Fools rush in

Fools rush in...

There are no diamonds,

Nor is there any gold...

There are no seasons 

That can behold

So much bloom...

Yet fools rush in...

The innocence lost,

Remains just that...

A feeling one would think, is

Lost forever...

But hope?

Hope, is a never ending spring,

The one that makes you,

And me, feel like a winner...

A winner to be,

Willing to take a chance,

A chance with destiny,

One that is yet to be written...

When life goes on - Prompt #4 - Imitation and Persona

On a day that life ends for one,
Life goes on...
As if... it never existed...
This thing - this being...

With life, what goes on too
Is the legacy
That he left behind

All those years
When he was stuck in glorified races that he had
With himself, and with them all
And the pain he saw first hand,
In himself first and then through others
Brought him to tears...
Shedding all his fears...
He decided then, to go
And create his own...
Not fortune, but legacy...

A legacy that is, of gold...
Not gold, but golden...
Not diamonds, but still forever...

With life, what goes on too
Is the legacy
That he left behind

Stars would rise, at a shining time...
And speak of me, with pride galore
Of all the women, and men that followed
The path I set, and all those thirsty souls
A legacy, of mine, was left behind
For I, was also He,
That everyone had come to speak of

In their living years, and then some...
And then some, for years after mine were done...

Shadow Dancing - ekphrastic - prompt #3...

If I were to dance
With my spirits awake...
I will be a shadow
Dancing in the dark...
For you I'm just a name
Oh but you see, I'm
Never the same...
Predictable yet unknown,
All at the same time...

Like a shadow dancing,
Dancing in the dark...
So true, yet not so at all,
For the light creates me- the shades do not...
Oh yellow, mellow, and bright...
To find me you will...
Have to dance along,
In the dark...
And be my shadow
All at the same time...

Haiku of the day

If you seek any shade
Maybe you should
Try and plant a tree

A new lease - renewed

It's another Monday morning and I badge in.
It sounds fine, even looks normal.
Yet, I cannot seem to get in.
And then I am told that I expired.
In their system, that is...

For a moment,
I had almost forgotten
That I am on a lease...
For after all,
Just like the others,
a temporary being
on a temporary lease

Well, atleast this one
Can be and will be renewed...
A new lease... Of life...
This NaPoWriMo...

Here's to the new lease,
For the time being...
Calls for a celebration...
Cheers!

Practice... Not a game, not a Game, not a GAme... We're talkin about practice...

Does anyone remember this Allen Iverson interview? Back in the day when this 6'1'' genius NBA player and his veteran coach Larry Brown had completely opposite views about a practice session being the reasoning for a loss... He went crazy in the post-game interview...

Interesting perspectives from the two sides in question...

This brings us to the following thought: For every perspective in life, is there an equal and opposite perspective somewhere waiting to bounce back? Think about it...

December Bloom...

We all have our memories from childhood and we remember it very well... One such memory for me is about (one of the amazing things at Chennai:) Carnatic music concerts, during what is called the 'kutcheri' season... Here's are a few sites to know all about 'Kutcheri's or South Indian classical (Carnatic) dance/music concerts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_music , http://www.carnaticindia.com/ and http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/

Within a radius of a few miles within Chennai there are several concert halls/auditoriums... At these venues during a season around Dec/Jan every year several established and aspiring artists perform... Blessed with the chance myself to learn Carnatic vocal along with my brothers, I could truly appreciate the beautiful creations and renditions of these artistes and hoped I could get such talents one day as well... During these concert seasons, there are things characteristic of Kutcheris that only seasoned audiences will know of... Different performance time slots are allotted for different artistes based on their popularity/talent... The more established and popular ones perform in the evenings while aspiring/upcoming artists perform during the day... Each venue has it's specialities and traditions associated with it... And it was such a treat to attend some of these concerts growing up...

Be it a vocal or a dance (or even a theatre concert), it would always be a team effort... Singers in a vocal concert are accompanied by Instrumentalists, while Instrumental concerts have other instrumental artistes co-performing... This side-group accompaniment, called Pakka Vaathiyam, forms an important component in the structure of a concert... There are parts of a concert where the artistes split time and sing/play solo while there are other parts where everyone performs together as a group... A popular Pakka Vaathiyam combo for a vocal concert is Violin and Mridangam, while a Mridangam and Ghatam (dual percussion) combo is a common Pakka Vaathiyam theme...

Come the Fall season, every year, there comes out a Calendar of events for the Kutcheri season, listing all artistes at the different venues... For every Carnatic music lover, this is such a joyous moment - filled with anticipation and excitement... And so much to look forward to... There are other cities in India which have shorter seasons (at other times of the year), like Bangalore and Hyderabad... In the U.S., Cleveland hosts such a season (about a week or so)... Look forward to attending one of these seasons again soon, and re-experiencing these December blooms yet again...

Time...

Its been a year since I last wrote something here... In fact, its been more than that since I did some serious writing... Here's a promise to myself, to get back to blogging...

Does not wait...
The only change...
The only constant...
Keeps ticking, tick tock...
Not just a clock...
One moment at a time...
The only healer...
The faster it goes, the more there seems...
Each moment goes alright...
One moment at a time...
Tick tock...
The only change...
The only constant...

Truth... Hope...  Love...

Time !!!