untold dreams

wild wind blows free

2011-01-31T19:08:00.000+05:30

wild wind gushes
wild and free happily
don’t try to stop
let her blow freely.

she does not exists
in confinement of walls
her very being resists
Suffocation of boundary walls.

let her dance all around us
spread her spontaneous vivacity
across the ocean and nations
across the villages and city.

let her dance with the trees
let her waltz with mountain high
swirl and tug the veil of waterfalls
tease the daisies and roses shy.

Sharmishtha basu
26.10.10

wild lie

2011-01-31T19:07:00.002+05:30

in the wild life
endless independence
there is fun in abundance
then there is strife
when to wild winds collide
they stir up a hurricane
or a small scale typhoon
causing only destruction
if at the wrong place

Sharmishtha basu
31 .1.11

I want to be

2011-01-31T19:07:00.001+05:30

The little girl looked at me
her eyes lost in thought
her sweet face became thoughtful.

“What will I be?”
her eyes looked so wistful,
the little girl looked at me

“Oh so many things I want to be!”
she smiled with a tiny dimple,
her sweet face became thoughtful.

“Some times I want to be a bee.”
her eyes were sparkling and playful,
the little girl looked at me.

“Sometimes I just want to be me!”
she cooed softly like a turtle.
her sweet face became thoughtful.

“Then sometimes I don’t want to be me!”
I want to be huge and strong like a bull,
the little girl looked at me
her sweet face became thoughtful.

the gypsy in me

2011-01-31T19:06:00.002+05:30

there is a gypsy inside me
she sighs when she sees
pieces of this planet
spilling with beauty
captured in Polaroid and films
it aches to pack its bags
and go out on a trip
scale every possible mountain
touch every ocean in reach
before lying down to sleep.

there is a wise woman inside me
one that chastises that wild
reminds her again and again
you can save yourself
from cold, heat, rain and snow
stalking tiger, snakes, wolves
for they strike for fear or hunger
what will you do with men?
they will be waiting everywhere
you can save yourself or fail!

Sharmishtha basu
4.12.10

drunk bee

2011-01-31T19:06:00.001+05:30

her lovely eyes speak
with every flutter of lash
his heart soars with her eyes
just as a drunk bee
who has been drinking nectar
from the sweet flower of Neem

Sharmishtha basu
18.1.11

ballerina girl

2011-01-31T19:05:00.001+05:30

ballerina on the dance floor
dancing on the pond of dark stone
graceful petite mon amour
a lovely bloom dances alone.
just like a lily in breeze
you sway gracefully, full of ease
your feet softly kiss the dance floor
let the breeze make your sweet soul soar.

Sharmishtha basu
16.1.11

the king

2011-01-31T19:04:00.002+05:30

the king

sitting on throne

turns to face the stern scorn

on the faces of his people

tired by his selfish idle ways

no more fooling around mister

he heard the silent roar

heard the uproar

the king

Sharmishtha basu
16 .1.11

under the moon silver

2011-01-31T19:04:00.001+05:30

under the moon silver we wait
for our mate who is too late
the crow starts to stir in its sleep
the soft dew drops as heaven weep
we start to lose patience in wait
oh why is he so much late!
how much longer shall we wait!
the crease on your brow gets deep
under the moon
ah the ebony turns to slate
no more are we going to wait
let him pay for his careless sleep
let him complain and let him weep
let him groan and let him too wait
under the moon!

sharmishtha basu
7.1.11

nobody’s child

2011-01-31T19:03:00.002+05:30

behind him was the long dark shadow
his father’s lust, mother’s innocence
one disappeared after satiation
the other gave him this so called existence.

No cradle, no lullaby no sweetness
two strong arms sheltered his mother
they were too strong to hold her
but too weak to save the other.

he stands alone neglected
his back turned on light
his own shadow covers his future
as he faces away from light.

have you met him somewhere?
the nobody’s child?
did not his pain pierced your soul?
his tiny shadow started to haunt your mind?

Sharmishtha basu
19 .1.11

monkeys

2011-01-31T19:03:00.001+05:30

a cozy bunch of monkeys
lived up floor from me once
a chirpy herd quite funky
dwelled on my roof top once.

their days started prior dawn
as I laid snuggled and comfy
they opened their beady eyes at dawn
got active like a bunch of zombie.

One minute they were thump thump
the other minute they were squealing
then they will start to hop and jump
sometimes they will go rolling.

for years I tried to convince them
my rooftop is not their home
I will be so glad to see the last of them
if they will kindly return to their home.

Then one day they disappeared in thin air
I woke up sans their jumping and sound
as if some angel heard my prayer
vanished em with a single whiff of her wand.

Sharmishtha basu
19 .1.11

misha

2011-01-31T19:02:00.001+05:30

it struck all of a sudden
it came out of nowhere
snatched away that sunshine
that sweetest ball of hair.

I believe the fault was mine
I forgot you were bound to go
your time will come before mine
you will have to leave me and go.

oh how I was afraid to see
places where you snuggled up
those blank places used to bite me
I thought that gap wont fill up.

