Life & Death!

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Just reposting an extract of my earlier work from back in August 2011. A cousin passed away recently – absolutely no vices, no symptoms, no whatever! One fine day he just comes home and drops! Hospitalized and then you learn too soon he’s passed. Makes you wonder of the frailty of Life! Nothing can make you more philosophical about Life than Death Itself! Hence the below lines:

Its true even in this Time & Space,
The indelible lie that Life is just a Race;
A Blind one too for money & for fame,
And to each person - his own game,

So hold your horses and just take a pause
To consider the fact of stones rolling with no moss,
And one fine day to wake up & find
Lost chances galore & memories left behind.
The earth goes around without remorse,
Staying still & steady on its course;

And Life laughs at our efforts vain,
To navigate Its turns and stay on par
Playing for minimum loss & maximum gain,
With the sure knowledge that we all are,
Even as It plays us out in grand pantomime
Destined to lose the battle with Time!!

Good Lord, why do I pray?
If Death is just an ordinary Day
In the calendars of those who wept,
for words unsaid and promises unkept,
for a better time that’s already passed,
And for a better memory to forever last!

So we go on with counting our pebbles & stones,
Refusing to let our minds be open & see,
That Life is more than just bricks & bones,
Know this Truth & set yourself Free!!

RIP, Charan!

For Tattered Flags!

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They know not the joys of returning home,

Those that have not been to battle before!

Or felt the depth of the battle scars,

Nor worried what Tomorrow’s got in store!

They ain’t heard the widows’ cries

As their men fight their wars unknown,

Or felt the courage of a warrior who tries

Gamely to win a battle alone!

Ain’t tasted the sweetness of Victory’s Kiss,

Nor felt the pain of their brothers biting the dust;

And not the pride of raising high their tattered flags,

And walking on Earth with Honor as Mankind must!

Karma!

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The thirsty eyes scour the limitless skies

In earnest wait for a  magical day

To lift the gloom of terror and lies,

Or the promise of a blessing on its way!

But the mortal fools with their daily grind

Don’t see the folly of their mundane lives,

That Life is just a Wheel turning blind

A merry go-round – departing soon as It arrives!

Even as the faithful few meet with Triumph & Disaster

Not realizing they’re just two sides of the same coin,

With the fickle hope that both serve the same Master,

But one leaves another - destined never to join!

The tears will dry some even as smiles will fade,

Thus is the way with Life’s story!

Flattering to deceive that you have it made,

Only to end up with – some dust, some glory!

Only one person can master this game,

Neither a moment soon, and never too late,

It’s the man who answers to your name,

Who can make you the King of your Fate!

A Never Ending Game

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Mere mortals as we are, how can we fathom your Play?
As foolishly we seek to immortalize our Name,
Time rolls on through Yesterday & Today,
And Death is just a pause in a never ending game!!