You and You alone!

It is You who brings out the best in me,
And You alone show me the murky part of me.
It is You alone who holds my hand and breaks my fall,
And You alone help me traverse the boundaries of Right and Wrong.
AMBKJ!

Ship that sails!

Your greatness is as fathom-less as it can ever be,
For Your Grace is the rescue ship in turbulent seas.

You salvage me time and again from the whirlpool of Illusion,
And You guide me through towards Emancipation.

For on this bountiful ship of Mercy, it is You who sail,
And the Mast of Your Love helps me withstand the gale.
And Your Wish drives me Home to conclude the Tale!
AMBKJ!

He loves you

When chaos clouds your mind,
And fear rules your heart.
When you are stretched to limits—beyond compare.
Close your eyes and hear His voice,
Rely on Him and maintain poise.
For it all nothing but a vacant dream,
That stretches beyond the skies and realms.
Know well, He loves you more than you can ever do,
For you are in Him, like the way He is in you.
 AMBKJ!

-Rahul Atrishi

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Oh Beloved!

My heart simmers in flames of love,
And my soul whirls like never before.
Oh Beloved, what wrong have I done that You treat me like this,
Having come so near, You send me back with just a kiss!

I do not care for anything,
And I do not really want anything.
It is You and Your pleasure is all I seek,
Wish I can win You over with the tears I weep.
AMBKJ!
-Rahul Atrishi

Only You!

You move Your fingers to explain what is unsaid,
And You smile to make me believe everything's alright.
Oh Beloved, there is no one like You for You make my life complete,
It is You and You alone who makes my eyes lit.

I stray and I stumble and I hurt You often,
And I break promises God knows how often!
But it is You who still extends that helping hand,
It is You who pulls me out of muck time and again.
-Rahul Atrishi 

Your play

Something has changed in between us,
It's either for You or me or for both of us.
Something has gone missing for sure.
And my life not the same anymore.

I seek answers in questions that never existed up till now,
I seek freedom in bondage I don't really know how.

But I know for sure that its Your presence that has shaped my life this way,
I was lost in the fast lane like just another ordinary guy.
It is Your healing touch that gave me purpose to live,
it is Your existence that made my life come alive!

As I reach out for You in hope of being with You,
I see myself lose everything one by one.
I am scared but I ain't stepping till it is done,
For it is You and Your pleasure that matters, I have learned.

It is all for You, just You and no one but You,
For it is You who is going to break my fall and help me rise.
Rise above all that never existed--across the temptations of the seven skies!
AMBKJ  
Rahul Atrishi

Fill me up

Oh Beloved, pour Your love in my heart up till the brim,
Intoxicate me with Your gaze and free me from within.
Breathe Your life in me until I lose my 'self',
Awake me from Slumber and let me realize my 'Self'.
♥ AMBKJ ♥
- Rahul Atrishi

Akashganga (The Milky Way galaxy)

She moves with cataclysmic charm,

She quips but means no harm.

She shimmers for she is decked up like a newlywed,

She is Akaashganga- the lover and the beloved.

Long for her and find her slip away,

Shun away and see her as a part of you.

She is the whim that keeps you at bay,

She exists in non-existence for she is mere reflection of you.

She is the name to the names,

She is the hell and she is the heavens.

She is the desire to be desire less,

She is the eternal charm, spry and ageless.

She is for the day as she is for the night,

Seek, you find her for she is the pivot of your sight.

She has been there and will always be,

For she is the Maya that sustains reality!

-Rahul Atrishi

Nothing...

No more wish to ask for,
No more thoughts to ponder.
No more dreams to chase,
No nothing, for my Nirvana is ablaze!

Suspended at the center of the void,
I neither know this world nor the other.
I exist in non-existence brother,
For I am the non-absolute in the absolute state!

I try to reason out what state I am in,
And it is not that I can't but isn't it all a sham?
I look for something that does not really exist,
For it is Nothing but a reflection of Everything.

In this endless pursuit of the comprehensible,
In the endless yearning for all that is reversible,
In this endless strive for Nothing in Reality,
I lose myself to find Everything that is Reality!

Confused but not lost,
If I were 'Lost', I would have been 'Found'!

-Rahul Atrishi

Glimpses in the skies

I see glimpses of You whirling in the skies,

Your dance is ethereal, You are absolutely free.

