bitter sweetness

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

Power of Words

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Power of Words 19.08.10
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Words …. Weigh them
Perfectly.
Before you let them out
To meet the world.

They can thrill and kill
Ruin and rebuild
A life, a heart a soul
Their power – is intense.

More powerful than raging fire
Than a twisting, twirling storm
Or an ocean boiling in fury
A volcano erupting its suppressed wrath.

You control them- you are the king
They control you- you are pauper
Remember one thing before saying a thing
Sooner or later they come back to you.

After gathering all the dues
They sometimes grow big as a raging storm
Before they hit you back
To tear your world apart.

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Sweet and bitter 20.04.2010
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Sweet kind words
Don’t cost us a dime
Nor do cruel taunts
Do they cost us a thing?

Watch the difference
Of two free things
One brings smile
The other grimace.

Chose them with care
For it will decide
The colour with which
You will paint your world.

Think what will you like
Being surrounded by flowers
Or army of thorns
Waiting for their chance to prick.

Sharmishtha basu
19.08.10

A heart

If you have a heart of gold
People may be jealous
And call you a fake
Or may be mistrustful
Thinking that you are fake
Don’t let that get to you
Prove its worth by burning
In that fire of mistrust or envy.

If you have a heart
As wide as the sky
As deep as the ocean
You will find people
Who will try to bind you
Don’t let it happen
Never shrink yourself
No matter what.

If you have a sweet heart
People will try to taint it
By pouring things bitter, sour
Let your sweetness overpower
All things that pour in your heart
Never let any thing from world
Corrupt your sweetest feelings
For your brothers, the human race.

If you have a heart of lion
People will try to intimidate you
Ego, fear, mistrust… too many reasons
Never let them chain your spirit
Rare souls are blessed with this
Never let any one mess this
Walk tall, lions never crawl
They face every thing with regal stride.