Friday, December 31, 2010
only God in heaven
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
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Our 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
Monday, November 29, 2010
Our 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
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
My prayers
How I yearned
For that handsome prince
To end up in my life forever
You turned your face away.
Soon that mask was gone
And I realized
Your naïve daughter
Was about to embrace snake
That’s why you ignored.
How I yearned for money
For riches, gems and glitters
Sometimes you gave
Mostly you ignored
How I sometimes was mad at you.
Then with wisdom came sense
I begged you for peace, love for all
Soon my heart filled up and swelled
I asked for a drop
And you filled up my being.
Sharmishtha basu
1.8.10
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I pray 18.09.10
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I pray I insist
You refuse
I beg I persist
my prayers
go unanswered
all I receive
is your silence
Fury boils within
sometimes I hate you
then one day I realize
you were, are and will
always be right.
Sharmishtha basu
18.09.10
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Your choice
In this world of vibrant colours and symphony
don’t think that you can avoid evil and sin
bitterness will reach your tongue alongside honey
you will get sour grapes in this grapevine.
Pick up the sweetest fruits to offer to your mother
gather the most beautiful flowers to adorn her
make your body, heart and soul her loving home
that will be your bit to serve your creator.
Once you change yourself to love, beauty, truth, harmony
these beauties will radiate from you as softest symphony
not a single soul near you will be deprived from this bliss
the world will turn into a heaven for you, an adorable journey.
Being in love with god, her creations and her children
will give you the spirit to move ahead in life’s journey
strength to help weaks to cover the path along with you
sweetness to relish the stay in this beautiful heaven.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
The return
Laid down his bloody sword
Wiped it clean of the blood
Which it has gathered in the war.
Where will he wipe the soul
Which has gathered the agony
Of hearing the last mournful cry
Of warriors and not warriors.
Friday, December 4, 2009
salvation
which Buddha and christ walked
with a soul of normal being
and face hurdles on every turn.
They try to detach themselves
from anger, greed and ego
to love everyone, every soul.
Forgetting ego, anger and pain.
Soon their ego surfaces
overcoming unconditional love
then they try to show off love
hiding anger and hurt with sweetness.
They try to be the meek lamb
but soon their real self awakes
and they realize they are wearing mask
and presume everyone else is doing same.
They say, Budhdha, Christ and the prophet
they all heard calls from God
which gave them that immense self control
to wear a crown of thorn, yet love.
And they say God knows very well
the strength of her children
and she charters their path
just according to that strength.
We confuse ourselves by not being us
by trying to mimic the thing we love
or copy the thing we envy
which always ends up in hurt.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
football
well that’s a new concept to me
how do we compete in this race?
By running the very best we can?
Or by running fairly by rules,
Using our lives as race tracks,
I hope it’s a race not football
Where tackling is normal affair.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
the nest
the lair of devil’s owns
be prepared for the aftershock
soon they will swarm yours.
First they will cry foul
then they will say you lie
will try to prove you vile
if that fails, well you are senile.
They will act in cahoot
one watching the other’s back
one supporting the other’s deeds
and supporting every thing he does.
Wonder when the children of God
will learn to hold each other’s hands
to watch each other’s back and words
with the conviction of devil’s owns.
Monday, September 14, 2009
You cant be God
you can do justice and punish
anyone and everyone you think
is bad, corrupted and stinks..
Anyone you think that he has
wronged you, abused you, used
you.. you have the right to
settle your scores your dues.
Move ahead my friend satisfy
your vengeful heart and soul
but tell me my friend if morrow
morning tells you were wrong?
You ruined an innocent life.
Someone tricked you or your
judgment tricked you to think
that the person is vile?
And you ruined him beyond repair.
Will you be able to turn back clock?
Will your tears of repentance work?
No my friend the god’s mill will grind.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Faith
suspicion can send him back
nothing is more nurturing than love
nothing is more toxic than mistrust.
A heart full of mistrust, hatred or
argument can push back a hand
full of love, warmth and peace,
held out with noblest intention.
The moment suspicion, mistrust lurks
love loses its glory, its sparkle..
peace loses its rhythm divine,
only the whirlwind of arguments swirl.
To live in peace think of peace
share it with every soul you know.
to live in love share love with all
you will meet God down below.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
who am i?
Your very own, I too worship the same God
Only in some other form, and just like you
I too pray for food, shelter and clothe for all.
What do I love? In this beautiful world?
Let me think, the smile on a baby’s face
Flowers, gardens, sky, clouds and butterflies
Music, love, friends, any thing with beauty.
My religion? To love every harmless soul
Feel compassion for every living being
Never play God even when I am wronged
Never to hit back unless pushed in corner.
What do I hope? A permanent place in your heart
An entire life of friendship with you
We will fly together forever, in the blue skies
Full of love, peace and harmony everlasting
Saturday, June 6, 2009
A lotus of light
A divine fragrance is enveloping my being
as if my whole existence is slowly changing
transforming itself and waiting for your touch.
Don’t make me wait any longer my dearest
just come down place your feet more beautiful
than this lotus waiting for you eagerly
touch this mortal flower and make it divine.
Day after day I have felt it unrevealing itself
right inside my soul I cherished that feeling
thinking that it was your loving touch
cleaning up, brushing up my mortal soul.
Then one day I closed my eyes and felt the change
as if a lotus of white light is enveloping my soul
and slowly unrevealing its beauty so pure, divine
preparing itself to lay itself down for your touch.
