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<span style="color: red;">Life's become so unrecognizable</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">and of the neighbor's who lives next door</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">and the one who lives at the far end of the street,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">and countless others whom I don't know!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">holding a strand of hope,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">wishing for courage and peace</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">to get by this day, with grace and life</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">and without fear of the next day!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Living each day with memories</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">of people close to your heart,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">head dug deep in piles of endless work<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">but heart yearning to break free and to</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">relish the warmth that once used to exist!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Mind often finds itself in muddles,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">dilemmas and dark thoughts,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">juggling between the strong and the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">weak side of inner self</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">chanting the mantra of the hour 'hang on'!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">tricks and the dreams to pursue,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">I stand up for one more day with gratitude</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">ready to sing, write and dance a little</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">and rinse & repeat!</span></div>
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The artifact you held on to your heart</div>
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As it used to be once,</div>
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The strength the grace</div>
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Remember it was once yours-</div>
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A thing of joy, and peace,</div>
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That’s what it’s all about...Hope amidst pieces.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">the glorious fire within,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">make it your very own!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">do not lash it away,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">and consume you fully!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Kins, words, promises</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">signs of all things transient,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">None holds you,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">you belong to none, in effective truth!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Let your eyes show it</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">let your heart feel it,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Let your breath hold it</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">the fire within!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Let it kiss you,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">pore by pore,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Inch by inch of your existence</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">submit yourself without a doubt!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Embrace, hug, kiss it</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">the best possible you could!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">The fire is all your flesh & blood,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">All that you are, </span><span style="color: red;">all that you could be!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Devour it, the FIRE WITHIN!</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">The swirling melodious terrains </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">of white water,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">The gushing cool breeze</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">flowing all along,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">the scent of bright wild flowers</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">flaring up the senses,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">The touch of the bees & flies</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">making their way,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">The rubbing of our palms</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">as we walk together,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">The glimpses of yours I steal</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">while you capture,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">The constant murmur of my heart</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">ready to gallop on your single note...</span></i></div>
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<i><i><span style="color: purple;">...is all I paint,</span></i></i><br />
<i><span style="color: purple;">is all I feel,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">is all I breathe</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">while I spend my life with you!</span></i></div>
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मैंने उन गलियों का फेरा नहीं किया </div>
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जाने कितनी जेठ की दोपहरें।</div>
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लाखों अरबों लम्हे बीत गये</div>
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नहीं चखा मोहब्बत का वो जाम,</div>
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और मेरा प्याला।</div>
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गर्मियों में तुम्हारे</div>
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पैरों का मखमल </div>
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नहीं टकराया मेरे पैरों से,</div>
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बहुत रातें बीत गयी </div>
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मैंने नहीं ओढ़ा तुम्हें</div>
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जाने कितनी शीत ऋतुयें आई-गई </div>
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गरमाई जाने कहाँ गुम हुई…. </div>
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बीतती रही घड़ियाँ </div>
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गुजरती हुई निकली सदियाँ </div>
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मैं आज भी वही खड़ी </div>
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लेकर हाथ में खाली प्याला </div>
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शायद कभी वो रस फिर से </div>
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जिसका स्वाद होठों से रूह तक </div>
