When the thoughts wander away!

Sitting through the night

Working at my desk

The thoughts seem to be flowing

And forced me to muse away for a while

Running behind the miles that need to leap

With the dreams that still need to reap

There can be no rest to this mind

Amidst the thoughts of happiness and kind

As I make my life more meaningful

And make the journey full of ups and downs

I enjoy my ride with an inbuilt pride

Every day dawns to me as a new bride

Every action makes me enjoy its notion

Feeding a hungry dog on a picnic

Or listening to the elderly on a Sunday noon

And sometimes watching my child grow

And admiring the teen life and reliving my own

Or just care taking my mom in the hospital

Just calling a friend and making her smile

Wishing an old forgotten man a good morning

Smiling at a stranger on my way to the office

Stopping by and dropping a coin for a temple box

Every small thing makes it life in a big way

As I sat in Nagala, forgetting the world around

And the fishes that gave me kiss’s to my feet

The stones that spoke stories of an unending era

The natural bliss of lake, mountains and trees

What else can you ask for in life to rejoice?

As I take a morning bus and visit a home

Hold the youngest child in my arms and let her sleep

A child in me awakens for the warmth of my mother

As I talk to the teenaged kids who aspire to be great

And feed their aged and poor parents, the dreams

I love them for their aspirations, and wishes to come true

A young orphan law student fighting for her rights

The activist in me awakens to a new dawn of lights

The world is a just the place on how you make it

Just sit, sleep, eat and die, and can be no one and nothing

Or make it big, in the smallest ways you can by loving life

As I pour water to my plants and talk to them, my girl giggles

I tell her, I am not mad, but the plants do understand my words

The flowers and fragrance they give me is plenty

The love I share by growing them and taking care is bounty

My man tells me to slow down in life, and take it bit by bit

But, I feel that time lost is time never gained. And I can’t rest

My mind is full of thoughts for the actions next and next

The quest is big to make my life the very best and lest I rest

As my health gives me jerks at times to slow down, I do so

Yet the mind musters courage to regain the strength to run again

The run is a never ending marathon, full of glorified simple tasks

To admire the unsung heroes of every day life and respect them

Enabling women and weak around me to make a bit more than I can

And spreading the message of hope, faith and love and service

What else can we do as human beings in this restless world?

Than to be tolerant and teach humbleness and lessons to live in peace