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My Ancient Heart

 I shut down the book

& Switch off the song 

Halt my weary search through 

Pages, words & wisdoms

Of forgotten ancestors far and wide 

Looking for my meanings - outside.

I now turn with 

Unsteady step 

and faltering voice

to sing my own silent song

Welling in an ancient heart

Wisdom and truth quietly 

Showing right from wrong.

 

And I let them flow

In serene song streams,

Of forgotten dreams

To merge with rushing 

Rivers outside, from

turbulent and peaceful times

Of our human ancestors 

And the more distant divine

To recognise 

I'm now the ancient ancestor,

conjuring truths

Like magic on shafts of light

Created and escaping 

Into the stillness of this 

Eternal night.

What?

 What violet light 

Blazes bright 

In inky night

Behind eyes shut tight?

What chord keeps

Striking a melody sweet,

With incessant chorus deep

No voice, No hand, and

No instrument to beat?

It's that - singular infinite 

conscious I

Which encompasses 

All conceivable & perceivable 

forms & phases of mortal sighs-

Recycles this chaos to order

Giving melody and light

For my earthly delight 

काव्य?

 हल्की हल्की सी हवा 

सहमी सहमी सी शरद

हाथ में चाय का प्याला

और दबा दबा सा दर्द

खुद की बात

 मेरे जिगर 

      मेरे हमदम 

             मेरे दोस्त,

ये क्या बात है 

               आग है 

       किस चाह की तलाश है ?

कौन रास्ते 

       किसकी मोहब्बत 

            किसकी नज़र की राह है?

रुक जा 

     अंदर जॉक 

              तेरा यार

तेरे ही पास है।

Return Gift

 In small crumbs

Or big boulders

Pieces of my heart 

Come back to me.

Bruised and trampled 

Worn and tired

But with wide smiles 

For All to see.

They return to their source 

To make me complete & whole 

Wandering all those years and miles

To realise -

Stillness was their only goal.

A New Year Letter

 My Beloved Children,

This I wish for you:

A future of Self Love and Self Care - because all springs of Life & Joy,  are born in this....

Love for your youthful, lithe and strong body - and the pure freedom of enjoying days of robust health and boundless energy.

An open and adventurous mind -  aware of the magic in mystery and mysterious that surrounds us - everywhere and all the time. A mind that heeds the world and its words but holds foremost its own counsel.

In a courageous heart that realises that  life's alive, richer in taking risks  pushing one's own boundaries - with ease and in laughter, but that the capacity to suffer pain is integral to experiencing joy - Yin & Yang govern our world and also inner selves 

A Will that is resolute and strong - which recognises that ease & comfort only begets apathy & slumber - that the truly worthy is earned by persistence and hard work of love

A conscience that is alert and alive and your own inner guide & a constant companion, alerting you if you stray from who you wish to be

And finally a spirit that remains childlike in wonder - light and bright,  serene and soaring, unquelled by any stormy seasons or unfazed by an occasional rainbow.

I sit by the sea writing this Wish - Letter for You Both as we get ready to cross another threshold into a New Year.

Lots and lots of love

Mama

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Written for Jan 1, 2024