A Marriage Invitation

An Invitation plays an important role in each and every Marriage .The invitation and its written words has a story to tell.I still remember how my grandma takes her glass and sits on the sofa as she reads each  Marriage Invitation she gets in our home .She tells the history of the family as she reads them . My mother joins my grand-ma and soon they start to discuss thing and we all hear them with our ears open as always.Such information it has as they seems to be .

Okay what can we find? I can hear you ask me.

First of all , the way in which the invitation is presented says how well-off the family is . Then few details of the Couples (bride and bridegroom) and their family details are given like who they are and what they do .Its like giving the details of the extension of the families.The bride's family binding with the bridegroom's family making them as ONE through this marriage knocks each and every door of their relatives and friends.Then ,the information of about the place and the timings of the marriage is given.The last page always has the details of the related family members of both the bride and the bridegrooms ,mainly their name and their work details . Few people also add photographs of themselves in the front page of the Invitations .Can 't it be enough ? Yet , we all love them .Giving and Receiving Invitation is a token of respect in Indian and almost in any cultures.x

Every Invitation has a story to say ....

Marriage Invitation

The two's bonding

as one tied in strings

stored inside

a golden hexagon

an invitation

Perfect bonding

a written statement

with utmost love

care and

expectation

Lifelong treasure

scripted in elegance

with golden beads

and ribbon strings

full of grandeur

Cards finds its way

to every relations

and friends

sure to become

the talk of the day

Every Invitation

has a story to tell

and a new message

to convey, "Extension

of Families"

Marriage bonds thus

made in heaven

fulfills it's presence

as we rewrite on earth

in golden words

You can explore more of poetry forms in "Exploring Poetry" and if you want something in writings like thoughts and fun ,you can always visit here .

The Pandora's Box

Pandora's box is a story from Greek mythology. Lets read the poem or the poetic story of Pandora's box. 

Art by Mary , I have done a bit editing 

Do not open the doors when I am out

Dont go outside all alone  at night 

Do not open that cupboard of mine

Dont read my diary, it is not fine

Many dont heed to that warning

Letting again the story of Pandora in

!!!!!

Epimethius and Prometheus ,the jealous brothers

Angered and upset the Gods and they never bothered 

Mainly 'Zeus' the most powerful god , in conniption decided to take revenge

So created from clay , the first mortal yet beautiful women in challenge

Pandora,she was called married prometheus with her beauty and charm

Accepted the wedding gift from Zeus,a beautiful box knewing no harm

Though she was forbidden to open that box in her life ever

But her Temptation overcame restraint and finally opened  the box's cover

In a moment, all the curses were released into the earth

The evils of pain,diseases and all suffering in form of tiny moths

In horror, she closed the box, scooched over it and cried in pain 

Her husband came to her rescue but in vain

They still heard one more voice pleading her to open

Which they finally did as more worse sins had befallen

Out came fluttering from the box a beautiful dragonfly " HOPE"

which heals the wounds that the janky evil creatures develops

Although Pandora released pain and suffering upon the world

She also let out " HOPE " to follow them in bi -fold

We can learn from above that we humans cannot endure

Without Hope ,There exists never a cure

!!!!!

" So  Learn To  HOPE "

Road To The Future

Walking alone in the path

Covered in richness of  snow

Feeling so cold , I carried myself slow

Pondering upon  my still life

The past and the present days

Something which I can never alter

The future still holds a place there after

With that vision of a  hope

A hope to achieve my lost dreams

Like the snow my heart is ready to melt thee

With the slight hug of sun shine on me

I walk past the snow covered road

Crawling myself  home feeling cold

There, I found myself surrounded by warm hearts

Giving me a new hope of tomorrow

A road for me to move on ..a clasp on my fingers- my kids

-submitted for Magpie picture prompt

The Secret of Life

Life is full of  pitfalls and thorns

Halfway through we find ourselves torn

Crushed and Confused

The holes deeper

The thorns bulging thicker 

Face it !

Believe to face it

Live it !

Hope to live through it

Each lesson you learn on the way

Moulds you to an archetype one day

Proud and Precious

Standing long

Head up and Strong

-For picture prompt from Magpie

New Beginning -Haikus

Starts where it ends

Revolves for eternity

Circle has no ends

Move forward , restart

Life is what make of it
Boundless Earth

Worm inside cocoon

Sojourn a new beginning

Metamorphosis

All three Haiku's transformed into a single image

New Year 2011 Wishes

New Year 2011 poems and wishes. Lets welcome New Year in its own and special way 

Names recollected

Wishes blowed in mails

Love showered in phone calls

And in SMSs we text our wishes

"Happy New Year 2011"

Having read the 2010 chapters ,adding it to storage

Now ,I start an another chapter turning a new page

A damn new opening of 1-1-11, the new year has come

Lets celebrate our book of Life back at home

Love is full of surprises

When I wake up, you said I shine nice

When I smile,you said I flower

When I cry,you said I rain in showers

When I walk ,you said the waves dances  

When I sleep,you said the breeze whispers

Whenever you speak of your love

I close my eyes with my head above

Praying as new days and years dawns

Our love should grow with same intensity redrawn


WISHING ALL AN HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 !