You move in circles tossing and turning life in me,

You are the Eternal Beloved, maker of destinies.

I stand mesmerized and I gaze at You for long,

 I stand there still, let the time slip by.

I care for nothing, and I am unafraid to die.

All I wish to be with You, for that’s where I belong.

I try to reach out for You but in vain,

All I get is nothing, the distances remain.

And I do not falter to try again and many a times more,

For, that is what I wish to do, I now know for sure.

It’s been quite a while and You haven’t let me in,

I have been waiting for You since the time, time has been.

And I know now only the chosen one will be let in,

Yet, I stand beyond the gates, begging You to let me in.

They laugh at me and scoff at me,

They say, my wish will never come true.

For, there are many and your chances are few,

I care not for what my future holds, for all I wish is You.

-Rahul Atrishi

* Dedicated to the Lord- God- Parvardigar- Avatar Meher Baba.

Bullets and flying crows

Bullets and flying crows,

The city sighs and the darkness grows.

Dazed faces and distraught races,

Caught in this morbid extravaganza, the God oversees!

Where did it all start and when will it end,

Nothing seems to be real and no path left to mend.

I hear the voices and feel the pain,

But I have to move on in this dark lane!

A sudden rush of blood and all gone,

A self load rifle and blood stains on the ground..

Now all I lark is for forgiveness,

Its not me but my ILLNESS!

Bullets and flying crows,

The city sighs and the darkness grows.

Dazed faces and distraught races,

Caught in this morbid extravaganza, the God oversees!

At this moment, I see what I have left behind,

Wish I had listened to my heart and not my mind.

A smile on faces and hope in eyes,

Would have had left the kids with and not a puzzle and two dice!

 -Rahul Atrishi

*This poem is dedicated to us. If we can change ourselves, we can bring the change we've always wished for...

LOVE

Like a mountain brook that joyously flows,

Like the wind that dances with the trees,

Like the sweet hums of the busy honey bees,

Like the flight of a bird to distant overseas.

Like the thumping heart and missing of a beat,

Like the touch of a loved one, the smile from a stranger

Like the gentleness of helping hand in times of need,

Love is all around us- in depths of far and realms of near.

So, care not for creed, and care not for color,

Care not for the green, care not for honor.

For when we leave the bodily abode, we become just as one as we have always been

For we are the children of One-the eternal supreme!

So let us join hands together and wipe our tears,

Let us realize our follies and erase all our fears.

Let us bring down walls of doubt and resentment.

Let us not hold on anymore, let us give LOVE a vent.

-Rahul Atrishi

*My poem is dedicated to everyone.

How can I?

How can I not think of You,
How can I not long for You.
It is you who makes my day, each day,
It is you who comforts me in endless ways.


I know you have been hiding from me for quite a while,
And you have been giving me just glimpses for all this while.
I know you are playing ‘hard to get’ more and more….
I don’t care, for I still long for you like before…


I dance to your tunes all day long,
The hours seem nothing, no season to belong.
I can’t help but think of you all night and day
Wish you would be mine, someday.


How can I not think of You,
How can I not long for You.
It is you who makes my day, each day,
It is you who comforts me in endless ways.


I know nothing if this dream would ever come true,
If someday, you would be mine, like the way I do.
But all I care for is my love for you,
That keeps me alive thinking of you!
-Rahul Atrishi

Li'l sister

You've walked a long distance,
Traveled miles and faced umpteen obstacles.
Sometimes you've found reasons to rejoice,
Other times tripped over stones and pebbles.


Whatever it may be, wherever it may be,
You've taken things in your stride.
You've pushed yourself to limits-with or without me.
For you've never lost hope-swam across the tide.


Life's been a roller-coaster ride for you,
For you have faced ups and downs in recent past.
You've been put off by people-loneliness to surpass,
And left with a bag full of emotions-like no one ever has.


On this day, I speak to you li'l sister,
I congratulate you for making it this far.
I wish you walk many a miles, like this and even more,
Wish you get what you've always wanted-contentment ashore!
*Dedicated to Urmika Rai.

-Rahul Atrishi

Forgive me.

I have committed a mistake,

I have broken a promise.

I have let YOU down once again,

I have hurt YOU time and again.

