The clouds so grey, imitate a heartTeardrops fall as rainOn the edge of an implosionOr explosionA mind does rest.Withdrawal is GoldThe darkness that resides insideIs precious than the lights shining brightToo bright.It is going to seem longer than it isAs it slowly slips out of the fingers.Then Smile. You’re forced to smileThe saddest smile one …
Author Archives: Gaurav Chakrabarti
A Lake Among The Mountains
I was the lake among the mountainsUntouched, pristine,hard to reachI talked to the Heavens everydayAs they were near me.As alone as a tree in a desertI was easy to figure.My nuances clear, every characteristic visibleSelf sufficient and present.I was the lake among the mountainsMovements disturb, voices unnecessaryMusic redundant.I was the heart of all things fecund …
Rain
It’s raining outsideAs it adds to the musicMen in suits, women in tops and skirtsSome umbrellas open, some people rush to the nearest shelterAs it rains and the music plays.Symphony.It’s the grandest music one would ever hearThe streets and homes are washedAnd the earth smells newThe city lights are a pretty sightAs clouds warm the …
Every Night
Stars they glitter peacefully on an ebony skySuch sparkling twilightColours they swirl across the seaDolphins sail home,brewing with Glee. The distant hills and valley lie watchingTo a full Moon that stands the kingThe greenery of lands morph their hueFor the spectacle that forms in view. Silence reigns this nightAs nature takes a sublime flightInto the …
You
It’s your journeyAnd before you submit yourself to unquestioning obedienceKnow that your feathers were fitting in flightYou might fail trying to,or finally be unableBut what virtue was there in tryingYou should find honor.If you should succeed as you were designed toRemember what humility ,you have learned.It’s your lifeAnd before the world’s ways should dampen your …
Wild Souls
As I lay naked underneath the diamond skyAnd colours swirl playfully into the nightI am high on life,high on loveHigher than the stars aboveThe moon taps softly to rhyme I find A brilliant light floods my brainParched land touch drops of rainPristine an ocean, fertile such landGreener than emeralds,mirror like sandThe sky engulfs my soul …
Leave me alone,but don’t I’ll need you till I won’t.
The battle is won!
The battle is won!Men,they are scarred and charredKingdoms scathed apartMy King!He calls for exultingOur pride!Our flag!Our whim!The battle is won!Wake up, dead soulsWe have fecund soil and goldWritten on the sands of time!Our victory song in rhymeThe battle is won!Freedom to every manMob roar to every standAn undercurrent to be culledSeeking vacuous eyes gaping lullThe …
Sadhana
Outside our naive existence Was residing a greater truth A deeper sensibility had been shaken Unknown to regular youth Life was joyful,Life was sweet Always constant and Always present Suffering was our way of being Clinging to life Having no end A question raised,Ought to be answered Pain and penury,ought to be resolved A lonesome …
A slice of City
Bridges and skyscrapersNeon lights to a setting SunA million lives,lost or foundEverybody for everyoneCars they come and go,Planes fly,ships flowSome swear by their coffeeSome bagels and Ginger ale to goFind yourself in anotherOr lose yourself to the MoonReading lines you wish to have writtenThe next season follows soonThe city it’s awakeSeeking and strongIt’s lush in …
Gaurav Chakrabarti 