Come, Love,
Sit by the fire
that we lit
out of ourselves -
As the world dissolves
and we smile
at the shadows
it leaves behind..
People
Screaming
Like creatures
left out of Noah's Ark..
Not realising,
that there IS No Destination
except the one
on the shores of their hearts?
Where will they go
Who have not yet
Reached themselves?
That was my own yaar
ReplyDeleteit kept me reading again and again it has something that charms me a lot but not aware what
ReplyDeletethose last three lines are emphatic expressions of a truth that lies somewhere deep inside me, that set me thinking for a while.
ReplyDeleteprofound post!
:)
there IS No Destination
ReplyDeleteexcept the one
on the shores of their hearts.
Wish I could find this destination called SELF ever in life!
Lovely Writing.
Good one
ReplyDeleteHey this one is beautiful ...
ReplyDeleteI could almost imagine a bonfire of sorts and shadows of people.
It's a strange sort of duality you talk about - love which in it's purity is selfless. "In your happiness lies mine".
And then, like you say in the end, the self to which we need to reach out to.
Here I am trying to lose myself, and there you are talking of finding oneself :-)
'Not realising,
ReplyDeletethat there IS No Destination
except the one
on the shores of their hearts?'
Very true friend.
*that there IS No Destination
ReplyDeleteexcept the one
on the shores of their hearts*
Often we search for the wrong destinations and hence never reach where we are suppsoed to..its a lifelong search!
Gangu wasn't happy when he realized you thought Gangu was making up those fanmail letters. In fact... Gangu was quite sad that such a thought could even arise in your mind! We have been childhood friends... aka Langoti Yaars! And you... of all the ppl??? *sigh* Gangu thought he would never live to hear such words from you. :-(
ReplyDeletethanks for appreciating my non-sense rhymes..
ReplyDeleteur posts are gr8 too.. :)
i think that's the longest possible journey, reaching yourself.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is very profound!! Youe words are beautiful. What a gift!!
ReplyDeleteHi Varun: Tumhara apna tha to bahut hi achha tha..
ReplyDeleteHi Known Stranger.. yes, I also identify with you there.. i keep going back to this poem.. and it keeps coming back to mind.
Hi Velu: I think of those last three lines very often. Particularly when i need to turn anger into sympathy.
Hi Chiya: Thank you dear! You look like you are on the way already...
Hi has to be me: Thanks!
Hi Wriju: I thought of a really long response to wht you've written.. and maybe we will take that offline.
hi Madhuri: CAM.. :-)
Ekta: Imagine what would happen if it wasnt a life long search?
hi Gangu: What to do, life is full of dissapointments.
Hi Shubham: Thank you.
Hi Chloe.. yep, so it is..
Hi Trailady: Thanks!
Hi Hiren: To me, this poem means a lot of things.. its one thing that i keep comiing back to. J Krishnamurthy... perhaps.. Re. Osho, have left comments on your blog.. thanks for coming by!!
hmmm .. beautifully written .. i love how you talk in this poem .. did you write this? there's a conversation in this poem (is this a poem or conversation) .. i love it.
ReplyDeleteThere is no destination .. except the one where the boat leads to mate !
I know .. love the question in the end .. this is awesome ..
The video works mate !
very beautiful.
ReplyDeletecome love
flame with the fire
that we lit
to find ourselves
in love
at its heat
that leaves a happiness
Saints
in renounciation
like objects
with no life
not realising
there is salvation
in those moments
of love and intimacy
Where will they
find who have
not yet reached
themselves
in them..
Let us unite
before flame
turns to smoke
Hey, when's the next post coming up?
ReplyDeleteWonderful name for a blog!
ReplyDeletePlease also keep posting the roman script; not all of us Urdu/Hindi speakers can read Devnagri :D
Hi Nabeel: I like your take on the poem... there is no destination, except the one that leads to mate.. wow!
ReplyDeletehi Known Stranger.. i NEVER, ever imagined one could do this with a post.. :-) pretty incredible - that! I like the paragraph with the saints best!
Hi Wriju: It almost came up yday... and will positively be up today.. though its not poetry, and I will have to do some research before that one..
Hi Ifaqeer: Good point. Will remember that. Actually, maybein a while, I will add a little primer to Hindi on this blog.. how does that sound? :-)
Come, Love,
ReplyDeleteSit by the fire
that we lit
out of ourselves -
how true, good one
when did i write this nonsense here. oh surprising. it seems i made some sense in the nonsense. fro my latest post to do i was strggling for past few days.. and i didnt know i had dropped one here to put in my blog. oh !
ReplyDeletebut why does the couple smile as the word dissolves? The world dissolving being a bad thing ..
ReplyDeleteHi Smiley: thanks!!
ReplyDeleteHi Known Stranger: Wow.. you dont even remember putting it here?
Hi Nabeel: Maybe, it isnt such a bad thing.. the end of the world.
nice one....
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