If desert-lands of remorse can be crossed ahead, enough,
Cage deemed as open sky, if my wings can be spread, enough.
Yon, when the winking sky is found willing to welcome me,
If just half-closed window can be all-ajar made, enough.
To set foot-tracks on hills, for long remaining a pipe dream,
If just its tracks drawn on a map can I well tread, enough.
Rather than getting clogged on polluted past memories,
If with the breath of caprice my lungs can be fed, enough.
Not so fair to foul destiny’s fame, though found notorious,
If summons be sent to the ill choices I made, enough.
Who’s appellant and advocate? Who’s witness and the judge?
When curtains raised, if I can prove my acting grade, enough.
Impressing sky if I can just get my wings spread, enough,
Leaving hind all regrets if I can walk ahead, enough.
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Ghazal |14.03.2025 |
Note: Inspired, a Gujarati poem by Dr Neelee Desai, no translation:
Categories:
desai, moving on,
Form: Ghazal
"Gold"
By: Sherya Desai
Gold.
gold is what I Am.
gold is what I Breath.
With a wave of My Hand
everyone kneels.
I Walk on diamonds.
I Play with pearls .
I Shine brighter than Sirius and the sun.
I Am more perfect than the gods above.
the the solar system dances to My Tunes
as I Spin it on My Fingertips.
I Have glided across all waters
I Have walked across the vast sky
I Have pranced up to the moon.
All with the snap of my fingers.
I Sneeze jewels.
I Cough money.
I Taste riches
as I Feast on ambrosia
zeus and hades don't come close
to the power I Hold in My Hand.
The Hand that has created all
Starting with the land, ending with no end.
goddess, deity, divine
no words can describe.
I Am your everything.
There is no greater than I.
Categories:
desai, beautiful, beauty, emotions, i
Form: Free verse
Melodies such that remind me of my past,
Of whatever done , left behind or simply lost.
Slowly getting into trance of what was deep buried,
Tunes act like a shovel , trying to dig out all those horrid memories.
In the depth of my memory , those moments still laugh back.
How do I escape ?
These thoughts in my head.
Constantly racing , running.
I cannot decide.
So,I sat there
With all the upheaval suppressed inside,
Sipped coffee and changed the soundtrack.
Written By - Isha Desai
Categories:
desai, memory, music, poetry, writing,
Form: Free verse
Take me to the stars and beyond by W. Neels and I. Desai
The stars must be aligned
orbiting around our naked bodies
that explains the tingling feeling
from all the love we've made,
my senses are still reeling
my body is yearning,
yearning and wishing for you
to touch, to caress,
to take control of
every aroused inch of it
to the flickering stars and beyond
reverberating through every fiber of my being...
wishful this union will last a lifetime and more...
I open my eyes and see heaven
breathing heavily,
staring at me with a content and satisfied look.
And in that look,
I see tomorrow...
I see...
forever
"Reason for it being my favorite:
My very first collab and it was with my best friend"
"Myself and my friend wrote this piece,
via text messages, he lives in a different city and
this was the end result..30/01/2010"
Categories:
desai, love, passionme, stars,
Form: Free verse