Love

 

When you’ll embrace
My shivering skin
My head shall rest
Under your chin
I’ll close my eyes
And let them weep
the tears of joy
and smile and grin.
 
Your warmth and love
Shall tear apart
The worries of my head
And soothe my heart
I’ll close my eyes
And thank the Lord
As happiness prevails
And stress departs
 
My dreams come true
With you by my side
I’ll hold you close
With nothing to hide
I’ll close my eyes
And leave this world
In you shall live,
my love….my pride.
 
                — Khushi

 

Trust only Hope !!

 

Don’t depend on others
Your hopes shall stem
You’ll lose their sight
When you most need them

They’ll be with you
When you are full of glow
The first dapple of dust
They exit before you know

There might be a lesson
But what should I infer
Stop trusting friends?
My heart doesn’t concur

My view is hazy
Not transparent as a glass
Every day brings a hope
So I’ll let this night pass

                        — Khushi

 

Silver Lining

 

There are times in life
When the days seem hard
We are wiling to succumb
When the troubles embark

The worries keep growing
They put us to test
We are about to give up
When we should give it our best

We pull up our courage
And look around our space
Miss the cheer leaders
Who vanished at our face.

We try hard to persist
And fight against the odds
Burn the midnight oil
And give our best shots

So close to the horizon
Still miss it by a chance
Fate seems a nemesis
Playing the Devil’s dance

Life thwarts us with failures
And successes to make us proud
With one rule to Remember
There’s a lining to every cloud

It’s just a fun test game
Where God is our coach
His delays are not his denials
It’s the golden way to approach.

                                         – Khushi

 

1:1 with God

{one on one with God } 

I asked God for strength
And he gave me challenges
I would strongly face to win

I asked God for wisdom
And He gave me opportunities 
I would see through the unjust

I asked God for care
And He gave me friends
I would selflessly care for

I asked God for humility
And He showed me the unfortunate
I would share my fortune with 

I asked God for love
And He gave me family
I would love more than myself

I asked God for beauty
And He gave me flowers
I would grace the ambiance with

I asked God for wealth
And He gave me blessings
I would be content with. 

                                       — Khushi

 

Dohe

• aaaas kah rahi shwaas se, dheeraj rakhna seekh
  bin maange moti millei, maange mille na bheekh
• Sain itna deejiye, jame kutumb samay
  Main bhee bhookha na rahu, sadhu na bhookha jaye
• Chinta Aisee Dakini, Kat Kaleja Khaye
  Vaid Bichara Kya Kare, Kahan Tak Dawa Lagaye
• Chalti Chakki Dekh Kar, Diya Kabira Roye
  Dui Paatan Ke Beech Mein,Sabit Bacha Na Koye
• Dheere Dheere Re Mana, Dheere Sub Kutch Hoye
  Mali Seenche So Ghara, Ritu Aaye Phal Hoye
• Dukh Mein Simran Sab Kare, Sukh Mein Kare Na Koye
  Jo Sukh Mein Simran Kare, Tau Dukh Kahe Ko Hoye
• Meetha Sab se boliye, Faile sukh chahun ore!
  Washikarn hai mantra yehi, Taj de vachan Kathore !!
• Mangan maran samaan hai, na mange kabhi bheekh
  Mangan se marna bhala, yeh satguru ki seekh
• Kabir garv na kijiye, uncha dekh aawaas
  Kal paro bhui letna, uper jamsi ghaas
• Jab Tun Aaya Jagat Mein, Log Hanse Tu Roye
  Aise Karni Na Kari, Pache Hanse Sab Koye
• rahiman dhaga prem ka mat todo chitkay
  toote se phir na jude, jude gaanth pad jyay
• Maati kahe kumhaar se, tu kyun roinde mohe
  ik din aisa howeiga…..main roindhungi tohe
• Kabeera aap thhagaiye,aur na thhagiye koe
  Aap thhagge sukh hott hei,aur thhagge duukh hoye
• Badde baddai na krrein aur badde na bollein bol
  Heera mukh se na kahe,lakh takka mera mol
• Mann ke harre haar hei mann ke jitte jeet
  Kahe kabir gurru paiye,mann hi ke parteet

 

God made Man or Man made God!!

