3AM

Pre-dawn, Beginning in-waiting.

The creator prepared, starts writing...

Verses of a defined time, yet to behold;

Inks of dust and blood, parchment of gold.

A quadrant of wholeness, All are woven and made,

Sublime positives, angles evoked as they tread.

Test of tides, angles and sides; relations evolve.

Connected concepts, 3AM : righted, dusted, and solved.

Moments of stillness... the clock strikes thrice.

Consciousness flows, creates hope; will shall suffice.

The earth breathing, listens to sun and moon;

Miracles breeding, core renews, symphonies swoon.

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A Love for You

There has been a morning 

A morning for You

A morning for me

And an other morning too

For the souls 

That see the beauty of night

And dwell in dreamy paths

Elusively in the cosmic sight

Time that hardly matters

Separates the morning of yours and mine

But the universe spares its glances

For momentous destiny penned by divine

There might be a few stretches of land

Or even the moody seas

The distances etched in sand

Blurring the creases with ease

Or the fickle clouds veiling the skies

And capricious whiffs of wafting air, 

Sometimes tempestuous

But often with a pensive flair

There still will always be the moment

Where rhythms sync and smiles glide by

Where our mornings converse

And evenings upon wishes reply

There will always be moments

Bestowed from heavens above

Where this Love will always be

A beaming journey of our Love

A Love for You

A Love for me

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Should?

From places to places

We go

Do we move in space

Or stay still in time

Or be mere spectators

Of a starry sea

In an endless ocean

Of limitless depth

We are just but

You and me

In expanses of the dimensions

We never knew

Should we have been

Never, ever, or

Forever?

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Like Eternity

As the radiant bright petals

Of the cosmos flower

Looked up at the sky

And smelled the rays of adore

As the azure sky

Held its breath

And glanced upon

The beautiful moor

It held the rhythm of love

Like eternity captured

In the beauty of your soul

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Dance Of Time

Every aspect fit

Like pieces of a puzzle

Was everything just chance

Or the music of cosmic will

Beyond the bounds of time

And of distances that extended

Whatever were the fences

A kiss of hope transcended

Every moment spelled

Of magic and more

A surreal dance of time

And sprinkles of divine adore

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If Not For Aeons

It was a tiny ray

Out in the void; probably astray

It travelled miles

With a brightened hope

And embraced the droplet

With a gentle lope

With a gracious rainbow

The sky alighted

What if not for aeons

The embrace still spelled love

Silently recited

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Eternity In Their Souls

There have been times

When words were the alluring force

There have been times too

When words have all but failed

In telling what they felt

If absence of words

Were ever to be glorified

Between them

Silver roses would bloom

As moments are exchanged

Those moments spelled of glorious vows

Etched beyond eternity in their souls

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Charming Moment

Simple yet charming moment it was

When the wind blew cold

And you wrapped yourself up

In that adorable cerulean hoodie

Glancing up at me

With those puppy eyes

And a honey smile

It may have been cold outside

But my heart melted

With your warmth and softness

That is worth a zillion plushies

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Mystery of Time

Like the depth of night

And the mystery of time

With an ethereal feel

of sweetness

And hints of mischief

Beaming with hope

And softness of silk

The enigma of those

Chocolate eyes

Is a maze of charm

Lost as I am in the

Charisma of that gaze

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As Long As Time Stays

Looking at a zillion miles

And the deepest of oceans

Sprawling the seven skies

And vast multitude expanses

A feeling so profound

Maybe because

It knows no bound

She thought

with her twinkling eyes

Preserving the warmth of heart

For as long as time stays

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Soon

As the sun receded

With a final glance

At the blushing waters

Adios, my beloved sweetheart

He said, until we meet again.

Soon

She cast a cursory look

At the horizon

I will wait when you

Bloom like the rose, she said

And smiled at him

Once more.

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Melting Time

Melting every moment,

By the love in your eyes.

Adore your beguiling laughter,

That brightens up the skies.

There I was,

Unaware what was to unfurl.

Melting the misty horizons,

Your voice spoke to my soul.

Enlivened by innocence,

The moment captured,

Stories of time being enraptured!

