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Cockroaches…

May11

Creatures ugly;
Out there, EVERYWHERE.

Crunchy shell on outside
Kettle thick liquid inside
Relished by few
On Plate :P

Atomic blasts,
Can fail them die.
Headless,  they live,
Easy by fate.

Sadly however,
Can’t survive the day.
Onslaught assault spirits,
Crab them away.

Keeping distances,
Right on dot.
Observed to survive,
Adventurously tight spots.

Certainly deaf-muted.
House-wifes know why.
Encountered on eavesdrop;
Spot Smashed, is how they die.

COCKROACHES !! COCKROACHES !!

***

Written for Acrostic Only prompt Cockroaches. Check out the second attempt here.

My childhood dream.. – a story

May9

This post is written for Tell a Tale prompt. My attempt to write with a pinch of humor.

***

All this began on a normal day. Hurrying, he leapt out of bed, beat his chest and yelled out:

Gimme love … Gimme love!!” – as he waved out to the crowd… Boy!! Was that exhilarating!!

The night before, his dad asked him, as to what he wanted to be when he grows up. It seems, that he found an answer.. He wanted to be an actor.. “Cool as Herman lee and Fit like Stallone.

He almost had a heart attack with excitement. He was so excited, just when he was blowed over by his sister, when she said -

Look at you in mirror first!!

He didn’t seem very happy about that, but he just couldn’t contain himself. Nothing this exciting had ever happened before. But now after a thought, he actually realised, may be she was right.

Now that I think about it really hard, it’s possible that i was woken up once or twice before. So I think. I’m not totally sure. May be it is too far-fetched a dream. :(

And hell i cant do away with my favourite double tossed, cheesy dipped, spicy hotdog with loads of mayonesse cream, ketchup and mustard sauce. I can have everything and yet not enjoy the cuisines. That shall be such a big sacrifice. Too big an ask.”

Anyway after a hasty breakfast eaten; a specially made, well-garnished hotdog; he headed out looking for continuous, direct, erect, horizontal and unswerving options to wilt with his mind. He stepped out of his house.

Looking down the lane, he spotted a car go zoom past him.

He thought – “WOW !! was that cool? I want to go fast too.. Rocket fast!!!

Jets soared through the creamy skies like a vast sheet of paper that was torn into a million pieces across the seam by ten million hands. The sky moaned like the choirs from the church, with immense pleasure and abundance of adrenalin.

Yea !! An astronaut is capable of what not many can do… he goes fast… Fastest you can think of..

His eyes chuckled and shone like that of a lion who has just found his prey, to hunt and feed on.

Yes that is good.. that is really good..” – he thought.

But it wasn’t. It all seemed too good to be true. This is what he wanted to be. Just when he saw a couple mingling down the road and as he admired them; he was put to the blades again.

NO…” – he said.

Overall, this astronaut thing.. it is a very… wait… what was I talking about?

Urgh. I’m bored already. Nothing interesting with girls ever happens around up there.”

“I ll miss out a lot in life if am up there.. So much infact.. This is the right time to pull out.. I want to live happy not mechanical!!!

Actually, now that he thought about it really hard, it’s possible that something that stimulated him just a few minutes earlier, but for the life of HIM in later part of life, he didnt want to remember it anymore, whatever it was, no matter how lucrative.

Suddenly, the uncertainty of where to direct his new shiny jet melted away and an epiphany took hold. It was all, well… obvious.

A politician!!” – he chuckled. ;)

Yea he has all he can.. Money, Power, Fame.. and yeah a pantry of girls.. EVERYTHING!! and above all he doesnt have to diet.

It was amazing. He was so excited once again. Supinated.

Literally nothing had ever happened before that moment that interested me at all. This surely is a thought of a lifetime.

“I would go around the world, helping everyone, and point out the evident, worth-striking, and readily apparent to anyone who would listen, as well as those who wouldn’t. I would receive my fame fastliest.. and yea.. my feats of great ceremony and public acclaim, charaded by  its usefulnes, purpose and audience. I will be known as a man remarkably rich of all semblance of wit, a sense of irony, entertainment, and ability to experience the various emotional states of levity as well as gravity. Sounds Perfect!!”

