"Os ki boondh"

Phisilti ek os ki boond ki tarah
Girta hain tu bhi aaj apni zameen par
Haatheli par tik jaata agar tu
Tho Kaise pehchanta uchai ka asar?

Hairat kar deti hain humari
Khwaab bun ne ki ye aadat
Par na inhe zinda rakhen tho
Kaise mehsoos karenge uski barkat?

Jis Khwaab ko tune dua main badla
Ek faryaad teri zubaan par thi
Teri haatheli main ab os ki boond nahi
Hain khusi ke aansoon ki nami

'Dead Or Alive'

Hazard Highway
Lost control
Lights went off
And I let go

Crashed
Burnt
Survived
But was I initially
Dead or Alive?

Wrong Choices
Selfish gain
Fed the flesh
Drank on pain

Fled
Ran
Couldn't hide
I was already
Dead not Alive.

Countless milestones
Hit Deadend
Final Destination
Hopeless attempts

Tired
Worn out
Life nosedived
Now I was
Dead when alive

Fought denial
Last attempt
Lastman standing
Took me in

Forgiveness
Freedom
Grace personified
Now at last
Am Truly alive!

'He Wept'

I wonder how he would have wept
When Martha ran and cried out loud
"You've come so late,dear Lord
He's already gone!"

I wonder how He would have felt
How a God could break down
How He, the creator would weep
When a man was gone

I wonder no more for finally I know
The Cross has now revealed
Why a God would let his tears flow
Why a God would cry for me..

"The Footprint Sets "

Looking back across the tides of time
Wonder when those footprints just became mine
You had pushed me on to better days
You had helped me see through the maze
You knew where to hit when times grew tough
You knew how to appreciate when it was good enough
But then the tide grew in and the waves hit hard
And I looked back to see the footprints had fallen apart...


The waters will rise and they will fall
The sun will come out and dry everything around
There will be many more seasons of change
But never say that just one set of footprints will remain

You believe in me and so I do too
You push me to higher ground and so I flew
You chided me when I sat back and took things for granted
You dreamed maybe more than I could have ever imagined
I limited myself to just my little square
But you showed me the stories waiting beyond..out there!

The waters will rise and they will fall
The sun will come out and dry everything around
There will be many more seasons of change
But never say that just one set of footprints will remain.


In view of all the questions that I have got regarding this poem and its resemblance to the other "footprints " poem..just wanted to clarify that this has a very different theme.
This is for a friend or mentor or someone who you want to be there for you as you walk along the journey of life. Sometimes things happen and we loose friends and people on our way and its not always easy...we long and pray for them to be there..
And thats why here the footprints dont want to be just one set....They want the company that makes them a better person,a better friend and accomplish things which they alone would never imagine to do!

This is dedicated to a special friend, mentor and critic....my way of saying Thankyou...my way of saying, "once a friend..ALWAYS a friend"

'My Prayer'

I understand not
What is your plan?
I cannot comprehend
Why the twists and the bends?
I lie in bed all curled up
Not a choice , not to warm up
but I know master you're shaping me
And so peacefully I will endure.

A life without scars
Will not make me realize who You are
The peace I would question, "How?"
I experience fully now
And though sometimes I maybe unsure
With you by myside I'll peacefully endure



RM@ Thankyou for showing me where our Strength and Hope lies...even when we can't ask or express...He listens even to the silence...

'Two Hearts'

"God made Sam and looked at his heart
He said, "What a beauty from end to start!
A heart that loves me, devoted and true
A heart that'll be among the chosen few.

Then God made Margaret, A rare pearl.
A gem, a beauty and so surreal
A woman He knew who would gladly serve
A woman who would be beyond words.

With two perfect hearts made
A great idea in His mind now played
Sam and Margaret put together
Will be love standing strong in any kind of weather
So He united them and placed them as one
He smiled as they wed
coz a journey of Love had begun....!!


DEDICATED TO ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COUPLE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!

Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary! Thankyou for being such wonderful spiritual parents and friends to me!
I thank the Lord for you and the example that you are to so many..in today's world where relationships, commitments and true love seem to be going extinct, you stand as an example to prove that marriage is not about two its about 3! Christ being in the centre!
I love you and hope you have many more joyous years together!

"To Papa with Love"

'Paapajaan' is what I also call the man
Who's made me to become who I am
As a kid I felt you kneel right beside me
And I always kept that extra chair for you
When I played house in make belief

Mom said I hurt you when I lied
Made me wonder coz I could never see your eyes
The eyes she said that also shed tears
When I did stuff she feared

I never skipped church or sunday school
Coz they said I could learn about you
I sang, I Drew and tried my best at memory verse
All I wanted then was to impress you Papa-'the maker of my universe'

Days passed and your little girl grew
I found others to impress and other dreams to be pursued
I loved you Papa but I had the world waiting
Everything around just so captivating

My heart now was torn between you and a man
All my conversations with you were now about him and our plans
I've got a new cellphone Papa and I wish you had one too
Would help me make sure you heard what all I needed from you

Papa? You there?It's been a while...
I need a hug Papa...I need your warm smile
The man I loved broke my heart
And all these months I blamed you for making my world fall apart
I felt mad and angry that you didnt care
And somedays I just wanted to run back and end the nightmare

I can never make you proud Papa Like I did at sunday school
I'm sorry I've let you down and have been such a fool
I wish I could turn back time and catchup on all that we could have done together
I've missed telling you about all that's been happening..everything! even the weather!

I love you Papa and there's nothing I long for more
To be your little girl and make you proud like before
I'm a lucky girl and you're the best Daddy ever
I don't deserve you and maybe have never
But You're my only Family now and forever!