World of dreams

Don’t call my name,
Don’t wake me up,
Don’t shout out loud.
Let me sleep,
Let me dream,
Let me surrender to the surreal reality.
I’m flowing, light as the air,
Flowing away from all that I dont need.
There s no sadness, there s no despair,
There is nothing to be afraid of.
Sweet scents caressing my hair,
I sway to the mild breeze.
Some soothing [...]

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Burdened heart

So many nights, I wondered wide awake
Why do I have to put up with stuff, For other people’s sake?
Why worry over matters out of hand?
Why, for others, my heart should break?
I cried for a thousand shattered dreams,
Burned wings which could no more flutter.
My Voice drowned in innumerable screams,
All left was a silent mutter. [...]

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Baa volave

This is a kannada poem I wrote yesterday. Translation in english will be posted as and when possible
Nirjeeva jagake, amrutha dhaareyaagu
Kanneera kadalige, bharavaseya doniyaagu
Manada kaggatthalege, aasha kiranavaagu
Neenirade baduku bari biLihaaLeyallave
Baduka bareva lekhaniyaagi baa volave
Bengaada bisilige, tampaada neralaagu
Sudu suduva hrudayake, tanneera aleyaagu
Maruguva jeevake, nee santasada seleyaagu
Ninninda jagake beLakina aasareyallave
Odala belaguva jyotiyaagi baa volave
Baridaada kanasige, [...]

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Asar

Hume pehle gham ki adat nahi thi
Duniya se koi shiqayat nahi thi
Pehle kabhi hume zindagi mei kisi aur ki zarurat nahi thi
Tanha nahi thi raatei
Adhuri nahi thi baatei
Zehen mei kisi ke hone ka ehsaas nahi tha
Achanak se saans thamti nahi thi
Dhadkan dil mei jamti nahi thi
Nahi dikhi kabhi aankhon mei parchaayi kisi ki
Khud hi jazbaat [...]

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Somethings I dream

I dream of things unsaid
untouched and ignored
Secretly tearing my soul
Lending life to imagination
Opening the doors of my mind
To expand the horizon
Till the brightness makes me blind
Far away from the bitter truth
I run behind the illusion
To catch a train
To an unknown destination
I travel in my mind
As free as a bird
Roaring comes a huge bald man
As I [...]

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Gone are the days but memories remain

I remember those days, those cold old days.
When I ran out of faith and breath at the same time
When things did not fall in place
When mind was amuck and ablaze

Those days of hopelessness, tears and rage
And love that flew out of the open window.
I simply watched as I slowly let go.
Acceptance of broken deserted feeling,
Getting [...]

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Kehdo…

Waadiyon mei goonjti teri awazGarajte baadal mei teri dhadkanPhoolon mei teri mehakKaanton mei tera dardSarsaraati patton mei teri aahatKudrat ke har hisse mei teri maujoodgiHawaaaon mei teri saanseiHar jhonke se jaise tu paas bulaayeKehdo yeh pukaar jhoot nahi.
Khayaalon mei khoya har palJaagti raaton mei taaron ka gin naTere dard mei palkei hai bheegeBheed mei mehsus [...]

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Ek soch

Dil mei ho hazaaro toofaanAur zindagi shaq mei doobiDarr mei bhaagti duniyaToh sukoon dhoondei kaha?Yaha nahi, waha nahi.
Himmat ke dagmagaaei kadamGham mei toote dilNafrat se saji mehfilKho gayi hai jaise sab khushiyaKaha gayi? kaha gayi?
Har taraf hoti jazbaaton ke mautJeene ka armaan jab toot jaayeSaare sapne jaise naino se rooth jaayeKya hasi khile kabhi?Kabhi nahi, [...]

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What colour does it rain down on you?

When the heart is barren,
And breath is hot and dry.
When the clouds of distress surround,
The mind goes weak don’t know why.
That s when it thunders,
In the deep black sky,
And it rains white on me, day and night on me.
Washing away the blues.
When I go mad at things,
When in rage my ear rings.
I lose my senses [...]

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Jashn-e-bahara – Kitchen style

Check this out by chandni. I’m contributing my two cents too…
Mirchi ne pyaaz ko pukara haiTadke mei tel ki dhaara haiMasala bharna baaqi hai abhi baingan meiBheeni si khushbu mehkegi ab toh kitchen meiGaajar bade karaare haiTamatar bhi pyare pyare haiBeech-beech mei kakdi hum toh khaate hai.
Sabzi paki hai badi garamPhulke phoole itne naramHusband aur [...]

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