Friday, February 21, 2014

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

..Alavadia

on yet another friend relocating..

Alavida unhein kehte hein
Jinse phir milte nahi..
Aap to humare dil mein rehte ho
Roj milke baatein karenge !

Friday, December 9, 2011

Mask slips !

This is dedicated to a person and a moment when my mask truly slipped off !

I crashed on the bed,
Exhausted
And before I knew it
My mask slipped off !
And the thoughts trapped inside
started tumbling out
and small wisps of words
Like cotton clouds
dancing and changing shapes
But quickly and quietly
before the cops came
I slipped it on again.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

For vedika and my temper...

Vedika gave me a tough time today....she ddnt eat anything the whole day, kept crying and clinging and finally in the afternoon i lost my temper and yelled on her ...the poor girl ...i realized by evening that she was probably down with some bug as she kept slapping her tummy and pooed 4-5 times...i cannot describe in words how guilty i felt !! here is to vedika and my temper....

I know my love for you
cannot be measured in spoons
or weighed on the kitchen-scale
But sometimes
The bull charges
And cracks appear in the wall...
After the storm has passed
I see you still running to me
With the same innocence
And then I know
That love stronger then mine exists...
The one you have for me !

Friday, July 22, 2011

To HK

I received my permanent HK ID card today...its been 7 long years since I started off here..unbelievable ! I still remember the first day I landed here as a summer intern...literally chanting hanuman chalisa as HK was struck with SARS then !! But the stay here has outlived my fears...and I suppose I do have some sense of belonging now...heres to HK

The city speaks..

A million faces blend to form my skyline,
Some call me fast-paced, even greedy-
A shadow at best...
But if you look long enough
you will see
I am not a maze of money, but
of sweat and dreams....
And if your wings are strong enough
I will let you soar above the million faces...

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Dawn

Early morning lightplaying with her hair
I see the corners of her mouth curling up
to form a lovely smile
Look its now spreading across the face
Lingering in her eyes.
My daughter lazily looks up
To meet my gaze,
And I am ready to face the world again

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

on taliban

mazhab se mohabbat ka vasta de ke
log kyun khoon bahate hein?
miya ishq mein saari duniya
jaan deti to hein, par leti nahi !