And there is no reason YOU should forgive me,

There is no chance to let it be,

‘Coz I have hurt YOU once more,

I have been a lonely looser like never before.

I know YOU will walk away from me,

YOU wont love me the way it had always been,

And I have no reason to wish that YOU stayed,

‘Coz it me and not YOU who has strayed.

Here I am wanting YOU to give me another chance,

A chance to mend my ways and do what I should have done,

A chance to love YOU the way I should have always done,

A chance to bring back the old days, relive the charm.

I know for sure I may be a lone soul from here on,

I may trip over, hurt myself all along.

And I might not be able to pull it through,

For I realize I am nothing without YOU.

Now I am down on my knees once more,

I hope YOU stay back and don’t exit the door.

I hope YOU forgive me and give me another chance,

A chance to be better, more true this time!

-Rahul Atrishi

*Dedicated to the LORD.

Happy Birthday!

I may be the last person to wish you happy birthday,

And I know I am late by quite a few days.

But all I wish to tell you is this ain’t the reason to say,

‘Coz I saved the last and a bit more just for today.

I thought a lot about what I could get for you,

Browsed through shops and galleries thinking of you.

But I couldn’t find anything as true as you,

So, I summed it up in words only for you.

Now, here I am penning down a few thoughts on you,

Hope it adds up for the moments lost, like the way I do.

And it brings smile on your face and gives warmth to you,

For I wish to make this day memorable for you.

So I wish happy birthday to you,

Wish all your dreams come true.

May God bless you,

And you find someone as special as you!

 -Rahul Atrishi

Khuda (God)

Search for it and you shall never discover,

Call out loud and you won’t hear a 'hi',

Close your eyes and let the world slip by,

Amongst the cacophony, you shall listen to its whisper.

And you shall find it within you, as a part of you.

Fall for love and burn in pain,

      Break into pieces over and over again.

      In every void you will find it,

      In the darkest of the dark, you will see it lit.

Be deceived by the simplest of all,

Be patronized by one and all.

      In every clap and every laughter,

      You would feel its presence harbor.

Be kissed by failure,

      Be felicitated by triumph.

      In every moment, you will find it sear.

      In every wish you would find it persevere.

The time you were born,

       The time you would leave the body,

       It has been with you and will be for long,

      Accept it or Deny it, it is the sole truth to be.

      -Rahul Atrishi

      

      *Dedicated to Khuda( Paravardigar-Almighty-God)

YOU are in...

YOU are in the humming of busy bees,

YOU are the wind in the trees.

YOU are the flight of birds to distance overseas,

YOU are the comforts of nature and bloodshed catastrophes.

YOU are the rhythm of a musician,

YOU are the thoughts of a physician.

YOU are in comforts, YOU are in anguish,

YOU are the One I seek for; YOU are all I wish.

YOU are the drops of madness,

YOU are the clasp of sanity.

YOU are the rich and the homeless,

YOU are the saint and YOU are the heartless.

YOU are the greed for virtue,

YOU are the jealousy in faith.

YOU are the temper of values,

YOU are the lust for abate.

       

                                                                                                

YOU are in the whims and fancies,

And YOU are in the imagination and realities,

YOU are in the light of knowledge and shadows of ignorance,

For YOU were, YOU are, YOU always will be...

-Rahul Atrishi

*Dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba.

I see you...

I see YOU smile and I smile with YOU,

And when I see YOU laugh, all I want is YOU.

Where are YOU? Where should I seek YOU?

I long for YOU and I can’t live without YOU…

What magic have YOU done to me?

I care for nothing and I am down on my knees.

I have lost my mind and my heart is not my anymore…

All I want is YOU and nothing else for sure.

They say I am mad and I wouldn’t say I am not,

For I wander like a cloud in search of YOU.

And lay intoxicated in your gaze since the time I saw YOU.

I seek for YOU; yearn for YOU, like moth to light.

 I stumble on stones and hurt my toes,

I die each day and bleed from running sores.

I live on to only catch just a glimpse of YOU.

For I cannot fight this feeling I have for YOU.

I know I have to be here for quite a while,

And I need to wait for my turn, keep walking miles…

All I wish YOU is to give me strength to bear this time,

Till the time I am yours and YOU are mine!

*Dedicated to Avatar Meher Baba.