Month: October 2019

Bailing her out
from an entanglement.
a herculean task whatsoever
took the breath out of her kin.

She swoons, weeps,
does everything
the situation calls for
a little dramatic.

She is Renu, who lives
distanced from reality,
saunters in a world
where she builds castles.

She considers herself
important, compares
with saints and pictures
as a kindliest soul.

A phobia it is.
directs her to a depth
profound.

Unable to equate with
life that she is into
goes deep into a trap
which cages her.

Her kin bring her out
with severity. She, very soon
retreats and sails easily
into the realm of make believe.

It is simple as such
living within your means.
helping others whenever
you can.

Desire takes you beyond.
You lose yourself. Attempt
to earn through unlawful
means,

Be kind and keep away from
lies. Do not hurt others
If be in the receiving end.
stay quiet.

If you retort, you give room
to agitation. Turmoil
descends. It is a let down.
Never speak back,.

These are the means to achieve.
Do not mean material success
they interpret mental salvation.
Conquer your self.

Extending the values
beyond the scope,
stretching the traditional
beliefs to a length
unimaginable, leads
to confusion.

The astrological
interpretations
based on mathematics
give us an exact picture
while the inclusions later.
turn contextual.

The relevance opposes
the imaginative conclusions
a twist to the tale
comes in the form
of reading the future
after knowing the expectations.

Faith in astrology
is an individual choice
too much will involve
a delivery of inertia
which will stagnate
growth and progress.

Caution is to be exercised
when seeking the astrological
advice. An interesting subject
nevertheless should be
dealt with prudence.
Wisdom rules supreme.

as

The grass is greener
on the other side
a visual impact
an affectation all along
being a mirage
as when one goes near
could see the patches
and sparse growth
turn round at once
look at the place
where you come from
the area appears beautiful
the faults lie hidden.

Handloom cotton saris
with checks and stripes
plain and with broad borders
look enchanting. Present
an elegance and a gorgeous
style inexplicable,

Starching them is laborious.
Need to be ironed.Tedious
but worth the hard work.
The decorum is commanding
being a lovely designer wear
for all occasions.

Charm apart, it requires
no stitching. The texture
falls on you with ease,
does not cling to you,
lies loose. Lends an
ephemeral look

If one has to walk
in a sunny afternoon
can cover the head with
the pallu. One can wipe
the wet hands remove
the sweat ‘from the face.

Eulogizing the sari
is my pet subject.
never lose an opportunity
to rant about them
especially the cotton
handwoven ones.

I am in a situation.
precarious and slippery.
If I lose balance
I might fall.

I tread cautious.
A misstep will
take me down literally
and metaphorically.

Encounter angry eyes
hear words that hurt.
people jibe from back.

I walk ahead
disallowing a turn
left or right.

My aim is to achieve.
Not being one to claim
a Nobel prize.I focus
on an object easily accessible.

It is but a family affair
very simple, plain
as could it be,
Demands a stamina.

Being jumbled up
manipulated and
coerced for no reasons,
I break my head

That is how I have lived
a few more years
will not pass in peace,
destined to face/

Let me fight till the last.
If that is how I should,
I have to. A wasteful ‘exercise
all the more.

Going by the word
been my way
all these days,
does cause a strain
when the considerations
take a turn unexpected.

Decision making without
the monetary control
is a struggle definite
putting forward a composure
hard to juxtapose.

This being nothing new to me
all along the procedure
being s, sense a feel
how long one has
to be subservient.

It is almost a lifetime
in my case. The portfolio
seems to reflect idealism
the execution forces
a less to down to earth.

Expensive in a manner,
not materialistic, affecting
the sensibilities. I carry on
without ‘a slight murmur
while I cry inside.

Carefree, fun loving,
playing in her phone
the girl turns responsible
as if in a stroke, in a second.

Likening to a breeze
gentle and calm
extending a pleasure
when they pass through.

This lovely girl,
call her Meenu,
or Meenakshi, the name
most familiar to me,

in her early teens,
deep into studies ,
cares for her brother
substitutes her parents,

while they are at work, she
has an eye over the maid,
an eye at the door,amazing!
deftly she handles.

The parents, as always
find fault, get crossed
if once she falls short
of her duties.

I watch her from afar,
nearly 4000 miles away
feel proud and admire her
for her meticulous execution.

Do not know why I go
back to my younger days
start comparing my days
at that age.

Ashamed to say.
I did nothing whatsoever.

Undertaking a journey by car
with the driver on the wheels
his ears sharpened
who takes note of every word
we speak, I decide
not to talk anything relevant.

Fortunate for me
my new one
is partially deaf.
Feel sorry for him,
but in a way, I am happy
as he cannot hear
what we discuss.

I know, I am being selfish.
With my previous ones
encountered issues
as they spread information
without understanding ,
as casually as they could do.

Ubendar, as he is called.
requires everything
to be told twice,
in high decibels.
Most he does the opposite
of what I ask him to do.

I put up with him
at times my voice turns
hoarse. There being
a benefit and a disadvantage .
There are two sides to the coin.

The nine nights or Navarathri
honours the deities
Parvathi, Lakshmi
and Saraswathi,
for a change .

A slot to the fair ones
generously awarded
by the chauvinists,
mean not only the human
even Gods tend to be so.

The womenfolk
deliver, a theme.
meticulous in their
performance, every detail
attended to.

A depiction of
Meenakshi wedding
where Meenakshi
and Sundereswarar
idols stand prominent,

Could be a tabloid
of Krishna and the Gopis
sequential representation
of Krishna from
childhood

Way back Navarathri
has been allotted to women
an opportunity for them
to showcase their skill
and execution.

For once Men give way
to their counterparts.