HAPPINESS!!

She smiled.

She spoke.

She cuddled.

The bundles of joy, she wished.

In her arms, cared and snuggled.

The yesterdays stretched eternity and beyond,

Hope and dreams wasted lay crushed.

The body tired, the heart ached,

Like the rainless earth, sore and parched.

Yet, she persisted, the woman she is.

Her whimpers turned to thunder,

Rolled along, deafening wonder.

The gods of heavens and earth,

Bowed in admiration,

And let loose a miracle!

Of one life, maybe two. 

She embraced her miracles, her motherhood.

She smiled.

she spoke.

she cuddled.

I knew what I saw!

I believed it too!

Happiness is what I saw!

I believe it is true and it’s the truth.

Dedicated to a friend far but dear.

Fav quote...

"To hell with circumstances,I create opportunities"

                                                           

                                                              ---BRUCE LEE.

A Dream come True

It was dark,Black as night.

A ray of light did creep in stealthly

Shy and reluctantly.

I lay still.

Hovering in shadows,

Of wakefulness and sleep.

Mind drunk with dreams,

Eyes could not really see,

Was this real or fantasy.

Behold, rose a form,

From the earth with an unsteady grace.

Not a sound escaped,the deafening silence.

My heart pounded, reasons why?

It turned its head,yes,towards me.

I prayed,the five senses did.

There was a dribble ,between sharp white specks

Unrelenting ,signalling serious wreck.

I lay still,

Awake.unsure.undecided.

I lay still,

Awaiting.praying.Hoping.

It pounced,agility unleashed,

Licked me and said ‘’me..ma..thatha’’

I lay still,

Warm.Cuddled and loved.

I lay still,

With my little bundle of joy.

A Dream that came true.

Another fav quote...

I came across this recently and it resonated.

Courage doesn't always roar.Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying''I will try again tomorrow''.
(Mary Anne Redmacher)

I have been lovingly criticised that my poetic attempts are pessimistic,sarcastic or melancholy .So i tried wholeheartedly to draw inspiration from the things around me...hidden in plain sight.

H.A.N.D B.A.G

Oh beloved.

Truly loved.

You matter, dawn to dusk,

Be in a rush or rest.

Between those layers

Lies Hidden, little secrets.

Of wealth and beauty,

Books of stories, memories or plans,

Keys to rooms and hearts,

Tissues that hold tales of sorrow,sweat or snort

Inventions bringing world closer or farther, in all honesty

It has my identity, nationality and look deep, even spirituality.

She, as I prefer to phrase, comes in different shades,sizes and cuts,

Yet the camardarie is eternal.

Yes ,hangs by the hand or the shoulder,a girl’s second best friend

No purpose people say!

Ask a lady, my dear, the truth you shall know.

Beauty!

Beauty, behold,I am envious.

Yes, you!

I saw, when a baby smiled

I felt, in a mothers love           

I heard , in a father’s words                      

I had , in the hug of a brother

In the friendships around

And, in the trust of a lover or spouse

Beauty, if only , we could see

In the triumph of our enemy.

In the midst of failure.

In the eyes of a stranger.

In the ways of another

In the lives of our neighbour

Beauty, if we truly saw, beneath everything.

There would be boundaries but no wars

There would be colours but  only oneness

There would be religions but spirituality will reign.

There would be genders but be treated  equals

There would be differences but unified in action

There would be bad ,but good will remain.

Yes, I would be you and you would be me.

And GOD, if you do believe, will rest.

Let me be.

I was once a baby

Oh,Baby boy, its time for blue.

Oh, Baby girl, its time for pink.

I said let me be.

Around me , they said

A girl I am,

Liked Football a lot,dancing a little less,

More shorts,not really skirts.

A boy I was

Liked the teddies, soft or hard

Cried a lot, tears or none.

I said let me be.

Dreamt to be actor or singer

A designer or farmer

Even doctor or engineer

It not matter,

At work, am happy .

So,I said let me be.

A lover that I am

Loved a man , woman, both or neither

Does it matter!

Love is all that is.

Married now or never

Is it different?

True to any relationship if one can be.

Children ,bundles of joy, a choice

Mine or yours

Irrelevant , as happiness if it exists.

So I said let me be.

Let me choose, dream, want and live

Let me cry, laugh and do it all

I am here, now and then gone

So, just let me be.