Honesty

Johnny, Johnny

Yes, papa?

Eating sugar?

Yes, papa.

Dilemma

Vermin's imbroglio in

Death-like vulture's beak:

To fight, or to silently pass away?

Silver

Waves of silver dance

To the songs of crickets

After a shying day.

Craft

Craft, my friend,

But craft is not

To be crafty!

Kill Me Today

Here I stand before you,
Knowing well what will
Ultimately come to pass!
That you will quickly,
And silently, sink your
Seasoned teeth into me!
Not a fortuitous selection,
Cannot be simply shrugged off,
Because you love me, I know!
And that is why you chose me,
And helped rediscover, within,
The reasons to believe!
A memo so simple, a command
So plain that intellects lay
Defeated in a heap, so cheap!
No mystique, no myth,
Nor magic will help, for, such
Is the power of the fatal truth!
I stand humbled, and yet,
As bold as I ever have stood,
Awaiting the terminal instruction!
Kill me today, so that I
May live longer tomorrow.
May your will be done!

-Pradeep K.


Wishing all my friends and readers 

A Very Happy and Prosperous 2009.

See

Look... Observe... See!
How every pebble in the universe
Is an integral part of Reality!
How all is one.

No dividing lines,
No discrimination.
No judgment,
No isolation!

No, not even a fallacy
Ever becomes a question.
For, if you dare ask,
Then shall it be answered!

The one precondition:
The willingness to learn
At the cost of what you
Might happily hold dear.

An answer unexpected
Is not unauthorized,
May not please your friends
Nor upset your foes.

Like it or not,
An answer just answers.
Don’t ask if you are not ready!
Just look... Observe... See...

Hearts of Faith

Build them no temple; build them no mosque
Build them no holy abode with your dirt!
If you want them to pray, then let them pray chaste
Build them not walls, but build them a heart!

Build them a heart, and fill it with love
So much love, that they beg you to stop!
If you want my faith, that is easy to get
Give me not myth; just give me the truth!

Life will speak for itself in silence
Truth will recognize itself in silence!
Don’t ring those bells; don’t yell those hymns
You don’t need all that noise to know!

Stir them to listen, if you know how,
Stir them to listen to the sound of silence!
If you want them to see, let them see for themselves
Let them listen to the voice deep within!

Build them a heart, and fill it with love
Love knows no barriers; it knows only faith!
If you want my faith, that is easy to get
Show me not shrines, but show me your heart!