Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

Birds, rivers, and wind They do not follow any borders They fly and flow wherever they like Without having to follow any orders   Strong or weak, colorful, or colorless Every creature has its place in the forest Where all the rules are nature’s Without any discrimination or performance test   All the flowers with different colors Bloom happily in one place It shows that difference is beautiful No matter what skin or what race   Little kids get curious They do not respond with hate When they see something different Without having to teach them any growth mindset   Day or night, the Sun is always in the sky Duality is only what mind perceives But if we keep it aside and look around Its only desires that universe gives and receives      

 Early morning rain music for some ears  traffic chaos for others Winter wonderland best times of the year for some unwanted memories for others Some of us like to go left some of us like right the truth is a subjective term but this urge for the truth is bright who am I?  Who is the creator of this universe?  the quest is long with little insight which one is really my truth?  the available answers are infinite The more you learn you realize how less you know with this urge for the truth which way shall I go?  Good or bad, true or false the duality is only in my mind If I learn to enjoy the life's journey I will realize that the universe is kind

 I knew you from the time when I was born Between you and surroundings my world got torn Please accept my prayer and help me now I want to love you back but don't know how In this confusing world when I feel lonely You have always been there and I want to run to you only when my mind gets bewildered and I am scared to death Please teach me how to keep the faith I have felt your presence in universe's magnanimous beauty but I have always felt tangled in the confusion of duty Please help me feel attracted  and to fix my mind  only in you and to overcome the urge to find Please accept my prayer and replace this feeling of lack with eternal happiness and the ability to love you back 

 While walking ahead The city of childhood is slowly fading behind  The new lands are discovered  But the old home is hard to find Now I am the captain of my ship Sailing at my will The pleasure of carefree journey Is always missing still New friends are like a rock Always there in stormy weather to hide But where are those people gone Who were always there by my side? The journey has to go on Leaving behind the old land The waves of time are washing daily the  castles which were made of sand

No matter how long is the night  The morning will shine bright when the time is right It might take long but the leaves will sing the song the seed will grow   the flowers will be a great sight when the time is right The Sun seems to be throwing fire the harshness of the day is making you tired but the peace will arrive with the calm night when the time is right No matter how much anyone wishes the universe never rushes go along with that higher plan why fight things will happen  when the time is right.   

countless sleepless nights at least one thousand overflowing diaper bins hundreds of toys taking over the house a bag full of bottles, napkins and safety pins When you wake up every morning  to a cute, naïve babble It is then you realize that the price is right A long list of groceries a busy day running errands dishes to be cleaned, waiting in the sink time passing by before you could even blink When family eats together with everyone in sight It is then you realize that the price is right it takes changing your habits and a string of compromises a life long commitment and unbroken promises When you have your family which is worthy a fight It is then you realize that the price is right  

  You are a rain shower   In the midst of the fierce summer A special moonlit night  That arrives once in a year  A shoulder to lean on  When I don’t feel very strong A hug to hide in  When things go really wrong You are a calm place Where I can sit and cry You are the safe heaven Where I can soar freely high You are my crazy friend  With whom I can laugh and talk You are my journey  With a very pleasant walk Though you are my journey  My destination is in you You are in my thousands moments  And also in very special few You are that soul mate  About whom some people keep talking  You are my wish come true  That I never knew I was making