A debatable topic indeed!!! But what do we debate on….and who decides the conclusion….and is there a viable and justifiable conclusion at all….and who testifies it….Wouldn’t everyone agree to the saying: If you believe in God, no proof is required. And if you don’t believe in God, no proof is adequate.

Isn’t this discussion similar to the hen and egg thingy? Which came first?

Who all would be at the either end of the table here…hmmm…..one end would be the theists and the other would be the atheists and yet another group of people would be the undecided ones — The agnostics!!

When I sit and think about which side I would be: There have been situations in life when I have questioned the existence of God to figure out why at all He let these happen. Why would he want his creation to go through all this misery and serrated times? And what was the changed “me” afterwards? Someone who saw the positive side to realize what the worse could have been. And I come to see that I have always evolved into a better and strong person. Just like gold does each time it goes thro the heat… yet again to mould into a marvelous piece to treasure. I have always seen those one pair of footprints. There has always been something or someone…the source of hope in despair and light in the gloom. Something supernatural, this just doesn’t seem so human. I just like to call that supernatural power GOD. Yeah I am reusing the word from the vocabulary I have been fed since childhood. My ancestors might have meant something else according to their beliefs. For me, it’s that which I can trust when I panic and hold on to when I have absolutely no one around…when I feel all alone. That feeling!!…that faith in me…that confidence on self…that hope for the good…that trust in the truth is GOD.     

And like Love!! This feeling doesn’t have a shape, a form or state. Its just there. I don’t need my 5 senses to feel it. I can feel it with my conscience.

Simon Weil said, “An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God.” That may call me an Atheist. But then again, If there was not God, there would be no atheists.

Some quotes worth pondering upon:

• I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up — they have no Holidays.
• W. C. Fields, a lifetime agnostic, was discovered reading a Bible on his deathbed. ”I’m looking for a loop-hole”,  he explained. 

 

Hand of Thee

Clamber and conflict in life
Whenever makes me low
I feel the Divine Lift
With God’s feet below.

As I proceed and endure
Valiantly facing the hurdle
I sense the glowing vigor
and touch of Lord’s cuddle.

With vim and spark I go
to flag the conspicuous goal
and harp the sense of completeness
to the depth and core of soul.

When I envision a trouble
I sense that God is here
for me, to cheer and comfort
And I am never alone to bear.

                                         — Khushi

 

“Khudaa aur Khudii”

Khudii mein falak dekhti hun
Khudii mein dhara bhi
Khudii mein khot dekhti hun
Khudii mein khara bhi.

Maan kar niyam joh
karein hum neki sabhi
dukh baant kar sahein joh
sukhi hum honge tabhi

Naa chahein bhi hum agar
Ho kar rahta hai wahi
Likha upar waale ne joh
woh sabke liye hai sahi

Na millega kismat se zyada
Hoge utne hi hum dhani
Na millega waqt se pehle
Hai yehi vidhaan-e-phani

                               — Khushi

 

Bout of Grace

Like a bird I soared
To my first flight
Scared as hell
Mind full of frightBefuddled I was
Anxious and Jittery
Puzzled, when and how
Would life be glittery?

En-route be an angel
Overhear my plea
Am beseeching, O’ Lord
Bestow upon me, the spree.

Pleasant as a boon
Came into my being
Life full of happiness
I started foreseeing

Fanciful as a tiny tot
Secluded from the world
Lost in my dream land,
Like a ballet dancer, I twirled.

The feeling of someone close
Embracing me with love
Being cuddled in adoring arms
Is ardent like heavens above

Too good to be true
Crossed are my fingers,
If this is a dream,
Hope it eternally lingers.