Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

The shower of grace  every moment, now and then I feel the gratitude when the mind is sane I wonder what nice things I might have done to deserve this love and to be the lucky one The mind is miserly it wants to hold on It fears many times that the happiness will be gone So I thank the universe for all the beautiful grace I pray for the strength and the ability to embrace I pray for the intelligence  to trust what is chosen to let go the things and to be free not frozen The prayers will be heard I am pretty sure 'cause I have always seen the light within during the moments of deep fear  

I saw people chasing after goals new goals after meeting old ones never satisfied with their accomplishments stuck between nine to five office timings waiting for the jail break of weekend I thought this is not freedom.  Then I saw birds flying so high soaring in the sky with wings wide open I wonder is this the freedom?  Then I saw the birds constantly looking down looking for the food worrying about predators stuck in their nine to five "office work" just like humans trying to fly over weekends I thought this is not freedom Then I saw little kids listening to their parents going to the school nine to five following all the rules there working on their tests learning life hard ways Though, I saw them laughing happy with their little world running, falling, crying and laughing doing everything to its fullest they had many restrictions if you see broadly but they never cared about what tomorrow will look like and I knew what is freedom!    

It all comes down to  What your eyes want to see The colorful fallen leaves Or the deciduous tree It’s up to you to see If the glass is  half full If you feel happy to enjoy the order Or feel upset to follow the rule To be thankful to count  Thousands blessings Or to get stressed over Difficulties you are facing It depends upon What you are tapping a person for A very pleasant relationship  Or a life long scar It may not be under your control The way the things go But you can be the way you want In times of high and low

The weather is changing like our maturing love both you and Autumn  are the grace from above I wake up in the mornings which are dreamy and pretty is this fog or your love that is covering my city? The colors of the leaves some deep some bright like our moments together of some laughter and some fight The cold Autumn nights' under the cozy, warm rugs bring the fondest memories of your loving, bear hugs Now do not blame me if I miss you so bad it is a conspiracy against me which you and Autumn had!   

सांभाळ स्वतःला हे मना  हरवून तू जाऊ नको  परक्या पुन्हा गावामध्ये  हरवून ते जाणे नको  मृगजळी आहेत ते  सुखद जे भासती झरे  कल्पना असती तुझ्या  हे बंध नाही रे खरे  तुज आपले जे वाटते  फसवेच मायाजाल हे  मग कसे इथे  मिळावे तुला  शाश्वत जे तुजला हवे  चालणे अनिवार्य आहे  पण तोल सावर रे तुझा  गुंतू नको गुंत्यात ह्या  तू पाय ठेवी मोकळा   

क्षमा शोभते त्या राजाला  जो सत्ता सुख भोगी  धर्म स्थापण्या धरी खडग जो  तोच खरा श्रीमान योगी  कसले कौतुक दुबळ्या शरीरी  जो बोल अहिंसा बोले  भरल्या पोटी न्यान देणारे  किती आले अन गेले  तो वीर खरा जो असे धनुर्धर  तरीही युद्ध नाकारी  अन तोच खरा जो नेता  आपुल्या प्रजेसाठी जो हार स्वीकारी  तत्वन्यानी बाता नुसत्या  जिथे जीव उपाशी राबे  माझे वंदन त्याच वीराला  जो लढून कर्मयोग साधे   

Any given day I would like to revisit you, me and our first encounter you, me and the small talks you, me and the silly youth you, me and wacky dancing you, me and fleeting moments of unknown Any given day I would like to repair you, me and rigid judgments you, me and undue influences you, me and misunderstandings Any given day  I would love to recreate you, me and the lost and found friendship you, me and long lasting talks you, me and discovery of love you, me and dancing heartbeat you, me  and butterflies in stomach you, me and sweet longings Any given day I would love to hold on to you, me and the acceptance of belonging you, me and the promises untold you, me and the sweet pain of love you, me and the never ending pull you, me and the pure, raw romance Any given day I would want to experience you , me and the calmness of love you, me and the oneness of souls you, me and the dimensions beyond you, me and the infinity you , me and the melting identities where you and me bec...