-The second one in 160 Characters including space

Facts of Life-Haikus

We fight among us
But clasp together in strife
Power of kinship

Our Children's Future

Vanquish Shackles in Marriage 
Trusts Matured Parents 

None allowed to daunt

Targeting my dignity

I clasp to my life

Seed Optimism

I have written these three Haiku's themed Optimism in  5-7-5 format

Optimism dawns
When the troubled mind networks
Good music and friends

To keep your balance
In the journey of your life
You have to Move on        -inspired by Albert Einstein

Dangerous journey

I was destined to grow here

With pride , I still grow

No One Would Have Believed Me

My  prompt for Tuesday September 21st for "Carry on Tuesday".The prompt this week is the first words from H G Wells 1898 novel, War of the Worlds ,

No one would have believed...

I have to use all or part of it within my poem or prose.Hmm, I am in a state of mind where I have to believe and Hope.And so is my poem :)

I believed,
That life is full of pains that would be washed away
With the hope that nurtures in one's heart doorway
There should be no one to be left sad or betrayed , I pray
For I believe, they are just  lessons to make us more mature than yesterday
So if you are sad and drowned or feel like a bedlam
Believe that after a hard storm,there comes a part that is calm
I have no other option but have to believe
For believe is the only hope that is to be cultivated to live


A Haiku for the same :
No one would have believed ...

NO ONE is good or bad
I WOULD better be bad if I HAVE to
Since bad ones are better received than good ones
BELIEVE ME
I just wrote for the poem and yet its true

The above for Sunday 160
Comments ?

Its Just Once In a Lifetime Journey

We all have the habit of comparing our life with many things .More often , we compare life with the journey by Train .Train is like our life in this world in itself .We get into the train and travel to our destination which is already fixed.In between , we see different people travelling in and out of our train with different purposes, work and destination.Sometimes we talk,laugh and mingle with them till we or they reach their place outside the Train at some specified station. I learned that sometimes when we are unhappy in our life, comparing with things like this does miracle with your mind making it to feel much better.I tried to convey this message through a poem and here is it for you.

It’s my arrival

I am surrounded by relatives and friends

smiling happily at my arrival

passing sweets and chocolates

celebrating my coming home

It’s my departure

I am surrounded by relatives and friends

crying sadly at my departure

passing consolation from one another

feeling sad of my going away from home

It’s my journey

In between my arrival and departure

I am caught between my purposes of my life

Learning the secrets of love and giving

During my journey,

I meet all sorts of people from 6 to 60's of age

Both healthy and sick, but traveling the same

As stations comes, few people get out of the train

Leaving place for the ones who come in

The people moving about, I watch them accustomed

I pridely await for my departure that is yet to come

I ‘m traveling my route with the best of my dream

Making my life worthy to remember with gleam

I don't care of my arrival or my departure which is certain

But what matters to me is my ride on this train

So during the end which would be my last rest

People should say,

“There goes the soul which had lived a life to its best”

Give me a moment to cry!

Cry ! Crying exhibits  the feeling of your pain

Cry ! Cry in limit  to feel better again

 I Clean My Mind

I Power My Soul

Sometimes I do this to clean out my worries

So I have space for things that is truly necessary

Above Poem for

Haiku Heights

Sunday Scribblings

" Travelling Booths " that makes our life easier

"Necessity is the Mother of All inventions" , surely you might have heard this somewhere.Today in this 21 th century, we are using most of the electronic equipments and gadgets that are necessary.Of all the inventions, Internet and social networking is the most wonderful and  powerful one that keeps the people connected together.From Email ,to SMS to Video Chatting....All these became possible through inventions and made Life easier for us to keep connected, except for Travelling

Well,Travelling is still complicated now although we have aeroplanes and ship that had been helping us till now.But the disadvantage is that  its takes a long day and large amount of our time to reach that place,our destination.I always wondered when  I am late for a place say to a school or a college or an office or to a function," Huh !Why not can I  travel with a click of a button,so that I may reach the place faster,much quicker".

Its just my imagination.Do read on , maybe any Mr.Einstein out there brings them to life.