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Shaifalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867250558554183782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881939249472375899.post-88035871939787615882017-07-28T14:08:00.000-07:002017-08-04T12:02:07.475-07:00अम्मा का दरवाजा!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">वो जो बड़ा-सा दरवाज़ा था</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">जिसमें दमकते थे लाखों सूरज हर पल में</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">जिसमें दिखाई देता था चाँद का शीतल अक्स</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">जिसमें झरने की कल-कल, समुद्र का फेन दोनों ही साथ निभाते थे,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">जिसमें हाथों की लकीरों के कोई मायने न थे</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">बस था हौसला, विश्वास और नित-नयी उम्मीदें।</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">मालूम पड़ता है</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">वो स्रोता किसी मायूस हुए दरीचे-सा वीरान पड़ा है</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">अब कोई वहाँ आता जाता नहीं,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">कोई पुकार, कोई हँसी-मुस्कराहट नहीं,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">कोई रौशनी नहीं जन्मती हरी दूब-सी कोमलता,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">सूखे पत्तों पर भी कोई सरसराहट नहीं,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">शांत, वीरान जैसे चाँद हो, एकदम अकेला। ..</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">हाँ, अम्मा के घर का दरवाज़ा बंद हो रहा</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">हर दिन, जाती हुई साँसों-प्राणों जैसा</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">वह घर जहाँ कईओं ने जन्म लिया, रूप-सीरत संजोई</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">आज अम्मा उसी घर के छोटे, सीलन भरी लकड़ी के नम दरीचे पर</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">खड़ी ताक रही है शून्य को,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">न जाने क्या मांग रही है,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">स्वयं के लिए एक नया द्वार या</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">दरीचे से ही आ जाये एक छटाँक भर रौशनी!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Time, O time!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I wonder where you live,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">yesterday you were a past tense,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">may be in future I will have</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">you in my hands</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">because your present tense</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">seems to slip like sand on a seashore.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I question what did I do to you</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">did I made you proud with all I am</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">or disfigured your preciousness.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Often I peep inside</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">and think hard what did I do with you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Many a Sun took birth</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">only to end with dark nights,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">they promised time on hand</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">like nurture in a mother's bosom</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">where did you elope</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">whom did you choose</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">'cos I stand empty handed</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">with regrets in my heart</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">and brine in corners of my eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Do you know</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I wanted to choose you to marry.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Shattered are the dreams to make a home</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">adorned with a fulfilling meal </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">of happiness topped with contentment</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">of love living between entwined fingers</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">and bodies wrapped in satin,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">you disappointed me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">or may be I left you hopeless,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">'cos I look for you each moment</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">only to, not find you on my bed</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">or smiling at my breakfast nook.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Time, O time</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I promise to be a good gal</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">like ages ago,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">come hold my hand</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">pat my shoulder</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">swirl me in the air,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I will laugh and toil</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">rise to fame and life</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">like the phoenix, never to vanish,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Time, O time</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">only if you be mine!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They put fire under its feet</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when lifeless, the wings of faith</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They keep it running</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They keep it afloat</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">falls, ebb, or cry</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They are it's guiding light</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when the night is dark</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Deep as oceans</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fragrant as lilac</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our life is what are our dreams are. There are days when we feel like giving up. Slow down we can and we must sometimes, to re-energize ourselves but we must never, ever stop dreaming. For dreams give </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wings to our life, a </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">reason to live, and flight to our happiness. </span></div>
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एक और, उसके बाद </div>
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मीठी अदरक-वाली चाय </div>
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कई खाली पड़े </div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Haphazard</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Zigzagged</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Crazy</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Painful</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Mad</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Lovable</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Unforgettable</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Random</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Soulful...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">They come back</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">without him,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">She, Sighs</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Opens her eyes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">A tear drop stops at her eyelid</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">The one big enough</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">to wet her soul,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">to let her words leave</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">But </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">May be, she learnt a lesson</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">She closes her eyes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">the Memories!</span></div>
