Dream On!

A tinge of purple sprayed amidst clear skies:
kind of stuff Midsummer day dreams are made of.
Good omens through unending hours of darkness, it seemed
Reiterating that, every blessing needs to be counted

Seems trivial right?
They say good things happen at least expected times.
Being haunted by nightmares for a while, forget good stuff, I couldn't even dare to have neutral thoughts in my dreams.
Lazing around at odd times, thanks to a mundane and random sleep pattern, with nothing but boredom and solitude for company, I had an unexpected intruder to my siesta.
There I was, on the terrace back home, soaking in the violet/purple sprayed around in between all the whites and blues of the skies. It exuded a sense of calmness, in total contrast to the previously prevalent chaos. It was a pleasant surprise, indeed.

I know I digress, but let me evoke the most hopeful of vibes: Even the darkest of the clouds have a silver lining, you just need to give dreams a chance :)

Tipping Point: Real to Virtual

"### friends on Facebook, ### Twitter followers, ### Instagram followers, ### LinkedIn contacts, but none to tend to at the hospital, while he/she lay unconscious in the ICU"

One can see thousands of similar sentiments echoed by people, ironically shared on social media.

It's high time people stop assuming moral high ground to slut shame the ones who strive to make friends in the virtual world.

There's no denying the importance of relationships in the real world. But, what the self-acclaimed social crusaders fail to notice is, a person who's surrounded by well-wishers and true friends, doesn't need to look elsewhere to forge relationships. The people who make such reckless remarks have zero empathy for others.

The truth could well be that the person is surrounded by shitty, ungrateful people who the person doesn't resonate with. He/she may be subject to discrimination on the grounds of age, physical appearance or even food habits. He/she may not satisfy the norms of socializability set by the majority. Continuously falling short of societal expectations could force one to connect to people beyond their immediate vicinity. Add to that the sheer curiosity to meet and know new people, in the everlasting hope of finding those that make life a tad easier.

So, next time you click that share/retweet/up-vote button to spread such thoughts, take a moment to realize that each person is fighting his/her own damn battles, and learn to respect individual choices.

Cheers :)

In Memorium: Decoding the distant, deep dilemmas

Moments with you, my muse,
were mementos to marvel, mesmerized.
Your murmurs magically mimicked
the mimes and melodies of Margazhi.

A pale parody of Paradise, or a paradox?
It’s all a part and parcel
of plans of someone powerful and potent.
Primed with purpose, a panacea

Revel, reverberate and resonate, did you
Ringing in riveting ripostes
on a rebellious rampage. No respite for me
have to rein in and redeem, with reverence.

Sans you, even a sumptuous spread
shows similarities to a salt less snack
like the silence of strings or satire that's not sharp
Stings me sore, shoving me to abyss
Soaking in it all, seems so surreal
Surely salvages something; satisfaction and solidarity.

ಮತ್ತೆ ಆನುಪಲ್ಲವಿ

ಝೇಂಕಾರದ ನಿನಾದ​

ಪಿಸುಗುಡುವ​ ಮೌನದೊಳು
ಅದೆಷ್ಟು ಗ್ರೀಷ್ಮಗಳ​
ನೆನಪುಗಳ​ ಒಡನಾಟ

ಸಂತಸದ​ ಸಲ್ಲಾಪ​
ಪ್ರತಿನಿತ್ಯ​ ಪರದಾಟ​
ರಸಭರಿತ​ ರಿಂಗಣದ​
ಅನವರತ​ ಅನ್ವೇಷಣೆ

ಸಮ್ಮತಿಯ​ ಸಾನ್ನಿಧ್ಯ​
ಪರಿಮಳವ​ ಪಸರಿಸುತ
ಧಮನಿಯೊಳು ಧಾವಂತದಿ
ಬೀಳ್ಕೊಡುಗೆ ಬಯಸುತಿದೆ

ರಂಗೇರಿದ ರಂಪಾಟಗಳು
ಸವಿಮಾತಿನ​ ಸೆಣಸಾಟಗಳು
ಕಣ್ಸನ್ನೆಯ ಕಂಪನಗಳು
ಚಿರನೂತನ​ ಚೇತನಗಳು

ಗೆಳೆತನದ ಓಲೆ

ಸ್ನೇಹ ಜ್ಯೊತಿಯ​ ಬೆಳಗಿಸಿದ​ ದೀಪ್ತಿ
ತರುವೆ ನೀನು ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಸಂತೃಪ್ತಿ
ಪಸರಿಸಲಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಕೀರ್ತಿ
ಸತಾಯಿಸುವೆ, ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿಬಿಡು ಗೆಳತಿ

