ADVAITA'S MUSINGS

Despite decades that passed by, Now I yearn to know you… Craving to see you… My dearest baby brother… In the shadows of the womb An ephemeral soul Unseen, unheard, unknown A story that ended  Far before being written In the hushed whispers of choices made For reasons complex and decisions made. Like a candle light that got blown out Even before being lit A tiny heartbeat  That was muted A silent cry And words unuttered Dreams that faded away  My brother, unborn… A life unfinished, Rare echoes of your story… Heard, but unheard Felt, but unfelt An emotion That alphabets fail to unravel… The echoes of your heartbeat, Unknown… Lingering deep within my heartbeat, Like a heartache, profound… Imagining words unspoken, And sights unseen… A sibling’s love, unexpressed, A bond, what might have been, A life, with memories made together, All left incomplete… Never in my vaguest thought Did I imagine That you would be part of my story  Like a void in life’s motion In the sacred c...

Drawing pathways  To your heart’s treasure chest Small round dots They simply lure Curious minds Writers and readers. They dance upon the page, In thoughts and emotions Simple they appear  But complicated they are With umpteen meanings  Unspoken emotions Depicting uncertainty Unending thoughts.. Ifs and buts A pause A breath A sigh… The wish  To go back on time To reverse things around The memories like photo frames Nailed to your heart That are now, Mere nails and bricks.. Sand and shavings of wood.. Ashes and dust.. To dream Things that you wished for Ellipses symbolising eutony Reverberating memories bygone Heart beats creating musical notations Of unions unfulfilled  Composing ecstatic tones  Of recollections so happy And ponder all that we embrace. Elated to be alive To live life Giving meaning to the ellipses An unfinished thought A subtle light They hold a world we cannot shake. In those dots  Tranquility they find. In ellipses, Secrets lie unbr...

  Now all at once   I love to be Alone  To find myself  In solitude  In tranquility Talking to the flowers bloom Thoughts and imaginations  Swept away by the breeze Locks fluttering across my face  Blocking a view  So gaily  With eyes closed  Feeling the fragrance  Fanned by the breeze From places unknown  The breeze so cool Fondling my skin… A chill… Cooling my thoughts Set adrift in dreams Off I flew in a chariot  Like Cinderella  Who turned, a princess A journey to meet The Prince Charming. In awe all my way Engrossed in nature’s artistry  Clouds resembling cotton blooms Running my fingers Like playing piano in the air A symphony of chance Imagining a dance divine With the prince so sublime Stars twinkling around Guide us to moments Our hearts taking flight With every chance encounter  A wonder to unfold A tale to behold And we sway away, My thoughts Winding a warp on a loom But in an instant A tiny dropl...

Oo… the clear glass  Their world looks amazing  I come near I see my murky reflection Eager to know their world I set my mission straight, For the next day. Today… I see a small hole Peeking through with my beak I pecked and perched on The flimsy barrier ‘Tis too hard  For me to break in. Saving my energy For the next day, I flew away. Today… ‘T was easy To get my neck through The gap made yesterday Something hot An unusual smell  I get today. Today is not the day My mind murmured. I flew away. Today… I easily sneaked my neck through Some dead insects  A treat for my tummy  I pecked and perched hard Making a gap Just enough, For me to sneak through. Alas! I hopped in Strange things Unusual surroundings I watch them Hopping and flying  From one to another Things, not so alluring As it appears from the outside  I see the trees The birds  I flew to see them Bang! I banged my head It hurt bad I can’t get out I fluttered my wings But I can’t get o...