Don't be fooled by the beauty of things
like this cloud
so picturesque
and so destructive

But, let's learn
that even in worse conditions
try to look good
or at least look good in spite the failing condition

The show nature puts up
even on destruction path
is worth respect

The full force of lights
clap of thunder
and unseen stage-settings of clouds

takes your breadth away
in picture
and sometimes
in life, literally.

Go with the flow...

पानी के बहाव की तरह
ज़िन्दगी बहती जाती है

ना रूकती है , ना पलटती है
और ना ही रुक के सोचती है
की क्या साथ बह रहा है

कभी कुछ पल , कुछ लोग
छूट भी जाते है
कुछ गहराइयों में खो भी जाते है
किसी किनारे पे अलग हो जाते है

घोर अँधेरे में
सुबह की धूप में
समय की ताल पे

पत्थर आये तो रुख मोड़ लेती है
बारिश के बहाव में रफ़्तार तेज हो जाती है
सूखे में चुपके से आहिस्ता हो जाती है

कुछ पीछे नहीं रहता
लेकिन फिर भी कुछ एक जैसे नहीं रहता

पानी के बहाव की तरह ...ज़िन्दगी

Have I driven myself into non-creative land?

Knowing things
Trying to figure out everything by associating it with something I already know
Trying too hard to figure out who I am
What am I capable of
What are others doing
Deciding what I like based on what I have already seen

Leaves little room
for surprise

I need to open some windows
air it out
let rain drops cleanse

Relaxed mind is the sprouting ground of originality
Detox the mind
Throw out schedules
Let stress flow out of my veins

and then see everything without making sense of it
experience
feel
be...

Memories

Memories holds my hand
firm and tender
and don't let me fall

they bring along rush of feelings
some ill timed tears
and some unanticipated laughter

in bad times
in good times
a companion through it all

was it like that,
did it feel that way
questions linger, filling my empty heart

Some paths we travel
I vividly remember
some I can't place at all

no matter how much time passes
each moment printed in memory
feelings preserved
people etched

faded faces
half baked names
some I can't forget
some hard to recall

I live by them or live because of them
when I stumble and stumble I will
these memories hold my hand
stand me up, stand me up tall

Borrowed time...

हर रोज़ चंद लम्हे वो होते है
जो गुज़रे हुए कल की याद में खर्च होते है


यादें मेरे पीछे भागती है
और उन लम्हों में मुझे छु लेती है
समेट लेती है

या शायद में यादों को लिये
आज से दूर भागती हूँ

आज का उधार
बीते कल पे खर्च करके
आने वाले कल का भोझ कम लगने लगता है |

A tiny bit crazy?!

We all need to be a little bit crazy at most times of our lives to achieve anything.

We, as human race, need to be a little bit crazy at most times to explore anything.

Look at these pictures...
I rest my case.

We need to keep alive that crazy voice inside us
that makes us do these things
because these things lead to anything at all
or perhaps everything

It leads us to what can be done, found, explored, worked out...

Only a crazy can stir the frenzy of ideas
Stimulate curiosity to find ways and places
and strength to push through...

A tiny bit crazy is not good...it is essential.

Aaj...

आंखें जो मैने बंद की
सोचा
नींद आये शायद, कोई ख्वाब आये, सुकून आये

ख्वाब आये
मगर ना सुकून आया
और ना ही फिर नींद आई

वो ख्वाब था
या उस सपने के चन्द टूटे हुए हिस्से थे
जो मैंने जागती आख़ों से देखा था

बिखरे हुए कुछ टुकड़े
जो कहीं खो गये थे मुझसे

बिना मुझे बताये
जुड़ गये

सपना खुली आँख का ना सही
बंद आँखों का ख्वाब बन गये