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.

You

You have been up all night,

Cramped up in a corner, you still have wet eyes.

You have been the victim,

And you have fallen from the skies.

I see the bruises on your soul,

And I feel your pain.

You have been rubbed the wrong way,

You are just another lost soul in the fast lane.

All I can say is just hold on for a while,

I am there with you and I shall break your exile.

You shall see the sun as the darks clouds will fade away,

Like a free bird you will fly away, one day.

I see the bruises on your soul,

And I feel your pain.

You have been rubbed the wrong way,

You are just another lost soul in the fast lane.

Now I see you smile,

With heart full of hope you are ready to walk that extra mile.

I promise I won’t let you down,

You are a part of me and I will always be around!

Is that YOU?

Is that YOU running through my veins?

Is it YOU, I love calling by different names?

Is it YOU that beats in my heart?

Is it YOU that that keeps me up, doesn’t let me fall apart?

Where are YOU? Where should I find YOU?

I seek for YOU in heights of sky and the depths of blue…

Like a mad man, I look around for YOU,

I know nothing, for all I wish is YOU.

They say, YOU are in the stillness of meditation,

And they say, YOU are beyond the realms of temptation.

They say, YOU are in the scriptures of religion,

They say, YOU are in the pains of mortification.

Whom should I believe, Why should I believe?

Whom should I ask, Where should I seek?

For there is no one who can say or who has seen,

You are LOVE that can be felt, only by the Keen!

I care not for seeing YOU like the ways the rest do,

I care not for letting others know that I know YOU.

All I care for is just a glimpse of YOU,

All I care for is to be with YOU! 

*Dedicated to the SUPREME ONE.

You are...

You are my north star,

You guide me through when I am lost in the dark.

You are my angel,

You hold my hand and take me out of hell.

You are my superstar,

You sing and dance to end this lonely hour.

You are the breeze,

You blow away to make me loosen up and break free!

You are my rear view mirror,

You forewarn me when the danger is near.

You are my holy cross,

You stand by me and cover up the loss.

You are my story book,

You open up to change my outlook.

You are my dream,

You take me far into the realm.

You are my breath,

You go on and on to keep away my death.

You are in me and every part of me,

You are my love, you are my destiny.




*Dedicated to a special friend named Swapnagandha.