He was exhilarated. He was about to mark it with his stamp; but he thought it was time for some reality pinching before he declares it to his father.

Patience, young padawan! I have to actually weigh all options before i am ready for that kind of action! Yes realitiy pinching is so neccesary.” – he confirmed it, by tilting his head in pride with a smile, to sign it with his display of wisdom and intellect.

People always keep telling that you can wake up from a nightmare by pinching yourself, and checking whether or not it hurts? Well the same thing works with lucid dreaming and pure ambition! The trick is to constantly pinch yourself during the day to see if it hurts! Then, when you sleep, you’ll be so used to pinching yourself, that you’ll do it in the dream, check if it hurts, realize it doesn’t, and gain awareness and control over the dream! However, the danger that confronts is — “Number one, You get so excited about the realization of your dreaming that you wake up. Number two, You die from too much pinching.

Ouch… What if i die?? :( .. It will all get over. Now thats something, i need to bother about!! :(

Imagine, what it would be like.. Scary!!! ” — he had goosebumps all throughout.

“And being a human, isnt it more scarier to find yourself paralyzed with a slimy alien sitting on your chest, pulling all your hairs out; preventing you from breathing, choking you to death, when all your worst fears fly around, hovering like dark shadows, trying to get inside your head via your ears. Thats bloody frightening!!!”

“Imagine the panic during the yecchy alien paralysis, one may experience death, a heart-attack, a seizure, or a dark fierce battle … and because of this, it is very important not to panic; and for that i need to be STRONG.”

“I would have to be very strong.. Yea.. STRONG, like a super hero.. A super hero has almost everything a leader has. Mass fan following. A beautiful girl. Fame. Power. Everything!!”

“…And he is beyond the constraints of finances. Money no longer remains an issue… And yea they are so fashionable.. And so distinguishable.. A neon red cape with a silver reflective trim and brilliant blue suit. A huge yellow and red sign on his chest, embezzled with his name in bold. Thats tempting.”

“And so many possibilities

* Flying like a rocket!
* Having a beautiful intelligent girlfriend
* Dying then un-dying :D <YES!! YES!! YES!!!!>
* Killing all villains and monsters
* Being as cool as Tom Cruise

There’s actually a lot more, but I just can’t… Put my…umm Finger… On it…”

Fine then it is decided .. I ll be a superhero .. but how .. i need a spider .. yea a spider.. Or a mask .. ummm something ..but how will i find it.. I have to find it.. but how… I need to explore, may be.. ummm .. Do i need to have to be an explorer for that!!”

“Grrr …. why are things not so easy to do :-/ I dont get it.”

It needs so much exploration .. hey.. how come i missed it — INTERNET EXPLORER :D Voila .. Thats what i need may be … :D ” — that was followed by a sigh of relief and rush of excitement.

Recently dad did say somethings the other day. There has been a new cult of nerds that call him “Lord Google, God of information” bla bla bla …  which is, like all reverence of Google, utterly undeserved and de trop, gratuitous, among all search engine gods.. Mind Googgling!! :D

“The best part is, dad was also saying that, Google has many spiders and helps wild mask searches. WOW!!! So Google will surely help me find all i need..  Thats some encouragement !! :)

“Yes.. but I read somewhere..”

“Google’s mission is to control and organize the world’s information and make selected parts of it universally accessible and useful, after having first been approved by the big brothers.

Will I have to hack their system??” — he was lost in his thoughts.

Too much work, to start off with. For now he was too tired, after a long day, of exploration, and cerebration.. So he decided to take his afternoon nap before he could get on with hands-on job.

So much work for an early teenager.” — he said, as he slipped in to his blanket.

The End.

Mirrors…

April28
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Acrostic – Mirrors
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Minding ME,
In my actions,
Reappear throughout,
Real Virtuality.
On contrary I think,
Reasons reflect me!!
Seldom yours my clone?
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One Word Acrostic – Mirrors
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Mysterious
Interpretations
Rejuvenate
Ramifications
Of
Reanimated
Self
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Double Column Acrostic – Mirrors
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Mirror Me,
IInfinity;
Random Rampart.
Reap Reasons,
Obstacle Obligated,
Reassess Reckoning;
Self Satisfying !!!
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Double Acrostic – Mirrors
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Mean acclaim
Inherit spaghetti
Rhymes for
Rants appear
Obvious incognito
Raise, Mentor
Solutions apropos
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Wrote this for Amias :) She is putting in a great effort to get things going at Acrostic Only and sharing her knowledge and wisdom at the Acrostic Workshop.
Hope you like this Amias :)

When its over just bow…

April23

Waltzing down the road;
H
e saw this pretty girl walk.
E
yes deep blue she had;
N
ailed his heart from start;

It made him smile and sing;
To him she was everything!!


