to lavender evening -
colorful Holi!
February 28, 2012
January 12, 2012
On your 5th Birthday
Five long years gone, painfully long
You beat evermore in our hearts' song.
One, two, three, four, and now five
Each year keeps your memory alive.
Why do God give and then reprive?
Sadly true, life without you is no jive.
Your life though short, impact is long
fond memories of you keep us strong.
Time flies, today you have turned five --
But to be by your side, I couldn't contrive.
So, here's a birthday wish moist with tear.
We miss you, we love you, our angel dear!
Hope you loved the balloons we all left
and the wooden clogs for you we kept.
You would have been five, you are five.
In our mind's eye, the dream is alive.
You beat evermore in our hearts' song.
One, two, three, four, and now five
Each year keeps your memory alive.
Why do God give and then reprive?
Sadly true, life without you is no jive.
Your life though short, impact is long
fond memories of you keep us strong.
Time flies, today you have turned five --
But to be by your side, I couldn't contrive.
So, here's a birthday wish moist with tear.
We miss you, we love you, our angel dear!
Hope you loved the balloons we all left
and the wooden clogs for you we kept.
You would have been five, you are five.
In our mind's eye, the dream is alive.
December 31, 2011
Looking back
As the end of 2011 draws near
with the promise of a new year,
orbiting aimlessly through digisphere
another marker's about to disappear.
2011 wasn’t just another year -
Witnessed a transition in career
Leaving Memphis after 14 long years
is bound to bring some pain and tears.
New opportunities but new fear;
the future ahead wasn’t so clear.
2011 wasn’t all that rosy and fine
as one may think from FB timeline
Relived 2007 all over again
A sweet angel left for heaven.
Yet, it wasn’t all that bad either
Got a break, got some breather.
Made new friends, found old ones
New unions, memory lane reruns
But on the passing of another year
something's now so crystal clear.
2012 should have no new resolve
Still so much from 2011 to solve.
with the promise of a new year,
orbiting aimlessly through digisphere
another marker's about to disappear.
2011 wasn’t just another year -
Witnessed a transition in career
Leaving Memphis after 14 long years
is bound to bring some pain and tears.
New opportunities but new fear;
the future ahead wasn’t so clear.
2011 wasn’t all that rosy and fine
as one may think from FB timeline
Relived 2007 all over again
A sweet angel left for heaven.
Yet, it wasn’t all that bad either
Got a break, got some breather.
Made new friends, found old ones
New unions, memory lane reruns
But on the passing of another year
something's now so crystal clear.
2012 should have no new resolve
Still so much from 2011 to solve.
September 7, 2011
India Rising
I dream of a free India for all Indians
not just for a privileged few.
I dream of a free India, absolutely free.
free not only from foreign rule,
but free of injustice and oppression,
free from shackles of corruption.
Can you not hear the mass rising?
The tsunami of human waves forcing sea change,
trying to eradicate plaguing malice in our system,
reminding us of our rights & responsibility,
awakening us to our 2nd independence.
I dream of a free India for all Indians.
A free India, finally, to realize its true potential.
Where citizens’ right to dream and freedom to chase,
freedom to chose and right to dignity is a given.
I dream of that free India
where each society is free –
from prejudice that divides them,
from poverty of matter and merit.
I dream of a free India, rich and strong,
to crush its enemy inside and out.
Note: On my recent trip to India, saw some strong momentum building up against corruption. I guess the only people who'll not be in support are the beneficiaries of a corrupt India. Yet, a huge section of the population is silent. don't know why. I wondered what this new India riding on the back of this anti-corruption movement may look like. Two days back, on my way to a re-union, recorded some of these thoughts on a voice recorder. But, the true impulse to see this through, against all my procrastination tendencies, came after listening to Joe's composition around anti-corruption that evening. Thanks Joe! You can find Joe's fine composition here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCaeA2PP89w. Worth listening and sharing.
not just for a privileged few.
I dream of a free India, absolutely free.
free not only from foreign rule,
but free of injustice and oppression,
free from shackles of corruption.
Can you not hear the mass rising?
The tsunami of human waves forcing sea change,
trying to eradicate plaguing malice in our system,
reminding us of our rights & responsibility,
awakening us to our 2nd independence.
I dream of a free India for all Indians.
A free India, finally, to realize its true potential.
Where citizens’ right to dream and freedom to chase,
freedom to chose and right to dignity is a given.
I dream of that free India
where each society is free –
from prejudice that divides them,
from poverty of matter and merit.
I dream of a free India, rich and strong,
to crush its enemy inside and out.
Note: On my recent trip to India, saw some strong momentum building up against corruption. I guess the only people who'll not be in support are the beneficiaries of a corrupt India. Yet, a huge section of the population is silent. don't know why. I wondered what this new India riding on the back of this anti-corruption movement may look like. Two days back, on my way to a re-union, recorded some of these thoughts on a voice recorder. But, the true impulse to see this through, against all my procrastination tendencies, came after listening to Joe's composition around anti-corruption that evening. Thanks Joe! You can find Joe's fine composition here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCaeA2PP89w. Worth listening and sharing.
January 23, 2011
A Decade of Love
The year two thousand and one
is a very special one -
born in Memphis was a great son
to some Rik, to the world Emon!
He lovingly called us jya & jaa
smearing our faces with endless abba.
Gave us reasons for so many things to do
from petshop, gameboy and visits to zoo.
will remember those eartly trips forever
what a joy & what a pleasure!
At four, he asked for his 1st soccer shoe
and 'like this, like that' a helmet too!
At seven, he attended his first rock show
still recollect his face, what a glow!
From soccer to baseball, and from piano to guitar
he does it all, can treat you to 'smoke on the water'
Often moody, but ever sporting
he's true fun, one comedy king --
more than just a class clown
cheers you up, when you are down.
A picky eater though he is
never says no to meatballs or ribs.
A decade of love has gone past
on this special day admit I must
that with every passing year
he is even more dear.
Today he turns 10, Boombing is his name
We wish him health, happiness and fame.
With loads of love and abba,
yours godparents - Jya 'n Jaa
to some Rik, to the world Emon!
He lovingly called us jya & jaa
smearing our faces with endless abba.
Gave us reasons for so many things to do
from petshop, gameboy and visits to zoo.
will remember those eartly trips forever
what a joy & what a pleasure!
At four, he asked for his 1st soccer shoe
and 'like this, like that' a helmet too!
At seven, he attended his first rock show
still recollect his face, what a glow!
From soccer to baseball, and from piano to guitar
he does it all, can treat you to 'smoke on the water'
Often moody, but ever sporting
he's true fun, one comedy king --
more than just a class clown
cheers you up, when you are down.
A picky eater though he is
never says no to meatballs or ribs.
A decade of love has gone past
on this special day admit I must
that with every passing year
he is even more dear.
Today he turns 10, Boombing is his name
We wish him health, happiness and fame.
With loads of love and abba,
yours godparents - Jya 'n Jaa
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