Wet

Thunderous applause greets us

The dance of the water drops reminds me

of the joy I found in your arms on a rainy August night

Colourless spray clouds my vision,

celestial will combined with our arousing passion!

The drone of the waves, the hum of the waterfall

The drenched leaves, the defeated rocks

All witnesses to our perfection!

Clouds of grey gathered to congratulate

Rumbled their blessings 

Joined by the the reverberation!

Little drops form mighty whirlpools

Whorls of water

Swirls of currents

give way, drawn into the vortex

We arise wet, splashed with celebration!

Entwined fingers, heavy breaths

Moist lips, let's go with the flow

and where it will take us,

Downstream, 

away from the iron stranglehold,

away from nature's marvelous water show.

Picture: Courtesy

PS: Poem inspired in reality by Mumbai's monsoon, not something else ;)

The Mermaid

I am waiting for you

When you come by with your magical aura

There's a lingering beat, a longing glance

A tiny wave that tingles my spine.

You seem to know the effect you have on me

You tranquilize, you make me fantasize

You put me in a drug-less trance!

I get lost in your dreamy eyes, 

You are the reason behind the smile on my lips

The spring in my moves

Your touch leaves me breathless, I feel winded

like I have swum a thousand miles!

So I wait till your boat arrives

All around I see salty waves till infinity

In my world, the fishes dart

Around the coral reefs

It's a world more enchanting than you will ever see

I know you are coming for me

I will miss my world of aquamarine blue

I have given up it all, just to be with you.

Ashwin Sanghi's 'The Krishna Key'

After the success of 'The Rozabal Line' and 'Chanakya's Chant', writer Ashwin Sanghi is back with his latest mythological thriller- 'The Krishna Key'. I happened to read the first few chapters which are up online. It looks promising although the characters seem to have been totally ripped off from a certain other historical thriller writer which I'm sure you will have no trouble identifying after reading the book preview. A 40 something historian and a villain who has tattooed almost every inch of his body.. Sounds overtly familiar? Though I was disappointed about the not-so-original characterizations, I have full faith in Sanghi's abilities as an excellent storyteller. I thoroughly enjoyed his last book 'Chanakya's Chant' which is a work of art and I am hopeful that 'The Krishna Key' will live up to my crazy expectations. ;)


The book is expected to be released in the last week of August 2012.


A preview of the first five chapters- http://www.slideshare.net/ashwinsanghi/the-krishna-key-preview


Pre-order it on Flipkart- http://www.flipkart.com/krishna-key-9381626685/p/itmdayz59gtzmq22?pid=9789381626689&ref=229eff10-c8b3-4044-91c9-7843377440ff


And now for my favourite bit! The trailer for the book. I should mention that the music is awesome! Mystical, enchanting and it piques your curiosity regarding the book.

Walk on the beach

She walks along on the sandy expanse
Never ending, little grains of golden
graze against her feet
She looks back, she feels relief
There is no need to compete.
Swirling water laps at her toes
The coolness soothing and it then recedes.
The sun casts a blazing orange glow
It cannot mask the shadow that doth follow
Little wisps of hair dance on her forehead                                                                       
her eyes speak of a great sorrow                                                      Picture: Courtesy 
Tiny tear drops mix with the falling rain
And she feels numb no more.                                        
                                                                                                                
Palms sway to a heavenly tune
Gulls fly to an imaginary home
The mighty sea beckons to her
Pleading, to be her abode.


The rain stops and the sun fades
The shadow blends with the darkness
The palms stand still 
The gulls are asleep
Yet the watery grave cries out to her
She must enter and so she weeps.

Random thoughts-1

When I started this blog, I had no idea where I was heading or what it is that I wanted to blog about. Slowly, over the past few months it has taken shape mainly into a poetry blog. No idea how that happened! I know that my poetry isn't all that great but I have somehow come to love this mode of expression. I have this insane urge to make the lines rhyme even though I know that good poetry doesn't have to... That's a part of my obsessive personality I guess. :)


I have also read some wonderful posts over the last few months. Maybe I can never live up to them, but I'm enjoying the ride. :)

Fabled Fame

Feverish hands
Reach for the treasured crown
Studded with the rubies red
Redder than the blood shed.


Frenzied eyes
Gleam in a manic stupor.
Whispering wail reaches a screaming pitch
But the steady gaze does not flinch.


Frantic fingers
Trace the tainted ornament
Blood mixes with the deserved sweat
Prisoner to his inevitable death.


Faltering breaths
Interrupt the mighty king
He has proved his gutsy mettle
Yet life gushes out in a slow trickle.


Fiery desire
Of a mortal being?
Or a foolish game
On the walk of the Fabled Fame?

Unlock

Rusty key cannot

Dusty lock unlock, even

when freedom is sought.

Written for: Haiku Heights