Through the looking glass

Cactus has thorns?
It has florets too and speaks of life amidst arid!
The camel has a hump?
It crosses the hot sands in silence.
The coal is black?
It pervades light and warmth.
The ancient building looks dilapidated?
It speaks of generations that lived.
The wrinkled skin looks hideous?
It speaks of experience.
Yet the ordinary vision sees only the flaw!!

Mayhem

The setting sun did not herald,
unaware of the coming plight
The mother enveloped its tired wings,
On the morrow is fledglings' flight.

Thinking of the coming dawn,
the birdie settled in its nest,
trying to sooth her little ones,
to catch up with some rest.

The darkness seemed unnatural,
the rustling leaves deafening,
the fiery sky was a jolt,
there was a rude awakening.

Haplessly flapping its tired wings,
the mother soared to a safer nook,
losing a combat with raging nature,
the blows,fledglings quietly took.

It was fatal,crashing the nest
down came the babies too,
While many wings flapped in morning sky,
But no flying for the lifeless two!

The light of Knowledge

The lofty mountain taught me sublimity,
The crashing waves of ocean, humility;
The dark woods taught me serenity.

In the aftermath of deluge, I found hope
The tremors of quake, taught me to grope
The tempestuous storm made me scream Nope!

The dying soldier teaches temerity,
The blazing horizon teaches eternity,
The church bell rings divinity.

The newborn child brings in purity,
The careless surrounding speak of levity,
Yet the rising sun testifies humanity.

Zest for life.

The oasis turned out to be a mirage?
The largess of humanity shrunk?
But let no earthy creature ever,
dour your beatific spunk.

The old leaves change hue,
New life evolves
The verdant leave speaks of hope,
On life's axis,one revolves.

In this transitory world,
Change is always permanent;
Accept it with open arms,
Its a winner of life's testament.

The occasional pain that raise its head,
Is a reminder of gash in the bossom,
Ponder momentarily on the dying buds,
Before merging in the thousand blossom.

I Versus U

You are spicy you are sweet
Your happy voice is a pleasant treat,
But when you are hysteric, I retreat!

Sometime cool, sometime haughty,
I can tell, you are naughty,
With you, cant take much liberty!

Sometime twisted sometime straight
Your words of wisdom comes with weight
But there are some, you wish to forget.

If only the clock turned back,
You would dust the memory rack
Fill up with pleasantries, the friendship sack!

Turmoil's undercover

Raindrops staccato pitter patter,
Heartbeat flitter flutter,
Nature dressed in fancy.

Sun and cloud playing peek a boo
Worries and hope joining too,
Drowning me in tranquility.

I seek sanctity in prayer,
Of those I consider near,
Their divinity embalming me.

I close my eyes in the dark,
Cherubic voices hark,
Love's soothing lullaby.

I count my blessings, one two three,
Dejection cascading slowly,
I will scope destiny.

Teardrops of uncertainty
Purges me ever gently,
Emotions dress in poetry.

Inspiration personified.

I never thought I can write any couplet that can rhyme....a cyber friend who I really loved had ignited that feeling. I always need some goading and prodding and very recently Sharmila Dasgupta, a virtual idol's encouragement made my creative juices flowing.Before they dry up in the heat of time, I dedicate these lines to her.....
Guileless but deep
Emotions in heap
Ethereal yet earthy.

Beauty in soul
Humanity in whole
Human yet fairy.

Mother,sister,wife
Qualities in rife
A person noteworthy!