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Shaifalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867250558554183782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881939249472375899.post-72422420399129316062016-05-10T09:30:00.000-07:002016-05-10T09:30:20.558-07:00Just "You"!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The <b><span style="color: blue;">hues</span></b> radiating</div>
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The <b><span style="color: #38761d;">metaphors</span></b> dancing</div>
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The <span style="color: #ffd966;"><b>rays</b></span> of hope</div>
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adorning my syllables,</div>
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The <span style="color: magenta;"><b>love</b></span> almost unescapable</div>
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The <span style="color: red;"><b>heart</b></span>, the <span style="color: red;"><b>soul</b></span></div>
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It's You,</div>
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Everywhere, <span style="color: red;">just</span> "You"</div>
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<span style="color: red;">बूढ़ी माँ अकेली रह गई</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">परिंदों से उड़ चले बच्चे</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">तिनका-तिनका बना घोंसला</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">आज खाली बेजान रह गया,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">बूढ़ी माँ बरबस देखती रह गई।</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">हाथों में लिए उम्र की झुर्रियां</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">होठों पर बस स्नेहाशीष-शब्द</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">काया कोमल जर्जर दीन-हीन</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">बस रह गई उसके साथ आज</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">बूढ़ी माँ मात्र शरीर रह गई।</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">यादों में जला कर बीते दिन के दीये</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">करती प्रकाश अपने जीवन में वो</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">आज में न जन्म लेती कोई नई याद</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">छिन-सा जाता हर पल, सुख-सा आज</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">बूढ़ी माँ नीर बहाती रह गई।</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">जोड़ कर अपने कपकपाते हाथ</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">ईश्वर से बस एक ही दुआ माँगती-</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">बच्चों का उम्र-भर सुख ऐश्वर्य</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">और अपने लिए एक नया धाम मांगती</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">बूढ़ी माँ अभी से स्वर्गगामिनी हो गई।</span></div>
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The new generation, I am not talking about the generation next to me or even the one after that, I am pointing out to the generation of kids to any parents. Yes, this new generation, parent's progeny are often impatient and always in a hurry. The older generation, the parents are weak and old. The one who taught us how to walk, we don't have time to take a walk with them. We are busy, earning our money, too occupied in our struggles, in our progeny and network, and myriads of innumerous tasks that are unending. But what is ending every moment is the remains of the youth or energy within our old parents. They keep getting older by seconds. We, the new generation too. </div>
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Give a thought, what do they ask? Riches, wealth, car, furniture! No, they just ask for a moment of togetherness with us, they want to smile and laugh with us and only demand attention and respect. The new generation can't even give them this? Is it the upbringing they received? <b>Start this Mother's day with a solemn pledge and a staunch thought to care for the mothers (and fathers) you have neglected, spoken to in high volume and thought them as inexperienced with modern ways of life. They need you, today more than ever!</b></div>
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"At least they are happy", Bibhu Sharma's story!<br />
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Shaifalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867250558554183782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881939249472375899.post-72215848887902274942016-05-04T09:17:00.000-07:002016-05-04T09:17:43.267-07:00Kissed by Hope...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">A road lies ahead</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Turbulent at times</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Often running deep,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Accompanied with obstacles</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">All shapes and sizes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Almost every bit of the way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">What's different today!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Unswerved by the terrain </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I keep moving,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Even if just an inch</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> I do not forget to at least drag,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I embrace the beauty </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hidden in the chest of efforts</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I enjoy the serenity</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Taking birth every time I fall,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I gulp the storms</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Life throws at me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I do not give up</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">For today, I am kissed by hope!</span></div>
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Shaifalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867250558554183782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881939249472375899.post-55478273293666935322016-04-28T11:09:00.002-07:002016-04-28T11:13:17.668-07:00Vacation!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Those who don't recognize you,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Those who leave your hands on a crossroad,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Those who do not value your heart</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Life's too short to have them!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Embrace a new Sun</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Take a dip in the Mediterranean</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Dress up like you never did before!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Wear those white shoes that take you miles</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">The satin-laced bra you never tried</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">The shirt that pictures the universe</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">The shorts that makes you feel young</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">The necklace that touches your heart</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Put on the glares</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">that filter the unnecessary</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Yes, drape them all and drop 'them' all</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Go on a Vacation with your new self!