Wake Up

Oh Ye! thee that seeketh the fleeting!
Wake up for thee bringeth thine own doom.
Seek Him, the only solace of thy craving soul.
Ask Him not for thy trifle desires;
For He holdeth in His bosom the Bliss of Eternity
Seek His unison and thou shall defy birth and death
Wake up and make haste lest thou shall lose sight of Him
Hold on and leave not His hand lest thou remain imprisoned in the world
Give all thy worries unto Him and drink His nectarine Love.

Longing for Thee

I jabbered and heard not thy melodies

Thy soft whispers reached me not for my ears were ringing with noises

Now, Thy gentle voice soothes my heart and nourishes my thoughts

My heart aches to be in communion with Thee.

But, Alas!I am gripped by lust, power and greed

When will I reach Thy eternal embrace?

I know Thy longing to hug me

will thy longing end?

What irony is that I laugh at my ego for its futility and yet follow it?

What irony is that I ask of Thee pebbles and stones when Thou wishes to confer the preciousest of jewels?

What irony is that I write poems in Thine honour

And yet not have the courage to follow Thy foot steps?

Lord, let this soul's longing for Thee rage into a storm engulfing my entirety

Let this soul dissolve into Thee breaking open the shackles of this earthly bondage.

అన్వేషణ

నీ కౌగిలి వెచ్చదనంకై ఏంత తపిస్తోందో నా తనువుని అడుగు

నీ ఓడిలో నిదురించాలని అహర్నిశలు ఏంత తపిస్తోందో నా చెక్కిలినడుగు

నీకై ఎంత కాలం నుంచి వీక్షిస్తున్నాయో నా కనులనడుగు

నీ ఉనికికై ఏంత వెతుకుతొందో నా మనస్సునడుగు

నీ జాడ తెలియక ఏంత రగులుతొందో నా హృదయాన్ని అడుగు

నీ తలపులలొ ఏన్ని రాత్రులు గడిపానో ఆ జాబిలినడుగు

నీకై నే చేసిన వెల కొలది బాసలకై గడచిన కాలాన్ని అడుగు

ప్రియతమా ! నీకై నా అన్వేషణ ముగిసేనా?

నీకై నే కన్న కలలు నిజమయ్యెనా?

Who art Thee?

It is Thou who infused love & life into this shattered soul

It is Thou who takes care of the whims of this worthless body

It is Thou who quenches this ever thirsty heart

It is Thou who decides the fate of this earthly sojourn

It is Thy will that manifests into the myriad colours of my life

Into Thee and Thee alone that everything converges

Thou art the beat of my heart; love of my life; and the light of my soul.

I ask of Thee

I ask not of Thee riches and comforts

I ask not of Thee name and fame

I stand meekly at Thy Altar and with folded hands I ask of Thee

The strength to do my duty to the best of my capabilities

To place my duty ahead of my privileges

I ask of Thee the strength to love all and hate none

The knack to be truthful yet not be gullible

The wisdom to speak obligingly if not always oblige

I ask of Thee to shed my shyness yet not lose my self-esteem

To know the difference between Love and Attachment;

Solitude and Loneliness; Self-esteem and Arrogance;

Thou hast conferred this Life upon me;

At one moment it seems to be the best gift Thou hast given me.

But in the next I ask " Why hast Thou cast me away with this cursed Life?"

I ask of Thee the strength to lead an honest life and leave this world with my head held high; Proud of the Love and Grace Thou hast bestowed upon me.

What have I to give you?

What have I to give you?

A hollow song of praise!

A rolling tear from moist eyes!

I have enshrined you in the depths of my heart

But I have not the courage and wisdom to follow the path that you have laid.

Even as this fire of guilt devours me day in and day out, I beg at your altar to fill my filthy coffers.

What have I to give you?

A hollow song of praise!

A rolling tear from moist eyes!

Melanchloy of Existence

Deep inside my soul resides the melancholy of existence

Like an ever-following shadow it haunts, carrying with it the footprints of my ugly self.

My clamouring, avarice, lust, jealousy and ego - all it knows.

Those hollow promises and vain efforts - bluntly it shows.

Oh! How it devours my soul

It knows no compassion; it leaves me no peace

How I wonder if it would follow me till the grave?

Have I no escape? Have I no solace?

Only TIME, the eternal companion should answer

Marching towards Pefection

I look back and find that the road was filled with wrong steps

I look ahead and know that the end is not yet near

I tell myself yet again "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

The purpose of life is not reaching the goal

The purpose of life is the relishing of the pursuit

Life is the seamless flow of yesterday, today and tomorrow

Perfection is not an unreachable destination but an unending journey.

Life with YOU

Lord,
Life with you is unwritten poetry and uncomposed music
Life with you is unheard song and unknown dance
Life with you is unending joy and eternal bliss
Life with you is never ending learning
Life with you is continous melodrama and constant change
Life with you is the innocence of the child; simplicity of the flower; and humility of the sky.
Life with you is a journey towards perfection of everwidening horizons.

A Prayer

Oh Thou of infinite compassion quench the thirst of my parched mouth;
Oh Thou of infinite wisdom break the boundaries of my being;
Let Thy love flood through the entirety of my existence;
Let every moment of my life be filled with yearning for Thee;
Oh Epitome of perfection draw this inert being closer & closer to Thee and let it glow as Thee.

ఏదీ నీ కొత్త కవిత?

ఏదీ నీ కొత్త కవిత?

ఏదో రాద్దామని కలం, కాగితం పట్టాను;

కాని ఏదీ తోచక ఆలోచనా పథం పట్టను.

ఏదొ రాయలని ఉబలాటం - కాని భావాలు వ్యక్తపరచలేని నిస్సహయం!

ఏదీ నీ కొత్త కవిత?

మది సాగర మథనంలో తల మునకయ్యాను;

ఆలోచన ప్రవాహనికి ఆనకట్ట వెయ్య యత్నించాను

ఏదో చెయ్యలని ఉత్సాహం - కాని శ్రద్దాశక్తులను కేంద్రీకరించలేని నిస్సహాయం!

ఏదీ నీ కొత్త కవిత?

ఇప్పుడే వంట చేయడం నేర్చుకుంటున్న కొత్త కోడలి పాట్లు, అగచాట్లు నా కొత్త కవిత

ఇప్పుడే స్వరాలు సమకూరూస్తున్న సంగీతకారుడి తపన నా కొత్త కవిత

ఇప్పుడే చిన్న చిన్న తప్పటడుగులు వేస్తున్న పాప నడక నా కొత్త కవిత.