Heart, Gazal

Eyes do the mistakes,
takes all the pain, the innocent heart.

Eyes see the beauty,

allows to dwell in, the innocent heart.

Lives ever within me,

follows someone else, the innocent heart.

If the mind cautions,

be ready to fight, the innocent heart.

Falls in love to break,

then goes on aching, the innocent heart.

The frozen memories,
melts out to tears, the innocent heart.

Stallion

Born of stallion mare, made by the best trainer
Good healthy body, long and sloping shoulder,
Slightly arched long neck, excellent disposition,
Nice legs set, for good trot properly positioned.

Short, strong back, long underline, leveled croup
Good length and angle of pastern, strong wide hoofs,
Big blue eyes, attentive ears show his confidence,
raised head, of stride increased height and length.

Rein fastened on bridle, quality saddle put on back,
touching his feet, signals: no nervousness he has.
Vigorous horse, fed properly hay and some carrot,
hero is now standing straight, ready for the gallop.

Trail your cattle in field, O Cowboy! come for ride;
Get a definite joy on him, have good ride in style.

Rose

Queen of beauty,
King of fragrance;
Love of prince,
Softness of princess,
Spectrum of colors,
Symbol of life and liveliness.

Royal, religious,
social, affectionate;
tops on her hair,
beauty portraits.

Children’s joy, whether
in garden or on paper;
I keep on my screen
as the screen saver.

For me the rose is -
wire of the love;
It’s my messenger
on every fold.

Often it becomes
my mouthpiece;
Conveys my love
and words of peace.

I love every petal
that even scatters;
does not relinquish
it's core character.

Capped rupee

double capped

so that rupee can’t raise

its head up

Gifted wife, tanka

in-laws gifted my wife

she gifted three marvel sons

and says all God’s gift

she shares, interferes, not mere-

all my things but too my life

Flute, haiku

fingers dance over

seven holed hollow bamboo

sweetness blends in ears

Water on head of mountain

hold overhead tank

high rise mountains on their head

the solid water

hold no tank on head

but trillions gallons water

the high rise mountains

Water and fire, tanka

Water and the fire

both exist on same planet

but can’t live genial;  

though one gives the soothing feel

other confers wings to fly.

Ice cream

frigid tongue forbids

gullet from dropping below   

taste of the ice cream

frosty tongue pursues

throat to let ice cream go fast

ready for next bite

Law is for poor class

democracy paws
have too many laws but are
only for poor class

of legal system
power and money coating
fades the color

justice seeker pays
out of the law many earn
for them it is fun

a typical case
acquitted after thirty years
from jail with honor

influential culprits
can manage linger verdict
more than the decade

Sick psu

leading to sickness

Government undertakings

conscious policies

power earns money

money operates the power

our democracy

Chain smoker

burns together

cigarette lips and lungs

chain smoker

White daisy

Daisy, Daisy! White Daisy!

O my fair and bright Daisy!

Your superb splendid look

makes me very-very crazy.

Yellow moon with white aura

dispersing the white rays.

Go on glistening, keeping cool  

bright eyes of the days.

Your pink, purple and orange

no way limits to white.

Butterflies love to hover over

bees too, you invite.

Serve the mankind your buds,

petals and young leaves.

They have been using you for

homeopathy remedies.

Time goes on

in the first school

got many friends to play with

wanted to  grow very quick

hoping in college

would get more and more freedom 

friendship of the opposite sex

enjoyed in canteen

company of lovely friends

eating and chatting together

after finished degree

tension of Interviews and job

at last got first appointment 

distributed sweets

month end got first salary

gave gala party to friends

parents selected

a bride, just at twenty three

organized a great function

the marriage took place

memorable events of

many ceremonial days

beautiful bride came

loved visiting the places,

cinema, shopping with her

got the first issue

again great function at home

friends relatives gathering  

reaching his three years

child admitted to the school

we parents do his home work

summer in Sudan

summer in Sudan

undergarments remain wet

be in pool or out

ponds and pools are dried

in the mud fishes are fried

cracks at the bottom

Without experience

without experience

book knowledge is like story

a blind has listened

experience teaches

important aspects of life

can’t know reading books

went for interview

forgot experience records

had bad experience

Mahatma Gandhi

To the route moved those two legs;

took the same path millions of steps.