I could feel you snuggle up against me
in the dark of night, in my bed
so many times you haunted me
I just could not wipe you out of my head.

its been a decade since you are gone
somehow my heart says to me
tonight you will not be gone
you will be in my dreams for me.

Sharmishtha basu
24 .1.11

let there be peace

2011-01-31T19:01:00.002+05:30

soft calm water spreading
just like a crystal sheet
from your feet to horizon
where it kisses the blue….

oh that sweet breeze
that blows across it
first kissing its calm self
then spreading that to you.

don’t pick up that pebble
it means nothing
that gesture can be shunned
that impulse is easy to control.

think how it will distort
this crystal clarity to muddy
don’t give in to that imp
let peace rule all around us.

Sharmishtha basu
29 .1.11

journey to light

2011-01-31T19:01:00.001+05:30

burning bright sun
softly rippling crystal
blended with gray
splattered with milk
dancing under my oar
my little boat
glides forward
facing the sun

Sharmishtha basu
31 .1.11

haiku collection 3 17.1.11

2011-01-31T18:58:00.000+05:30

deception (HH)

her hazel eyes
shining soft and bright
hid the deception.

Sharmishtha basu
13.1.11

medusa 8.1.11

a humble grass flower
boasted celestial charm
got forever doomed

Sharmishtha basu
8 .1.11

sin (HH) 23.1.11

tabooed love, lovely eyes
temptation too strong to shun
heart sways towards sin

Sharmishtha basu
23.1.11

Story of guilt 28.12.10

those hooded eyes
tongue licking lips fast and quick
telltale story of guilt

Sharmishtha basu
28.12.10

confinement (SHW) 25.1.11

confinement gone
cage of ice has shattered
crystal creek is free

Sharmishtha basu
25 .1.11

inhibitions 25.1.11

shed inhibitions
bear your flower and fruit
world belongs to you

Sharmishtha basu
25 .1.11

the thinker 21.12.10

her hands reach within
deep in the ocean of thoughts
to scoop up wisdom

Sharmishtha basu
21.12.10

butterfly dreams 28.1.11

burning orange, gold
ivory n ebony
studded in deep green

Sharmishtha basu
28.1.11

scorpion 4.1.11

the black scorpion
lethal and poised to kill
anyone annoying.

Sharmishtha basu
4.1.11

scorpion 4.1.11

red ripe cherries
simply shunned my conscience
I gave in to Sin

Sharmishtha basu
16 .1.11

tug of war

earth threw a feather
sky caught it in mid way
moon tries to snatch

Sharmishtha basu
31.1.11

for a haiku

its quite a fun
to scratch your head for a spell
for a haiku

Sharmishtha basu
31.1.11

red rose

velvety smooth red
mellow and glowing ruby
smiling among thorns

Sharmishtha basu
31.1.11
coldest heart

its the coldest heart
that fails to melt at the pain
real bad disease

Sharmishtha basu
31.1.11

war

its murder of men
only the pretexts vary
what spills is just blood

Sharmishtha basu
31.1.11

shattered faith 31.1.11

agony of death
bows its head to crushing pain
of a shattered faith

Sharmishtha basu
31 .1.11

darkness 31.1.11

overwhelming love
blind surrender of self
darkness engulfs world

Sharmishtha basu
31.1.11

splendour 31.1.11

dazzling gold torrent
exploding from a volcano
a killer splendour

Sharmishtha basu
31.1.11

birth of a mermaid

2011-01-31T18:57:00.000+05:30

I softly fall inside you, I sink
your velvety cool touch
envelops all around me
a shiver runs through the spine.

slowly I immerse deeper and deeper
in your dark depth
water flows all around me
I get submerged, I give up, surrender.

my open reckless hair dances
with the ripple of your wave
its fine net surrounds me
just like you as I descend in you.

my legs join together to glue
I could inhale you inside me in my breath
softly I rise above again
after losing myself to you I become you.

Sharmishtha basu
28 .1.11

poem and me

2011-01-17T16:18:00.001+05:30

an outlet of emotions
whirling inside my heart
in oh so many visions
myriad hues of passions
its poetry that unchains
that fluttering bird of art
it softly removes its chain
lets it fly out to your heart.

road ahead

2011-01-17T16:17:00.001+05:30

road is what it takes us home
across the vales, mounts and sea
or it is the endless dream in which we roam
when we want to run away from home.
away from the confinement of the home
our eyes and feet chase whatever they see
our hearts like wanderer roam
and our soul dance with endless glee.

Sharmishtha basu
10.1.11

the woods

2011-01-17T16:16:00.002+05:30

I stopped by woods
feeling the absolute peace
every movement talked
told me hundreds of stories
a history was unraveled.

Sharmishtha basu
11.1.11

swami vivekananda

2011-01-17T16:16:00.001+05:30

a being
selfless divine
a blessing
from heaven
came down to bless nation
may be the whole world

Sharmishtha basu
12 .1.11

gypsy lady

2011-01-17T16:15:00.000+05:30

she sat in a trance so serene
her hazel eyes reading me
the gypsy lady made a sign
towards the next chair for me
her language was not known to me
she drew a symbol just for me
on the table with a small chalk red
her fingers painted words unsaid.

