Hope

Hope,

A word, a path,

A way of life

A higher being that gives meaning

To lowly desires

A down to earth emotion

That drives worldly powers

A wish, a dream,

A cry for help

Growing in gleam

A knot in the heart

Lashing our dreams

A pit in the stomach

Not letting us sleep

A prayer, A shout out

An optimism

Overflowing the stream

A wishful thinking

An itch that is stinking

An empowered obsession

A racing passion

A desire, A plea

A screech, A scream

To the power supreme

A belief in self

An undying thirst

Zeal to never give up

A journey to oneself

A flight of all possibilities

An attitude

Non acceptance of anything less

Than desired

The fire refusing to sleep

The wings fluttering and raring to go

A hope

The hope

Of a better tomorrow

Of a better future

Shared with NaPoWriMo

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

Red

A little red

In my blue

A little kick

To my mood

I swirl and breathe in

I revel and absorb

A little sniff

Of heaven

My lips move

But don’t talk

My eyes closed

But can still see

As I bring you

Close to me

A little swig

Of bliss

You in me

Dancing on my tongue

Twirling in my mouth

Burning my desire

Filling me up

You enter in my pores

And make me free

A little spring

In my steps

A lot of hue

In my dreams

I open my arms

And feel the wind beneath

A glass of red

Gives me wings

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. The prompt was to write for love of wine!

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Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

Where do I belong?

In the orange of sunset

Or in the blue of the morning

In the footprints of my father

Or in the arms of my darling

There so many roads to take

So many rivers to cross

Should I just wait?

Or should I sail

Should I take the bridge short?

Or should I take the route long

Tell me

Where do I belong?

I love the cold breeze

And I love the warm sun

I don’t mind the chapped lips

And I love the tanned skin

I am not good at numbers

And have made art blunders

Do I take the road ahead

OR do I take a U turn

Should I mull over things

Or should I just have some fun

Is it okay if I sing?

In my crude voice

Or is it acceptable

If I just dance along

With two left feet

Tell me

Where do I belong?

So many choices to make

Which one do I chose?

The right of my head

Or the left of my heart

What if I am not right?

What if I am not wrong?

Tell me

Where do I belong?

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Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

I write

Words floating in the air

I catch and I grab

I jumble and mumble

To myself

I move my hands

And sketch in air

I print the words

In my heart somewhere

Till I get the time

To put my ink

On the paper

Till then everything

Is my pen

I write on grains

And I leave my prints

On walls

I scribble through my feet

And leave my notes

Offshore

Till I pour my heart out

On the paper

Till then everything

Is my muse

The toys strewn on the floor

The teary eyed monster at the door

The messy face wrapped around my heart

The neverending end and the never starting start

The handprints on my white

And the nose that cried

The footprints on the bed

And the nursery rhymes in my head

Various loves, countless lives

Living in my head

Till I find a way out for them

Till the stories move to paper from my heart

Till I get a good reason to start

Pouring my words out

On paper

I write

On everything

I live

in everything

 (C) Juztamom

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Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

An Indian Love Song

HE

Come close let me see your face

My love

Don’t hide the glow,

Don’t cover the fire

My love

Let me breath in your scent

Let me sleep in your manes

I am lost

In you

In your silken contour

In your brazen inferno

Give me life

Let me drink your core

Let me find my soul

In the magical nectar of your kiss

 SHE

How do I let you breath in me?

How do I burn you in my fire?

How do I lose myself in you?

How do I show my face to you

My face is veiled to follow the laws of my land

Our love will set a blaze, not only

The veil

But my land

Your land

The feud of old faiths and beliefs

The blood of numerous griefs

Will be on our hands

HE

What is my land?

What is your land?

Our heart hears both

The sound of temple bells

And

The cry of the muezzin

Our love will conquer all

The rage, the tears

The blood, the fears

We will write a new dharma

We will preach a new karma

Devoid of fear

swarming with love

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. The prompt was to rewrite a famous poem, giving it your own spin. I have used "An Indian Love Song" by Sarojini Naidu. Do read it. I am not sure if I was able to spin it differently or if I did any justice to her work. Her words are magical, any attempt to rewrite her poems is futile but it gives me an opportunity to read her again and again.

I did something similar few months back, as in I tried working on one of her other poems "A Cradle Song" . 

Do read my attempt on it. Its called "Little Lovely Dreams". This poem is very close to my heart for various reasons. One of the most important being, I sing it as a lullaby to my kids even now.

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

Books

A parallel universe

A whole new world

Story within a story

Love in love

You make life more colourful

You add red to the blush

I shed tears when you cry

I open my wings when you fly

I fall when you fall

I die when you die

I live in you more

then I live in my life

I was and I will always be

Yours truly forever

--------A book Nerd-----------

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo prompt was to write a love poem on anything, as long as it is not alive.

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

Music Of Nature

Music in the air

Music every where

I dance..I hop

I jiggle and I pop

I sing aloud,

And I hum in my breath

I hear the sound

I feel the rhythm

I don’t know

How to stop

May be I don’t want

to stop

I jive and I rock

I jiggle and I pop

To the music

The music of nature

Look at the trees

All green and grooving

Kissing the wind

And hugging the sun

Swaying to the tune

Of being one

with the nature

Each leaf is glowing

Each flower is smiling

Each branch is jiving

Not willing to stop

They shiver and they rock

To the music

The music of nature

Look at the birds

All cheerful and lyrical

One danced on the tip toe

One sang

One crooned

And one bowed

All poignant in rhythm

All cruising together

Forming a bond

Coloring the sky

Soaring and roaring

Moving and grooving

They jiggle and they lock

To the music

The music of nature

Look at the rainbow

So pure, so white

So colourful

Yet so light

Each color embodying the next

Each color filling the raindrops with zest

Each color sparkling

Each color absorbing

The melody of raindrops

The harmony of all white

And the peace of all colors together

Each color singing

Each color wiggling

To the sound of pitter patter

To the voice of nature

They cuddle and enfold

They form and they mould

To the music

The music of nature

(C) Juztamom
This is playing as a song in my mind even right now. I wish I knew how to write music. I would have written and saved the tune forever with the words.

Shared with NaPoWriMo for the prompt "Look outside the window, note down the nouns, verb and color. And then mix and match"

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina