ephemerality

i met her after a long time

last i remember, she was naive

and i too hadn't touch my prime

as it happened, i saw her coming from far

she moved gracefully, like that of a cat

her gait was dainty and quite at par

i think she had also seen me,

coz she was saying something, but 

for her cipher, I didn't have the right key

i had so much to say,

the only question was HOW

i finally decided, and put it for another day

she came closer and I could see her properly,

her lips were full like the petals blossomed

and hay had made her hair go curly

she touched my face lightly,

it first felt cold and then it felt warm

it was something like that, sorry I can't articulate it properly

in another second she was gone,

i just stood their transfixed, knowing well

my heart, she again managed to con  

i will meet her, may be after another long time

till then, i think- let her be free

she be free, the wind and i be content, the chime

  

Shangri La

once during one of my times amidst a river and a mountain peak

i wondered, what is it that we all seek?

a job where we want to go back to work on monday

earn enough to promise a gift to a loved one and then be able to pay

a body that without fatigue can run a mile

a tongue that is measured and never utters anything wile

a home where someone kisses after opening the door

and a soft bed to lie when we are tired and sore

food for the present day and for the morrow

and drink at times to celebrate or to forget our sorrow

a past that is like a book, full of learning

a present that is without yearning

and a future having a smiling mourning

to be near to the mother who tended us when we were young

and to be with the father on whose broad shoulders we swung

a friend on who we can rely for our life

and a special someone who through all our thick and thin,

was with us and who we lovingly call as wife

in the end it is the same that we all seek

now i understand how someone could be happy at the bottom

and another be unhappy even at the peak.