Sharmishtha basu
17 .1.11

bitter sweetness

2011-01-17T16:14:00.000+05:30

sweetness
of chocolate
soft creamy delicious
with that little tinge of bitterness
extremes embrace to make life perfect
shadows of black and white dance
hand in hand together
love that bitter
sweetness

Chinese connection

2011-01-17T16:13:00.000+05:30

A
harsh Truth
truly harsh
Can’t be denied
Had a lot of grudge
For their cruelties
On their own and neighbours
And then I read a touching thing
Lotus is their July flower
Loved this Chinese connection for a change

Sharmishtha basu
10 .1.11

doldrums

2011-01-17T16:12:00.000+05:30

ship in sea doldrums
watching clouds gathering
time to hold mast

Sharmishtha basu
7.1.11

Insomnia

2011-01-17T16:11:00.000+05:30

watching stars sparkling
see them close their lil eyes
insomniac me

Sharmishtha basu
13.1.11

celestial

2011-01-11T19:06:00.001+05:30

a heart full of love
love filled eyes, words and gaze
so celestial.

Sharmishtha basu
8.1.11

resolutions

2011-01-11T19:05:00.000+05:30

diamonds in coal
resolutions in mind
uncut gems await polish

Sharmishtha basu
30.12.10

when gulmohar blooms

2011-01-11T19:04:00.002+05:30

when the gulmohar blooms
spring lets out a sigh
its sigh sounds in wind
when her flowers fly
one after the other
far away from tree
one by one they scatter
spreading a carpet on green
a carpet of fiery red and orange hue

Sharmishtha basu
7 .1.11

silent flute

2011-01-11T19:04:00.001+05:30

your eyes speak and talk
your lips are mute
you are a silent flute
a flute made of rock.

your unsaid words pour down
in wind, rain and sunshine
they fill up this world of mine
even if heard by no one.

Sharmishtha basu
8.1.11

merry go round

2011-01-11T19:03:00.001+05:30

Life is nothing but a merry go round
to the daring comes the crown
they go round and round
with its every leap and bound.

to timid souls scary it will sound
in vain will they fret, sob and frown
Life is nothing but a merry go round
to the daring comes the crown

Sharmishtha basu
4.1.11

a brook

2011-01-11T19:02:00.002+05:30

from the hill
a gurgling brook falls
in valley
lovely green
it picks up grace after fall
and freedom from pain

Sharmishtha basu
1.1.11

golden hour

2011-01-11T19:02:00.001+05:30

golden leaves spruce up
autumn has come to invite
golden hour of dusk
gathers to see the sight

Sharmishtha basu
7.1.11

icarus

2011-01-11T19:01:00.003+05:30

Oh I have read his story
the story of the naïve one
whose wax wings melted
as he flew too close to sun.

What a dream it was that night
I saw myself standing proud
two milk white wings on my shoulder
daring me to touch the cloud.

with the meadow larks
I flew high up and down below
happily I flew from tree to tree
like a tiny little sparrow.

I kept my distance from the sun
basking in his golden ray
remembering the story of Icarus
I did not ventured too far his way.

I flew up to land on a mountain high
a lush green valley was spread
as I scooped down to touch the grass
I opened my eyes in my bed.

Sharmishtha basu
6.1.11

evil shadow

2011-01-11T19:01:00.002+05:30

that night I turned and faced her
demanded a clarification
what gets inside her heart
what were her intention.

Why oh why did she
echoed my every movement, step
her ways truly exhausted me
who will like to be copied by ape.

she begged to me with moist eyes
told me she just cant be other way
she has no body, no concrete form
she just have to copy my way.

I felt her pain and allowed her
to copy my each and every action
after all a shadow has to follow
the owner of her body’s destination.

that night I felt someone choking me
soon my soul was hovering by my body
I saw her open her eyes to look at me
it was the shadow who possessed my body.

“Thank you for training me so well.”
she laughed at me with mockery
“I think I will take care of this body.”
her eyes were filled with trickery.

Standing there I realized my fault
I have sealed my own doom
I have been conned by a trickster
an evil have I given a room.

Now I roam in spirit world
while the slave is now the owner
she relishes the things that were mine
by replacing the rightful owner.

Sharmishtha basu
8.1.11

pearly pegasus

2011-01-11T19:00:00.001+05:30

oh pearly white equine
sweet pegasus from land of dreams
here to show me beyond dreams
the pathway to land divine.
Where sweet golden moon shine
faeries dance holding arm
moon gets drunk by their charm
mermaids swim up to sing a song
nymphs rhythm their lyres with song
soul gets drunk from sight divine

sharmishtha basu
6.1.11

yellow leaves

2011-01-01T19:33:00.002+05:30

yellow leaves flutter soft
fall is beckoning to them
spring is dressing up

2011- a shardoma

2011-01-01T19:23:00.002+05:30

pick it up
the sleepy silent flute
play your song
from your heart
unleash yourself completely
don’t go for applauds

Sharmishtha basu
1.1.11

2011

2011-01-01T19:23:00.001+05:30

I heard her playing flute
its soft sound flew in
like the fairies of light
fly inside darkest deep
it sang out to me
“I am here at your door,
waiting for your embrace.”

