Colours of Life

Colours of Life
Stories of Life which we fail to see and feel

Sunday, 16 October 2022

Un(o)Known Journey

 

Getting Ready for a Journey.


Traveller sat down

Eyes closed 

Palms folded

 
A voice came from no where.


VOICE :Are you ready ? 

Traveller: Yes am Excited .


Why are you?

Its adventure.


Why do you need one ?

For Understanding Me and you .


Why you need me ?

Isn't that the goal ?


Goal or Journey ?

Journey for the Goal ..


Have you found a companion ?

Do I need one ?


Why don't you think so ?


Tastes May Differ

Then Eat together


Intentions may differ 

Make Contentment the Goal 

Our Past may be different 

Future Could be together


We may have different shortcomings

Give a Long rope


our Paths may be different

Let journey be same.


If she competes with me 

You complete her.


Holding Hand may be restrictive 

in the Journey of Unknown

 

Holding a hand 


is 


Not to guide 

Not to follow 

Not to lead 


But 


To Dance in the Rain of blessing 

To Sweat out in the Sun of work

To Flow through the rivers of joy

To Trek amidst the Mountains of challenge

To Find Rays of Hope through the cloud of doubts 

To Blossom during the spring of life


To Relish exploration 

To Cherish memories 

To Nourish soul


To Experience the Un(o)Known


Aren’t these just fictional thoughts ?


Fiction is realistically a concept .... 

Reality is an improperly imagined fiction ....

Should i then Marry with blind faith


No just Carry with True Love

Then Huge Cloud burst happened …

and the traveller washed away





Gasping for breath 

with his Head Drenched fully

He wakes Up 


Seeing his wife
holding an empty glass in hand
and yelling


"Today is My Birthday and
Still you are sleeping"



“Oh My God.

Journey with the One Known













PS: Uno means One




















Saturday, 17 September 2022

A September Bike Ride

 





 [A ride with Sitapa]


Friday evenings 

Unearth hidden yearnings 


Early on a Saturday morning

Out of our working Room 

We went VROOOOM …


Wind on our face ...

Going at Full pace 

Yet not at race .... 


The Gushing winds ...

The Emptying Minds …

The piercing rain drops   

The wandering clouds …

The Moody Mountains … 

The dancing flowers …

The unending roads …


Many passed us … 

We passed many … 


A few gave delight , 

Some brought blight , 

The more we feel light,

Everything is alright 


Riding on sand 

Is like a surprise 

from a magician’s wand 


Pits and Humps 

Led to Witty Jumps  


Slippery Roads

Test our Jittery Minds

 

From monotonous we escape 

though the changing landscapes … 


Partner is a  

A dad at heart ....

A friend at soul .... 

A mirror that's sharp ....


Our Journeys are different  

yet ride is same .... 


Are not measured how we sped .... 

But by the way heart and mouth bled ... 

With love and laughter ...


Conversations were from heart 

Sometimes hard .. 

Not just heard but listened ..


All rides are not fast and furious 

When mind is clear and conscious ....


We ride the bike …

The Soul rides the body …


Journeys do end 

Experiences don’t 


The Ride is a Small Life 


Life a Long ride





Friday, 16 September 2022

Wishing Husband Bon Voyage

 


கடல் கடந்து நீ சென்றாலும் , 

என் கடலிலும் நீ மிதக்கிராய்...


எந்திரம் கற்பதை நீ கற்க செல்லின் , 

என் செல்கள் எதையோ கற்று என் செல்வத்தை தயாரிக்கின்றன...


அமேரிக்கா நீ செல்ல , 

அம்மா என்று உள்ளே சொல்ல... 


என் இரவு உன் பகல், உன்னிரவு என் பகல், 

எனக்குள் ஒரு  முழு இரவும் நமதின் பகல்...


இந்த பூ உலக வெற்றியை நீ கண்டு வா...  

ஒரு பூவின் உலக வெற்றியாய் நானிருப்பேன்... 


இலக்கை மட்டுமே நோக்கி நீ ஓடு... 

இலகிய உயிருக்கு நான் பாடுகிறேன்... 


உடலிலே நான் சுமந்தாலும்... 

உள்ளத்திலே நீ சுமக்கிறாய்... 


ஏக்கத்துடன் நாளைய தினத்திற்காக 

நாள் பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்க ,


ராமனின் சீதையுமல்ல , 

துஷ்யதனின் சகுந்தலையமல்ல 


ப்ரேம(முள்ள),  

நந்தினி




  [ Pregnant Wife wishes Husband on a Journey for Higher Studies Overseas ]


Brother's Marriage

 



The feet that ran for  only for living ,

The mouth that ate only  for hunger , 

The voices that sang for themselves ,

The heart that was just pumping blood , 

The streams that were used to watch movies till then 

The times that were known only for Corona.. 

