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.

Sunshine

The biggest strength of the Earth is its existence.  Through its existence, various minds have developed which have helped and are still helping to share, create and reform living which has lead to the formation of this beautiful world. All kinds of nature, humans, plants and animals that we see are actually composed of beauty. In fact, Earth is just a secondary medium for life. In a psychological manner, the primary medium for life is the great almighty, the god. But, the most important and actual medium   for existence of life is the sun. The sun is like a fire ball of energy which   gives its powers to the Earth   through which it can maintain zillions of lives within itself. Human birth and death is always influenced by the sun. In other words, the sun is the only lord that we can feel and see each and every day.  We should be proud because we are   being blessed by the sun through its sunshine every second.

Sunshine is almost a magical source of energy especially for the humans. Have you ever experienced the feeling of peace, happiness or relaxation when you are sitting somewhere on a beach or at an open place? This feeling can be called as meditation. Our every single breath is gifted by the sun, so when we come under sunshine our inner soul feels happy. Scientifically, the sunshine provides vitamin D which is an important nutrient for a healthy body. The animals live in open sunshine, so they require it the most, and, the plants totally depend on it for survival. They start dying if they receive sunshine less   even if it’s a short period of time. Humans can’t exist   without plants too.

So, I conclude that the sunshine is the greatest source for the existence of beauty on earth   and we should be grateful for it. Instead, humans disrespect it by carelessly polluting the earth, which leads to harmful consequences like global warming. I request you to realize the importance of sunshine, the greatest medium of living and enjoy it carefully.

                                                                                                            -Thank you.

The real pretenders.

Have you come across the real pretenders? Well, actually you live with them everyday. You might think that only humans can pretend, but that’s not true. Do you believe that almost everything which is meant to provide joy and fun for you does so? Well if it does, do you think you are enjoying that fun? Or is that fun enjoying you?

What exactly is fun? Fun is the peace of the body, mind and spirit with the environment. Yes, the ENVIRONMENT. I’ll tell you what happened today with me, just before writing this article. I have a great love for music. Usually I record my voice in my favourite songs, listen to music and try to sing out the vocals. I woke up at 9, and immediately logged on to my favourite websites. I was so keen that I couldn’t hold myself from practicing till the next few 2-3 hours,   and I didn’t even realize that! After those long hours of music, I felt so busted, cranky and heavy inside.  Then I walked to the balcony of my house. It was raining like cats and dogs. The weather was so cool, the moment I stepped outside, I felt I was entering heaven. The gentle flow of wind felt like the touch of rose petals all through my arms. The natural smell of earth was too good to be compared with any other fragrance. What I loved the most was the splashy sound of tiny droplets jumping down as if in excitement and the dancing of the trees. I must say- I had never seen the world more beautiful before.

The youth enjoys many cool gadgets, latest fashions, discos and all other forms of un-natural pleasures. Myself as a teen, I accept these factors. But, as you broaden your mind and think beyond this, you’ll discover that the beautiful rays of the sunlight, are more pleasant than the spotlight of a performance stage. The birds singing, the echo of fishes swimming is much more peaceful than the banging of musical drums. The happy dance of a peacock is more joyful than the discos. The human-made, un-natural devices invade your senses and keep peace at a bay. Most of you believe that this inspires the development of the country, but the word ‘inspire’ itself says ‘in-spirit’, and if your spirit isn’t in peace and your senses get invaded, then the humans, who are the most important resource for development will get ruined. So all the un-natural stuff that people believe to be fun, especially the youth, are illusions or I can say the real pretenders. They PRETEND to be fun, when they’re actually not. It’s a way of survival for so many people, that’s why, this fun attracts you and enjoys you! I hope that after reading this article, you will know the real meaning of inspire and you’ll believe in nature. I send love and joy and wish you luck for your future.

Copyright © Upasana Goyal 2014