“Come sing with me
sing my song, sweet, carefree
dance with me in the land
of endless ecstasy
together we will dance
arm in arm, feet in rhythm
another year through.”

I opened my doors and windows
she flew in and settled down.

Sharmishtha basu
30.12.10

flowers

2011-01-01T19:22:00.001+05:30

pink roses in vase
white lilies on canvas
daisy in meadow

Sharmishtha basu
1.11.11

2011 a haiku

2011-01-01T19:20:00.000+05:30

tender dreams await you
what are your feet waiting for
move forth and hold them.

Sharmishtha basu
1.11.11

2010 - a shardoma

2010-12-31T17:44:00.000+05:30

thank you for
the colours you gave
vivid dreams
fantasies
colourful butterflies
in my blue sky

Sharmishtha basu
31.12.10

2010 - a poem

2010-12-31T17:43:00.000+05:30

its time to say goodbye
you knocked my door
I opened it wide
you sat down with me
with last cup of tea
together we sipped
its every single drop.

I thanked you from heart
for all the gifts you gave me
in the year I lived with you
wisdom, warmth, happiness
experience, tears, pain
laughter, light, tenderness
friendship, love and sweetness.

You stood up and hugged me,
thanked me for living the year.

Sharmishtha basu
30.12.10

last day

2010-12-31T17:42:00.002+05:30

wrapped in deep calm peace
last day of year visits
to bid me last goodbye

Sharmishtha basu
31.12.10

frost

2010-12-31T17:42:00.001+05:30

frost embraces her
barrier gets bejeweled
sparkles like a star

Sharmishtha basu
30.12.10

white mountain sunrise

2010-12-31T17:40:00.000+05:30

touch of crimson on
milk white mountain
nature’s painting

Sharmishtha basu
4.11.10

liberation

2010-12-31T17:39:00.000+05:30

white starlight
messenger of divine
liberation of souls

Sharmishtha basu
27.12.10

vivid dreams

2010-12-31T17:38:00.002+05:30

a lovely
dream comes true vividly
spreading hue
colours blue
red, pink, mauve and rainbow hues
soared in meadow green

Sharmishtha basu
28.12.10

trickster

2010-12-31T17:38:00.001+05:30

my naïve trickster
I can see through
all the games you play
or trying to play with me
I know you have conned
and you have fooled
too many people
I give you full credit
I don’t know why and
I don’t know how
I can see through you
and your devious plans
when you bat your eyelids
faking to be an angel
I see a wolf
licking lips under a sheepskin
try to find someone
who is more naïve than you are
please don’t insult my brain
or look down upon my wisdom
just because I don’t blow
your cover openly wide and far

Sharmishtha basu
26.12.10

the dancer

2010-12-31T17:37:00.000+05:30

her body sways like willows
dancing in the ocean wind
her feet move back and forth
deftly like waves in ocean green
soft sand dances under her feet
ocean waves roll under her toes
moon light pours down
on her ivory silk skin
a graceful form dances nimbly
performs for the ocean only
under the full moon
till the break of dawn.

Sharmishtha basu
29 .12.10

only God in heaven

2010-12-31T17:36:00.002+05:30

The melodious strain emitting
from the hearts of human beings
in the form of carol, azan or hymns
flow like rivers of love
demolishing each and every barrier
to reach the deep, tranquil ocean
called by millions of names
some are God, Allah or Khuda.
Let every festival make our souls
reach out for that deep ocean
splashing in our very souls
embrace it with love and gratitude
for blessing us with so many colours
so many ways of remembering, loving
the only one God above in heaven.

Sharmishtha basu
27 .12.10

changing colours

2010-12-31T17:36:00.001+05:30

changing colours of festivals
early memories
when festival meant celebration
happiness, fun, new dresses
gifts, crackers and treats
waiting all the year
for the hand-counted minutes.

slowly enjoyment takes backseat
spiritualism seeps in
crackers are replaced by hymns
fun, cheer and laughter watches
while deep sense of peace wins

then comes those days
when only the sense of well being
company of divine reins
all other feelings simmer down
festival becomes union with divine.

a satisfied soul sits with a smile
watches others enjoying things it did.

Sharmishtha basu
27.12.10

christmas

2010-12-25T17:20:00.000+05:30

pristine white blanket
covered the earth
under the sparkling stars
conquering deepest dark
warmed up in a frozen night
by mother’s love
and mother earth’s
spread of golden hay.

In a dilapidated stable
on a spread of hay
surrounded by angels
and mute animals
child of God was born
to teach and rejoice love
to glorify and beatify
God’s meek lambs.

Sharmishtha basu
22.12.10

trail of light

2010-12-25T17:19:00.000+05:30

on a cold dreary night
some thing changed
a star shined bright
a ray descended
in the arms of a mother.