ಬೆಳಗುತಿರಲು ನೀ ಹಣತೆ
ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದೆ ನಿನ್ನೀ ಘನತೆ
ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ಎನಿಸುವ​ ಕ್ಷಮತೆ
ಸುನಯನೆ ಚಾರುಸುಶೊಭಿತೆ
ಎಲ್ಲರಿಂದಲೂ ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿತೆ
ನಗುತಿರು ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ಸುಸ್ಮಿತೆ

ಇಗೊ ಓದು ನಿನ್ನಯ​ ಕಿರು ಅವಲೊಕನ​:
ಜ್ಞಾನ​-ಸೌಂದರ್ಯಗಳ​ ಸಮ್ಮಿಲನ​
ಸಕಲಪ್ರತಿಭೆಗಳ​ ಅನಾವರಣ​
ನೊಂದ ಮನಸುಗಳಿಗೆ ಆಶಾಕಿರಣ​

ಯಾರೀ ಬಾಲೆ? ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ
ಇವಳ​ ನಡತೆ ಸದಾ ಆರಾಧ್ಯ​
ಎಂಥಾ ಸೊಬಗು ಎಂಥಾ ಲಾಲಿತ್ಯ​
ಎಲ್ಲವ​ ತಲೆದೂಗಿಸುವ​ ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯ​
ಈಕೆಯ ಒಡನಾಟ​ ಅತ್ಯಮೂಲ್ಯ​

ಇವಳ ಬಲ್ಲೆನೆಂಬುದೇ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯ

Musings, out of context - II

Well, you've heard of Throwback Thursdays, now I present:

Thursday Tantrums

Thunderstorms within, raring to go

All that beckons is the peace it brings

Solitude alas, knows no friend or foe

Just like a summer bird, bereft of wings

Self made fires, that one does kindle

Laws of the land, to them, I concede

Everything, a weapon, thread or spindle

Mere hope, I have, for the tides to recede

Faults are mine, I say with audacity

Unforgiving spirit, knows no bounds

Always oozing along, fullest to capacity

By itself, it crushes all those hounds

Musings, out of context- I

Out of an ardent desire to break the shell of stagnancy and will to end the procrastination, I present before you, with a promise to blog regularly, "Musings, out of context" - an intricate wordplay of seemingly random things strung together with an abstract remote knot.

श्रवणम् [Listening]

It pays to listen, to every single syllable being uttered.

It pays to listen to the nonchalant wails of a baby whose favorite toy has been snatched away.

It pays not to shy away, out of disgust, when the words are such, that are at best left unspoken.

It pays to listen to the beat of a flash mob, in spite of the grandeur of a symphony.

It pays to listen to stillness following an embarrassment, similar, if not better than sepulchral silence.

It pays to listen to the sound of a dew drops, amidst the overpowering chaos of a thunderbolt.

It pays to listen to the faintest of memories, of a tune half forgotten.

It pays to listen to the bizarre rhythms of life, ignoring the cacophony within.

It pays to listen to an endearing voice, a reminiscent cushion for all the roughness around.

To sum it up, it pays to embrace the obscurity of thought concealed by a whisper.

It is thus imperative to lend our ears "to listen" rather than "to hear", for, it propagates a school of thought that imbibes continuous learning, acceptance and channeling of - what could be otherwise divergent - ideas, ushering in an inclusive environment of macroscopic perspective. This, ultimately is the need of the hour in an increasingly heterogeneous society, which strives to harness its potential to the fullest. A verse from the Rig Veda embodies the spirit: "आ नो भद्रा: क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः", meaning "Let noble thoughts come to me from all directions"