Child of Destiny

My impuissance always haunted me like a nightmare,

I always stood alone even in a busy fair

My thoughts ghosted me like a vulture looking for its prey,

Even my spirit was bemused when indulged with life in a woozy fray

Life always seemed to be a tyranny,

With happiness peeping in my life occasionally, as an irony

Winds of lust and anger swayed my thoughts to everywhere,

I neglected my friends and kin and even forgot my prayer

The path of desperate desires where pleasing my eyes,

I buried the essence of my soul for a life full of spice

Then came the irruption of thoughts out from the convoluted mind,

Those were nothing but the poisons hived in handsome rind

I left my kingdom of desires, as I lost my assailable world of fantasy,

Colours of joy withered and life turned out to be a bitter legacy

Soon my spirit languished and then grief followed felicity,

And life’s lancinating experiences even bewildered me without pity

In this whole turmoil my love was lost and my whole world went in a toss,

Valley of distress was now my abode, I sought the shrouded and obscured cause

Sooner I agnised, my thoughts were no more my allies,

That sole thought made my stout frame paralyse

My spirit was now longing to live a life of solitude,

A life of hermit, so I could stand from my vicious thoughts at an altitude

Meditation and contemplation became the wings of my spirit,

My thoughts sublimated and mind stood there as an obedient valet

I am now the master and he is my dutiful servant,

I subdued him with my spiritual power though he was egotist and arrogant

Days have passed when I was a mere puppet in the hands of life,

Now I choose the course of life frivolously without any strife

Life has now bestowed me with all the blessings,

I could see today the compassion of all beings

Life is only meant for love and sharing,

This is the only testament that could free the spirit from wearing

At this moment I am overwhelmed with joy and ecstasy,

The umpteen invaluable benedictions, cosmos showering, I could see

Inner realm of my heart is rejoicing with blissful delight,

I am no more in fright with life, though I am still a child of destiny.

Sreejith

Life and truth

Life’s hassles are puzzles for the mortals,

Each comes in a platter of chance

One has to be an astute gambler,

for opportunity ripe to success only for them

Men and women of high stature,

Never leave a chance of adventure

They lead life like a game of poker,

and they always exhibit themselves to be a joker

Everyone in life seek Love, success, wealth and fame,

Few only are fortunate to lead this game

Rest of the mob squirms like a worm,

Blindly walking along with a swarm

There are men, who choose the obscured path,

For them life is a journey of endless swath

They are aloof to their friends and fellow-men,

For them the virtue of their goal is like a Ben

Endless journeys and tiring routes,

Yet few only find life’s eternal truths

Blessed are those who lead peaceful, contended life,

For them life is full of bliss without strife

Life always intrigue the wise,

For them the earthly pleasures are no nice

They don’t seek the truth at a mart,

For they know the priceless jewel is within their heart

These thoughts make my mind reposeful and sanctified,

I regret no more with life for being tried

I know for sure, now or later it will open the ultimate gate,

For me that moment will be the most cherished fate.

sreejith

Confession of a seeker

Saint, I proclaimed myself!

Until I saw her on that moonlit night,

My celibacy withered with the very thought of her sight,

The spirits were swinging like a swaying tree, out of gust,

Soon my emotions were poisoned by the lust.

Moon and Stars were witness to my state,

I wished that dame to be my Soul-mate,

My heart was no more in my bate,

I was losing it to her, without any debate.

The momentary pleasures appeared to be eternal delights

With the very touch of her hands, my emotions rose to heights

But my dreams shattered, when I lost her to another man,

She was no more there to be my fan

I wished to cognise the reason for my strife

Before I touch the dusk of life

I had boasted to be a paragon and had always agonised

The past were my fooleries then I realised

Now the time is too short to fight and quarrel,

This is the lesson of life and the ultimate moral.

Moments will fly away like a feather in a breeze,

And the time we forgo will cease

I retreated back to my old path,

Where I wished to search for my soul’s bath,

When I pondered over the thoughts of my past,

I discovered the obscure path, lying untravelled long and vast

I vowed to remain in this resplendent path,

To seek higher self and to forget the wrath,

Indeed, I have forgiven myself for the past,

My journey for the life with new resolution initiated at last.

Alone I was when I came in this world,

Alone I will be when I leave this world,

No friends and foes will come with me

Neither my kinsmen will ever accompany

Lone crusader I am, I have to move alone,

Seek the glorious path to unravel the unknown

I bow before the divine to strengthen my spine,

For the path is constricted and elusive, but I will not resign.

sreejith

What is love?

Love is a season without a reason

It changes your humour without a lesson

Love is like a fragrance which spread from incenses

It mesmerizes the soul and the senses

Love is an emotion filled with potion

It heals and nurtures the man in commotion

Love is compassion which comes with a passion

It diffuses in the environs in its own fashion

Love is mightier than the mightiest power

It fills the heart with courage, of a lover

Love is a fusion of subtle forces

But it can defeat an army even with roses

Love is the essence of this universe

It makes every lover a poet and itself a verse

Love is the utmost moral of humanity

It teaches you every moment to live in verity

Love is a guide with glorious vision

It always leads you to a higher mission

Love knows only to share and spare

This emotion never knows how to scare

Love is a tempest which take away the ripest,

Muppets left can only pretend themselves to be the brightest.

Love is the testament for the presence of God

It fills every creature with the essence of Lord

Love is the beginning and the end of creation

It is the final point of culmination.

sreejith

Life is a puzzle

Life is a puzzle with innumerable hassles

Mortals are dim-witted puppets in life’s castle

It pulls a string and watches the play

Agony may follow merry and gay,

It switches the temper at his will,

There are times when everyone turns still,

It laughs at them for their impuissance

For they have forgotten their essence,

Life’s testament is the ultimate law,

Mortals’ will is just a flaw,

Bare creatures we are, in the hands of life,

Life for us is still full of strife

Hope someday, our soul will wake

It has the power to judder and break

Life will be no more a riddle

No human then ever fiddle,

The path of glory will be sought

The enigma of life will end along with the rut.

sreejith

Twilight of life

In the twilight of my life, I saw a fluttering light

Heaved a sigh of hope, it enthralled my sight

There was a stranger passer-by

She stood with me near-by

Held my hands with a solacing touch,

It was a moment filled with delight,

Fairies of heaven were witness to it

She stood by me and held me with a grit

She was an angel sent by the god

To take me from the clutches of scheol

She took me afar to a land of pleasance

Where ecstasy was the reason to fete and dance

Now eternity was the only boon I wished,

My thoughts wandered in heaven and earth-

with an unrealized wish, without worth

I lost my paradise, before I realised

Mortal I was, then I agnised

Such is the plight of a man with desires,

He never revels that moment and it flies.

Sreejith