Tag Archives: Freedom

REUNION

बीते लम्हो को सामने पाकर, फिर एक बार कहकहे लगाकर, बरसी जब बातों की बदरी, मन को कर गयी सराबोर बातों पे है किसका जोर कभी लगा सब पहले सरीखा, लौट आया जीने का वो तरीका, आंखों में शरारत, पर … Continue reading

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EACH DAY NOW I WAKE UP WITH JOY AND SORROW

Each day now I wake up with joy and sorrow. In the old days I’d wake up without feeling anything; I’d wake up. I have joy and shame because I have lost what I dreamt And yet I might be … Continue reading

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XXXV

The moonlight through the high branches, The poets all say that it’s more Than the moonlight through the high branches. But for me I’m not sure what I think, What the moonlight through the high branches Is, apart from being … Continue reading

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – VIII

At midday at the end of spring I had a dream like a photograph. I watched Jesus Christ come down to Earth. He came through the side of a hill Becoming once again a boy, Running around and rolling through … Continue reading

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THE LAST WORDS OF LOVE

Silence is what some may seek But for others it makes the meek, When power is what drives the day Beyond this place there is a way! Yet in looking for the truth at home There are times when we … Continue reading

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