Son of God
came down to earth
to teach His children
how to love one another
how to live in love.

souls blinded by power,
lust, greed and corruption
saw their own reflection
in that messiah of light
they tried to relinquish light.

they destroyed his body
and celebrated victory
they failed to see
the souls blessed by his touch
the trail of light showing path.

Sharmishtha basu
22.12.10

dreams

2010-12-25T17:18:00.000+05:30

In my mind you are vibrant
full of texture and life
just like a pretty butterfly
or a singing meadow lark.

I grab my pen, paintbrush
try to capture your beauty
suddenly you lose dimension
the life factor vanishes.

Sharmishtha basu
17.11.10

carpet of leaves

2010-12-25T17:17:00.000+05:30

my feet are aching to walk
on the road that takes me to your home
oh my lover sweet.
hidden so well from the prying eyes
but tis covered with autumn leaves
nature has woven a carpet
for my bare feet.
I have removed my payals
they make too much noise
they will lead a trail to my path.
but tell me my love
what will I do with these leaves?
shattering to pieces
under my cautious feet.

Sharmishtha basu
25.11.10

the slave

2010-12-25T17:16:00.000+05:30

his hair is all white
just like a gallant knight
his soul is black
like a venomous snake
poised to strike.

he sold his soul
to witches and demons
when his friends
are looking for salvation
he slithers in darkness.

poison of his greed
running in his blood
the hooded serpent
sits on guard
in the prison of innocents.

his soul is sold
he cant look for heaven
so he pays the price
of all his unworthy gains
by preying on innocents.

just like a hound on watch
he watches for witches
he preys for demons
and sometimes shivers
when hell beckons.

Sharmishtha basu
26.10.10

crystal cascade

2010-12-25T17:14:00.001+05:30

breaking every rule
surpassing every blockade
crystal cascade falls

Sharmishtha basu
20 .12.10

free souls

2010-12-25T17:13:00.001+05:30

white floats in green
no chains, no shackles, free souls
followed by trails

Our God

2010-12-25T17:12:00.000+05:30

Stop child of God
Before it’s too late!
Think well, before you act,
God is not mine
God is not yours
God is not his
God is not their
God is our.

When you insult his God
You insult ours
When you laugh at their God
You laugh at ours
When you burn my temple down
You burn ours.
I said what I thought is right
Go ahead, do what is right.

Sharmishtha basu
7.09.10

questions to a blackheart

2010-12-25T17:11:00.000+05:30

Why did our paths crossed?
Yours and mine?
I must have done something
Really, really vile

In some long-gone birth
If I believe in Hindu saying.
For I have not done anything
In this birth of mine.

to meet some one like you,
holding so much bitterness
so much anger and rage
against a stranger like me.

A woman masquerading as a man
keeping another entrapped
using pretty pictures of another
using brother and father to help.

Does your heart ever curses you
For the cruel games
That you played with me
heaven only knows with how many more.

for years you kept playing same game
never even bothering about Karma
guess devil’s adversaries think
devil too saves his disciples.

devil never saves his slaves
he lavishly rewards them
as long as they can work for him
then he just dumps them for another.

Sharmishtha basu
16.05.10

This poem is based on a real life story. Two engineering students used to trap boys and girls on internet, pretending to be of their opposite gender and flirt with them remorselessly.

Do they ever feel bad for the things they do?

Tags: poem, poems, poetries, poetry, love, trick, treachery, vile, life, writings, feelings, thoughts, Sharmishtha (Trisha) Basu, Sharmishtha Basu.

Liberty

2010-12-25T17:10:00.000+05:30

Liberty, absolute freedom
To do every thing I want
A treasure attained seldom
Most of living souls just can’t
Reach this launching pad
From where soul takes the leap
Its true and its very sad
This treasure is hard to keep
Even if it’s attained by one
It’s lost oh so easily
When ignored its quickly gone
Like mercury it slips swiftly
Souls that have lived with it
Can’t imagine a life without it.

Sharmishtha basu
1.10.10

solitude

2010-12-25T17:09:00.000+05:30

What is solitude?
Standing at the end of world
Looking at the calm ocean
Stretching to the blue sky
feeling its depth, storms and turmoil.

A single tree standing
right beside you
tall, graceful reaching for sky
You looking out at the ocean
With absolute peace reigning your soul.

Sharmishtha basu
1.06.10

Water and wind

2010-12-25T17:08:00.000+05:30

The wind swoops down
To touch the lake
It whispers to the water
We are so same
Yet so different
You are tied to earth
I on the contrast
Am tied to the sky
I freely roam by.

We both give life
We both mean life
Sun sees through us both
Oh we are so alike
Yet so very different
You can be held
I can be felt
You can be tasted
I can be inhaled
Yet are so one in diversity.

By Sharmishtha basu
8.08.10

Some other mate

2010-12-25T17:07:00.000+05:30

She is not the one in your fate
You should look for some other mate
She won’t let you treat
Her like your doormat.
She won’t let you mock and taunt
She will just simply walk away.
She knows she is not a doormat
She is a lady, and knows her worth.