Looked those two eyes, whatever spot

sight of millions set to that same dot.  

He fought using his peace weapons

and dared to turn barrels of canons.

Led his country to independence

inspired peace and non-violence.

Leading numerous peaceful agitations

battled for the freedom of his nation.

During world war too, he spread peace

saying by blood shed no one could please.

Unfinished was his war, his mission

till existed poverty, poor habitation.

Carried on the battle, for eradication

of illiteracy, hatred and evil traditions.

He fought for rights of the women,

against child marriage, their coercion, 

‘purdah’ system, widow’s oppression;

self reliant, peaceful, democratic nation.

For his mother he had immense love

the mother India and mother of own.

Dedicated his life discovering the path

of truth, adherence to truth he taught.

Influenced - not only the Indian public

but leaders like Martin Luther king,

Mandela,  Steve Biko, James Lawson

of his theories and the peace missions.

The magic beheld by that super person

his determination, his love to everyone;

Gandhi attracted to him whole population  

his ‘Satyagrah’ forced Britisher’s expulsion.

The two arms were so strong; powered with

strength of non violence, peace and truth.

Not only won a battle but gave to the world

a vision; the great believer of truth and God.

Creation 3

Now the Serpent was
more subtil than any beast 

of the field Lord God had made

God said to woman

shall you not eat every
tree of (the) garden of Eden?

Woman said we may
eat fruit of trees of (the) garden

except of tree in the midst

God had said we shall

not eat of  it neither touch 

if eat we shall surely die

Serpent told woman
You shall not die surely

God knows if you eat in day -

Your eyes shall open

you shall be as God's knowing

what is good and what evil

Woman saw the fruit

was good and pleasant to eyes

And desired to make her wise

She took fruit and ate

she also gave to her husband

he also did eat fruit with her

Eyes of both opened

they knew that they were naked

they sewed leaf's apron for them

They heard voice of God

walking in the garden there

Adam and (his) wife hid themselves

God said where are you?

Adam replied I was naked

so was afraid and hid myself

Who told you were naked

Have you eaten fruit of tree?

which I commanded not to eat

The man said to God

woman who you gave with me

she gave me fruit of the tree

God said to woman

what is this? all you have done

woman said serpent beguiled 

God said to serpent

because you did this you're cursed

above all the beast of field

Now you shall eat dust

for all days of your life and

you shall to go on your belly

I put enmity

between you and the woman,

between your seed and her seed

God said to woman

I will greatly multiply

your sorrow and conception

You'll bring froth children

your husband'll be your desire

and he shall rule over you

To Adam he said

you hearkened voice of your wife

and have eaten of the tree

Ground'll be for your sake

In sorrow you'll eat of it

For the all days of your life

You'll eat herbs of field

and it shall bring forth to you

also the thorns and thistle 

By sweat of your face

You'll eat bread you have taken

till you return to the ground

Since you have taken

from it, you are for the dust

and to dust you will return

Adam called his wife

Eve because she was mother

of all the living persons

To Adam and his wife

God did make coat of the skins

and clothed them properly

Then God said, behold

the man has become as us

to know the good and evil

Lest he put forth (his) hand

and take also of tree of life

and eat and live for ever

Hence God sent him forth

from garden of  Eden to
ground from where he was taken

He drove out the man

And placed in the east of the

garden of Eden Cherubim

Gave a flaming sword

which turned every way

to protect way of tree of life

Dust allergy

Who will not like cleanliness

tidy cloths, clean house, neat food.

The art of keeping your things

dust free always charms your mood.

My wife is an allergic to dust

as she is exposed to, starts the trouble.

Takes all care to keep dust away

from mattresses, bedding, furniture.

Regular washing and vacuum

helps to keep her asthma reduced a bit

We, the family members  do

all possible to keep the house dust free.

Tree speaks

For your peaceful living

whole body I give.

It pains, if my full age,

you don’t let me live.

I live to see you living

in lovely atmosphere.

We can create heaven

caring for each other.

