Last Act

                   

I wait for the curtains to come down..

Have told the director about my last act.

I do not need direction,I can not act!

Act hungry -I am not.

Act needy -Never was.

Act like somebody,

I can never be.

Give the teleprompter a break

Prompt me not, cues you forget.

Now I mouth my own lines,

Glad I pen those just great!

When I am the spot beneath the light,

I fail to see you my audience.

I back my steps  into the dark,

for that is my spot and I see you stark!

No longer can wait, with a painted face 

In the green room ,for my turn on stage

To remove the mask,to end the role play,

I have to move now,I have to act !

                                   ~Sharmila~

PARIJAT

              

Tiny Parijat blooms in the dark

Heady fragrance wafts through the air

Greens huddle to cling on to the blooms

Much like frail lashes 

Hiding, holding welled up tears  

Orange bright, holding a whorl white,

Delicate Parijat waits for the dawn,

to kiss the earth and mat the brown.

All it takes is a hint of wind ,a tug at heart

and shed they do..

Tell tale tears and tiny Parijat .

                          ~Sharmila~

Walking In The Woods

Walking in the woods,
silently on tip toes..
veiled eyes marking my trail
their piercing gaze sending shivers down my spine,

                                                                                                 
Walking in the woods,
the tall stately tree  looks far ahead in the sky
knows not who treads, what lies in wait beneath...
shuffling of tiny feet,largely unnoticed,

Walking in the woods,
the old Banyan sits like a matriarch,
nesting birds a midst serpentine creepers
Strange feet weary from their  tread resting underneath,

Walking in the woods,
the wild roams, albeit with restrain
the laws are their own ,own rules to follow..
to live and let live ,never to tame.

Walking in the woods,
dwarfed by the might of the untamed,
I bow down my head ,humbled..
for I am, but a mighty speck...


 
  

I Wanna Run - A new year resolution!

                                                 courtesy,Google images

Hey!New born year..
Hello!Sunny Sun..Listen!
I just wanna Run!

Aches and pains, please surrender..
From darkness till dawn,
I just wanna Run!

Empty ,hollow promises..
Remember,we are done!
I just wanna Run!

Feet,take me far..
With My Mind,here I come,
I just wanna Run!

Till I feel the flush on my cheeks
and a rush in my veins..
I just wanna Run!

Thoughts ,pack your bags..
Ideas,please be fun..
I just wanna Run!

Dear Haruki Murakami,
--thanks a ton!
2013 marathon, I won't chicken..( Half marathon please :0)
I just wanna Run..and I will Run !!

 :D:D New year promise by a lazy-bone to herself :D:D

Pain

The Pain...
creeps in..unseen,
ebbs and flows in my veins..

The Pain..
like a stab in my chest
grips my being,
swells... and scales the crest..

I know not its pith,
nor can see it coming,
yet,it seizes with a vise so tight,
it's oh so vexing to unhitch.

Nest not ,the mind said
but the heart delves deep..
deeper into the labyrinth,
where the ache is staid