I know, I know you are handsome
Your pocket is full of money
But that may not mean
All the world to everyone honey
You should look for that someone
One that will die for your looks, money
One that will let you treat her like dirt
One that will let you walk all over her

sharmishtha basu
9.05.10

we

2010-12-25T17:06:00.002+05:30

gazing out the window
of my moving train
a scene filled me with wonder
made my heart ponder.

Another train far away
Was crossing a bridge
on A mighty waterfall
crashing down from hills.

The train looked like a toy
Inching under that cascade
Cascade of pure beauty, power
it looked like so puny and small.

my heart reminded me there
How feeble and weak we are
Against this majestic power
which we call the universe.

Sharmishtha basu
8.05.10

Second best

2010-12-25T17:06:00.001+05:30

Don’t go for the second best
Its not worth the bargain
When it comes to give
Your heart, your soul your life.

Friends or lovers
Who make us feel second best,
Are they really our friends?
Are they worth wholehearted love?

Friends are the ones
Who see through us
And love the show
Hold on to us.

Lovers are those special ones
Who know us through and through
And love us, hold on to us after
Discovering us to our very core.

Ready to fly

2010-12-25T17:05:00.001+05:30

my tiny fledgling
is slowly spreading her wings
her tiny wings are ready to fly
to search the blue sky.

The blue sky beckons her
The cage is choking her
She wants to run wild now
To taste the sweet freedom now.

Her hours of freedom
Are counting more and more
Seldom is the scene
When she crosses cage’s door.

Soon she will fly away
Build her nest in wild
Leave the empty cage
Silent, bleak, missing her.

Promised day

2010-12-25T17:04:00.000+05:30

Sitting in the bus
Gazing lazily out
At the fleeting scenes
Passing by my side
The bus stopped at signal.

My eyes drifted to pavement
Another family living
Under a plastic sheet
Too feeble to save them
From the wrath of nature.

A tiny toddler playing
On the dirty pavement
A beautiful flower blooming
Half withered in concrete
No one even bothering.

When will I see the last of it?
So many times I wonder!
When will the promised day come?
With shelter, food and books
For each and every children?

green valley

2010-12-25T17:03:00.002+05:30

I lie on my back, flat
Blissfully ignorant of world
Gaze in the crystal clear blue
As it gazes back at me peacefully.

The velvet grass softer than carpet
Stretched under me,
Horizon to horizon
Its leaves tickling my cheek and arms.

The farthest horizons are decked
With snow capped high mountains
Looking up at the sky
Mist envelops them like white gown.

In the distance I see a home
Marble white and dazzling
For a second I feel a pang
A pang of envy towards its dwellers.

Then smile blows away the pang
I reach out to embrace what’s mine
The beauty of nature surrounding me
And close my eyes in happy remembrance.

Words untold

2010-12-25T17:03:00.001+05:30

Fairy of
My creativity
Don’t run away
From me
The urge is
Burning deep within
All it needs
Your soft grip
On my pen
Let words
Flow from within
A crystal cascade
Shower of gold
Liberate
Words untold

Sharmishtha basu
16.09.10
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Song of unemployment

2010-12-25T17:02:00.001+05:30

Give me bread
Honest bread
With little something
For me and my family
I promise I won’t steal.

Give me my dues
Let my sweat, brain speak
No other language
I should need to use
I won’t go astray.

When I starve
With my family
When my toil is stolen
Just because you sleep
Instead of guarding us.

That’s when I go blind
Do things I should nor
To stop me
Wake up
Do your duties.

Sharmishtha basu
1.08.10

meteor

2010-11-29T18:48:00.000+05:30

ebony sky
dazzling streak flashes
a meteor falls

Sharmishtha basu
29.11.10

lullaby

2010-11-29T18:47:00.002+05:30

on an ink blue stage
silver crescent yellow stars
sing lullaby

Sharmishtha basu
25.11.10

Aphrodite

2010-11-29T18:47:00.001+05:30

rising from blue
breaking the shackles of sea
reaching for the sun

Sharmishtha basu
24.11.10

the lotus

2010-11-29T18:46:00.002+05:30

morning sun touches
red fragrant lotuses bloom
red embraces red.

goodbye

2010-11-29T18:46:00.001+05:30

crisp wind calls out
its time to go now
leaf says goodbye

Sharmishtha basu
22.11.10

the deer

2010-11-29T18:45:00.001+05:30

flash of gold in green
pile of gold uncovered by man?
a fawn searching mother.

Sharmishtha basu
20.11.10

flower on rock

2010-11-29T18:44:00.001+05:30

blue and gold smile
in the shelter of gray stone
power shelters love

Sharmishtha basu
19.11.10

Window

2010-11-29T18:43:00.001+05:30

the window opens
blue sky, river, hills call
pine trees stand tall

Sharmishtha basu
17.11.10

Mad apparition

2010-11-29T18:42:00.002+05:30

mad apparition
with mossy ugly fingers
freezes souls to snow

Sharmishtha basu
4.11.10

free like a nymph

2010-11-29T18:42:00.001+05:30

free like sea nymph
body immersed in ocean
soul soaring with breeze

Sharmishtha basu
11.11.10

Tajmahal

2010-11-29T18:41:00.001+05:30

full moon showers pearls
lovestory in white stone
river sings love songs.