Locust attack

mourn at farmer’s house   

his green field is turned leafless 

locust swarm attack

Smoking

I see fume on moon

whenever my girl friend smokes

flames rise in my heart

so easy to leave

I have quitted hundred times

cigarette smoking

millions die in bits

millions earn to live making -

tobacco products

Creation 2

Finished in six days
creation of earth and heaven 

seventh day (He) rested from work

God blessed seventh day

and sanctified it because
rested from all of his work

God did not form man

before plant of the field grew

and caused to rain upon earth

There went a mist of earth

watered whole face of the ground

Then formed man of dust of ground

God breathed into

Nostrils of man, breath of life

Man became a living soul

God planted garden

In eastward in Eden and

There put the man he had formed

God made every
tree out of garden, to grow

pleasant sight and good for food

In midst of garden

God made tree of  life, tree of
knowledge of good and evil

A brook went out of

Eden to water the garden

from thence parted to four heads

Name of first river

was Pison, second Gihon,

third Hiddekel, fourth Euphrates

The land of Pison
compasseth whole land of Havilah
there was gold and onyx stone

God took man and put
into garden of Eden

to dress and keep the garden

God commanded man

of every tree he can eat 

but not tree of the knowledge

The day he shall eat

of the tree of the knowledge

the man shall die surely

Man should be alone

is not good for man, God said

I will make help meet for him

God formed every

beast of field and fowl of air

and brought them unto Adam

Whatsoever Adam

called every living creature

that was the name thereof

Adam gave name to

all cattle and beast of field

but not found help meet for him

Lord caused deep sleep

to fall upon him and slept

Then God took one of his ribs

Made a woman of

the rib which God had taken

and brought her unto the man

Adam said this is -

bone of my bones, flesh of (my) flesh

So she shall be called woman

Now man shall leave

his father and mother and

live with his wife as one flesh

Creation

Genesis 1

Nothing else was there 

except void and the darkness

And existed God's spirit 

God created heaven

and the earth, which was formless

and was in total darkness

'Let there be the light'

God moved face upon water
and said, there was light looked good

God divided the light

from the darkness, called it day

The darkness part he called night

In midst of waters

said, 'there be a firmament,

Let it divide from waters' 

God made firmament,

and waters in firmament. 

Called the firmament ‘heaven’

'Let come together

waters under the heaven,

Let the dry appear,' God said 

God called the dry, Earths
and gathered waters, The Sea.

And God saw that it was good.

'Let the earth bring forth

the grass, herb yielding seeds and

tree yielding fruits having seeds'

It was so earth brought -

the grass, herb yielding seeds and

tree yielding fruits, God said 'good'

God said there be lights

to divide day and night, and

for signs, seasons, days and years

The lights in heaven

had to give light upon earth

He made mornings and evenings

God made two great lights

Greater light to rule the day,

lesser light to rule the nights

Let the waters bring forth

moving creatures that hath life

and fowl that may fly above

God created abundant

great living creatures and fowl

to be fruitful and multiply

Let the earth bring forth

cattle, creeping things and beasts,

God made all after his kind

God said let us make

Man in our form and likeness

dominion on beast, fowl, fish

God created the man,

In own image and likeness

male and female and blessed them 

God said to the man

be fruitful and multiply

replenish the earth and hold 

And, God said, behold! 

I've given everything 

upon the face of the earth

I have given to

every beast, fowl, creeper,

every green herb for meat

Love to Lord

love to God is like

dumb tries to express sweetness

can’t convey the taste in words

never has witnessed

the beauty created by almighty

perceived in his mind, blind knows

knowing the Lord is

knowledge of everything

innate joy and opulence

Give me strength

O God! Give me strength 

Let me walk out of the trap

Lest I may fall hold my hands

Keep my way painless

Send me bountiful bright rays

I am facing here darkness

Who paints...

Who paints on this vast canvas

tall trees and fresh green grass?

Who paints the lucid blue sky
and makes below grey clouds fly?
Who paints the colorful flowers

 huge ocean, filled in, the water?

Who paints falling drops of rains

pretty lakes and high mountains?

Who paints the flowing rivers

flying birds, moving creatures?

Who paints bed of snow white

shining days and dark nights?

Opaque rock, transparent glass,

who paints on this vast canvas?
To hold red green blue colors
such a huge pots are where?