All the events seemed negligible to the Cosmos...


The same feet danced ,

The same mouth ate relishing the taste , 

The same voices sang creating an ambience of waves ,

The same hearts pumped blood to tune of happiness , 

The same streams carried data of an live occasion ... 


The same times in life now also stand for CORONATION of LordSurya with a long known Personified Energy..  


And this One event turned to be a Cosmic one .... 

Times do Change,  Events Enrich our life ....


Congrats on a journey 

From a Date 

to Update 

to becoming Dateless ... 


Happy Life and may you both bring more heARTful expressions out of the mundane existence...

Tuesday, 13 September 2022

வியர்வை துளி

 


                                                 

(NGO Sittruli - https://www.facebook.com/Sittruli/)


எண்ண ஒட்டமே மன இயக்கம்

ரத்த ஓட்டமே உடல் இயக்கம்

காற்று ஓட்டமே உயிர் இயக்கம்


ஓட்டம் இல்லாமல் ஓய்ந்தால் ஒன்றுமே இல்லை

இல்லாத ஒன்றை உருவாக்க தேவை ஓட்டம் ...


குறிக்கோளுடன் ஓடினால் ஒன்பது கோளும் நமக்கசையும்..

நம் வீரர் வாழ்வுக்கு அது இசையும்...


வருங்கால அழகிய இந்திய விளையாட்டு சிற்பத்திற்கு

உங்கள் ஓட்டத்தின் ஒவ்வொரு வியர்வை துளியும்


ஒரு சிற்றுளி ..

இரவு

 

அணையா குறிக்கோளுடன் 

பகலிலே மனமும் காலும் அலைந்து திரியும்  

மனிதனின்


மனதிற்கும் உடலிற்கும்  

அ(ணை/னை)த்து தரும் 

இருள் சூழ்ந்த அணைந்த திரி


ராத்திரி...

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

08 - The Walk

 





No Memes,                              Just Me,

No News,                                 Just Self,

Not a spectator here,                Just walk, jump and run

No Bears and bulls ,                Just valley and peaks,

No Deadlines,                          Just Life flow,

No Movie Streams,                  Just River Streams, 

No Luxury of being Lazy,       Just Crazy of being Early,


No Office ,                                Just Woods, 

No WorkFromHome,                Just Wonder oF Himalayas, 

No daily Routine,                      Just everything new and Pristine,


No thoughts on salary hikes,    Just the mountain hike


Neither automatic Lift

Nor Boring Stairs,                    Just random Stones and Pebbles 


Sweat was a rarity                    Now it's a sweet regularity 

Pain was suffering                    Now its another sensation ,


Not stuck in traffic ,                 Just eyes stuck at everything prolific  


Not Alone                                 Just Solitude

No Comforts                             Just Raw life 


It's a walk .. 


A walk where I smelled the roses 

A walk where mountains breathed me 

A walk where I found random inspirations 


A walk of patience 


A walk not because of Push 

A walk inspired by Pull


A walk to remember 


Flowers will bloom 

in everyone's valley 


If We cherish 


our steps in the 


WALK OF LIFE ... 


LIFE 

(Let It Flow Eternally)

01 - The Thought

 





Hill Hill Hill 

Keep Climbing Hill 


Requires no great skill 

Just a mind with no spill 

 

Arduous journey may feel like a kill

Not of blood but sweat


Hill Hill Hill 

Keep Climbing Hill 


To experience ,


Trees and Bushes,

Stones and Thorns,

Insects and Birds, 

Flowing Streams of our wildest Dreams 


Hill Hill Hill 

Keep Climbing Hill 


To get the glimpse of His highest Will 

Seeing all things which  seemed Big so small 


Makes our Hearts Light and mind chill


No two steps are same 


Understanding that

Life is not a run of routine on a Treadmill 

To pay the Bills


Hill Hill Hill 

Keep Climbing Hill

 

Pushing forward 

Breaks your back 


Once your Back(past) is broken ,

You will get a Fresh Life 


Hill Hill Hill 

Keep Climbing Hill


Till we become Still .... 


Still Still Still ..



Born Again 

we will 


To Cover All his HILLs

07 - The Confluence

 




The Silly Jokes 

The Hilly Walks 


The eccentric emotions 

Amidst the constant motion


The random pester

Of The Altitude Jester(AJ/Ajay)


The deep knowledge 

The Steep climbs 


The Gentle banter 

Amidst our Wander 


The Poker Expressions 

Left ever lasting impressions 


The child like enthusiasm 

The childish pokes 


The long stories 

Helping our short breaths 


The wild is not in the woods 

It's Purely under your hood 


Did we enjoy your company 

Absolutely NO


As Enjoyment is ephemeral


We cherish it 

as it's an experience 


No THANK YOU 


There is no You 

after our 


PRAYAG (confluence)

06 - The Dance

 





                                                    (The Valley Of Flowers )

Dance Dance Dance .... 


