Sunset at the Horizon

I am Teesta river, O' tourist do you see? I flow in Sikkim, he was built around me Twisting and turning, I follow you around Isn't my gurgling water the most pleasant sound? From the glaciers of the Himalayas I am born I am the anklet that the foot of the hills adorn From high up the mountains to the valley down below I dance, I bounce, I play and I splash as I flow! The rocks and pebbles are my childhood friends I tag them and run away, our game never ends Too heavy to move, the rocks grumble and frown I giggle as the pebbles chase me but soon drown Young men and women want to play along They join me in a raft and burst headlong I take them in a bumpy ride, quite full of thrill Be wary, I am boisterous, forgive me if I kill! Like a young maiden, I wear ornaments that I make The glistening grains of sand from the stones that I break The milky white froth and iridescent bubbles of air Are much like the flowers bedecking her hai...

Memories lingering in my mind, What do you intend to remind? Hasn’t the past already gone away? Why won’t you let me live in my today?! Why do those memories still remain? When they can never soothe my pain! Don’t they just bring more tears? A thousand times over the years…. Reminiscence thus comes at a great cost Sleepless nights, days spent in being lost While tragic memories bring you tears Happy ones make you miss those years! Haunting me over and over again These hurtful memories only pertain To a wretched broken heart Writhing in torment, torn apart Flashbacks playing at the close of the eyes Reliving them differently in innumerable tries But the lies don’t help, I drown in remorse My guilt only aggravates this unbearable loss! Why does this memory have to ever last? Why does my present wander to my past? Each second spent to recall what’s gone Makes it even harder to move on It’s a wicked trap that befalls all men For t...

Embossed on this fine road, My footprints will not erode Forgive me, I didn't intend to deface I am guilty of only leaving my trace No one cares for me, no one will remember After all I am only a stray, not a dear I am not worthy of being your pet I am dirty, rowdy and a threat You are keen to chase me away, You throw stones, kick and betray my trust, when you call me near Fool me, only to mock your friend’s fear Why am I not lovable at all? Didn’t you pat me when I was small? Now that I have grown up in the street You refuse to play…instead you mistreat! I envy the collar he carries with pride I am alone; he has you by his side He knows the love I will never know There isn't a kind voice to ease my woe Am I any different from him? Maybe my shabby coat makes me the victim? But am I not exactly the same within? All I dream of is your heart to win When my life comes to an untimely end I am afraid I will have made no best f...

Plunging to the horizon, a mere spark Fugacious sparkle illuminating the dark Born in the void, an alien from afar I am what you hoped for…a shooting star Millions marveling at the night sky Wish upon me, quickly, before I die But can I fulfill your wish, your velleity? I am, after all, unlike a deity Divulging desires deep in your mind Dreams unleashed, no more confined Don’t you realize you put me in a tight spot? I am weighed down by every wishful thought A man, a woman, an elder and a child All whispering wishes, rational or wild But your destiny shouldn’t you only find? I am thus forbidden to serve mankind Beguiling belief of a wish coming true Invokes insatiable greed that’s undue Wish not blindly, open your eyes wide I am, you see, not your free ride Forgo your wants, then fortune will smile Little things bring joy, make life worthwhile Spare some time to watch my beauty unfold I am nature’s gift, a sight to be...

Many have come and many have gone But it's only me, struggling to move on I miss them...miss you most of all The void you left behind isn't small "Let go", a phrase I don't really get If there was love, how can you forget? "Time heals all wounds", they say Then why do I cry everyday?! You let go of my hand and walked away Didn't turn back once to look my way In the world we created, you left me alone Broken, I strive to live on my own I engage in work to divert my mind Start anew, leave the past behind But memories remain of me and you Erasing is painful, remembering is too Past fights are no more a bitter memory I see I was wrong, "I am so sorry" I want to make amends, I want you back I want another chance to fulfill what I lack Your absence is hard for me to accept Without you I am lonely and bereft I cannot forget, I cannot replace I don't want to give you some space For we are like t...

Nobody mourns my untimely death I cannot foretell my last breath “A moment longer”, I can only gasp As you pluck the flower within your grasp To celebrate life of another I lay down my life, I’m the flower That adorns the vase, bouquet and garland On your terms my life is bargained! To mourn death of another I lay down my life, I’m the flower That dies at the grave not it's own Bereft, orphaned, withering all alone Birds and bees only peck, pray tell me You rip and plunder, by whose decree? Was I born to be devoured by you or your bovine Why murder me to please your Valentine? Don’t cut me to keep the hedge aligned Don’t tear my petals to read your lover’s mind Don’t crush me to capture my fragrance in a vial For every crime you go scot-free, there is no trial You glorify my colour, my shape, my scent With art made from my own pigment With verses that offer no condolence Your lustful gaze is my death sentence W...

Memories have faded, the fervor has lulled Tears have dried, the pain has dulled Love once so blind is now long forgotten But the weary heart cannot claim to be unbroken Just sorely mended, scarred forever Vows to never stir again…ever! Frail and tender it is bound to be shaken When a mere glimpse at the past is taken Though everything’s changed, some warmth lingers You lament the love that slipped through your fingers Fret not, look around; there are lessons to be learned Even Nature scoffs when love is yearned! Shadows of leaves dancing in harmony Once rustling in the wind, a soft euphony Now tumbling down, no longer together The same wind blows them farther Thus seasons change and love disappears   Is it the wind or the leaf that really brings the tears? A ripple touching another dies fast Solitary, a moment longer it would last Doomed like this ephemeral romance Lives are often lived in love’s trance Is the fleetin...

I smile because of you, Both in your presence and your absence Looking into your eyes or simply in remembrance Do you smile in my memory too? I want to write a song An ode, a poem, just something But can words really convey my feeling? Or speak of how much for you I long? Your voice reverberates in my mind I yearn to see you when I turn around To your heart mine is now forever bound Only with you pure bliss I find When you walk towards me wearing a grin My heart skips a beat every time I blush, my joy is so sublime How can I not love you? It would be a sin! But do you love me back? The question haunts me all night Watching you smile to another is an unbearable sight Am I not your only? Oh! Tell me what do I lack? Wherever you will lead I’ll follow Whatever you will seek, I will seek too Your laugh makes me happy; your tears make me blue You are my everything, don’t you know? Will you ever know of my pain? The sleepless ...