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><br />You left me alone<br /> One more time<br /> Like last time and the times before.<br /> <br /> The mad lover in me<br /> Every time broken<br /> Picks her pieces<br /> Still tries to find you <br /> In the shattered pieces of my heart.<br /> <br /> The shards of memories<br /> Shine like diamond <br /> But pain immeasurable<br /> From every angle<br /> Showing me glimpses of time<br /> Spent madly thinking of you<br /> Often Day dreaming <br /> Every possible moment.<br /> <br /> What it takes for u<br /> To throw me away from your life<br /> Your ease is my agony<br /> Our separation my fate<br />But like a phoenix arising out of ashes<br />Should my hope never die?<br />I write one last time all my love<br />Yes, I kiss it with all my heart.<br /><br /> My audacity as you may call<br />I no longer wait for you to come back<br />To kindle once again what we had,<br />To start once again<br />A life full of true love!<br />But today I make a solemn promise<br /> The fire which burnt my soul<br /> The love which spirited my being<br /> Left me bereft, naked in my own eyes<br /> Never to trust anyone else<br /> Again<br /> Ever again....</span><br />
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Shaifalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867250558554183782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881939249472375899.post-47215483681523982202016-02-11T22:45:00.002-08:002016-02-11T22:45:55.690-08:00Guarded!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue;">Guarded she stands</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Once an ardent lover</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Her heart made of embellished gold</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Body pure as peace of dove</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Love breathed in the red of her body,</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">'In the soul of her being!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">She dreamt, she acted</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">She touched, she kissed</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">She made love to love</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">But grief, a constant part of life</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Just like waves to shore</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">'Lost all she had</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Rather she thought she had</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Gone was the one she believed</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">She understood a 'soulmate'</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Lost was the capacity to love </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"> Guarded </span><span style="color: blue;">she stands</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">By the very shore of life</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">No one can touch her</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">No one can break her</span></div>
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PS: Loved writing this poem for Magpie Tales <a href="http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2016/02/mag-305.html" target="_blank">#305</a></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">होते है मेरी ही तरह बने हुए,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">करता है शिरकत लाल ही खून उनकी रगों में,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">बसते है ख्वाब भी उनकी आँखों में,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">होते है उनके भी कुछ दुःख दर्द, आंसूँ और गम,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">हाँ! कुछ लोग रहते है उस दीवार के पीछे</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">होते है मेरी ही तरह बने हुए.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">है वो भी किसी राखी का रेशम,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">'उन' पीछे वालों को थमा तो दी विनाश-सामग्री </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">पर न सोचा क्या उन्होंने न गाया कोई सुखी गान?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">क्या नहीं स्वर दिया विश्व एकता के भावों को?</span></div>
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Shaifalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867250558554183782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881939249472375899.post-44013254106516615332016-01-12T22:33:00.001-08:002016-01-13T16:11:33.914-08:00Those eyes...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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How gorgeous beauty!</div>
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With roses pinned in her tresses</div>
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Colored in <span style="color: red;">blood</span>, all inviting</div>
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Her body all adorned</div>
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Every moment she is killed</div>
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Shaifalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867250558554183782noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881939249472375899.post-71295013923240275762016-01-09T07:00:00.000-08:002016-01-21T08:21:15.889-08:00The Body, the Excess Baggage and 2016!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">Time is the only eternal change in universe. It never stops changing. The moment which we call present will become past in blink of an eye. Months, weeks and days become memories with each breath we take. Yes, like every other year, 2015 has also bid adieu and we welcomed 2016 with hopes and aspirations anew. Changing years mark not only change in calendar but provide us with a new beginning. Sometimes, I wonder if these are meant to give us fresh perspective in the monotony of life and everyday struggles. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With this expected joy came lot of unexpected events. All related to my physical being! I never imagined this would affect my family in ways I never knew. This included my own expectations from myself, as a new mother. It was no less than an encounter with the End and yes, the saying, ‘health is wealth’, for the very first time in my left made sense. It’s so important to be healthy. Lying helplessly on the hospital bed, I was only thinking of myself, my body. It is all what matters in the end- the physical presence. Till Oxygen reaches your lung and you exhale Carbon-Dioxide, you are very much alive and yes, we are responsible to keep doing this beautifully for as long as possible. In those unhealthy moments, days and weeks, I took a solemn pledge to earn as much as wealth of health as possible, each day of my life now onwards. So, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2016 is all about the physical body because everything else just follows. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: italic; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this, I am going to do as much as with my power, and all that which is in my power.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Starting with, 2016, I am just going to let go of the 'excess baggage'! </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All the excess baggage that has cluttered my being has to go away this year (with a hope to learn to minimize accumulation of this clutter the rest of my life). As human beings we are hoarders. We hoard material things, abstract ideas, dead relationships and tons of memories. We as human beings can achieve so much, only if we find our inner symmetry. The perfect symmetry of the body with the mind. Starting with my physical body, I am going to reach to my mastermind. