Dare to Care.....

Often when there comes a time                                          

when i need to choose what's right

I wake my mind and tend to my heart

Till they are alert and happy and bright

Together they do a brilliant job                                          

Like old and trusted friends

They know, the only rules of the game

Are to play well and to your strengths 

And as i look around me now

With a roving, watchful eye

I see such vibes flowing in and out

Of every winning tie

There's black and white that blend so well

To form that subtle grey

And yin and yang are a great combine

In every single way

Sweet and sour, though very different,

Have given that yummy 'tang'

And music, if hadn't a ear for it

There would be no one who ever sang

And so we know the awesome feats

Together we can accomplish

No man alone can claim to be bold

To think and start and finish

And why set sail on a lonely trip

There's a reason no one's fully equipped

The one who cares to understand what's 'share'

Will live and die 'Complete'!

Success Styled...

Alluring, enticing, seductive and grand

Treasured of all emotions discovered by man

The pursuit of which gives purpose to life

Happiness follows; albeit preceded by strife

The quest begins as we open our eyes

To a world full of opportunity, complexities and surprise                 

It’s a will to gain the best we can

To create, to learn, to add and expand

It’s personal, exclusive…no one way to define

Metamorphs several times…even within one lifetime

For a child it could be an independent step

For the old it could be a happy retirement

For the youth it could be, being a recognized face

For a woman it could be, being commander in space               

There’s money, there’s fame and awards to be claimed

Deeper yet, there’s peace and contentment to be gained

Persevere, Persevere goes the old adage

These flavours can be savoured, if you’re truly honest

About titles and glories there’s no reason to fret

It really doesn’t matter if the world doesn’t care

Success, it’s seen, has a great sense of style

It brings along that smile, only a victor can wear!

                      

Language of the heart...

Once upon in a faraway town
Where lived all except people
Never found was a cause that brought about a frown
Or even caused a ripple.

The Sun, it shone, its brightest bright
When all needed to be woken
And quietly slipped into the dark
When the moon had fully rosen.

The trees stood still
When there was no wind
To calm the scorching land
But pranced along in the joyful song
To hail the rains all sang.

The buds, they bloomed, into a glorious youth
And coloured the landscape rabid
Never bothered were they by a pluck or a prick
Getting pampered by all was a habit.

The mountains stood tall
As the rivers gushed along
Letting plantations grow besides it

The animal world lived in serene harmony
Never worried were they nor frightened.

Don’t scratch your heads hard
Or wonder too long
There’s really no mystery behind it

These natives they knew
There was only one glue
That could bind all of them around it.

If its language that breaks the barriers that make
All beings to live divided
Let’s pick up the one that’s understood by all
And sadly is so understated

It is Love that reigns supreme amongst the rest
All mixes of grammars and accents
The only one that needn't be learnt
It's pure and perfect and timeless

Like the artist who knows
That which touches the soul
Will forever be celebrated as Art
It’s good to remember
That words that truly matter
Are the ones that come straight from the heart!