Life!

The mild drizzle,

the freshness in the air,

the enlivened plants,

the musical patter,

invigorate my senses,

to discover the simple joys.

the droplets of water

clear the muddy path,

exposing the narrow strip of road,

covered with the debris of nostalgia

and obstructed by the construction of anticipation

Carefully concealed from the senses,

Strongly controlled by the brain,

the present passes by unlived..

Neither friend nor family,

Never met or spoke,

And yet..

As the larger than life image crumbles,

As the epitome of rebellion is silenced,

As the creative genius retires,

As the veteran succumbs to fate,

The world grapples with a perceptible loss.

A melancholy spirit invades me,

As I feel the end of an era..

It deeply saddens me

To witness the unassailable captured,

To relegate the dynamic icon to the annals of history.

RIP Steve Jobs

I walked down the corridors for the first time,
Wondering what lies ahead,
I discovered
A bunch of extraordinary people,
Loads of fun and laughter,
Helping hands and sensitive gestures,
Encouraging voices and thoughtful manifestations,
Creative minds and thought provoking discussions,
I couldn't have hoped for better..

The complex interplay of forces,
The misty road ahead,
And the addictive desire for action,
Nudged me to move on..

I walk down the corridor for the last time,
Wondering what lies beyond,
Now Richer manifold
With newly forged friendships,
Beautiful memories and experiences,
Lending colors that will not fade for life..

Opulent buildings towering over all else,
with windows betraying empty offices,
A constant parade of expensive cars,
incongruous with the dilapidated roads,
Creator of ever so many millionaires,
now on the verge of bankruptcy,
The guardian of the citizens,
incapable of keeping it's promise,
The historic picture of prosperity,
is tainted by menacing debt,
The sea of opportunities,
is cautiously shrinking,

I hope
the heart to embrace cultures,
the passion to innovate,
the spirit of independence,
the dignity of labour,
the obsession to defend freedom,
live on untarnished..

To defeat the army of insecurity, 

To spring back after the hiatus, 

and reinstate this land as the destination of dreams!

Struck by an avalanche of thoughts,
But the preoccupied mind lets them roll away,
Flooded by a tsunami of emotions,
But the impermeable mind absorbs not a drop,
The deluge of activity,
Strangely numbs my senses,

Perhaps when I can
Clear the palette to identify different colors,
Untwine the interlocked threads to appreciate each one,
Hear the musical notes above the din,
I can better hoard the moments,
That slip away unnoticed...

9000 miles away from home,
Surrounded by change in every form,
Like a little child taking her first steps,
I tread the unknown paths,
Resolving to conquer my inertia and fear,
Celebrating every little achievement,
Excited about what my next step would unravel

But the enthusiasm to grasp the freshness,
Succumbs to a familiar blanket of worries,
Winter makes way for Spring, Spring for Summer,
But the persistent anxiety paints an opaque gray
over the colourful canvass.

It dawned on me that the real battle was not external,
It had little to do with place, people or environment.
To fight the obsession
that forces a one dimensional view to life,
To lift the curtain that hides the window to the rest of the world,
It takes time and strength.
The battle is on and I am not giving up.