On a day when almost everyone does mingle,   I see couples walking, Hand in hand, arm in arm, As I am left wondering, Am I the only one who’s alone in the farm, I see flowers being bought, And chocolates too a lot, I see gifts being exchanged, And the companionship being celebrated, Love is in the air, Wherever I see, it’s everywhere, Yet it’s ironic that I am alone, Still searching for my companion, On this day I pray each year, To give me a partner, By next Valentine’s Day, Yet nothing has so far gone my way, When will I meet, The girl of my dreams, It’ll take long, it unfortunately seems, As watching television at home, alone I sit, It sucks being without a lover, I may be smiling from over, But I feel so hollow beneath, I badly need someone to share my life with, If I had my way, Today would have been a different day, Al...

Our first Valentine’s Day together!! Tomorrow is our first, Valentine’s Day together, We’ll make it a day to remember, After all, we are the best, We’ll begin the day early, Coz I crave for your company, From dawn to midnight, I just want you in my sight, We’ll first go to the place, Where we had first met, Then we’ll relive our first date, While I see the blushing look on your face, No date’s perfect without a movie, So one surely we are going to see, We’ll gorge on popcorn and drink coffee hot, What more in life can we want, A walk in the rain, Is sadly out of our reach, But all’s not in vain, We’ll make up by going to the beach, We’ll walk in the shimmering sand, Even making sandcastles grand, And we’ll wade in the icy waters, Holding hands, letting go of all our fears, We’ll watch the sunset together, It would be so beautiful, We’ll watch it sink into the sea, And our hearts will be filled with glee, After a beach-side dinner with wine, We’ll ...

The pretty girl in white!! I had broken up recently, My life was going down the drain, I was waiting for the train, Depressed, and engrossed in my thoughts completely,   I was standing at the station, Craving for one moment of elation, When I saw a girl in white, Walking towards me, from my right, She waved to me, smiling, I smiled back at her, blushing, Her hair was smooth and wavy, And she was driving me crazy, She was pretty, she was tall, The innocence in her eyes said it all, I just couldn’t believe it, That it was I, she was coming to meet, The girl in white, lovely and fair, Was just a few yards away, As I began to adjust my hair, Wondering what was I going to say, I kept gazing at her, She kept coming nearer, I stood up to greet her, Gripped with nervousness and fear, But she just passed by me, Without even looking at me, I turned behind, only to see, She had waved to some other guy; it wasn’t me,   I broke into boistero...

You made me!!   This poem is dedicated to a guide cum mentor cum friend!!    You helped me live, When I wanted to die, You made me believe, That I could fly,   I was entangled in a cage, When a helping hand you lent, You gave me knowledge, You gave me enlightenment, You made me dream of heavens, When I was rotting in hell, I am indebted to you immense, But I just can’t tell, You prevented my heart, From falling apart, You made me stand on my feet, And made me a part of the elite, You were always there for me, When I was lonely, Lost in the wilderness of the sea, With you around, there was no worry, You are the perfect mentor, And it was a positive factor, To have your backing, In every venture I was undertaking, Today people know and respect me, It’s all because of you, It’s you who made me, And I am forever indebted to you……………

Happy to be alive!! The first two stanzas of the poem describe the feelings of a man living in a war-torn nation. However, after a decade, the war has ended finally, and the man is relieved....and happy to be alive!!!  (the last stanza of the poem depicts this) I see countless, Daily dying in distress, Due to such ghastly wars, I see many cringed, Behind closed doors, In fear, shedding silent tears, I  ask God to lead, And say, keep me happy and alive,   I see men burned, I see women being raped, And children being orphaned, And souls being shattered, All this joy the world had, has faded, And amidst the dead, I pray to God with hands folded, And say, keep me happy and alive, Over the past decade, each day I would wake, With news of casualties and more cries, It gave me heartbreak, And the pain just couldn’t heal, Yet relieved is how, After the war, I feel now,  I thank god, with closed eyes, And emphatically say, I am h...

Paradise!! Close your eyes, And come with me, I’ll show you a paradise, That otherwise you can never see,   Hold my hand, I’ll lead the way, I have a magic wand, And today’s a special day, The paradise is a bit far, We’ll have to walk, For about an hour, Through steep slopes and many a rock, One thing I want to tell, Being with you, Is a dream come true, And you’ll love this paradise, I can foretell, We walked for what seemed,  Like an eternity, And then we reached, The place called paradise,finally, It was a secluded place, Amidst the beautiful hills, She loved it from the look on her face, And I could perceive all the future thrills, We have been dating, For the past eight years, Marry me, I said,as I took out a ring, And Yes, she whispered, amidst joyful tears, I held her close and said, I will be with you, Night and day, Through thick and thin, For you, I’ll do anythin’,  I  truly love you, And I’ll always do, For y...

I don’t love that guy!! This poem is about a girl whose best friend has recently got committed. She is confused whether she’s in love with him or not. She’s jealous of his girlfriend and feels that her friendship with him will be ruined, now that he has a girlfriend. The poem describes her confused state of mind. (loosely based on the movie "jaane tu ya jaane na") I don’t love that guy, I have always claimed, In a manner pompous, Yet I don’t know why, I feel so jealous, Looking at his girlfriend, Walking hand in hand, I feel so sad, I don’t love that guy, He’s just a very good friend, I have always claimed, Yet I don’t know why, I feel that my friend’s gone, Completely from my life, I feel so alone, And I am searching for reasons to stay alive, I don’t love that guy, And a girlfriend for him, I have always sought, Yet I don’t know why, He’s happy and I am not, My life is full of confusion, Is this a nightmarish dream, Or some kind of an illusion...