Aks: Reflections

Aks: Reflections

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Apne ghamon ka kabhi mehfil na sajaaya

To nachizon ko khush-qismat rangeen lage

Apni kahaani musafiron ko na bataya

To raaste humesha chiraag-a-bahaar lage

Humne bhi din aur sham k dariya se hokar guzra hain

Raaste phir bhi sabhi ko gulzar-a-tabassum lage

With joyful colors have painted the veil

Curtaining the tinted shades of time

Stories of hope to pen

Never the tears to rhyme

Such an imagery of life

That bed of roses is where I "lie"

Home

HOME

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As the miles expand with each pace

The gypsy heart finds solace

Knows theres always one place to go

To roost and rest the soul

The warm smiles and cradle of memories yearned

The longing of belonging somewhere

A place called home, so dear!

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Wonder!

Wonder!

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Its only after the fall,

Learn how to climb the wall

When facing the grave fears

Great strength starts to appear!!

The defeats teach to strategize

What moves are wrong and right

A war lost preps for the next battle to fight

Trust in self shines new hopeful light

To find the courage deep within

Is a wonder of mind and might!!

The Tree

The Tree

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Inspired by history, 

Now I breathe

I paint beyond the future 

To live ingrained in sands of time infinite

From a seed of thought, a sprout of life

Rooted to my soil, nurtured by love

I am the Tree, traveling through eons

Now aged in miles!

Silent, still and standing tall

The roars you heard, when winds had howled

My leaves of hope wither and grow

Again and again, with seasons anew

I witness time, like a child at play

To build and destroy is its favorite game

I see the changes, and how it evolves

I have been standing here all along

They all come and go 

To divide things in right and wrong

I know not sides

I radiate and grow in directions all

Perennial and un-fallen, 

Unscathed it seems ?

Resilient, i keep healing

 With my will to live!!

Present

Present

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I am here, I am now

I can hear the ocean howl

The roaring tides subside

The hermit crabs crawling out

They come out of their hide

The footprints washed from sand

All grains are again aligned

A cycle that goes on and on

This moment I catch a glimpse of it awhile

The present, where I live and belong

My most precious time!

Disciple of Time

Disciple of Time

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A new day heralds!

Fresh hopes unfurl

The green grass ahead

A road that leads

To the haven of wise

Where Athena resides

Halls echoing the chimes

An yearning to learn 

From the great teacher called Time!!