Sharmishtha basu
8.11.10

morning breeze

2010-11-29T18:40:00.001+05:30

Red rays of dawn sun
turn crystal river orange
sweet morning breeze laughs

Sharmishtha basu
7.11.10

daisy and grass

2010-11-29T18:38:00.000+05:30

Green grass woos daisy
gold and green dazzle together
crystal creek takes snap

S BASU
3.11.10

Taj mahal

2010-11-29T18:37:00.000+05:30

full moon shines in the sky
witness of those moments
when your immortal love
blossomed in embraces
in soft, gentle kisses
in amorous sighs
when you were still alive
your bodies were still breathing.

full moon shines in the sky
witnesses these moments
when an emperor full of love
comes down from heaven
to meet his gorgeous empress
in the home he made for her
foreseeing this moment
when their bodies are sleeping.

they walk together hand in hand
like their bodies did in past
he shows her each and every room
of this beautiful palace
the palace he built
for their immortal love and souls
which were bound to return
looking for each other.

they exchange those loving glances
under the full moon’s light
for centuries the beautiful witness
of a love that never died
they walk in the garden
enveloped in each other’s arm
the whole world sleeps
the silver moon smiles.

never call it a tomb
or a lifeless structure
this is the earthly abode
of two heavenly creatures
if you don’t believe
come here on some moonlit night
may be you will catch a glimpse
of Shahjahan and empress Mumtaj.

sharmishtha basu
8.11.10

souls embracing

2010-11-29T18:35:00.000+05:30

sun pours down its golden rays
flowers bloom every where
the moment your hands hold
the hand that also cares.

light illuminates your heart
fragrance envelopes your soul
love spreads all around you
wrapping you in its splendid stole.

door of heaven opens wide
you can hear angel’s choir
you can see them sweetly smiling
in your lover’s loving face.

earth wraps a celestial robe
heaven descends on earth below
queen of love rules your soul
showering love on earth below.

every thing becomes candescent
flowers bloom all around you
spreading their heavenly scent
adding in your life their colour.

Sharmishtha basu
1.10.10

soaring soul

2010-11-29T18:34:00.000+05:30

blue sky is calling out
its time to spread my wing
lose my self let ME out
is how my soul is responding.

White clouds are sailing by
gentle breeze is blowing
tempting me to kiss the sky
let my soul do some soaring.

Sharmishtha basu
11.11.10

gray mansion

2010-11-29T18:32:00.000+05:30

a gray dark mansion
standing alone in mist
a desolate vision
slipped out of wist.

standing alone in mist
it rues about forgotten day
slipped out of wist
when it was happy and gay.

it rues about forgotten day
when sun shined birds sang
when it was happy and gay
people danced and sang.

when sun shined birds sang
life was pouring out of it
people danced and sang
as they moved in and round it

life was pouring out of it
back in those sunlit days
people danced and sang
it hears echoes of those days.

Sharmishtha basu
18.10.10

melancholy wolf

2010-11-29T18:31:00.000+05:30

melancholy wolf
howls at the silver moon
his strain pierces
the heart of the fog
reach across the valleys
to the sleepy hamlet
babies shiver in their sleep
kids hug their mothers tight.

Sharmishtha basu
23.11.10

guitar player

2010-11-29T18:29:00.000+05:30

his fingers softly strum
silver strings of the guitar
bringing metal wire
to melodious life.

his hazel eyes are lost
in some other world
unruly hair cascade
like a black waterfall

his eyes return to earth
when he sees her move
gracefully through the crowd
like a swan in pond

his eyes starts to burn
the fire touches her eyes
music reaches crescendo
to be muted by wild applaud.

Sharmishtha basu
8.11.10

girl from Bengal

2010-11-29T18:28:00.000+05:30

Your path is covered
with soft, green grass
scattered dew drops
shine like stars
on that velvet green

white petals of harsingars
lie there like pieces of dream
your softer feet
touch the earth
golden hued with tinge of red
like a pair of lotuses
they kiss the ground
with gentle grace

birds sing sweetly
to cheer you up
payel softly chime
to add some music
to your graceful walk.

the crystal water ripples
crimson tides dance
morning sun opens his eyes
to look down upon you
he too is confused
who is more beautiful
you or the lotuses
that are blooming in the pond
you leave them wondering
fill up your pitcher and return.

Sharmishtha basu
3.11.10

Bhoot chaturdashi or Indian Halloween

2010-11-29T18:26:00.000+05:30

a cold, chilly autumn night
with a touch of chill, mist
in the hearts and in the air
little kids wide-eyed with fear.

“Eat fourteen different vegetable,
in the lunch and dinner don’t complain
Every naughty spirit they will disable,
Those are visiting tonight earth’s plain.”

