Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

The season of miracles Have you seen one? Then get up from your "thinking Chair" and let's go for a run!   The trees were deciduous are suddenly covered with green where did these flowers come from? last month they were not seen   The clouds are busy wandering around The Sun is playing hide and seek The birds are singing their sweetest songs with marvelous colors on their feathers and beak   The hills and mountains are tired of brown Green is their new dress code Did you know green has so many shades? you can see it all from the side of the road   The rare sight of the Sun and rain with the clouds coming so down and low The Sky definitely wants to connect to the ground it is sending pretty rainbow   Some one asked me, "Do miracles happen, can you take a guess?" I looked at the Springtime weather and quickly said," Oh! heck yes!"   

While I was complaining  about the cleanliness of the water park in my city some one was working hard  to work on a water conservation project so that the villages going through drought can get drinking water without having to walk miles While I was complaining  about the taste of dessert on my lunch buffet some one was working hard to start the concept of food bank in their city so that no kid in the nearby village goes to sleep without having anything to eat While I was complaining about the corrupt politicians and weak police force some one was working hard at the border without thinking about their lives so that the whole country can get  a good night's sleep While I was complaining  about the polluted air and water in my city some one was working hard to plant that tree so that my kids and grand kids can breath the air freely While I was complaining about having to go to my air conditioned office ...

नसूनही असणे तुझे  माझ्यात रे सामावले  अव्यक्त तू तरी व्यक्त ही  तव थांग ना परी गावले  तव रंग ना अन गंधही  आकार ना निराकार तू  परी अस्तित्व सारे हे तुझे  इंद्रियांतुनि मज गवसले  निर्गुण तू भावहीनही  तरी भक्तांनी तुजला पकडले  जे जे स्वतःला विसरले  त्यांसी मर्म तुझे हे समजले 

You are the one who calls my mom "आई" to spend time with you I can say even to my husband "byee"   You are the one who has seen me grow we have shared our moments of high and low   You are the one I have woken up from the sleep Just to share my thoughts both silly and deep   You are the one with whom I have talked so much! the kind of talk that's not so important as such!   You are the one who knows all my flaws together we have broken some school laws   You are the one with some memories good and bad you have made me both happy and sad   You are the one who has a treasure of my secrets we both know our pride and all regrets   You are the one for whom I am secretly grateful but will never tell you this because you will laugh and call me a fool!         

Don't forget to embrace life in every day's catching up. you are here to travel and explore don't get worked up in packing up   Walks are great for exercising but don't forget to stop on the way to smell flowers and touch the leaves and to admire the barn covered in hay     You work for living and that's what most of us do but don't forget the profession was loved and was chosen by you   Teaching kids is great kids are busy as a bee don't forget to laugh and play with them It's your another chance to be free   You keep your kingdom neat you cook and always clean don't forget to enjoy it some times it is nice to be mean   The clock is to check time and not to run around don't forget the life and miss out the joys that are found!     

What is meant to be will always find its way   The flowers grow even at the edge of side walk when the seed has a dream to grow   The fish is born in the smallest of the pond when the life has a dream to swim   The fireflies create the light in the darkest of the night when the darkness dreams of a light   The years of deprivation never stops the end of slavery when the soul can dream freedom   The cruel men's world never stops any woman when she dreams to lead a better world   The artist can create during the harshest circumstances the dream of creation is good enough   What is meant to be will find its way the question is do you dare to dream?     

हे शिवानी भगवत्ये  शक्ती रूपिणी  अंबिके  अव्यक्त शिव तव  शक्तीने  सर्वत्र व्यक्त होतसे    काली तू संहारिणी  अहंकार सारा जाळीशी  दुर्गा तू सिध्दिदायिनी  भवसागर दुर्गट तारीशी    त्या शिवाची कणव तू  अन्नपूर्णा जीवनदायिनी  न्यान तू वागीश्वरी  तू त्या शिवाची रागिणी    सौभाग्य दायिनी लक्ष्मी तू  भक्तांची तू संतोषींनी  व्यक्त असून भावांत तू  तूच वैराग्य दायिनी