She !

She visits me when I least expect

Urging me out of my slumber

In varying shades, finely decked

Always a multiple in number

She does to me what none else can

Pulls me into a trance

Carried away, in a very short span

My mind begins the dance !

She flows out of my mind as thoughts,

Speaks to the world for me

While I wonder at her plots,

Searching for the key

She is the one who gives me wings

Makes me fly high

Because of her, my heart sings

When I touch the sky

She sends me waves of love and hope

Wraps me in her kisses

With all tough moments, she helps me cope

All doubts, she dismisses

She shows me light when darkness falls

Nudges me forward , to move

Tired  I might be, still she calls

I’ve my calling to prove

She feeds my soul with the soothing tonic

Brave, she makes me feel

Throws out all thoughts, demonic

Slowly I begin to heal

She fuels me with the desire to win

Stand high on the pedestal

With her around as my lovely fin,

My victory seems celestial

She flies to me from a world unknown

Takes a place in my heart

Forever there, she’ll reside on the throne

Till death does us apart

Who is she, you seem to ask,

Oh  ! In joy I beam !!

My friend, in whose glory I bask,

My sweet, lively dream !!

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Of fear and freedom...

He seems to lurk in the darkness around

Making us shiver in silence

Though we keep him strictly drowned

At times he defeats our pretense

We call him fear, of the senses,

Of  soul, self, life and what not

Of failure, success and offenses,

Everywhere he has his slot !

Being afraid never ever works,

Just leaving  our hearts to bleed

Only if we uproot  the fear that lurks

Deep inside, we’ll succeed

Fear to try, keeps success at bay

You’re forced to keep your hood low

Fear to love keeps life away

Just the monotonous flow !

Here comes our time to marvel

At an idea that’s a difficult trade

What would our thoughts unravel

Only if we weren’t afraid ?

If fear was nowhere in my heart

And I wasn’t afraid at all

I’d pat my back for being smart

For never being anyone’s doll

I’d rewind the days I’ve lived so long

And find out the times gone wrong

I’d send my mistakes to where they belong

Embracing my life with a fresh song

I’d go back to days of struggle and pain

Show them that life’s such a treasure

And  tell them, I love them for the gain

They’ve bestowed on me with pleasure

I’d sing my soul out , letting my voice

Choose its own streams to flow

Happiness in life, is my own choice

No matter how the winds blow

Till my feet ache, I’d dance and dance,

Great heights beckoning me,

Sweet rhythms sending me into a trance,

Of all bondages, I’d break free

Out will come the words I’ve eaten

For the fear of hatred and rejection

Them, I’ll no more bother to sweeten

Out I’ll throw the dejection

I’d live a life, my very own ways

Live it with purpose and in style

The absence of fear would always amaze

But make every moment worthwhile !

Here I take the steps as a baby,

To bid goodbye to my fear

I’d face a fall en route, may be

But never shall I shed a tear

One of these days I’ll come out

Of the cocoon of anxiety , diffidence

Alive in my eyes would be a new sprout

Of strong and fearless confidence !

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So, did you hear ?

About the Write Tribe Blog Carnival, I mean ?

It's been kicked off with a post on Everyday Gyaan, Corinne's lovely blog :)

Thank you, Corinne, for the wonderful prompt :)

And this is what I wrote :)

Some parts of the poem are tweaked facts :). Creative liberty, you see . I guess I'm allowed to :) :) . ( Like the shyness, diffidence and all that. I'm anything but shy :P)
Hope you enjoy :)

A Lovely Drug !

 

 

 

 

 

You come at a time when my heart

Has broken to a million pieces

And I don’t know how long it will be

Before the heartache ceases !

I find myself being drawn to you,

Your love is the music to my soul

I yearn for the rush of madness

In bitter-sweet pain, I roll….

Your eyes stir the longing within me

For a life of joy and passion

I know I’ve found my soulmate

In a strange yet pretty fashion….

Your presence fills me with joy unknown

I begin to nurture my wings

They grow back to help me soar the sky

Slowly, sweetly , my heart sings….

God knows my soul needs a balm

He sends you to me as his gift

You’re the best drug I can get

To give my spirits a lift !

Love’s always the best medicine

For an aching heart, we say…

Blessed am I, in the whole world,

To have your love, this way !!

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 Images : Magpie Tales

 Written for Magpie Tales Mag 222

Linking this to 2014 Freelance Success / Wordcount Blogathon.

A Rhymed Verse - Need I Fear ?

Today I'm posting a Rhymed verse ; just the usual kind of poems with rhyming ends, which we all have learnt at schools.

 My Question is , Need I Fear ?

Its late in the evening, when my books set me free,

Today, I’m alone, usually we’re three…

I board the bus on my way back home,

I’ve been out at college, not to roam.

I find a seat , my bag held tight,

Close to my bosom, with all my might…

There’s so much to study for the next day’s lectures,

I’ll have no time today to waste at the pictures !

I count the seconds and minutes tick by,

I think of mom who’ll be waiting, with a ‘why’?

My eyes wander to spot a known face,

And that’s when they see your cruel gaze…

Your eyes look at me with desire and lust

They lack the sheen  and depth that I can trust

The way you look, makes me feel conscious

I’m aware of my muscles tightening, anxious…

I avert my gaze with an effort to avoid,

I think of the lives, such lust destroyed,

I begin to hate you with alarming ferocity

I’m sure, I can expect no generosity….

I’m waiting to alight at my usual station,

Even as I feel my phone’s vibration.

I’m sure it’s mom, who worries if I’m secure,

I answer the phone, I speak and reassure…

As I get down at the station, as is usual for me,

I quickly look at you, so that I can see,

If there’s some mischief, awaiting, on my way

I’m relieved to find none, that’s so little to say…

I break into a run, and reach my home soon,

Before the sky smiles with the stars and moon,

I see my mom and feel loved and blessed ,

She herself looks happy, fine and de-stressed !!

This world has no voice for girls, says my mind

A real sweet guy, is hard to find,

Wherever I go, this fear shall follow,

But, I promise myself, in it, I shall never wallow !!

UBC 24 :-)