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Forever You

I am myself 

But when you look at me

with your smiling eyes

I lose the sense of my heartbeat

I am myself 

But when you laugh heartily

on silly things

I lose the sense of the air I breath

I am myself

But when you do

the cute goofy things

I lose the tide of time

I am myself 

But when you murmur

sweet nothings

I lose the sense of the world around me

I am still myself

But whenever you are around

I lose some of me...

immersed in you

And there's nothing more than I love

Than still being me

Yet lose myself completely on you...

All. Over. Again!

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Ek Tamanna

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A Little Something:

Normally, I never rethink before posting any writing of mine. However, the case was different for this piece of poem, if I may call it so. The first draft for this poem took very very less time and I was all excited to post it but, as I was in the process of uploading it, I thought, may be it's not what I wanted it to be. At that point of time, I thought, I would better ask somebody else to read it first and comment on it. Upon asking two of my closest friends, Subhra and Prajna, they gave their constructive criticism and feedback on the poem. Keeping in view of their suggestions, I added few lines to the first draft and came up with this second and hopefully final version of the poem.

Thanks a lot Subhra for reviewing my naive poem, encouraging me and for everything.

Thanks Prajna for reading it, for the feedback and for understanding the essence of it.

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Perspective

I sometimes feel quite amazed at how an alteration in just a few parameters in perspective changes the vista by a huge fringe. I have apprehended it several times that life can shift altogether just by changing your perspective. But every time I realize this, it seems new always. That makes perspective a strange and riveting factor. What makes it more intriguing is that it never reveals itself entirely. Moreover, you never know how they diverge with the parameters.

I remember, as a child I used to ruminate over this thing a lot. I pondered why and how it happens that my feelings and inferences of an event are different from that of others. I later realized how powerful perspective as an entity is. When the unknown author said, “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”, may be he/she didn't mean just beauty after all. May be that had something in concern with perspective as well!

Each person perceives things differently. Everybody has a different perspective towards something or the other- say life, dreams or the world and what not. Why even consider the variance from person to person, it varies with time and transforms within the same individuals as well. A person viewing an event at some time can view it in a completely different light at some other time. Strange, but true. It happens all the time, in and around us. We seldom notice it, and if ever we do, we take it as the play of time or sometimes even may attribute it to the changes in our thinking levels. Let us try and give it another well deserved thought.

I agree, time is a very strong factor and, I daresay, the strongest of all. I also agree to the concept of varying thinking levels and thought processes and I myself am an ardent believer of that. But are these really the sole parameters that allow us to perceive things differently. If it is, then why are there certain things about which we feel the same and perceive them in the same way we used to do some time back in the past? Some things never change. Rather, we never allow them to change and if ever they do, we do not accept that. We keep inferring them in the same way and continue feeling the same about them. Does not time play its part here then?

So, it’s not just time; some silent catalytic force is there in action as well- something that defines perspective, something that allows us to implement and perceive from what we observe. It may sound as if I am describing ‘thought’, but let’s think more on the sub layers that lie deep and beyond the levels of the thought world; something that is so sub-atomic and sub cosmic that it becomes difficult to apprehend when we think about it, yet so super-atomic that it makes its presence felt everywhere, every moment.

I do not know, how to name or depict the entity that is the prime factor of all our interpretations, perceptions and sometimes prejudices. For, if I try to do so, that will be a sheer contradiction. I prefer feeling it, knowing that it’s there and just realizing that it is defining my thoughts every moment. I am content with how beautifully and magnificently it plays its part. I am glad and exultant to feel that it makes us feel and realize how lovely and sundry this earth is.

The world of perspective, defining such glorious moments, is in itself a mystery yet the way it gives multiple elucidations is quite endearing. It’s not just about seeing the two ends of the extremes; it involves seeing, understanding and realizing the numerous points and options that might lie in between. Seeing life’s each aspect, living each miniscule part of it and experiencing its multiple nuances is simply more than one could possibly ask for. Moreover, the realization that life harnesses each of its epic moments from this beautiful and amazing creation is what matters the most. After all, it’s just One Life To Live!!

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Symphony

With the rhythm of time

Life’s symphony plays

Conveys the melody within

And prances through joyous days

Together they glide

And move through hills and lakes

Subtle yet prominent

Viable are the paths they make

Somewhere from the shadows

The splendid sun peeks

Of glories and stories

Inspiring as it speaks

The symphony flows

Through the river that grooves

Rhyming with beats

And with all those moves

There’s more than charm

To this lyrical word

The entirety and mirth

That moves the world.

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