Mommy said in a voice calm, serene
when she handed them their plate
stuffed with all sort of green
absolutely repulsive to their palate.

“Light fourteen pradeeps at doors,
right when the dusk turns to night
with those burning flames at doors
all naughty spirits will take a flight.”

Those childhood days are gone for sure
tiptoed out of life’s back door
yet their sweet memories linger
every year at memory’s front door.

We Bengalis celebrate our Halloween on the eve before Kalipuja (Dipawali).

Which will fall on fourth November this year. Mother Goddess Kali is the warrior goddess, and Black Magicians worship her to get magical powers, they worship her in Burning Ghats and ghosts are an inseparable part of cemetery and Burning Ghats. This concept of Bhut Chaturdashi must have come from there.

We used to stuff ourselves with fourteen types of vegetables this day. What a happy day for moms. In the evening we used to light fourteen pradeeps and place them at doors.

No trick or treat. I think mommies happy day would be the more appropriate term for this occasion.

Sharmishtha Basu
31.10.10

Aphrodite rises

2010-11-29T18:25:00.000+05:30

Ocean’s heart splits in pieces
its pain overwhelms its being
tears flow out in crashing waves
sea nymphs start to weep silently.

The warmth of their hearts and souls
The light of their deep darkness
Leaves ocean, ground-ward sails
Aphrodite the beloved Goddess.

Ocean waves try to win her back
at her golden feet they gather
sea nymphs try to take her back
With pain their pretty faces wither.

the golden light of love and passion
erstwhile sleeping in depth of ocean
softly rises to greet earth and heaven
birds, beasts, angels sing adoration.

Sharmishtha basu
11.11.10

welcome to spooksville

2010-11-29T18:23:00.002+05:30

blanket of fog
descends on earth
your vision is frozen
all around you hear
cackling of witches
grunting of werewolves
your body is frozen
frozen breath
of beings undead
flapping of wings
swish of cloak
of beings unseen
freeze your body
choke your scream
midnight hour
skulking real close
come along
lets take a trip
in the dead of night
to the land of dead
goblins and ghouls
eagerly await
to wish you
happy Halloween!
welcome to spooksville!

Sharmishtha basu
2.11.10

Our God

2010-11-29T18:23:00.001+05:30

red wolf

2010-11-29T18:22:00.000+05:30

wicked ruby red wolf
prowling in urban jungle
wanted to eat
blue riding hood alive.

prowling in urban jungle
he plotted a conniving plan
feigning as her friend
he tried to trap her in vain.

he though his plan was perfect
but his plan went sour
his prey saw his marble fangs
glistening inside red 5ilky hood

his plan went sour, he went dour
furious he vowed out loud, clear
he will eat her peace, laughter
all her friends and peers.

he vowed he wont leave a single thing
good, sweet or nice in her life
he swore and howled all night long
all his dark plans disappeared with dawn.

Sharmishtha basu
22.09.10.

The train

2010-11-29T18:21:00.002+05:30

They glide by
One after another
Huts and trees
Hills and valleys
Exhausted exhalation
Creates
a dreamy painting
Of milky white steam
As the giant
Rolls up chugging
To reach the top
its destiny.

Sharmishtha basu
16.09.10

The fawn

2010-11-29T18:21:00.001+05:30

Golden body, lithe and deadly
Thunderous roar
Deadly claw and fangs
Lightning speed of death.

Look a little closer
You will see
A mother’s heart
That nestles a fawn.

A lioness stumbled upon a fawn
Lost and alone
In place of devouring
She started mothering.

The fragile fawn plays with cubs
Nestled against her
Strange is heart of a mother
It shines above all.

By Sharmishtha basu
8.08.10

Tell me another fairytale

2010-11-29T18:19:00.002+05:30

I don’t want to know reality
I don’t want to suffer its bites
Tell me another fairy tale
Even though you are bound
To do exactly the other way round
Oh truthsayer (you were bound to be)!
Tell me another sweet truth.
How the prince and princesses
Spend their days in beauty and glory
In the land of eternal glory and abundance.
Tell me all about them, oh I am dying!

Who cares if they need our snooping!
In the land of their extreme privacy,
Who cares if they care about our being?
Still tell us their all stories
Which plane they ride, which snacks they nibble
What makeup and brands they use for their kids
Don’t tell me about those hungry faces
Those hungry kids that toil in mines
Even though our knowledge about them
May change their whole existence!

Sharmishtha basu
19.08.10

the breeze

2010-11-29T18:19:00.001+05:30

Stirring curtain
Mysterious moonlight
Summer breeze
Whispering
I lie still
Listening, dreaming
As the wind whispers
Stories unheard
Of the distant lands
Forests, towns, beaches
Places he has touched
Breezing through the world.

By Sharmishtha basu
8.08.10

country sketch

2010-11-29T18:17:00.002+05:30

tired bulls
drag the plough
soil stirs
underneath

egrets wait
patiently
scattered like
pearl

exhausted farmer
takes a break
under
the shady banyan

soft breeze
kiss his brow
dry up
sweat drops

Sharmishtha basu
18.09.10