Me?

Am I the Candle Flame
flickering with the assault of wind?
Or Am I the gust of wind
that in its path teases the candle flame?

Can you see me in the steps
that lead up to the home of Lord?
Or do I exist in the feet,
that tread their way up to divinity?

Can I be felt in the song
that wanders around the tall trees?
Or Am I the lonely lass
who meanders singing songs of love?

Am I the abundant nectar,
that finds its way into a butterfly's mouth?
Or am I the pretty insect,
That sighs in ecstacy with the sweet sip?

Do I travel with the light,
from the lamp of the fast moving train?
Or am I the black darkness,
chased by the train on its nightly tour?

Who am I?
Am I the one whose pen,
has overflown with these words?
Or Am I the one whose eyes
devour each word as they move from top to bottom?

Hidden Truths

(Day and Night viewed in a different perspective)



Sun brought a day, bright and cheerful
Birds paved the sky and butterflies danced
Children frolicked and dirtied their hands,
In the puddles, left by rains of the night

People smiled happily, without a care
Joys were shared and malice forgotten
Many new possibilities came with the day
Also, a feeling that too much was visible

Somewhere in an alley, they found him
The man killed by the love of his life
Barely breathing, a haggard woman lay
With no one but her dog by her side

The day brought out the bitter truths
Hitherto*, hidden by the dark night
Smiles vanished, birds stopped chirping
All waited for the soothing night again

*up till now