RAINS

adding colors and character

to the benevolent sky

the clouds float together

forming an isle

the storm

the lightening

in their magnificent ire

usher in gusts of wind

along with the thunder

first come the cool breeze

then the petrichor

and, finally the outburst

an antidote

to every parched soul

the beautiful rains

are a frenzied delight

where the spirits

are showered, and

feelings sensitized...

Tabula Rasa

Memories vivid yet distant
of how colors turned gray
in the contours
of her convoluted mind
over the years
it seemed like
there could be nothing more
to the black hole like darkness
that was shrouding her vision
gripping her imagery
she sat there lost
in the qualms
of her fragmented life

Interlude

She could not
let this continue
it had to stop
for she was breathing
she was alive, and
deep within she knew
it was temporal
she had to move on
in life

Interlude

She woke up one day
set her slate clean
like the tabula rasa, and
edged forward
propelled with hope
towards the horizon
ready to create
new imprints
of the rest of her life

Belong

her wanderlust
epitomized freedom
as free as
the flowing water
of the river
that had no start
and no end
such was her wildness
that she held no fear
and basked in her own light
in communion
with the Universe
belonging only to herself

She...

She was crazy

She was funny

She was emotional

She was badass

She was calm

She was chaos

She was unexplainable

as

she was all that she was

and all that she was not!

She was poetry in a world

that was striving

to learn the syllabary.

Emotions

she smiled

when all she wanted

to do was cry

she felt the storm

that was raging on her inside

years of pent-up emotions

that were stifled-in

had become fluid

and were overflowing

this surge, this force

emptied her of all feelings

and, she let it be

for

it was TIME

to discard all pretences

inhibitions, negativity

that weighed her down

and let the white LIGHT

with it's serene halo

seep in, envelop and protect her

in her journey from hereon...

By Faith

by faith, I believe

that faith is choosing to believe

that the journey of life is meant to be, the way it is

by faith, I believe

that eventually things will fall in place

that there is HOPE always and this truth cannot be displaced

by faith, I believe

that when life's valleys seem mired and dark

there will be a conduit out there that will take me out

by faith, I believe

that I am not alone

that there is an angel up there watching my every move

by faith, I believe

that when the time is ripe

the Universe will conspire to reveal what is right

by faith, I believe

that it is in faith  that I have to BELIEVE
to move on in Life

Sometimes...

a soul, seeking
hoping and yearning

a heart, longing for
love and peace

a traveler, in quest of
untread paths and fresh air

a seeker, pursuing
answers and light

she was beautifully out of place
she was magically blended in it

she was sometimes that
she was sometimes this

a palpable spirit who danced in abandon
filled with simplicity n' bliss!