Choice

Cramped in the boundless space of the mind,
Hordes of thoughts - one will find.
Opportunities to achieve what one wants,
Insights to shed light on "can"s and "can't"s.
Carefully decide which path to take, for
Ends or new beginnings it can make.

Railway Station Ramblings

Anxious passengers
await
the arrival of their trains.

Bothersome salesmen
bark
to find buyers for their biriyani.

Carefree children
cry and whine
for the chocolates they didn't get.

'Dashing dudes'
develop tactics
to dazzle a prospective 'darling'.

Everyone is engaged
in some enterprise
or the other.

Some people alone
continue to sleep
even in the presence of light;
even in the presence of awakening light.


P.S: The last verse is a tribute to Robert Graves's poem "She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep"
Click here to read that poem.

Act

Strive
to soar beyond visible horizons.
Dive
to explore unfathomed depths.

Pick
only the path that you want to stride on.
Stick
to your passion, come what may.

Give
to others so that you may gain.
Live
to experience both pleasure and pain.

Learn
to be strong though you fall down, friend.
Yearn
to sustain happiness till life's end.

An Endless Journey

When you fall down
and hurt your self badly,
learn to rise,
for there is no other go.

When you are shown a mirror,
and get to see your flaws,
learn to change,
for that is the only constant in life.

When you are saved from an abyss
that someone else had fallen into,
learn to thank,
for gratitude works many a wonder.

When you are sure you made a mistake
and realize it has affected someone,
learn to regret,
for you won't do it again.

When you want to spread happiness
and smiles everywhere,
learn to love,
for love is an ever-abundant source of both.

When things go wrong,
and you're clueless of what's going on,
learn to question,
for that's how you become wise.

When life blesses you with whatever you want
and manifolds your hope and positivity,
learn to dream,
for what is life without something to achieve?

When you talk, meet people
and go around living life,
learn to learn,
for life has many a lesson to teach.

Learn to love;
love to learn.