A Flower's Secret

Why is it that I can
Stare at a flower
All the time

Could it be because
Whatever a flower says
It says it with a smile

The Free Bird

I am glad to be
As ugly as I look
Please do take me
For my words

That's because it is
So simple and logical
That cages aren't made
For ugly birds

Whirring Fans

Even before the start
Of the election year
A load of hot heads
Have begun to lose
Their cool

And we'll have to
Work overtime
To ensure the crowd
Isn't take in by
A bunch of fools

The Egg Seller

This is not a job
Where I am expected
To be very agile

It's an unexpected perk
Just because the goods I ply
Are extraordinarily fragile

Frames within frames

Life maybe a
Relentless grind
Out to frame you
In a setting of
Sweat and toil

No matter where
It pictures you
You can do it with
A positive frame
Of mind
 

Beads on a String

Some of us beads suffer
From a chronic case of
Stage fright

Others look for the time
When day will turn
Into night

Then there are the rare ones
Who are busy shunning the
Limelight

A Culture Of Consumerism

After one has
Renounced the sex
Denounced the drugs
The rock n roll
Life becomes quite
A drag

Then one can
Be forgiven for
Giving in to
The lure of the
Shopping bag 

Corporate Fuel

Yes, corporate life
Can be a quite bitch
Force fed as it is on
The humble sandwich

All Consuming Fire

Whether it is the stomach
Or whether it is the heart
It needs an all-consuming fire
To fuel the initial spark

Chequered Shore

In this shoreline
Bathed by the most
Resplendent heat

It's no surprise that
It's been converted
Into a washerman's
Spread sheet

A Child's Wish List

None of my toys
Will stand the test
Of time

But thanks to the
Small attention span
Of a child

My bottom line
Will be
Just fine

Sitar Cacophony

No matter how well tuned the sitar
No matter how much
The hands have weathered

It's an undisputed fact
That on stage
Not all sitars and hands
Belong together

Photographer's Envy

Nice to see somebody
With the same passion
A shared thirst

But on location
The only thought to
Cross the mind is
"Why didn't I see it first?"

Working for Peanuts

 Nuts are good 

They say

Good for the heart

Good for the brain

And certainly good

At the end of the month

When one has run out of

All his pay

Shallow Waters

Till the high tide
Comes along to lift me
I am not destined
To taste the salt of the sea

Warmth V/s Food

On a cold, winter morning
Food is not a pressing need
Maybe it's a cup of piping hot tea

But until that comes along
Getting warmth from the fire
Is certainly a priority

Air Guitar

Looks like the strings
Of a giant guitar
Are being strummed
By the leaves of
Blossoming star

Shared Hobby

Friends don't need
A time, a place or
A reason

It's fun to do
Things together
 Even something
As mundane
As staring
Into oblivion

Gaudy Pots

A gaudy earthen pot
Is not a thing that lingers
That's because its owner
Always hires maids
With very slippery fingers

Textures In The Sand

Wild flowers don't complain
About infertile ground
They are just thankful
For the sustenance
From the sand

For it gives them
The strength to stick around

Life Lessons

How awesome is it
That when you sit on stairs
You have no option
But to look at
Where you came from

It's a gentle reminder
To always remember
That what goes up
Simply has to come down

God's Visiting Card

There are men who lead us astray
With promises of temples
In stone, concrete and clay

Little do they know that
The finest temples
Reside in hearts and minds
They don't get in another's way

Solitary Confinement

Right now I am
All alone in this
Bleak landscape

But the moment
Another drop
Joins me

We'll have made
Our great escape

Opposing Views

You don't agree with me
Nor do I with you

But we can still exist
Side by side

Each entitled to his
Own point of view

Shining Through

No matter how dense
The forest of opposition
That's out to block you 

You just be like the rising sun
For sooner or later
Its rays just come
Shining through

No Onions Today!

Don't think of me as
Any other ordinary vegetable
For while I may be sold
On the humble pavement

I have the power to bring
Tears to the eyes
Of any incumbent government