How shall I know

 

How shall I know;

the truth you told,

the reasons you hold,

the priceless heart of gold,

the things ever sold.

How shall I know;

the beauty of the blossom,

the pouch of the opossum,

little world in the microcosm,

when you play possum.

How shall I know;

you ever lie,

Your heart ever fly,

The sky so high,

when you ask 'why'.

How shall I know;

the sky is the limit,

the scent in the civet,

the area between the wicket,

the role of the rivet.

How shall I know;

the origin of the world,

the sadness of the bird,

the memories thus blurred,

the stories unheard.

how shall I know.........

Ajay Maini

23 august 2008....reminiscences (POONCH)

strange native,

milieu lost,

where is my town,

eagerly I thought ;

I have a glimpse,

what elders adore,

unity & integrated,

reasons they hold ;

Friday evening,

fear that stroke,

Saturday morning,

fire thus broke ;

emergency signals,

curfew jeeps,

flag marches,

house keeps ;

ignominy I feel,

episode evokes,

town  covered,

dust & cloud ;

secularism bleeding,

humanity ignored,

I am often dejected,

how it aroused ;

admin dance,

media sure,

who the guilty,

who ignored ;

men in 'khaki',

innocent's hope,

choppers watching,

'my heaven' in smoke ;

astute conspiracy,

coward's act,

horrifying experience,

how they react ;

pious contractors,

ballot bank drain,

oh ! my God,

never let again ;

civil society,

secular makeup,

black sheep,

wicked take up ;

prominent citizens,

peace meets,

crying humanity,

selfish cheats ;

Poonch crying,

humanity mistreat,

please don't repeat,

please don't repeat ;

strange native,

milieu lost,

where is my town,

eagerly I thought ;

Oh! 'Poonch' of mine

Feel the heart,

Oh! 'Poonch' of mine ;

enjoy the wonders,

not seven : but nine ;

the first wonder,

you can see is love ;

the second wonder,

the beauty in absurd ;

the third wonder ,

the hope in despair ;

the fourth wonder,

at the helm of affairs ;

the fifth wonder ,

the market of snare ;

the sixth wonder,

the 'Mothi' we eat ;

the seventh wonder,

the time we beat ;

the eighth wonder,

the selfless shine ;

the ninth wonder,

this poem of mine.....

Cheers!

...to my life...

oh !

I admire again ,

you baked ,

in this rain ;

filthy thoughts ,

spirit hot ,

feeling stones ,

oh ! very soft ;

recalling days ,

we were young ,

music played ,

hymn sung ;

crispy crunch ,

class bunks ,

yellow chips ,

smiling lips ;

jealous friends ,

old trends ,

told stories,

untold legends;

oh !

I admire again ,

you baked ,

in this rain !

my innocence paid

now wait till I lost, 
deep into my thoughts;
no tears,no emotions, 
let me breath in this ocean; 
ocean is full of madness, 
no space for my sadness;
you lured me, I guess, 
a horse,a field of chess;
my innocence paid, 
who cares you raid; 
don't bother,what I tell, 
don't repell;don't repell; 
now wait till I lost, 
deep into my thoughts !