पीली पीली सुनहरी धूप सी
तेरे इश्क की कच्ची कली सी
देखो न मेरे पी मैं कैसी खिली
मैं कैसी खिली 🌻
“The Cubicle”
“So, you are back again my friend!”
“Ah, what made you come this end?”
The lights are stark white and bright
Enough to cause your soul dark blight
The carpets are ashy and grey
It will be a slow and painful slay
A daily dry drudgery at your dreadful desk
You will be reduced to a robot so grotesque
The keypads are making noises
Tik, tik, tik, tik those tiny sinister voices
You are dressed up so neat and chic
To stare for hours on end on the screens so bleak
Your heart will shout relentless screams
They will shatter one by one, all your dreams
A fake and a constant smile
To keep you going for the endless miles
Your spontaneity will be curtailed
Your creativity will be derailed
A million thoughts will run across your mind
How can you escape such a soul less grind
But there is a thing called ‘mortgage’
To keep you forever amused and engaged
You have to consider your kids and their future
So don’t you yet become a comfort creature
Open your eyes wide with strokes of mascara
Look around, there are younger and prettier ones in this icy cold terra
Watch that mature woman with sky high heels
Her back is obviously breaking and is definitely out of keel
They all seem happier than usual
But watch out, the masks are peeling and now visual
That young one didn’t sleep last night
She is a single mum, fighting tight
Her doctor prescribed her some ‘happy pills’
And consoled her, you will eventually learn the drill
A steep career ladder she has to climb
Losing your soul in the game, is no crime
The survival of the fittest is the mantra
It is a very orderly and well-mannered janta
Your resilience will be rewarded sooner or later
Just don’t question things that matter
Type away and carry on
Soldier on and battle on
Happy days are around the corner
It’s a black comedy not a white horror
So laugh your heart out
Harbour in your mind no doubt
It’s a safe haven with excellent working conditions
Please don’t tamper with those “Happiness Index” definitions!
~ Vibha
What Will Your Verse Be?
“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world…… And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. That you are here; that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse, what will your verse be?
– Robbin Williams, Dead Poets Society
Crazy
My Serene Stream
In the depths of your soul, this Pisces fish wants to dive in
Your eyes touch me & haunt me deep within
I am your fish and you are my ocean
I am your mermaid and you are my perfect notion
You are my reason to smile
Across the thousand miles
You are my elusive dream
You are my serene stream
Come let’s explore my sweet dove
The truth of our mysterious oceanic love!
~ Vibhavari
“ज़िद्द”
उन्हें भी ज़िद्द ना पास आने की
हमें भी ज़िद्द दूर दूर जाने की
इस ‘अपनी’ ज़िद्द के आगे
तुम भी हारे
मैं भी हारी
वक़्त चला
कहके अलविदा
फिर वो ना आया
तुमने बुलाया
मैंने भी बुलाया
चांदनी रूठी है कबसे
वो ज़रा न मानी
तुमने मनाया
मैंने भी मनाया
तारे सिसकते हैं कबसे
वो ना मुस्कुराये फिर से
तुमने हँसाया
मैंने गुदगुदाया
फ़ोन अब भी बजता है
पर सुर में नही
तुमने ना उठाया
मैंने भी ना उठाया
खामोशियाँ कुछ तो कहती हैं
अनसुनी तुम भी करते हो
और मैं भी सुनती नही
आँखें भर तो आती हैं
पर अश्क़ तुम छलकाते नही
मैं भी बस मुस्कुरा देती हूँ
रातें बहुत लम्बी और ठण्डी हो चली हैं
पर तुम काँपते नही
मैं भी ठिठुरती नही
मौसम रंग बदलते हैं
पतझड़, सर्दियाँ, सावन और गर्मियाँ
पर तुम ना बदले
और मैं भी ना बदली
पर एक गाना तुम भी गुनगुनाते हो
और मैं भी
तुम सुबह,
मैं दोपहर को
तुम शाम,
मैं रात को
तेरे बिना ज़िन्दगी से कोई, शिक़वा, तो नही
शिक़वा नही, शिक़वा नही, शिक़वा नही
तेरे बिना ज़िन्दगी भी लेकिन, ज़िन्दगी, तो नही
ज़िन्दगी नही, ज़िन्दगी नही, ज़िन्दगी नही……
– विभावरी
Love Unedited
You might be fortunate enough to come across someone with whom you feel a sense of freedom, freedom to be just yourself. You can remain silent for hours together and yet feel no need to talk. Words are not needed anymore, you somehow feel complete with the person. You know in your heart, mind and soul that you have a friend, a soul mate, your life partner. You have a taste of happiness and contentment.
You wish to spend the rest of your life with your soul mate. You look forward to spending your time together. Laying in bed for hours talking about anything and everything under the sun. You don’t edit, you don’t stop and think, you flow like a river, without any hindrances. You feel like a child, running through the green meadows, trying to catch the rays of the sun, with eyes half closed…
Love & happiness always
Let it kill you
The Backbenchers
Numbers & scores are just that – numbers & scores – dry and without any life!
You will usually find it’s not the toppers who top the toughest exam called life with dazzling trophies and awards. It’s the mavericks, the back benchers, the rebels, the ‘think outside the box’ types who ACTUALLY live life! They have a myriad of interesting life experiences, they learn fast, they are the real Sanju babas who actually go for it!
When you have school reunions, you meet someone after couple of decades later, someone you thought would reach for the stars during your school days but alas that’s not the case most times and you get disappointed and surprised….your hero back then is not a hero anymore in real life. You come to a conclusion- there are two kinds in this life:
1. Aapne zindagi ke maje liye (you had fun in this game called life…..)
2. Zindagi ne aapke maje liye (life had a real good fun with you)
There is a twist in the story meri jaan, my love….
I personally find the so called toppers usually really boring and without any life…..always found the backbenchers as the toppers of life, they are more interesting to talk to and are worth spending your time with – jo bahut jee jaan se khele….examples are all around us.
Picture abhi baki hei meri jaan….the game is still on!
Dedicated to all the lovers of life!!!!
❤❤❤❤❤
स्पर्श
कहां से तुम शुरू, कहां पे मैं ख़तम
खो के तुम में, न रहा कोई ग़म
कस कर मैंने तुम्हे यूं था पकड़ा
जैसे जाते हुए लम्हे को मुठी में जोरो से था जकड़ा
तुमने जिस तरह मेरे हाथ थे थामे
लुटा दूं मेरी ज़िन्दगी की सैकड़ों सुबह और शामें…..❤
vibhadassingh 