Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

 दिवसभर खेळून  तुझ्यासोबत हितगुज करून  घरी परतणे मागे कधीचे विसरलो  सखे आपण फार लवकर मोठ्या झालो  आगीनगाडी वा मोटारगाडी  दूर जाताना भीती कशाची  आईच्या मांडीवर निर्धास्त झोपून  प्रवास करणे मागे ठेऊन आलो  सखे आपण फार लवकर मोठ्या झालो  देवळामधल्या आरत्या, गाणी  कीर्तनकार बुवांची कहाणी  हातावरचा प्रसाद फस्त करणे  भोळ्या गप्पा, बालिश भक्ती  देवळामध्येच विसरून आलो  सखे आपण फार लवकर मोठ्या झालो  खोटे, लटके रुसवे फुगवे  छोट्या छोट्या गमती जमती  साध्या पण प्रेमळ भेटवस्तू  छोट्या छोट्या गोष्टींमधला  मोठा आनंद हरवून आलो  सखे आपण फार लवकर मोठ्या झालो  सरल्या मागे घटना जरी  माझी एक मी तिथेच राहाते  विसरलेल्या बालपणाला  आठवण काढून दुरून पहाते  एक तुकडा माझ्या मधला  शेवटी ह्याचाच बनला आहे  मागे सरता सरत नाही तो  सखे जरी आज आपण मोठ्या झालो 

 How many lessons  How many tests  How much learning is remaining dear life?  Half time is passed in finding identity, half is passed in strife. When I was flying carefree  You taught me to stay on the ground When I tried walking in line with discipline you taught me that freedom is profound I know you are teaching me balance but this is causing me lose my mind your lessons of peace are too harsh and peace itself is difficult to find Every job has some age to retire but you are keeping me busy can you please give me a vacation? Can you please be a little bit easy? 

 You and me Me and you I thought it's a perfect world. World with no secrets world full of love my perfect home.  What else does one need?  What else does one miss?  It is a complete whole!  But then life taught me how immature I was! You and I are never enough! There are always lots of desires. egos, pains, ambitions and ideas If you and me were that complete then why do we live in the world of hatred! If you and me were that perfect  then why the world has wars happening? You and me making a complete world, is a stupid, dreamy concept! You and I were never enough. in fact, it's a hurdle between so many wishes! 

 You are the one I trust so quickly  not related by blood but you are my family you are the supportive pillar for first day of school with you it is always fun to act like a fool with you I first talked about boys you are the relation not forced but it's my choice without you the work place will not be fun you make the walks easy when there is blazing Sun you are my support group while going through depression with you I can be myself without worrying about impression you walk with me while I am pursuing my passion scriptures say you can understand almighty with right association No matter in what age or stage of my life I am going through I will always be grateful to have a friend like you

  When everything around looks scary and dark The hope stays alive even with one spark With the beginning of the spark soon the light starts beaming It happens only for those who never stop dreaming.   No matter how much crippled you feel for now You might fly one day, you will never know how Then you will spread your wings without any fright Only if you dream now about that flight   Tough time passes, tough people survive When the right time comes, your dream will help you revive What is the mind without dream and imagination! Unleash it now from the shackles of suffocation!   For power lies with those who dream big things With big dreams in eyes, dare to ride big swings Huge changes in the world start with small act It is manifested by the dreamers, isn’t it a fact?    

 When something is observed by senses perceived by the brain,   felt by the heart  is significant enough  to appeal to the soul then the soul find a way  to express it instantly and the poetry is born that day.  It is as subtle as the dew on petals. Sometimes heavy enough to weigh on one's conscience. It is as naive as a teenage love and matured enough to empathize with someone's pain It's simple enough  to win a child's heart and complicated to  cause a political history It takes you to the world of fantasy It voices the naked reality Its a beautiful search of the creator helping souls to connect with the universe and when it is fearless and honest it beholds the power to change the world! 

 साऱ्या भिंती आधाराच्या हळू हळू कोसळून पडताना  बाळगलेली सारी मूल्ये निकामी, पोकळ निघताना  भल्या बुऱ्याची निष्फळ स्वप्ने डोळ्यांपुढून  विरताना  धागे कच्च्या विश्वासाचे विणीतून अलगद उसवताना  जवळ राहा तू जसा सारथी जवळ राहिला पार्थाचा  शांत समुद्री जहाज नेता अचानक वादळ कोसळले  दीपस्तंभाच्या आशेचे बुरुजही नकळत ढासळले  भावनांच्या काळ्या लाटांमध्ये चंद्रबिंबहि विरघळले  काळोख्या ह्या भयाण राती मन कार्पण्य दोषे बावरले  जवळ राहा तू जसे ध्रुवाचे मन होते विश्वासे प्रकाशले नाही भक्ती, विश्वासही हलका, ज्ञानही नाही कसलेही  भयग्रत ह्या मनात माझ्या  आशाही नावापुरती राहिलेली  धावधावूनी दहा दिशांना धमकहि थोडीच उरलेली  सरत्या निसटत्या वयासोबती दिवास्वप्नेही सरलेली  जवळ राहा तू तरीही जैसी प्रीत राधेची न विसरलेली  जवळ राहा तू जरी सारे विरून जाईल धुक्यामध्ये  शब्दही विरतील, देहभान अन मनही विरेल  काळामध्ये