Adieu

Blessing in letting go !

Don't think I will know

You went away a little farther

Every time you bid Adieu 

Ambers will cool slowly

Steady will be beating heart

Not the pain for cowardly

Takes time to feel apart

Heart cries less each separation

Breathing has gotten better

Smoothness at each serration

Pain felt subsides later

Feeling of doom gone

Future no longer bleak

Ready to sing new song

The cracks no longer creak

Can't leap memories' mound

Fog of thoughts harsh, not kind

Go on, don't let the past hound

You left nothing here behind

May you too find joy abound

In future that you find

Don't rewind, I may not be around

No ropes to keep me bind 

Manjari

Destination

Who said it is only you and me

Show time passed, as others may see

Scars shine as deep, on earth as well

That beautify ageless face of thee

Those cracks in barks and rings of age

Hide truth undeciferable by any sage

Valleys so deep, mind can't fathom

Secrets are locked at bottom beige

Can't see the end from where it starts
Nor can fathom beauty impart

Illusion of sky just getting lost

Such is the majesty of crevices dark

Changing its colors from day to night

Are mysteries revealed only when bright?

Or secrets hidden display with time
No matter shallows or heavenly heights

Canyons so Grand, a wondrous place

Memories of eras bound to a space

Persisting waters ever so soft
Chiseling it's art in earth's carapace

They beckon me back again and again

Without them my life looks merely plain

Not just physical but spiritual whole
My soul's destination without fail

Manjari

Drama

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Tight knot that I have tied

Thoughts that I do hide

Teachings of life erudite

If let loose, in no time slide

What seemed out of sight

Now suddenly in view full, not slight;

Thought they would have lost sharpness

But the wounds hurt more hindsight

Don't ask me how I am doing

Am keeping pace not slowing

I have too many stops

No end to drama that's flowing

I want to be recast

No matter pace dull or fast

Want a new script in life

Picked up this story, not knowing

Will there be second chance 

Of life filled with music and dance 

No, don't need another partner

Can't keep practicing penance

Do I want to be alone?

Life can't be monotone

Why colors bring contrast

Can't they blend the heart borne !

Waiting for curtain to fall

Don't want to be missed at all

Tearing the soul from mind

Wish to leave it all behind 

Manjari

Elation

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No, don't need reason to laugh
Don't think it is life I mock
My disappointments hidden quite well
Disguised, saves others from shock

Find merriment about everywhere
Not time unlimited on the clock

Be calm divine, When feel despair

Why stay under! come up for air

If feel lonely, just find your pair
Life is when, for someone you care
If You won't hold reins of life
Believe me, no one is there

Thoughts pulling down, then tightly hold
Into serenity those must be mould
If events past bring sadness old
If warmth of heart turning to cold
Just take deep breath, let it all go
Does wonders for one's soul, I am told.

Manjari

Nostalgia

Memories of moments, need to glean

Where to start don't know

Will the slate be really clean

Or will there be shadow

Maa and Paa being proud
mentioned our feats in crowd
If there was, remember not
Trust was given no doubt

Presence that had us blessed
Family was pillar of life
Nothing given to us excess
Love, no rules belie

Will I ever get all back

Hands messed up with clay

Jumping from deck, on pile of leaves

Was just a child's play

Climbing those trees, but only some

Since I was kind of scared 

Can't even begin to think things done

With sis and bro who cared

A merry group at river bank

I was about to drown

Dressed in brother's little shorts

Care not, looked like a clown

Seen as Tomboy believe me this

I know it is hard to guess

Singing with friends, chanting slogans

Always fashionably dressed

Uniformed in beige and white

Marched in rhythm with sister

Like two peas in a pod

Stirred up a storm and twister

Going to farms n fields nearby
Picking Guavas ripe
I used to pay for them alright
Naughty sis wanted to swipe 😊

Time spent mapping miles around
We knew almost them all
On trees or dusty pebbly ground
With friends short and tall
What wouldn't I give to get all back
Childhood so filled with chatter
Knew not life later will lack
These things that always matter

Manjari

Tears

When looking out the window

And heart is full of joyful cheer 

Peace inside has reached crescendo 

Almost childish, which was austere

Feel suddenly a wet little drop

Trickling down my cheek and jaw

No sadness I feel in real

Somehow happiness has its flaw

Try to reminisce moments past

What did leave my emotions aghast ?

Why the flower of my bloom

Reminding me of a parched plume

What buried thought invoking fright

Thought I saw all clear as light

Something lurking in the dark

Overshadowes my merriment bright 

Don't acknowledge, if there is one

Some negative keeps down my sum

I am a soul that strives to thrive

Uplifting self, that must be done.

Manjari 

Prayers Beware

Requested many a times, expectant

Then there are times, asked only once
Praying to God for something important
At times never answered and sometimes at once

If my weary heart ever asked for someone 

The one I didn't need to meet in person

Just in thoughts that one I could love
Will effortlessly learn life's lesson

Dwelling in thoughts, my day and night

Facing life's doldrums, steadying ship slight

Brightness of day will be his reflection

Mirroring myself in his selfless actions

Was I asking too much in that kinship !

Is there possibility of such a friendship !

For one who hear cries of people's heart

Knew life is not about, just being smart

Little joys of living who will revive

Beautiful only when together we thrive

Brushing soft strokes with unquestionable might 

Standing in water deep, for when I dive 

Perfecting just one thing not his pursuit

Life be more than a bushelful of loot

Taking new endeavors his favorite game

Couldn't be bothered gaining name and fame

If there was ever such a person divine

My heart being near whom, always pine

And then, God shows, here's what I asked !

Prayer incarnate, but can't be mine

Have that someone to love n admire

Person who fuels thoughts silently on fire

Should I be free to say, my desire

Or keep to myself, not being town crier

Now when ever something dearly I want

Should my prayer be answered and haunt !

I am extra specially really really careful

Taking super seriously and not just a jaunt

For again if I fall into my own trap

Ask for something that I do not yet have

Trouble will be, it comes scaring me true

Will be no going back to start life anew

Manjari