BOOK I FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY HEART

BOOK  I

FROM THE

DEPTHS

OF

MY

HEART

GYPSY WOMAN

I live in a box

With nary an opening to the world,

Shackled by my fears and doubts

Hemmed in by society's mores.

It's my lot to conform,

Do what I should do,

'twould ruffle a lot of feathers

If I didn't-

If the untrodden path I took!

But I am a gypsy woman

I let my spirit soar;

And roam unfettered nameless lands,

Swim uncharted shores.

None owns my mind but me

That I let run amok,

To find my technicolor world, lost

In the labyrinth of sepia tones.

In the midst of a mundane existence

It’s my dreams that set me free

To roam the world, to soar the skies-

At heart I'm a true gypsy!

MS

MY MOTHER - My Angel

The purest love in all the world

is that of mother and child,

The sweetest woman alive - O mother!

thy name is sacrifice.

You are the embodiment of love,

Of all that is pure and good,

The epitome of self-sacrifice,

You're the essence of womanhood.

As Mother Earth you give and provide,

As Goddess Mother, you forgive with a smile,

The Mother Nature feeds us aplenty,

The Motherland gives us an identity.

You're a child's refuge,

A teenager's friend,

An adults pride,

Your love knows no end.

You gave me all you had, and more,

You stayed awake so I could sleep;

You have no parallel in this world,

Mother - your selfless love is all I need.

MS

FANTASIES OF A FREE SPIRIT

When I am feeling blue

I let my heart go far,

To exotic lands where emotions

are sold in the weekly bazaar.

Beautiful women in a keffiyeh

beckon me with smoldering eyes,

Coaxing and cajoling me to buy,

their soft voice enticingly nice.

Where smiles are sold by the dozen,

Dreams in packets small and large,

Happiness is just 2 dollars

for a glittering one kilo jar!

I buy a piece of rainbow,

Some moonlight, and a cluster of stars,

To light up my nights with fairy lights

and my days with the colours of flowers.

I buy some dreams of a happy land,

where my gypsy spirit can roam free,

And paint a world of peace and joy,

Each brush stroke a blissful symphony.

MS

FRIEND

When the world is against you

There is a voice you hear that says-

"Come on, don't give up now!

I'll walk with you all the way"

When you are feeling lonely

His presence will give you joy;

When you are bursting with news

With you he will share and enjoy.

Mercilessly, he will poke fun at you

Will flatly tell you when you are wrong,

But will still be the oasis that nurtures you

When you're caught in a desert storm .

If you find such a person

Hold on with both your hands,

Believe you are God's favourite child

For He has given you a loving friend!

MS

LIFE

Life may not always be
What I want- contented, carefree;
But it is always mine to live
Free as a bird, busy as a bee.

Sometimes it’s an urban highway
Smooth and fast,
That passes in a blur of movement
Here, nothing lasts.

Suddenly it becomes a country road,
Winding, dusty, full of bumps,
It jolts and slows my wagon down,
But I plod on, come up trumps.

But most precious to me is the forest path,
Peaceful, idyllic, carefree,
That soothes and nurtures my tired soul
Then urges me on towards my destiny.

MS

SILENCE

Silence is the speech of god
Let the silence speak
Let it still the tumultous thoughts
That threaten to destroy your peace.

Let it grow within you
And blossom like a flower,
That spreads its soothing fragrance
Within the peaceful bower.

Let it spread its heavenly glow
And enlighten your path,
So you may seek your true self
Within your kindly heart.

Let it engulf your spiritual chaos
Replace it with self esteem,

To help transcend your conflicting desires,

Let the silence reign supreme!

Blot out the voice from without 
And you will hear what's within; 
Hear what He is trying to tell you-
His profound wisdom lies therein. 

MS

DOWN MEMORY LANE On Your Birthday...

As we walked down the road of life
together,
We've passed the miles,
From teenagers to young adults
through middle age,
With both tears and smiles.

Brick by brick, stone by stone,
I've built my life with you,
We've had our fun and our fights,
God always pulled us through.

