Until I Bow

A scream is trapped in my soul

Tethering to the scraps of life...

Like the howl of a wounded wolf

Who has lost its pack and way.

The path is too jagged and steep

The wind roars in tormented rage...

Like the lonely barren lands of heaven 

Which forgot its promise and dream.

Life may fade away as a mirage

Into the dusky depths of oblivion.

Yet, until I bow, I will transcend...

Until I fall, I will shine as a star...

- Divya Karunan

Sunshine

Once in the lonely path of life,

There was darkness all around.

Then came the pleasant sunshine

That lighted the lamps of love...

The sunshine was much radiant,
And had different shades in it.
It spread it's coolest shadow
Over the burning charms of life...

Like a veritable storm, it elevates me
To the thriving heavens of love.
And, like the soothing dewdrops,
The sunshine soaks me in passion...

Deep in my mind, I always wondered
What this marvelous sunshine is!
But now I know, the sunshine is
The unlimited sea of pure knowledge...

                              - Divya Karunan

Whispering Echoes

In the forlorn valley of my soul 

Echoes a whisper of broken heart...

Waking the memories of the past

Muddling my mind in its prowl...

Eons had swept by without a glance

But never had I ever dared to dream...

The moments have lost all their gleam

Yet I was wandering in a trance...

I hummed along with the music of love

I gazed in the charming eyes of zest...

The bemusing requisite of the best

Makes me yearn for Pandora's Cove...

                                  - Divya Karunan

Glimpses

             Glimpses 

Like the pleasant morning sun,
Your radiant smiling face
Brings sunshine to my life...

Those memorable moments,
That made my life a poem,
Are carved deep in my heart...

That music of love in your sweet silence
And those calm looks in your keen eyes
Makes my mind an ocean of love...

                               - Divya Karunan

Elysium

I've gazed in the starlit eyes of love,
And found the promise of hope again.
The shreds of dreams in my trove
Danced around, although in pain.

I've embraced the fading light inside, 

And slept at once in the cozy peace.
The empty nightmares silently preyed
On the ebbing waves of saner glees.

I've drank the elixir of content life,
And stood awaiting heaven's kiss.
The aching bits of my whole being
Sought in vain the cove of bliss.

I've seen afar the lost soul's ground,
The vast unknown beyond the bound.
Oh, Elysium! You're always around
Though in my sorrows I'm drowned.

                             -Divya Karunan

Are You Happy?

       A few days back, I got a call from one of my friends - just a while of the usual chattering. Then, all of a sudden she asked, "You are happy, right?" I felt a bit weird because no one had asked me that particular question. All sorts of questions, like, 'How are you?', 'What are you doing?', 'How is the weather?' and many more how's and what's will be asked. I think that the person might be deductive reasoning with my answers and coming into some conclusions. We all do this all the time. We weigh others' life in our balance to see if they are happy! But this one question caught me thinking.

       My friend is aware that I have some health problems, but yet she just wanted to know if I am happy. She didn't want to measure my answers and conclude. That was the most sincere enquiry I have ever received. It was devoid of all the social standardisations of life; not least bothered about what others think of me. At the moment I felt extremely happy and told, "Yes, I am."

      If you really want to know what a person feels, shun the normalisation and do without cliché. It works; or at least, it sounds meaningful.

                                                                                                                                                       - Dew

Viewpoints

What is what, depends on the viewpoint of the person involved. Nothing is right or wrong, unless the whole truth is unveiled. As perspectives differ, so do right and wrong, but the truth is one and never be altered. No one should judge and impose their viewpoints on what is right or wrong without getting a full picture of the truth. Remember, silence is golden when it needs be.