CRAZY

LIFE

 

 

“You are crazy”,  My friend once said

How can you laugh?  putting worries to bed

 

I winked with a grin, And smiled away

To live life right, Is to live each day

 

Life isn’t a rehearsal, It’s a broadway show

Its here to applaud, Your act and your bow

 

The choice is yours, You have one chance

To sulk and slack, Or jump and dance

 

Not denying the fact , that crossroads confuse

Stand by your choice, There’ll be nothing to lose

 

Its noble and humble, So I follow my heart

Never a traitor, no betrayal on chart

 

My humor is barbed, But it takes me through

Pumps in the guts, And kicks out the blues

 

 “I am crazy !!”, To my friends I say.

Love me for who I am, As its here to stay

 

– Khushi

 

Count your life by moments

 

The true worth of your being
Is much more, than it seems
Your goodwill is contagious
Spreads faster than the gleams

Treading through sands of time
The footprints which you leave
Have led thwarted wanderers
To horizons and to achieve

Count your life by moments
When you put a heart at ease
When you relish in this trivia
Your worries begin to cease

You never get what you want
But always what you need
Love comes when least expected
And never when you plead.

                                    – Khushi

 

Fear : Run or Lead

At the toastmasters sessions today we had three wonderful speakers who spoke on versatile topics: Leadership, Fears and Running. Beautifully presented excellent content!!  

My attempt at linking the three speeches:

 

Run away from your fears
Or face them with your tears
Bring them to their plight
And lead yourself to light

Your trophy is your faith
In self and in your will
With firm steps on the zenith
And awesome views downhill.

                                                              – Khushi

 

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

 

Happy New Year :)

January enters with a bang
tickles our senses deep within
gives us new dreams and hopes
and new challenges in life to win

February brings along the craze
Prompts to hold someone dear
Valentine season and mushy scents
To love fully and live in cheer

March brings the breeze so fresh
New leaves and blossoming buds
Announces arrival of days of spring
and grace our life with flower studs

April starts with playing pranks
Fooling pals and having fun
Fasting lent and Easter mass
Filing taxes and bathing in sun

May teases the sun to grin
Shine and spread around its glow
Rejoice in love and express it aloud
Unfurl the secrets and let them know

June flags and flashes the note
Barks aloud that summer is here
pledge to retain the natural beauty
And global warming to re-engineer

July begins the second half
Tells that time is ticking away
Its still time to make your resolve
And employ fully each new day

August brings the colors of fall
Reminding us the circle of life
What grows and lives finally rests
So live each moment in love not strife

September marches kids back to school
For lessons to learn and practice along
make them humble and make them wise
better the guild to which they belong

October declares this quarter is last
To trick or treat or work more hard
To believe the fact that good prevails
And evils perish and are caught off-guard

November brings the reason to meet
Families unite and together they dine
Festivals of lights and hugs to spread
To share and care and not to whine

December bells the message of hope
The star is shining and path is bright
Another year is waiting for you
To embrace and cherish, and make wrongs right.

                                                   — 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

 

Proposal

 

He took her by surprise
To a paradise near the sea
Gathered all his courage
And bent down on his knee

He held her hand to say…….

In your embracing arms my dear
Forever I want to be
Wanna grow old with you
Your ‘Yes’ is all I plea
I’ll be your shield always
Till Lord sets my soul to free

Bedazzled as much as she was
Could hardly express her glee
Paved his way to her heart
He had found the master key
He set her emotions ablaze
And afloat his loving spree

Her lips were numb and silent
Eyes spoke the bliss of thee
Paramount was his exuberance
for in love with him, was she !!!

                                                  — Khushi

 

“Choices”

 

Too naïve at 4
So could not have a say
Dad signed you in that school
To study and play each day

Almost out of teens
You stepped out of that door
Was time to choose a career
And leap to rock the floor

Your trodden path from here
Was not forced on you with glue
Your first decision of life
Your heart prompted this to do

Not once but at zillion moments
You chose what you felt right
Stumbling and stepping all along
Take pride you soared this height

It’s not only your ambition
That gets you to the divide
How to pick your soul-mate ?
I wish they printed a guide

Life is full of choices
Let me put you on the spot
Your pick defines your spirit
So hit with your best shot

Your angel is missing in action
Or by a sway of wand she’d show
The sparkling image of your mate
Who’ll cause your life to glow

The pressure is again on you
And toughest choice to make
It might turn up a gamble
With your emotions now at stake

Would choose the temporal beauty
That vanishes with the skin
Or would you see the heart
And the love that’s there within.

Don’t fall prey to influence
Good luck for what you decide
A life later when you look back
Hope you cherish the lovely ride.

                               — Khushi

 

The Journey of life

Exuberant and jolly adolescence
Constantly on the move
Akin to the life of a nomad
Miles away from the groove

As diverse as the region could be
New schools brought new friends
To leave footprints in my life
With assorted psyche and blends

Fun filled was the daily commute
Anecdotes and amusing accents
The adjustments for the strangers
And humorous couplets for vents

The elder of the two was I
So folks were right to expect
I had to lead by example
For the little to learn and reflect

Sooner than I could realize
The years had just flown by
Now MBA and an arduous worker
Without a moment to sigh

Scores of hours each day
I play the numbers game
With an ardor to be the best
And earn the name and fame

With goals and aims set high
Yet grounded are my feet
In pursuit of her, am I
Who’ll make my life complete.

– Khushi

P.S: A friend’s legend rhymed in ink here.