For all the times that we were together,
For all the times that we were not,
For all the memories that we shared,
For all our shared thoughts;
For all the times that I was wrong
And all the times that you were right,
May god, for all these moments, and more,
Add another wonderful year to your life.

You are never far from me
You are always in my thoughts,
Even when we are far apart
You are always in my heart.

Have a very happy birthday!

MS

THE SAILBOAT CALLED LIFE

Bobbing gaily on the gentle waves

Sprinting, with the rising wind behind,

Free as the bird in the infinite sky

I sail on in the ocean wide!

Though I am but a little sailboat

A mere speck against the darkened sky,

I dare to pursue the golden orb

That behind the horizon reclines.

On and on I cruise along

Enchanted by the beauty so pure,

That's slave to no one's praising eye

In its own worth it’s secure.

I watch the sparkling waters by day

And wonder at the moon by night,

I play with fish that in the corals hide

And make friends with the gulls in flight.

Onto seas unknown I glide along

leaving my nagging doubts ashore,

At peace in my solitary journey

Towards lands pristine and pure.

I brave the rising choppy waves

Sail into waters still and azure,

With boundless faith in my destiny

I'll reach my shore, I'm sure.

MS

LET THE TEARS FLOW….

For all the life that you lived and lost,
For all the things that came to nought, 
For the joys frozen by the winter frost, 
Let the tears flow..... 

Let them mourn your broken heart, 
The beautiful dreams that fell apart, 
Your life that's become a wheel-less cart, 
Let your heartbreak show. 

The silver drops whose beauty I behold, 
Those priceless gems, more precious than gold, 
They mirror your joys and sorrows untold- 
And set your eyes aglow. 

Ensnared by the mystery in the glistening eyes, 
that mirror the blue of the summer skies, 
I wait for your tremulous smile to rise, 
And melt the accumulated snow.

Let the tears cleanse your soul, 
Let them mend the tattered hole 
in your heart, and make it whole- 
Let hope take root and grow! 

MS

FLUTED NIGHTINGALE

Hope on the horizon
A pleasant scented breeze, 
Gently ruffling my emotions, 
Sunlight peeping through the leaves; 
Someone tiptoed into my world 
Like the whispered notes of love!

The murmur of the wind 
Makes my heart sing, 
The gentle warmth of companionship 
Leaves me happy, glowing;
I wish my joys I could hold on fast 
I wish I could make them forever last! 

MS

A STOLEN MOMENT IN TIME

If I be given you a lone dance beneath the stars

And another, a life of togetherness to choose

The exquisite celestial symphony would endure me

Beyond eternity of time, space and you.

The thorns in my hands do bleed me

If I never plucked one, wouldn’t know

The difference between appearances

And a moment of love- aglow

I don’t grudge the rose its thorns

Or the misleading fragrance it flew

‘Cause if there were no bleeding hearts

There need be no healing caresses too!

The pain of chains if were not felt

Would freedom taste so true

If night had not engulfed the light

Would there be a celestial dance to choose?

MS

ENTWINING DISTANT DREAMS

Life - a perplexing shadow

That changes with every light,

Heart - a daring simpleton

Ventures, on faith into the night,

Love - a braveheart’s journey

Bridging differences, just right!

Entwining distant dreams

Not for the chicken hearted .......

MS

ENTANGLED

My smiles are entangled
A DNA helix rising from the sea
Decorated by shimmering tears
I don't know if they're from me!

My heart does feel
But my eyes can't yet see
Conflicting emotions
That's me.

MS

NEBULOUS HUES

Life is not dull black

Nor is it pearly white

And that’s the way it’ll stay

When I see no rainbows

Colouring the skies

I’ll live with the endless shades of grey

Black is not

So hot for me

Its darkness engulfs my soul

White’s not so cool

Blinding sight

The bland blend obscures, takes control

I can no longer lean

On the illusive arc

It’s but a myth, untrue

Its finite septet

Not encompassing enough

To colour my life anew

My life

It’s a diverse canopy

Bigger than the sky I see

Not black, not white,

Nor rainbows

No, they’re not the ones for me.

Why do I need you

To render my dreams

Restrictions don’t hold sway

I’ll have an unlimited palette

When I learn to embrace

The infinite shades of grey

MS