Silence

The pauses between our words
grew long enough to claim the warmth
I tried to read the calm in your eyes
distance, doubt or a breaking storm


My hopes were met with silence
and questions I dared not ask
for peace was all that’s between us
and small talks that did not last


I struggled to be in your thoughts
despite the efforts doubling yours
I continued to keep you in my prayers
while you were gone too long


Reminiscing the shreds of laughter
That we once shared aloud
Where care was in abundance
And tears were not allowed


Now one half of me totters
should I continue to stay
will I be missed for the good times
or that honor too would sway?


I pick to rebuild myself
brick by brick, shack by shack
my thoughts have chipped enough times
its time to claim the thunder back


So let me hide you in my heart
Fonder and forever
where we don’t meet in borrowed time
your presence profuse in every corner



Charu

Trust isn’t built during happy times—it’s built when it’s hardest to keep..

Charu

Queen of your heart...

 

वैराग्यवत् माधव

जीवन-मरण से परे नारायण
कारागार में जन्मे थे
न योजना केवल लीला थी
वे नव-निर्माण के संकल्प में दर्शे थे ।

निज जीविका-क्रम से जता दिया
ना प्रेम का मतलब पाना है —
वैराग्य ही चित्त का शिखर स्वरूप है
यही मुक्ति-पथ की आराधना है।

मथुरा, द्वारका या कुरुक्षेत्र —
योध्या वहीं जिसने मन को सशक्त किया
दिया गीता-ज्ञान विश्व को समझाने
संत वही जिसने भाव-शून्य अपना लिया।

कभी बाँसुरी, कभी सुदर्शन —
कभी मंद-मंद मुस्कुराए थे
मौन में उनके सभी उत्तर थे
जो शब्द न कभी कह पाए थे।

जिसने मन में कृष्ण रमाया
उनका सुझाया मार्ग लिया —
जपा राम नाम या शिव-शक्ति का
मोक्ष-पथ को भाँप लिया।

 

चारु – सर्वदा विष्णोर्भक्ता

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What are we, if not a dream,
Close enough, yet not a team.
Perfect as friends, but not quite right
Where thoughts are guarded and care sits quiet.


We talk, we laugh, then pause to step away
Hold back the words yet so much to say.
Hearts that want but hands won’t hold,
Isn’t ours is a story untold?

So, 

let me find you again
a little sooner this time
when our hearts are young
our souls unscarred-
in a realm where we are not pulled apart

 
Beyond right and wrong
meet me in a world afar
for in every life, every turn
I’ll search for you – yet again!

 

Charu