 

My beloved

 

You drive me crazy
You drive me nuts
With you I am upbeat
And bounty of guts

My life is in tune
With your musical beats
I lay my hand and
You tread me to feats

Tall dark and handsome
You are all these and more
With you I go places
And so much I explore

With you I find solace
And the moments of peace
My roads are enlightened
And the gloom begins to cease

You take me for a ride
And scenic long drives
My love, my companion
My soul-mate for thrives

My enthusiasm and thrills
You keep them at par
You give me the comforts
You are my best car. ;) 

                       — Khushi

P.S: Dedicated to my Honda-CRV

 

Made for each other

 
Beautiful as a princess
Draped in shades of red
Decorated with gem’n jewels
In silk and zari thread

Embellished with grace’n aroma
Of Roses and autumn’s bloom
Radiating a sparkling glow
She stands beside the groom

As charming and cute is she
His charisma is spellbound too
Adorned with chivalry and reason
His types are rare and few.

They vow and promise with love
To befriend each other for life
And angels step down to the aisle
To pronounce them man and wife

May their love be forever
In sunshine and in shade.
Complete they seem together
For each other were they made

                                   – Khushi

Dedicated to my dear friends S and D. God bless you both

 

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

 

Nostalgic Beauty

This beauty so splendid
So innate and sheer
The view is nostalgic
Bedazzled with glare

Such a romantic place
Yes! I am here
I look beside me
But you are not there.

I crave to hold you
In my arms my dear
My heart beats faster
Your want, I can’t bear

I close my eyes
Your voice I hear
I open them up
Down rolls another tear.

                                        – Khushi

 

Soldier’s diary (Iraq)

 

Why am I here
Give me a reason

Is it for my mom
who is frail and weak
still stares at the driveway
awaiting for me in vain

Is it for my dad
Who cheered my games
And now hides his fears
Of not seeing me ever again

Is it for my kids
Who have just one wish
To play with their dad
In sunshine and in rain

Is it for my wife
Who gave me love
And now all I give her
is my dust and all this strain

Is it for the land
Where I was born
Is its freedom at stake
That I am suffering pain

I know I am a soldier
I fight for a cause
To save and to free
the innocent from chains

But who is the sinner here
Who is the enemy
Who is the captive
Who is the one to gain

Why am I still here
Give me a reason.

                           — Khushi

 

My Angels

 

Bestowed upon me
By the loving grace of God
are some wonderful angels
Worthy of an applaud.
 
An abundance of strength and love
and full of embracing care;
are my Mom and Dad
who make an adorable pair.
 
Together they’ve stood always
against that could not be cured,
Shall Always look up to them
for all they have endured
 
Lord seemed really pleased

 

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

 

Ek chhoti si Love Story

 

A wonderful romance……a fairy tale…….
Matching interests and passionate songs…….
Endless talks and common visions………
Dreamy eyes and sleepless nights……..
Amorous hearts and restless minds ……
Engrossed lovers and teaser chums……
An impetuous proposal and a bedazzled yes….
A home of dreams and a castle in sand……
A bunch of promises and a series of vows……
A tidal wave and a gust of wind…..
An angry thunder and a furious storm…..
A misty vision and a shadowed trail…..
A clouded sky and a moonless night…..
A crash in the rocks and a shattered ship……
Two casualties and a zillion audience….

                                                                      — Khushi

 

Whimsy wishes

 

 

A hundred days
Of knowing you exist;
A hundred hours
Of honest conversations;
If I sit and account; like seconds they flew by.
 
Forgetful as you are
For listing the mundane
Still detailed you could be
To plan with precision
If I sit and wonder; you are elite and rank high.

 

We always nourish our whims
That all is in our power
Shattered by a thrust of fate
We see He overrides all
If I sit and grieve; can’t prevent a heavy sigh.

 

Wish it was only me
Whose efforts would do
My will would have been stern
To change the things around
If I sit and regret; I’ll always be stuck on “Why”. 

 

Life is not a matter
Of milestones as we think
It’s about the moments
We stop to smell the roses
If I sit and appreciate; the limit is the sky.

                                                    — Khushi 

 

The blinking game

To shun away, at will, with pleasure
the droning routine of our lives
Venturing out for joy and leisure;
On zeal and passion, the heart thrives.

Eyes wander around, while trying hard
To figure the first instincts of the mind
Like puzzle, it joins then falls apart
Like needle in sand, so hard to find

From a distant horizon, comes a ray of hope
Fills the heart with spring and bloom
In desire to relieve the dazing mope
Revives some love and slays the gloom

Amazingly then, fate employs another pun
It makes you play, the blinking game
Lost in the eyes, you feel you have won
And a sudden blink makes love go lame.

The auburn eyes with radiance so deep
Are now cloaked with misty refute
The ailing heart, with nothing to keep
Learns a lesson and becomes astute.

                                     — khushi

 

Ever wondered…

 

If it does not have ‘you’
Then there exists no ‘we’
It was always about ‘us’
Never only about ‘me’

We share the ideals and the whims
The chases and the charms
But Life is about the challenges
And to stand as one, against the harms

The ones I care about
Are my eternal pride
If you shun the concern
Then here’s a huge divide

I was constantly accused
Of vital information delay
And you skipped a mention
Of the assurances you would sway

All I ever wished
Was for you to stand high
Be there……forever
And not to say goodbye

For all that was left unsaid
And all that silence tells
I feel I wrongly assumed
You to be someone else

Feel sad for you to lack
The valor and the nerve
To face the legacy called life
And offer the abject your serve.

                                   – Khushi