To NID B

Streaks of lightning, heavy winter rain

amidst drum rolls on the window pane

A voice pipes up with a familiar song

The stage is set, we gladly sing along

We share lives, worry about our fates

whilst sharing cups of tea with our mates

Theres always so much to do, such little time

and endless reasons to burst into rhyme

We dance at 2 am in an empty class room

Unfinished work, not worried about our doom

Jokes, banter, power naps in the college hall

with a twinke in our eyes, we'll forever recall

On the Edge

On the cliff, she stood, gaping down

Her slender frame, covered the setting sun,

The pinacle was just as she'd dreamed

well worth the ache in her feet

She gulped the air like mana from heaven

enchanted by the gleaming valley below

A lazy daisy, peeped out of her pocket

She hesitated, then pulled it out

"He loves me...he loves me not"; she chanted

The view turned menacing with every other pause

Strange how beauty could transform itself so

"He loves me...He loves me not...He loves me...

He loves me not...He loves me..."

The last petal floated away into the mist

Relieved, she took her last step back

The Cry

Clouds of Fear condensed on her forehead

Another soaked tissue was flung on the floor

Staring into the brooding night, she lay in bed

Sweat streamed down through every pore

Clenching her fist,"help me", she yelled

Waiting for her Knight to walk through the door

To her incessant cries, not one paid heed

She had called 'wolf'  too many times before

Soon, in slumber she lay, her dreams fragmented

The invisible Knight said, rest in peace, mi amore

The Chase

I ran alarmed, scared to death

I could hear the Demons chasing me

Yet when I stopped to look back

Why is it my shadow is all I see?

The Painting

It was a moment of truth

when my brush touched the canvas

I tried to restrain myself

Alas! it was too late

The strokes were passionate, unrestrained

My fingers painted with fervour

while I watched helplessly

colour after colour splashed the canvas

I tried to cover it with my free arm

lest anyone would see my life

bleeding into the whiteness

that lay in front of me

Auroville

Just for a second
 I forget who I am
 Or where I belong
 I feel light, weightless
 Its just Me and the Wind
 engrossed in an intimate conversation
 The pink Hibiscus sways
 wanting to take part
 The three of us merge together
 As one entity we float
 Soar high towards the clouds
 and dance to the rhythm
 of the silent heartbeat
 of the Earth

Cleansed

My breath is shallow, my vision is blurred
You pull me into your strong, welcoming arms
In your unwavering love, I feel cleansed
I put back all that is past, I must start afresh
I carry no baggage, just an old prayer
Wrapping it around my naked body,

I walk with you towards a new beginning

In your sacred love, I feel baptised again