in search of LIFE

DO U KNOW ME
DO I KNOW U
DO WE KNOW LIFE
OR DOES LIFE IS LEADING US
AND WE ARE LOST BY LIFE
AS LIFE IS ALWAYS ON THE MOVE
AND IT ALWAYS WANTS ACTION
ARE WE IN LIFE OR OUT OF LIFE
FOR WHEN WE ARE DOWN THEN LIFE DESERTS US
AND WE CRAVE FOR LIFE MORE
WITH LIFE WE ARE LIVELY
BUT THEN WHAT IS REAL LIFE
BEING OURSELF OR SHEDDING SELF FOR LIFE
THE QUESTION REMAINS
BEREFT OF LIFE IT IS A MYTH
BUT WITH LIFE IT IS A MIRAGE
FOR AN ENTITY WHO IS AN ENIGMA
BY A SOUL WHO DOES NOT EXIST WITHOUT LIFE
I THINK I HAVE GONE MAD
BUT THEN THOSE WHO LOVE LIFE ARE NOT SANE

A year that will be new

A year that will be new

A year came by and went
With 365 days/nights of news
Some pleasant, some painful
Painting our lives in various hues

A child crawls to walk
A boy learns to cheat
A girl loses her innocence
A woman claims her feat

Poor finds solace in dirt
Rich turns pauper in spirit
Humanity loses soul in crowd
A candle of smile waits to be lit

Flood, quake, tsunami, drought
War, battle, violence, fight
Blast, terror, kill, murder
Facing all of it is our birthright

Waiting for a selfless smile
Looking out for a friendly hand
Missing hugs, praises, ovation
Yet to find on our earthy land

Where a person is treated equal
Where Osama will love to be Obama
I am searching for a worthy kingdom
Where Allah will sit together with Rama

So, before bidding goodbye to 2008
Let’s learn the fair of past years
And pledge to make the world a better place
Say yes to LIFE and no to tears

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009