In reverence, a homage

Death beckons at will

The gentle souls fulfill

 

There’s an end, to everything

The precursor to a new beginning

 

Some things don’t make sense

Especially when all feel the absence

 

Inspiration he was for all

Humble beginning to top it all

 

On his toes, till the very end

The common he did transcend

 

Dreams and visions he installed

Legacies remained to be built

 

Sacrifices, he stirred in many

From nothingness, he taught plenty

 

For the children, a better morrow

A life of joy, bereft of sorrow

 

Ideas, he worked for, tirelessly

But destiny took him irreversibly

 

A fine citizen, a cherished president

Collectively a great loss evident

 

Mourned by his countless countrymen

His greatness hailed time and again

Adornment

 

The rays of sunshine

Dance with the leaves

A graceful rendition

A ballet of sorts

 

Shadowed amidst light

The foliage prance about

Breezed away gently,

By the summer wind

 

The elegance, the joy

The blissful trots  

The sparkling rays

The rustling trees

 

Operatic allegory

Of the unseen nature

Nestled within

The deep forests

 

No prying eyes

Just carefree abandon

The primal purity

And pristine grace

Mythical demesne

 

 

Resurrection begins in isolation

In werewolves and witches nation

 

Voodoo dolls are blinded aspiring

Nemeses begin their veering.

 

Hunted and branded they’re as fruitcake

Spells are chanted in heart break

 

Alone, they are left to face the facts,

Amidst scorpions, vermin and the bats

 

Perchance among mortals, they appear,

Ordered by the heads to cut off ears

 

An occasional sighting in the royal ball

Is enough to make the subject appalled

 

Persecution is all they have faced

From the face of earth, erased   

 

 

Sunday whirl

Legacy left behind

 

The rains, clouds and the roof,

The game of a lifetime

Merciless, the opponent

Obstacles continued to climb

 

Feels like no tomorrow

The sun shall not rise

Sinking feeling in the heart

Familiarities reprise

 

Dreaded destiny is brought up

Maturity is summoned

Tears are stemmed, through

The rough, emerges the diamond.

A day from the past, today

I seek ways today

To pay my tribute,

There seems no way

Attempts seem moot.

 

Stuck up and formal

The very word sounds

Not meant for you

Whose laughter abounds.

 

I think up rituals,

Ceremonies and rites

I plan to recollect all

Of the sounds and sights.

 

Nothing will bring you back

That hits me hard

No matter what I do

From life you are barred

 

The loss shall remain

The ache gnaws away,

Time lessens the pain?

But not like what they say.

 

Destiny and fortune, I

Seem to call out much,

For want of anything better

That will calm me much.

 

As long as I can

Smile at thoughts of you.

That shall be my homage,

From my heart comes true.

Remembering you, today and always... I pray, it stays that way  

Happy Birthday!

Exhausted essence

  

Aloof I want to remain

Ponder at the absurdity

Of the painful past

Of imminent adversities

 

Temporary, I deemed it,

But transient, it hasn’t been

Nary an up follows the down,

What am I supposed to glean?

 

Living is hard, I conclude

In reality, I shouldn’t carp,

Among privileged, I count me,

But, cannot stop this harp

 

The body of mine holds up

The broken down soul

When can I mend the tears

And become my old whole

Entwining comfort

 

 

Weaving quilts of memories

Heartfelt grains of joyous moments,

Splintered by ominous worries

Cracking open anxiety torrents

 

The feeling pervades the bones

Dubious qualms crawl within

Escaping the cynical tones

And let some bliss seep in

 

Collapsing in a huddle of thrill

Crowing in a collecting hurrah

Like the clay pot water’s chill

Life takes a welcoming yaw

 

Sunday Whirl

 

 

Debased

 

 

Raspy, I got today

Trying to instill

Come obedience

But was a tedious drill

 

In a high, I set out

With a bag of wins

Brought to my place

With quips that stings

 

A nobody that I am

Was made to realize

Somber the moment

When I was left to theorize