Feelings

When it pours, it pours—feelings, I mean.

A slip of the tongue brings forth sleepless nights—

more humiliation, less humbling.

The restless mind keeps on working,

repeating, rehearsing

things I should have said,

things I should say,

torturing the soul each day.

It pours and pours—feelings I long to let go.

Sleepless tonight; perhaps tomorrow will bring

more humility and less humiliation.

Broken and Mended

I know the faces
And remember certain places,
Some stories that were told,
And treasures that were found.

I recall words spoken—sometimes—
The emotions that were felt,
The paths I walked,
The road I travelled.

I remember voices and sounds,
The smells and the touch.
The times I was lost,
And the times I was found,
The times I was broken,
And the times I was mended.

Sweta

Living In The Imagination

On the rainy day sipping my tea

I watched the world go by

The pattering of raindrops on the roof

Sounding like the rhythmic beats of a drum

Today I can live completely in my imagination

And if I feel pain and sorrow

Song of the birds trying to find shelter

Can soothe my soul

Someday I will find the simple words.

No, someday I will find the right words,

And I will explain the mess.

But until then I will stay quiet.

And I will be alright.

I can live in my imagination today.

A New Dawn of Hope

A new dawn of hope

When even the nights glittered like gold

A new year to start a fresh.

A blank canvas to create something new,

With a wide range of colours to add.

May you find peace in new year

May the new dawn bring you new inspirations

A new year to start a fresh

And plenty of colours to select.

Dull it down if you need to

Or make it bright and loud.

Move slow if you need to

And do things that breathe life in to you.

So let us bid farewell to the previous year

And welcome new year with cheer;

Cheers to a new beginning.

Cheers to a new dawn of hope.

November Rain

November rain poured for hours
Hiding the city as it pelted down
The water gushed down the streets
As clouds swarmed the sky hiding the sun

The noisy, bustling city came to a halt
Staying in seem to be the best idea
Rain poured down on the flowers and trees
And they knelt down, smitten by the thunderstorm

The raindrops slid over the window.
Clinging to the warmth of my coffee cup, I watched.
As the November rain poured all day
Bringing everything to a calming halt.