'X' person is in his office in Mumbai.He is working there as a software engineer.He is in a tight schedule working in a busy project.His wife is nearing due date and now she is in Pondicheery in her mother's place.Time arrived and she is going to give birth that morning.She telephoned her husband.Both husband and wife wanted to be with each other at that time.But is it possible to book a ticket,go at the right time to see his baby.Oh..lots of stress and work.In this case,if travelling s much more easier Life will not only be easier with him but to also people who are reading this posts.

My Idea ,though sounds crazy will be a Travelling Booth. Ah!I named it.Imagine a rectangular box with necessary communication like our good old computers,laptops and networking and of course GPS(Global Positioning System ).Each and every place in world has it, like our good old Telephone Booth. So,'X' is lucky enough , he enters a nearest Travelling Booth in Mumbai and enters his Unique Identification Number and enters the destinations as Pondicherry and then pays the bill.After paying,he presses "GO"button .Now,SWISHHHH he goes  to Pondicherry 's Travelling Booth in a minute.(assuming that even travelling booth has their own codes and identification number).

Now,'X' was just in time to the hospital to see his new born.

What a Technology it would be!A big leap for Human beings.Hope someone out there might try this ,so that our future generation are very lucky like Mr 'X'.

Images of GPS:

PONDER UPON:

Human beings are made up of Atoms.Atoms are the basic building blocks of matter that make up everyday objects.

See also:

Teleportation

Wormholes

In case any Mr.Einstein found this interesting and moves on to start this project ,I  request you to keep the name "Travelling Booth".  :)

Travelling Booth

Inventions Inventions Inventions everywhere

That's started with the first invention of fire

Now with Mobile phones,Laptops,Television here and there

With inventions moving up the ladder day by day

There is one drop behind leaving pollutions at bay

Like Newtons "Every reaction has equal and opposite reaction "

Still we are not satisfied with our thirst for improvement

Searching answers from better to best till we never resent

Like "Necessity is the mother of Inventions".

Dreams bring in inventions

Ideas create the right direction

The above both are brought to life working with perspiration

Young minds dream and do dream to begin

Yet keep the world the best place to live in

With Inventions that create no Pollution

The Deepest Of Ocean Swayed By Love

Concept of this poem : Most of us think Love is strong between lovers only but Love exists even more stronger in our relationship with our parents, siblings , friends and even with our kids.It varies from person to person ,time to time but the Waves of Love remains the same .Here ,I have brought in front of your eyes a short love story between a brother and a sister on a positive note.

So deep is the ocean of your heart

I try but could not visualize even a single part

There are times when I asked you about it when you worry

But without telling me, I can't be of help, I'm so sorry

Some times I can see you in your room so alone

Sitting pale and crying over the phone

One day,you came running home crying

I stopped you,and when asked , I know to me you were lying

Unable to control my anger,I gave you a hard blow

You lost control of yourself telling me everything in a flow

Then , you ran away into your room and jammed up the door

I waited for you to settle down ,then came near you sitting on the floor

I slowly held your hand and said,

"Just listen to me,don't speak a word in between

It doesn't matter about yesterday or how you have been

What happened is just for good , for at last its been found

There is no use in living with a man who has been fooling around

If you feel you aren't lucky now,maybe its not luck after all

There is still life to move on, its your next call

You are still alive ,so fresh, beautiful and young

So never lose this time which will never come again

Go and sleep now and when you wake up tomorrow ,close your eyes and say

That you , my sister of this brother is now strong to face a new day "

You slowly moved your head up and looked straight into my eyes and asked

"Where were you so long ,Oh brother, this is what I have missed

Now I know who stands by me when I am down

For these were the affection and love I have missed when I am lone

I am still your sister and now take my word, listen now

There is nothing so strong that will lift up my soul like your love

I will be stronger than yesterday from today

Its true I am still young and have to go a long way"

She smiled at me , her brother and held my hand lightly

And I noticed the waves in her ocean seems to calm down slowly

My Best Friend

I wrote this poem when I was in my school days and I like this poem very much because of it's rhymes and for it's essence.For many of us, books are their Best Friend especially for my Dad .If you want to find my Dad,you can always find him in his room with his books sometimes reading and sometimes writing. (And my Mom in the kitchen ;-)

Best Friend

Someone asked me “ Who is your best friend? ”
My mouth uttered a few names of some friends in a rapid flow
To escape from embarrassment ( of lying ) , I had to pretend
As a person seeming neither funny nor too low
When I was alone in bedroom one day

I thought over the phrase “ best friend”

Who are they to me ?

