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Sun and shade In my green glade Rain showers Strange powers Incense smell In my senses dwell The Elephant God And the lotus pod The mridang’s boom And hibiscus bloom Vermilion and yellow With rice to follow Gas lamp light Steps treading tight Smoky darkness Shadow’s sharpness Waves rolling Manjiras tolling Ganeshas sinking A storm engulfing —-Gauri Kanyalkar—-
14th February (2011) is most often than not such a happy day. I experienced a very different kind of valentine feeling today – one which touched my heart in a very different and potent way. I met one of my office friends’ after practically one whole month and just last week I was wondering where she was. She looked a tad washed out and tired, making me think – maybe she had been sick and badly so. I asked her the obvious question and she nodded (she is habitually a very silent person – you have to probe and pry to open her up). Old habits die hard and I was not satisfied with the answer. Her eyes looked so full of pain. “What happened?” I asked. “I had an abortion!” the words hit me bang at my core as if I had lost my own and in spite of myself my hand was on her back soothing her. Her eyes immediately filled with unshed tears. I cursed myself. The company bus arrived before I could convey my regret and pain at her loss. Even now as I type this my day has been incomplete, I could not relieve one would-have-been mom’s guilt, pain at not being able to carry her child to full term. My friend this is a valentine to you from your baby! I know just how badly You wanted me mom How much you persisted Your love for me was firm It’s difficult to love Someone you never saw But believe me mom I love you so much more I promise you mom It’s only a matter of time This separation is short I will be back in no time So give nature a chance To again bring us together To be tied in such a bond Strong - in every weather! Believe in me mom And my father in heaven He thought it best to wait And unite us forever!!
I look deep inside my soul And still make excuses for my sins My valor doesn’t satisfy me And the devil inside me wins! My conscience whispers gently A smooth caress which is lost Under waves of diversions unknown Deep trouble and a faraway coast My reflection in the mirror Tells me the truth as it is A face made up in bright colors The reality underneath to tease When the hues will run As invariably they will have to I, one of the living dead Will still have Him to turn to Is the faith that He exists To blame for my wicked deeds That my cross is on His shoulders And that my life is just weeds!!
When life’s odds pile up high And under burdens we all stoop Faith conjures up a vision To help you believe and recoup When all around are shambles Violence is a daily scene Faith plays the peace-maker Teaches us to breathe clean When past deeds catch up And force your glance inside Faith wipes away the grime To draw the good outside When you are scared to hope Things go from bad to worse Faith leads the orchestra Compelling you to rehearse Faith is dew on a scorching day A sapling growing on barren land It’s the shepherd’s divine grace
The PURPOSE of this life
Cannot be easily found
Heartstrings are untangled
In another life to rebound
Over and over life ensnares
And thus our mirrors break
And bygone likeness tarnishes
New images take shape
Life is created by Him
And has a myriad of strings
Each has its distinct note
Only for the one who sings
SEARCH is always a part
And a parcel of our being
What otherwise is meant
By Life, confusing and baffling
Life is constant and continuous
Even in unavoidable mortality
The FOREVER changing purpose