Monday, June 1, 2009
stay
she realized that she was in a land
where she was alone, on her very own
all her friends, relations were gone.
They have disappeared like dreams after
a night, without any traces of their
presence last night, just like night flower
which with touch of harsh sunshine wither.
She called out the name of each and every soul
she knew, called out loud till her voice grew feeble
In the roar of the deep shadow about to come down
upon, like a bird of prey spreading its deadly talon.
Suddenly a pure white light came down upon her,
like a warm blanket of sunshine it surrounded her,
the talons about to strike shrunk back with fear
shrunk like darkness does when morning sun is here.
It gently lifted her, nursed her, nurtured her
Guided her through the terrain of dark fear
Walking beside, showing the way, leading her.
Soon the end of the darkness was seen coming near
She saw her friends and relations waiting for her,
in the land of light and sunshine, happiness and cheer.
She gently turned her face to see her noble guiding star.
She saw her angel shining gently standing beside her.
Her creator, her eternal mother it was, who came there
In the pit of darkness to guide,protect her very own.
When no one else dared to venture that region of fear,
she had to come down there because she was her very own.
As she looked at her with loving eyes, she turned to say,
now you can leave me your near ones are waiting there,
you have suffered enough my child now go there and play.
She clutched Her hand and said, “I want YOU to stay”.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
sita
who left her palace to toil
with her lover in wilderness
left riches and welcomed rags.
Then she sent her lover for a wild goose chase,
full of girlish innocence, seeking a golden deer
It was not meant to be found just like any bait,
every thing went just the way it was in her fate.
She ended up in claws of Ravan
Who tried to win her in vain
He lured her, tortured her,
terrorised her, imprisoned her.
in the dark forest of his greed
his temptresses and aides
tried to break her defense
corrupt her love but could not succeed.
then came the day her lover came to her side
she felt as if she was flying in the seventh sky
their eyes met and her heart was shattered
she saw darkness of suspicion not loving light.
all her love, sacrifice and self restrain
was scattered on the dust was just in vain
she was tested by fire, and earth, and pain
miracles could not prove the absence of stain.
then mother earth took her to her bossom
and swore in anger that she wont bloom
such a precious flower on this earth again
to be tortured by evil and scorned by men.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Mortal flame
aching, yearning in this hope
soon this wait will be over
and will be enveloped by yours.
Then I will lose myself in you
will become a part of you
stay within your eternal flame
till eternity, glowing with you.
Everytime a tempest gathers
I shiver with fear and sigh
Thinking I will never reach you
Will be blown away by winds.
Every time darkness gathers
too tightly around my timid light
I fear that I will never last this night
Fear i will never reach your door.
I wish I could fly away to you
but you are the one who picks us up
and gently envelopes us within you,
so I wait shivering and longing for you.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Come back to light
the beckoning of a phantom ray
led him to a deep, dark alley
all light and laughter was lost.
He stumbled blindly in the dark
thought he has lost his light
everyone has left him behind
he is destined to wander there.
.
He dropped down on his knee
Prayed to the heavens to save
His soul, his mind, his heart
Suddenly a light came down.
The gentle voice told him
child the world is as it was
turn your back to dark
move to light and I am there.
Stop hurting yourself child
I am here forever to protect
just look at the light and you
will see me there waiting for you.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
stay
dark shadows extended their hands
she realized that she was in a land
where she was alone, on her very own
all her friends relations were gone.
They have disappeared like dreams after
a night, without any traces of their
presence last night, just like night flower
which with touch of harsh sunshine wither.
She called out the name of each and every soul
she knew, called out loud till her voice grew feeble
In the roar of the deep shadow about to come down
upon, like a bird of prey spreading its deadly talon.
Suddenly a pure white light came down upon her,
like a warm blanket of sunshine it surrounded her,
the talons about to strike shrunk back with fear
shrunk like darkness does when morning sun is here.
It gently lifted her, nursed her, nurtured her
Guided her through the terrain of dark fear
Walking beside, showing the way, leading her
Then the end of the darkness was seen coming near
She saw her friends and relations waiting for her
In the region of light and sunshine, happiness and cheer,
She gently turned her face to see her noble guiding star
She saw her angel shining gently standing beside her
Her creator, her eternal mother it was who came there
In the pit of darkness to guide, protect her very own
When no one else dared to venture that region of fear
She had to come down there because she was her very own.
as she looked at her with loving eyes, she turned to say,
now you can leave me your near ones are waiting there,
you have suffered enough my child now go there and play,
she clutched Her hand and said I want YOU to stay.
Monday, December 8, 2008
A small prayer
Mother please teach me to love all your children
unless they break my heart and cause me too much pain
teach me to forgive, if not then forget and never detest
the faults and failings of others, and help me to be my best
make me always remember one golden fact, truth, rule
whatever I do, wherever I go, no matter how much I try
you will always be there to see me, to guide me, to hold me
I can hide from every one but cant hide from you and me
Give me the strength to be honest, simple and brave
give me the power to shed my pretensions, evil and cunningness
fill my heart with love for you, all your children and also kindness
fill my soul with blind faith for you and your justice
so that I don’t waste my precious hours hating others
looking for a revenge, or trying to settle my scores
in place of that I spend my hours relishing your glory in abandon
and waiting for your justice to come down and do what must be done
