POCKET FULL OF DREAMS

I had a pocket

Full of dreams

Sleeping and awake

Dreams I had seen

Dreams of happiness

Friendship and love

Hope and wonder

Peace like a dove

Dreams of adventure

Freedom and height

Life and laughter

Freshness like morning sunlight

I had a pocket

Full of dreams

I know not how I got

A hole in the seam

Fell away my dreams

One by one

Out of my pocket

Like rays of sun

Now I have a pocket

With a hole in it

And I am trying hard to stitch

So, new dreams I could fit

I once had a pocket

Full of dreams

They’re all gone and lost

For a hole in the seam

Someday I’ll have

A pocket full of new dreams

And I won’t ever let

Holes destroy my dreams

I am coming home...

As I see the darkening sky

And birds flying to their nest

I can feel a tug in my heart

To go home and rest.

I long for my mother's lap

And the hearty laugh of my dad

As the sun falls below the skyline

This yearning makes me grow sad.

I long for the sweet quarrels with my sis

And the wise advices of my bro

As I see people happily going home

For home, my longing grows.

I long to walk through my garden

And play with my dear dog and doves

I long to sit near the kitchen fire

And bathe in the warmth of family love.

But as I step out into the crowded street

And look at the faces unfamiliar and my heart forlorn

I can feel tears welling my eyes

And O' I miss home.

I have stayed away this far

But now I want to be with people my own

I now am alone and I want to be home

Mom, Dad I am coming home.

Under Your Wings

Hold me in your arms...
Hide me under your wings...
I'll go with you...
Wherever you want...
I'll soar with you...
'Coz you'll carry me...
... under your wings.

I am not afraid...
To do your will...
I am not scared...
To be who I am...
'Coz you'll carry me...
... under your wings.

Take me to your throne...
Take me to your cross...
I'll go with you...
Wherever you want...
I'll soar with you...
'Coz you'll carry me...
... under your wings.

I am not afraid...
To do your will...
I am not scared...
To be who I am...
'Coz you'll carry me...
... under your wings.

Take me to the wedding at Cana...
Take me to Gethsemane...
I'll go with you...
Wherever you want...
I'll soar with you...
'Coz you'll carry me...
... under your wings.

I am not afraid...
To do your will...
I am not scared...
To be who I am...
'Coz you'll carry me...
... under your wings.

Mother

I remember the day I took my first step

You looked at me with teary eyes

You covered your mouth with your hand

And rushed to me, to hug me tight.

I remember the day I mouthed my first word

And how overjoyed you were to hear it

You kept looking at me expectantly

To hear it again and again.

I remember the day I opened a book

And held it upside down sitting beside my brother

You sat beside me and looked as I babbled

My own imaginary words.

And now, when years have gone by, I realize

You knew I would make pathways

And speak words that would flow

I would go that extra-mile that would again bring tears

And you would be proud of your daughter.

But still, I know it’s not about me

It’s all about you, mother

I am what you have made me

Your blessings are all I have

And all I can do is to make you proud

Of  your daughter.

O' the greatest love

When I think how difficult
Yet so easy it was
For God to love man so much
It pleased Him to redeem
Sinners like you and me
That He could willingly give His Son.

When I think how difficult
It must have been to count
The blameless amongst dacoits and thieves
Yet it pleased God so much
To punish Jesus because of our sins.

When I think how difficult
It must have been to take
All our sins and put it on Christ
And to take His Righteousness and put it on us
And despite all the pains we give
Yet smiling God says "I love you so much".

When I think how difficult it all must have been
I know the only sane way to live
Is to accept His love
Is to accept His forgiveness
Is to start all over again
And be a new creation in Him.

A thankyou note... straight from my heart!!!

The canopied lanes beckoned me

And the pristine gothic cathedral gave an irresistible tug

The breeze that blew from tree to tree

Welcomed me with the most desired hug.

My heart beat faster and faster still

With every single footfall

And I kept clinging to the smallest prayer

That I should be able to take in all.

And when I finally found the faces

In whose hearts I wanted a place for me

I saw myself in a crowd

And felt, that’s where I could never be.

But as the days have flown by

And has brought me to the edge to leave

I look back to the day I walked in

And find no reasons to grieve.

I have found faces here

That have flashed so many smiles at me

And the biggest and warmest hearts

Where I can forever be.

(This poem is dedicated to all my friends in LIBA.. Hey all 112 of you, well excluding me... Thanks for the lovely two years in LIBA... Will miss you badly.)

Let's

Let's stop this race

And learn to walk together.

Let's learn to breathe and not get out of breath

As there is plenty for all of us

To satisfy our needs

But only scanty to meet our desires.

Let's learn to love

Not only with words but actions.

Let's live and let live in peace.