She was, but not to blame!
Occupied with her, he became.
Vaccinated by her glance;
Eased in seeping romance.

Reaching to her in daze;
Jazzing to her his pang.
Umbrella my love – he sang.
Smiling to him, she rhymed,
Try in another lifetime!!

Bruised and angry to blow!!
On the contrary, but he thought,
When it’s over just bow :)

When It’s Over Just Bow !! :)

***

I have tried to capture the story of an ordinary guy who fell for a looker..

As a matter of fact, if you notice, its never over when you bow… it is virally reciprocated..  and leaves behind the aura of positive ambience, for all to co-exist.. Small things do bring bigger changes ;) Imagine what a royal exit can do… Just some food for thought !! :)

This was written for Acrostic Only’s prompt - When it’s over just bow

(PS: Magic or Love is never over if you live the idea of it)

Opportunity…

April18

One’s Onions,
Peeled For
Pandora’s Lair.

Objectives Inhabit,
Reasons For-seen.
Tame Emotions.

Umbel Ticks,
Naive Interpretations;
Iambic Mentations.
Temptations;
Yell Eureka !!!

***

Written for Acrostic Only :)

When I wrote and shared it with Winnie(aka Meanie), she said I should also share the thought process and so here it is.  This poem is about the times when we have an opportunity knocking at the door and the action is yet to be taken, its about the evolutionary ideation and cerebration, that leads to the war-like preparation for the green go;  to attempt the opportunity and nail it.

It starts with talking about knowing our prized possesions, our strength and weaknesses and how we ready ourselves for the Pandora’s Lair, knowing not what and who’s gonna come out of it; lions or liars or leaders. We nest our feelings with our own reasons; nurture our objectives and tame our emotions towards the goal. We do everything necessary, to seek it, hunt it down and fancy our chances. And as the idea settles; thoughts like short flower stalks bloom; ticking with excitement and life; come out of the umbelliferrous vision illusion; of what may and may not happen. We think of every possible things in units of what it could be; and game of life like a chessboard… And with our own set of explanations, interpretations and rendering for the moves, even before we actually make it, we convince ourselves to say ‘Eureka !!! This is it.’ — my Opportunity………

Hope you like it. :)  Now that you have read it. Just a question.. Do you see something ;) Ask me if you don’t.

Fatal Attraction…

April14

Futile
Attempts
Timed
After
Lust.

Agreed
Temptations
Taboo.

Redeem
Alacrity.

Consume
Tears.

Inhibit
Obfuscation.

Nefarious.
FATAL ATTRACTION !!!

****

Written For Acrostic Only prompt.

This post is about those who have lived it and know it better than anyone else :) Those will understand the feel without an explanation :)

Friendship…

April6

Feathering on the couch as i lay,
Relishing the movie on air.
Ignited the passionate love in me,
Enthused by the scenes that flared.

Nailed by the script as it flowed,
Dealing the real in imaginary.
Seduced by the romance in awe,
Hushed by climax that had me.

Incidently a brown bug I saw,
Pair of wings how fast it flew.
Flying in the proximity as it did,
Randomized my curiousity avid.

I sprang off the sofa in dizzy,
Enervated in unsettled faze;
Napping its blow, its sting;
Drove me out of the ring in rage.

Scared a little, a little composed;
Heroically I reconciled my fears;
I fenced with the newspaper sword;
Penetrating its buzz.. interpreting WORDS

FRIENDSHIP !! FRIENDSHIP !!  Is all I seek..

***

This is inspired by a true incident; today, when I was sitting on my sofa enjoying a romantic flick, just when a bee invaded my privacy, my tranquility.. I was horrified at first, then as if I realised, that it wanted not to harm, but befriend me, so that we enjoy the movie together :P  I wanted to write something different for this prompt, so I thought this would do.. Dunno if it fits.. 

