Half of me

I’ve been roaming in a family function all around,

Where again those faces I found,

Half of them, God! Their smile is so elastic!

The other half behaving so sarcastic!

Found kids not even half my age,

I’m so bored at this marriage!

Half a mile you won’t walk,

When relatives gather around to talk,

How could I find any of my friends?

They don’t even leave me for half a second!

Empty is my mind, empty is my soul-
Now, go and fill up salad half a bowl.

God! So much makeup can’t see half your face,

Wonder what I’m doing at this boring place!

There are people good enough,

About them mom knows a’ lot of stuff,

But I don’t even remember half a thing,

How can you expect my recognizing?

Can listen to music or can read half a book,

But only if for that I don’t get even half of those awkward looks!

Can’t see a person half a decent,

I wish I was still an infant,

Then I wouldn’t had to stay up late,

Oh this place I totally hate!

God! Why am I up to so under reacting,

Maybe ‘coz I can’t tolerate them over reacting,

This dullness has split up half of me,

Oh I wish I could be myself like always buzzing like a bee,

Wish everyone was like I want them to be,

Wish this place was just half of me!

                                                                                    -Thank you.

What Happiness Can Do

The little happiness that occurs each day,

Could be in a very small or in a very big way,

It creates smiles which always fills a heart with joy and cheer,

And takes away all the negativity that is near.

It tends to paint your life to a change,

From a shade of black and white to bright orange.

It sparkles some glitter on the beautiful sunshine,

And dissolves magic in the sunrise,

Which makes the flowers bloom before time,

And creates a ray of hope in one’s life.

It makes all birds sing in their finest melody,

In a natural sound of peace that might never have been heard before,

And all animals live their life in harmony,

And love one another each second more and more.

It makes all stars compete on their rate of twinkling,

In little groups that are beyond infinity,

Which makes the sky so dazzling,

And its sight even more lovely.

It makes the clouds sneeze out diamonds in such a perfect way,

Which makes the trees flutter so attractively,

Which excites the atmosphere and beautifies the day,

And makes the peacock dance on a ground of jewellery.

                                       

 There are so many things that happiness can do, you see,

Your world may transform if you decide to be happy every time,

But for sure it will always make you live your life with positivity,

And it will always make me love to rhyme.

                                                                                                   -Thank you.

Life is still a mystery

I created my desire,

But I have to create my destiny,

So the stress is wildly racing inside of me,

A voice in my head keeps asking-

“Would I be able to achieve-all those dreams that I weave?”

So now I keep inhaling curiousity,

Because life is still a mystery!

But I would never surrender,

In front of this overwhelming pressure,

I’ll just observe, learn and wait,

For the right time, for the right place!

Where all those walls would fall apart,

And only magic would hold my heart,

Light would enter from the dark,

Which would lead me to the way,

Where I would be able to create my own day,

Where clouds would shed joyous tears,

And I would abandon all my fears,

Because success would be so near!

There life could be spent with ease,

And then I would thank god on my knees,

Because I would finally become who I want to be,

And that would be an end to my curiousity,

Because life would no longer be a mystery!

Copyright © Upasana Goyal 2014

Melody of Poetry

As I sit here relaxed-I feel so much beauty in the world today,

All I want is to quietly feel nature working in its own way.

As the air passes a little mild,

Let the trees dance in their happiest style,

I’d just love to stare the squirrels for a little while…

Let blossom all the pretty colours of all flowers,

Let the sunshine shine inside of me and give me power,

And let the melody of poetry

                   take you and me

                   to the place it wants to be.

     And so I set it free

                   to emerge from me

                   and take you and me

                   to the place it wants to be.

Let the cool breeze flow,

At its brightest let the sun glow,

Let all desired shapes be taken by the cloud,

Let me feel all my feelings come out….

Let the birds sing their favourite tune,

Let the butterfly appear from its cocoon,

Let all animals live their life in harmony,

And let the melody of poetry

                   take you and me

                   to the place it wants to be.

As I choose my favourite colour and paint my creativity,

We would see-how the melody of poetry

                                    originates from me

                                    and takes us to the place it wants to be.

                  

                                                                             -Thank you.

This is a limerick on the topic ‘what do children expect from their elders on children’s day?’

Oh finally! Its children’s day!

I got zamillions of demands for my family today!

Oh dada! Oh dada!

I want your cash;

Love the way the paper greenery you flash!

Oh mamma! Oh mamma!

I want your smile;

Your joy helps my fantasies run a mile!

Oh gramma! Oh gramma!

I want your wig;

Or those irritating snores so big!

Oh grampa! Oh grampa!

I’d like your specs;

Or that huge knowledgeable paper every time you get!

Oh maama!  Oh maama!

I’d like your jokes full of fun;

Coz my mother said your “sense of huma” is one in a million!

Oh maami! Oh maami!

I’d like your cooking tips;

Coz I too wanna impress my family’s lips!

Oh chacha! Oh chacha!

I want your working days;

Or those important documents every time I glaze!

Oh chachi! Oh chachi!

I want your make up;

Coz I can’t take my eyes off the lipstick on your tea cup!

At last,

I demand all love and happiness;

Your sympathy in life even if I make a mess!

                                                                                           -Thank you.

Parents are pals: Is the generation gap over?

The hectic life today has resulted in the wrong development of a child’s mind. The gap between different generations means lesser communication. So If I have to talk about parents to be pals, that’s not even possible, because nowadays they hardly conversate with their kids! Students find it comfortable to share everything with their peers, but what is the use? Their friends have the same mind, experience and thoughts. These half developed minds need an intelligent advice in order to learn how to tackle various situations in life. I must say that somehow the parents can be blamed because obviously, no one would ever like to share anything with parents who haven’t ever been frank with their children. The parents have created a strict, formal and non-friendly environment among their kids. You see, the generation gap will only decrease when you want it to decrease from both sides. The child hesitates to share anything with his parent even if he knows that his problem might be solved. The parents should give a little time to talk about the things faced by them and their kids each day in a very healthy manner. One important fact is parents should maintain the friendly behaviour with their kids, but considering the limit that the respect between them is also maintained. This way, parents and pals could always be differentiated in their own way and the generation gap will definitely decrease.

                                                                                                       -Thank you.

You’re stepping the stones of hell

You got huge plans engraved in your heart,

Now Its time for the cruel start,

You want your social status to be high,

Yes, I can see the burning desire in your eye!

Now somehow you’ll surely pave your way,

Because you want your destiny to bend in front of you and everything to obey,

You want every gentleman in dismay,

To utter, “Master, I’ll do everything you say!”

Do you know how dangerous is this direction?

Do you know you possess a demon- like intention?

Why do you have to practice such sin of corruption?

Don’t you want to reside in the holy planet of heaven?

Through this, you’re inviting death, death I tell,

Yes, you are stepping the stones of hell!

You may have a big house and in each corner would be a servant,

You may have a big car to fit people more than a dozen,

But who would you invite in then?

Surely till that time you would have mistreated each of your family and friend,

To go towards such a way doesn’t your very own soul rebel?

Yes, you are stepping the stones of hell!

You’d never be able to experience the priceless gifts that god has made,

Including love, hope and faith,

So even if you have a heavy pocket and closets full of golden wears,

Just know you’ll even have eyes full of regretful tears,

Because you would be so alone and empty,

And living a life left with no greenery,

So with your last breath you’ll surely realize,

That by then how much you fell,

And how you were before stepping the stones of hell!

                                                                                              -Thank you.