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I am glad 2015 hit me hard and posed before me a few very basic yet very big questions-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">We all breathe to live. Have you ever thought to live to breathe? A few of us who practice various breathing exercises or those who practice meditation through breathing right knows the bliss in प्राण वायु (</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">'praan vayu', the oxygen that keeps us kicking and writing). </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> </b><i>2016</i></span><span style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">I</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"> am going to let go of all the unforgiving air my lungs receive.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38;">Yes,</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38;">breathing right is an art, and this year I want to learn it from scratch, unlearning everything unnecessary. </span>I am going to reward my lungs by opening them fully, breathing the essence of human existence. Easy it may seem to read but very difficult to achieve it if you have been doing it wrong all your lives. The trick is to learn it mindfully, not to lose hope and practice everyday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is a certain fear in my mind that may not make sense to a lot of you. Imagine a dangerous situation and you have to run for life. The only problem is I can't run! </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>2016 I am going to let go of the fear of being unable to run.</i><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, unbelievable it may seem but I am bad at running. I gasp for air after a few minutes. Yes, I need to work on my breathing but I also need stamina. <i>2016 I am going to let go of the excess flab I have accumulated without being in need of it.</i> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am not a polar bear who eats and hibernates. I am just storing, not even hibernating. I dream of fitting in my old clothes. My old pictures haunt me. To achieve these wishes, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have decided to lock horns with my weakness and signed up for a 5K run. I am practicing every day with a professional plan. Oh boy! it's hard to run for 1 minute for me and 5K is a 30-minute estimate. The trick is not to give up, let the oxygen in and keep running. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Equally important for physical well being is to declutter those memoirs, endless burdening emotions and people/acquaintances/so-called friends which do not provide any life-juice. Our heads often are filled with lots of old memories that wrap us tight and make it impossible to make new beginnings. We consicously and unconsciously make comparisons, become envious, nag and whine. This all takes away many useful moments from our life, which can be creative and productive as well as helpful for others. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>2016 I am going to let go of unnecessary burden from my mind and heart. </i>This is in the form of emotional baggage.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"> By making space in my heart, I am going to value the valuables, save time for tasks that will let me grow as a person and I will show gratitude to at least one thing/person every day. Decluttering may be hard but so important. </span></div>
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gently used clothes to the needy and homeless, the books read over and over again would be donated to the local library, thus spreading the love of reading. Toys would go to a orphanage and many other accumulated material things would have to go away this year. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>2016 I am going to let go of everything material I am not using, and can be reused by someone in need. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I list all my let-go(s) of 2016, I am starting to visualize how much light my body and my mind would be feeling. I just can't wait to actually make it happen. I know I am dreaming big but 2015 taught me the importance of right things, and 2016 will see the body changing and the excess baggage exiting my being. Amen!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was my world in a recap and a glimpse of my dreams and goals for 2016. Enjoy, if you want a recap of our world in the year just went by-</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">P.S.-</span></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">“I’m sharing my #TalesOf2015 with <a href="http://www.blogadda.com/" style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">BlogAdda</a>.”</em></div>
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Affection, love, joy</div>
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Where is it now we that shared?</div>
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Eyes as big as yours</div>
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Remember, I wanted to drown in</div>
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Dive in the love I called 'first',</div>
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Talks as sweet as yours</div>
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Intoxicated I was at every syllable</div>
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I wonder it was the love-nectar.</div>
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We held hands often</div>
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Clenched each other's emotions</div>
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Stole a touch, here & there</div>
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Hallucinating was the love</div>
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I, hypnotized to a world</div>
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Completely different, completely new.</div>
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Today, It's as if I woke up</div>
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The world once again, completely new,</div>
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A world devoid of you,</div>
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Unbearable, unfathomable</div>
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Excruciating desperateness </div>
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A pain so dark, inside me .</div>
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Yet, I wonder</div>
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What goes inside you</div>
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Your eyes notice any of it!</div>
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Or, was I just a <i>ripple</i> in the rain</div>
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in a world grey and black</div>
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Was I the one <i>running</i> blindly</div>
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on a <i>road slippery</i>!</div>
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Whatever it was,</div>
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"It" stays in my heart</div>
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Imprinted on my soul</div>
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To go away with my ashes....</div>
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P.S.: Penned for the image prompt provided by Magpie tales, <a href="http://magpietales.blogspot.ae/2016/01/mag-300.html" target="_blank">Mag 300</a>. </div>
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