This  Acrostic is written for Acrostic Only, run by sweet Amias :)

vyatha…

April5


कण क्षण झिलमिल
रात में तारे,
पुलकित हर्षित,
सुबह पुकारे !!

ज्यों ज्यों नीलम्बर
वस्त्र सवारें;
आगमन को
स्तुति दोहरे

टीम टीम करते,
नील गगन में,
उत्तेजित से,
तुम्हे निहारें !

भोर भयो,
अब देर करो ना,
जन कल्याण को,
जल्द पधारें,

कण क्षण झिलमिल,
रात में सारे,
पुलकित हर्षित,
सुबह पुकारे

आओ अब ना
देर करो तुम,
उजियारे को,
हम स्वीकारें,

आओ आओ,
आ भी जाओ !!
पक्शिगण भी,
तुम्हे पुकारें,

कण क्षण जागृत;
सृष्टि सारी
दर्शन हेतु,
तुम्हे पुकारें,

आओ .. अब ना
देर करो तुम,
कबसे
सुबह सुबह पुकारें !!
कबसे
सुबह सुबह पुकारें !!

***

kan kshan jhilmil,
raat mein taare,
pulakit harshit,
SUBAH pukare !!

jyon jyon nilambar,
vastra sawarein;
aagman ko,
stuti doharein.

tim tim karte,
neel-gagan mein,
uttejit se;
tumhe nihare :)

bhor bhayo,
ab der karo na;
jan kalyan ko,
jald padhareein.

kan kshan jhilmil,
raat mein saare;
pulakit harshit,
SUBAH pukare.

Aao ab na,
der karo tum.
ujiyaare ko,
hum sweekarein.

aao AAO,
Aa bhi jao !!
Pakshigan bhi,
tumhe pukarein.

kan kshan jagrit;
srishti saari.
darshan hetu,
tumhe pukarein.

>Aao.. ab na,
der karo tum,
kabse,
Subah SUBAH pukarein !!
kabse
Subah Subah pukarein !!

***

I dedicate this to Sanjeevani, who kept asking again and again, why I didnt post this for so long now.

Pain is addictive…

March31

Roaring Clouds

***

Pleased by a flower, praying for the shower,
As it dances proudly by the sun;
It longs and pines for the sky and earth,
Nursing them to be one!

In its endeavour to savage the extremes;
Struggles to fancy its most cherished dream.

An outcry of rage in thunder and pain,
Debating its point but dissolving in rain.

Deceived at times.. Denied desires respite;
It wonders what feelings to chose,
Celebrate its outpour or cry inspite.

Tortured, tormented in agony and pain.
It sings.. Bleeds.. Like a rockstar SHINES.
Vents its spleen in throttled restrain.
End this is not.. Soon.. It will come again!!

 

PAIN IS ADDICTIVE!!!

***

The story of a cloud, in its earnest industrious endeavor, to date the sky and earth at once… only to realise, it needs one more try may be.. As it showers the entire mankind with its LOVE, losing its own identity in the process.. its a pain, the cloud is ready to go through, again and again.. and again.. The Rain Cycle as we know it.

Enjoying the occasional untimely unexpected showers in Delhi, in this time of the year I was tempted to write for it.

Pain is addictive” prompt was given by Acrostic Only .. To enjoy more takes on the same muse visit Acrostic Only run by Amias, one of those very spirited talented beings that I have come across.

J is for…

March24


With passions
Like a juggernaut;
Jolly jabber
Throughout the day,
I be.

But…
Towards the end,
As I journey home;
My very own thoughts
Juggle me.

That is when
I reach out,
For my jig.
And jab numbers,
Randomly..

Then suddenly
Just as I realise
Its yours,
I disconnect
The call,
In a jiffy.

Jumbled, Jaded
I justify
Your justice made
To jail my judgements
Baked in panicky

For those who I am tempted to call and get a cold response in return when i go forward to quench my temptation .. it shall stop someday .. for I am but me …

This I wrote on my way back home…

Written for a prompt at ABC Wednesday To read some wonderful contributions by fellow participants do visit http://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/ an initiative by Mrs. Nesbitt

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