SMILE

The World is full of pain & strife
Arguments springing up between husband & Wife;
No one in the World is at peace:
Stop It ! Enough Now,,, Please !!

We have long forgotten the power of joy
Let us Learn to laugh, every girl & boy
Let a string of joy adorn our face
Let a smile evoke happiness in every place.

Yes- Smile is indeed the remover of pain;
With happiness our long lost joys, we can gain
Let us light this world up with our smiles.
Joy And happiness lasting for miles.

For when people ,afar, see our caring smile
Forget they will, their own sorrows , awhile
Make merry and celebrate with festive cheer
Laughter's the best Medicine, its quite clear.

For when man entombs his sorrows with joy
Even nature will laugh freely being coy,
Birds and beasts, feeling at calm, will also join
For laughing is free, it doesn't demand a coin !

Thus spite, grief and greed will flee
Hearts of men pumping joyousness with glee;
Man will soon forget the meaning of war
The world will rejoice, joy spread afar.

So ye, denizens of the Earth, hearken:
Do not let the clouds of sorrow in you darken,
Relive life as you haven't lived before, afresh
Live life amongst laughter & happiness !!

- K Aravind
28.9.05

Still in Love With You

Still ..........


After All We Have Been Through
The Tears Still Fall The Same Way
And I’m Still In Love With You
Like I Have Been Since That First Day

No Matter How Bad I’m Hurting
I Still Have Your Smile In My Mind
But I Still Cry Myself To Sleep
And Think About You All The Time

It’s So Hard To Forget You
When You Were My First True Love
And Everytime I Think Of You
You Get Harder To Let Go Of

I Wouldn’t Be Hurting This Bad
If I Haven’t Loved You So Much
I Wouldn’t Cry All The Time
If I Hadn’t Been So Crushed

I Still Wake Up In The Morning
With A Smile On My Face
But Then I Remember You r Not With Me
And That Smile I Quickly Erase

It Will Take Some Time To Forget You
But I Know In My Heart I Will
For Now I’ll Cry Myself To Sleep
Because I Love You Still.........

One Day....

If one day you feel like crying...
Call me.
I don't promise that I will make you laugh,
But I can cry with you.

If one day you want to run away--
Don't be afraid to call me.
I don't promise to ask you to stop...
But I can run with you.

If one day you don't want to listen to anyone..
Call me.
I promise to be there for you.
And I promise to be very quiet.

If one day there is no one by your side
Call me
I promise to be there for you for hours
And never make you feel alone.

If one day your heart is broken by someone
Call me
I don’t promise to heal your trauma
But I will try to share your pain.

But if one day you call...
And there is no answer...
Come fast to see me.
Perhaps I need you....

Flower

Flower

Full many a flower is born to blush unseen
And waste its sweetness in the desert air
Callous is the blazing sun, yet
Bravely sees off its murderous glare.

Blooms unscathed, untouched by fate
Nurtured by the sweet breeze's touch
Yet this climate, its petals come to hate
Only the flower does not mind it much.

Standing like a glorious warrior endeth a war
Triumphed victoriously fragrance prevails
Yet the granules, cannot its beauty ,mar
To this, impetuously the earth hails.

Scared not, unscathed by the coolness undone
Braves alone the harshness of its world
When dew drops shine, it shares its fun
Brings out its full beauty, petals unfurled.

Many summers pass by, Winters covered it aplenty
Spring nurtured it awhile, blessed by the Rain
Its time to pass has yet come near, dainty,
Gathers the remaining days ahead to gain.
This creation saw the luminiscent shades of youth
Enjoyed a quiet yet lush midsummers dream
When the Time draws near, it is uncouth
Paleness prevails, turns white like cream.
Great courage has it fought with before
Still fights but knows Nature's victory
I salute You ! O desert flower of lore
In your courage alone lies your glory.
You teach a lesson of great courage to all
Fight against all odds and at all times
Must you not flinch awhile or sway asunder , shall
Then courage be with you , so it chimes.
Now when its your time to be re-united ,lay amongst, with the earth
Covered fully in a white blanket of snow,
Great Nature ! Courage is but thy name- its Girth
May thousands like You, in your place, grow.
- K Aravind
6-10-05

You.....

You....................................

You.. came into my Life one day
Bought colors in my life , that which is gray
You changed my world- turned it upside down
You.. with Your golden curls & eyes- light brown.

You tought me meaning of the word- joy,
You bought happiness in my life - o boy!
I had waited long, for this moment divine
To be lucky to be entrusted to her,the feminine.

You bought me luck and shared my sorrow
You were there always for me, no worry of t'morrow
You were my umbrella sheilding me from the rain
Whilst wid You, i was so happy, You were an antidote to pain.

You were there for me as no 1 else was,dear,
You let me know no grief or pain or fear
You were in me as much as I was in you
Frankly speaking, i was deeply in love with you.

Now I felt you even when you weren't around
In you, a strange joy , my heart found.
U were in my thoughts, swirling in and out
We were deeply connected- there was no doubt.

I was totally lost in you, from so deep within
I knew no difference between virtue or sin.
My heart bubbled full of love so pure.
I would gladly give myself up for you, I'm sure.

But then things dont remain the way we want them to be,
We were ripped forcibly apart, you and me.
Never to be together , not destined to live as one,
Life's sweetest memory now lay undone.

My dream of us two being together now lay shatterred,
And important things lay aside, it didn't matter
The broken shards of my dream now pierced my eyes
Life ,lost meaning,theres no truth -only lies.


Now my Life was handicapped, as i lay forsaken
My heart no longer mine as it was taken
For you, now my mind knew no longer how to think
Sleep evaded me, could no nothing just blink.

Life took its time to come close back to whats normal
Everything was hazy, things very much formal.
I recovered slowly , as if from a malicious disease
Finally I was getting together, piece by piece.

Now as I remenisce backwards about all that happened
Long ago, on you , my heart did sorely depend
Now i say, with a bandage on my injured heart
I managed to piece together all that had fallen apart.

The greatest pain of all ,that numbs with wicked panache,
Is that which is the uncommonly common heartache.
Give your heart, if you must, to someone you feel your own
And treasure their heart as how you would, like your own.

- K. Aravind
23.5.2008

Missing You

Amazing and Touching stuff.....

Journey

Journey...

Set out from my home,
For a purposeful trip,
To places far away, to roam;
Where nature has its firm grip.

To go away, to go afar,
Places under the burning red star,
Going by foot, else by car
Upon the endless coal-black tar.

Journeying onto places anew,
Places full of glittering dew;
Places of joy, and of fun,
Everywhere, in short, under the sun.

Places of grief & Of sorrow,
Places where there's no tomorrow.
Here, the lamps of joy should be lit
Darkness will flee, bit by bit.

Take the land, or the air
Travelling with an elegant flair
By rail, or the endless road,
Taking with us a heavy load.

Past this vast expanse of endless land,
By the sea, or the sand
Free, free like the birds in the sky
Thoughtless, winged, while they fly.

The wingless clouds ushering above,
Peace flourishes, one white dove.
In my heart, a pool of bliss
Impatience, yet, continues to hiss.

Travel, to man, exposes the world
Tests his freedom, now unfurled,
Going away, going, now gone
NIghts ablaze, so is the dawn.

Freedom, so true, is tested now,
Wisdom awakes, is unclear how ?
Truth now bestows her wondrous gaze,
Challenges can now be stared at unfazed.

Travel does surely strengthen a man,
Shows him what to do, he surely can
Foot by foot, the world is measured,
Forever and ever will the journey be treasured.

- K. Aravind
10.11.2007