The Falling Petals of Autumn!

Orange, Red, Yellow and Brown

Autumn leaves are falling all around!

Danced to the tunes of Nature

Breezed through cool air and hot summers

Finally it looks like falling fair

when the time comes to touch the Earth!

Colors of life, merge in bliss

raking through the times 

Bagging memories with care

where else to go, than falling to the Earth

my precious falling petals of Autumn

the leaves that cherish the days!

Passed through in life with grace!

Lady bugs on the lawn and leaves
Grass-hoppers making loud buzzing noises
Flowers, leaves and corn in the Gardens
Eating up the aphids, being hungry 
and looks dull, dried and ready to die
Yet, the Nature gives its beauty
To shine once again before the silent snow!

Among the sea of souls 
Rejoining the remnants of the  past
Rejoicing the new shores on other side
Enriching life down under, far and wide
Loitering along the various seasons and winds
touching lives of people of all kinds
Bid Adieu, to the seasons
and those wonderful souls all along!

 
 

Nepal- A Nation in Ruins with Massive Earthquake

25 April 2015

Nepal- A nation bleeds in ruins

As the earthquake struck Nepal

The death and devastation beyond imagination

3000 plus deaths and many more uncounted

Desperate search for survivors 

God’s fury as worst natural disaster

Information curtailed, communicated damaged

Rugged countryside still in survival mode

Series of aftershocks, damage everywhere

Stunned residents and stranded tourists

Waiting international disaster relief efforts

Survivors pulled out of the piled rubble

Nothing but debris where once homes stood

People seeking pieces of former lives

Search continues for people unfounded

Miracles expected amid the death and devastation

As uniformed officers dig though the rubles

Desperately trying to pull out people alive

Cheers of joy erupt when someone found alive

Rescuers hope go high and strengths inflated

Tears roar when debris bring out the dead

Soldier stands brave and brings out the corpse

The panorama of devastation turns world together

Houses and heritage sites-old and new- torn apart

Monasteries collapsed and people ran

Survivors run to find the open space

Fields, farms, compounds, empty roadsides

Lived since then on the roads fearing aftershocks

Slept in opening, shivering in the frigid air

Quaking Himalayan Mountains roar

Making the entire city go under darkness

Tragedies united people who survived

Abandoning buildings and broken roads

City’s centuries old building topped

Those once stood stalwart for generation

Providing a sense of National Pride

Aftershocks sending fear down the spines

People screaming and running to streets

Trauma hitting the residents again and again

Communal kitchens coming up for food

Everyone helping those around with cheer

Set off Fresh avalanches on Mount Everest

Humanity raises to the tragedy and challenges

Efforts that pour in from all sides in full swing

Complicating operations taken with full heart

Emergency responders flown to side of needy

Search continues to find signs of life in rubble

What makes us look ahead, is the hope for life

Rescue, reconstruction and rebuilding of Nation

Nepal for now, in deep pain and devastation!

May God be with all those who are in pain!

May hope come back to those who lost everything!

A day will soon dawn when Nepal will rise again

 

Sunshine and Temple - Serenity and Devotion!

Pic Courtesy : Sri Venugopal and Surya Praba

 

Radiance of the bright red clouds
Freedom of the children playing around
Serenity of the silent temple pillars
Green grass shining black like whiskers

Four pillars representing each direction
The space between the two temples
showing the breathing space between the lovers
Lawn before the sanctum shows place to design lives

Every step on the temple tower
shows that we need to climb the steps
towards the growth of human life
to reach the ultimate goals and wishes

The roof shining bright with ups and downs
indicates that paths of life is its clones
Without which the beauty of life is blank
The twists and turns create the rhythm tank

Who ever thought that clouds
would be always blue and white
this picture shows that it is not right
it can be red, black and bright

Nature is the best canvas in God's hands
Best of pictures painted with his wands
The small twigs around the temple walls
show the signs of fire and zeal of life

Peace and calmness that this picture brings
The fire and equal radiance it does rings
Small standing sticks show us
that we do need them once in a while

Children running in the fields around
bounded by the happiness that surrounds
The fresh air, the open space, the temple bells
Rejoicing their sounds of music it dwells

Superficial sky and clouds filled with brightness
tell us that things may look different
On the surface life may look all fine or super bad
But as long as the rhythm of life goes on, just be glad!

Thanks to my childhood friend who Surya Praba who shared this picture and challenged us to write a poem.  Inspiration.  Thanks for this opportunity dear Praba.