Is it -
A person who shows us the right path and way

Or someone who shares our sadness and gay (of course its gay:: happiness)

Or someone who listens to everything I say
I had been through good times and bad times in my life

But never did I complain it to my friends, parents nor my wife (had to bring the word wife here to sound it rhyming)
If one sees my eyes one can find some sadness inside
But my beautiful face carries a smile intelligent enough to hide

I do everything that hurts others and get hurt in return
And sometimes they, inside my heart it burns
There were days where I was filled with untold sorrows

And I don’t find anyone who, from me willingly borrows
I thought ,I got the best of everything I can’t complain about
Lots of presents and friends surrounding me all time in and out
Now,I have been through lonely and sleepless nights
Searching for an answer and searching for light
After a long journey(inside my mind), I now knew who is my best friend is

BOOKS!
Yeah! Books are my best friends !

Whatever may be the time or whatever may be the day
She(Books) helps me getting away from sorrows in everyway
Giving me happiness, sleep, hope and courage
Above all ,being with me every time and at every age
I have been a Lawyer, a Doctor, a Robber and even a Scientist
And each and every character the book holds in a wide variety of list
I have been asked questions without any reasons
And slowly she(book) makes me find a valid solution
She(book) makes me laugh with heart content
And sometimes make my head bow with contempt
She(book) made me calm, funny, to kill ,to love and to cry

And she thought me different ways how to lie ( hehe)
She made me feel complete within her own world

Making me to attempt complex situation facing with bold(ness)
She made me the leader of Mafia’s and sometimes President of USA
Filling me each day with her own and unique way
Now at last, there is no need to pretend

To say,
“BOOKS are my dear and Best Friend "

You Are The Magnificence In Human Form

The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart, this you will build your life by, and this you will become.
- James Allen

The thing I love about inspiring quotes is they pack so much wisdom in so few words. Some of them are really mind and heart opening – just reading them has the power to give you a new life.And below is the MOST inspiring video I had come across ever.Following the video comes my POEM.Both will give you goosebumps.Watch it and Read it.
You will feel complete-as a HUMAN

BE INSPIRED TO BE BORN AS A HUMAN





Some where in my life I felt why I was born
But as time passes by, it has been proved that I am wrong
I am born new each day in this world that I live
I strive as a human in my world of solace and afflictive
I am still the magnificence in human form
I am strong enough to hold anything inside my arm
I am happy to born as an Human
I can and will do all that I can

Every human beings in this world exist for their own reasons
Each day we keep moving on our paths learning our lessons
Someday we might not be here in this world
But whatever trace we leave here teaches others sixfold
I am alive now and will enjoy being human every bit
I am born as an HUMAN and I love it !

Never Running Away From You

Never running away from you is written based on the concept of an husband and a wife both of them aged.The aged love that reflects when his wife is sick.The husband could not see his wife being sick and in pain. But he too is aged.He dreams to run away from the responsibity...he dreams...he imagines....he writes...he understands
 

Oh love,I try to run away from you
Unable to see you cry and laying in bed
But whatever I do, I come running back to you
Its life I have to face , after all we are aged

I am here standing looking at your wrinkled face
My God ,you have changed and you needed me a lot
If I had left you ,the love I had for you would be a disgrace
So I am here and will be there ever though you want me or not

I could remember the stories you used to tell
Of the angels and the demons ,the good and the bad
I can recollect your prayers for me when I am unwell
And the days we spend together though happy or sad

You are the one who made me whole again
You are the one who taught me how to love and to forgive
Please dont leave me , the thinking itself ,it pains
You are the one for whom I have some reasons to live

I pray and wait for the day when you will be well
For this relationship of us is great and is more than love
I heared someone saying that they have seen an Angel
I thought ,"Yes, She is my wife and I am looking at her now"

When I can look Life in the eyes,

Grown calm and very coldly wise,

Life will have given me the Truth,

And taken in exchange - my youth.

Will The Clouds Decide My Future ?

I was sitting in my backyard sipping in my cup of tea

With the habit of watching clouds taking different forms

Impressed how the dust particles above move in clusters I see

Taking forms of bear to mountain to ships and moving slowly it deforms

When I think I see a bird, and there I can see a bird

Sometime when I vision a flower, I could the appearance of its margin

I love this imaginary play with the clouds making new words

I move and push the cloud-clusters to a form the shape I imagine

Thats how I keep deciding what to see on the shape's nature

Did I tell decide?Of course I said decide

I am deciding what to see in the moving clouds making vivid pictures

Its something special in each of us somewhere underneath it hides

If I can imagine what I want to see and then see

With all in my imagination and virtue

Why not I decide what I want to be and be

It all depends on the power of making things come true

Never under-estimate our power of thinking and imagining things

Its INCEPTION leading to wonderful CREATION

If its possible,even there will come times we can fly without wings

Its AMBITION leading to our CONTRIBUTION