Flowers twirl ... 

Branches quiver ...

Leaves whirl ... 

Sparrows flitt ...

Squirrels romp ...


Clouds caper ...

Snow shimmer ...


Streams ripple ...

Rocks sparkle ...


Eyes twinkle ...

Feet trip ...


Minds leap ...

Hearts sway ...

Souls stir ... 


Bodies dance ...

Is this trance 


No 

Heaven at a Glance ...

05 - The Ascent

 



(Hemkund Sahib At 14k ft)

The trembling legs ,

The shaky knees, 

The breaking back, 

The drooping shoulders,

The panting heart,

The bursting lungs, 

The pinching feet , 

The hanging tounge , 

The shutting eyes , 

The sweaty skin 


The never ending steps 

The ever moving body 

The suddenly wilting mind 


Am I there ?

Am I there ?


Am not yet there 

Am almost there 


all the Sakthi 

just to feel like a Savam ?


O lord 


I will not exit

because 

I dont exist 


Heal my SOUL 

Be my SOLE 


Dissolve the I 


Let this 

sAvam 

turn 

s'I'vam 


Time stood still 

In a whitish hill 


Near the final boulder

Felt a tap on the Shoulder ... 


"Wahe Guru. Wahe Guru"


Thy ask

"Has Hemkund come ?"


Came the reply 


" does hemkund move towards you ??

Or Hemkund moves you ??"


Opened my Eyes  ... 


A smiling old man near by said 


"Gravity pulls you down

Love pulls you up" 


As he disappeared 

The Shrine Appeared


Knees bent ... 

Tears rolled down ... 

Words were lost ...


This is 


not a victory ... 

not an achievement ...


just the journey ...

03 - The Flow

 



Streams are so violent ... 

Yet The Entire landscape  is so silent ...


Water gushing every moment ... 

Yet the mountains stand so dormant ... 


Such a deafening noise of flow ... 

Yet the mountains have a calming Glow ... 


How do you remain so ... 


Mountains replied that I just remain ...

watching the streams flow ...


Thoughts always Flow ...

Yet we can remain who we are ...

04 - The Pause

 




The journey 

to the top Stops ... 


Long queues 

Longing adventurers ...


Mountains Yielding to the rains ... 

Stuck we are in pain and rain  ... 


Neither forward nor backward ... 


Moving to the side .. 

Watching the mountains where the river flow wild ... 


Twist and turns ... 

Created by the rocks for fun ...


Rivers not relenting... 

Against the Mountains so daunting ...


The fury seemed to increase ... 

Mountains at ease ... 


Splash splash splash 


The Water finds it way ... to chip the pebbles and rocks away ...


It's so little 

yet cannot belittled ...


Curious and Anxious 

I become ...

To know the outcome ...


When an Unstoppable force hits an Immovable object ...


Clouds of Calm 

engulfed the Streamy Storm ... 


What was So green ...

Is now unseen ...


Walls of White 

Changed the scene so bright ...


Everything became Nothing ....


Is this reality ...

Is this a dream ...


What is this ... 


Is it a physics phenomenon because we try to define ...

Is it a fight because we see two opposite forces 

Is it a Mystery because we dont understand 

Is it wild because we cannot control 

Is it Chaos Because we dont see any order 

Is it Beauty because we awe 

Is it Magic because time stands still

Is it God because we pray 


Or 


Is it 

Just NATURE

 

for us to experience ....


we are always stuck and we are never stuck ....


The journey resumes ....

02 - The Prayer

 




O Mountains ...
Let me walk on you ... 

Am ready to bend 
My back 
Make me Blend 
In you ... 

Ease me of my past 
To walk into the future 
While enjoy you in the present ... 

Absolve me of any ego 
Which am ready to let go... 

Stones and streams ...
Let it tone my dreams ... 

Give me the energy to move
Not just the body 
Also my soul ... 

Expand my lungs 
For me to fill yourself 
And to forget myself ....

You have seen many so far ... 
You will see many in future ...


A friend coming to warm his heart ... 

A lover sprinting back to escape from the desert of separation 

A monk who comes without any attachment ... 

A adventurer who wish to experience the rush ...

A devotee on a spiritual pilgrimage ...


I may be any of these ...

I may be none of these ...

I may be all of those ...


Let me walk 

To you ...

on you ... 

Amidst you ...

into you ... 


Let there be no I 


and just you ...

Crave Divine

  Eyes fully opened   Pitch dark all around Nose so long Feeling very light  Couldn't move hands  could only flap All alone   Centre of ...