The Corona Effect: introspection

What if you forgot what you should,
and focused on what you could
And did everything you would
If you knew it would end all good!

What song would you sing?
What gifts would you bring?
What would you plan for -
Your dream or your family car?

Would you break the perfect mould?
Would you dare to be big and bold?
Would you love without any fear?
What would you really hold dear?

If you haven’t had the time before
Don’t sit and wait by the news anymore
Another lost opportunity to make a shift
Think by now, you’re getting the drift...

Surrender

Sometimes all we have to do 

Is step out of the way

And let life play its hand 

Allow the rush of the wave 

To reach the shore 

Let the plunge into the darkness 

Be complete 

Without the will of man

Standing in its way 

Forcing to change the course of life 

Trying to show his own might 

The wave crashes 

Loses its momentum 

The journey ends

Abruptly 

Courses change 

Direction is lost 

All because I thought

I had to do something 

To fix it, to make it happen

When all I had to do

Was step out of the way 

And let life play its hand 

Ready

Standing here 

I see the valley below

The hill behind me

And I wonder

How it came to be

That I climbed up this slope

And didn't even know

When you held my hand

And took over...

I'm ready to plunge

Straight down below 

Into the depth 

Into the hole

I'm ready to go 

I look up at the sky

And see the sun shinning

Never misses a day 

To tell me you're around

Never misses a morning
To spread your light 

Until the stars glitter with joy 

Bringing the sweet night 

I'm ready to to fly 

Into the height

And soar up above 

Feel your might 

I'm ready to soar 

I look in my heart

And see you inside 

I feel your sweet love

My spirit rejoice 

There's not another moment

Of loneliness now

No fear, no pain 

No sorrow around 

I'm ready to love 

Baba.. So ready to love 

Give myself to you

Until we become one 

I'm so ready to love

I'm Ready to love... again 

In Silence

In silence I stand 

With my head bowed

To receive your blessings 

To note your orders 

And to offer myself in forgiveness 

In silence I walk 

Following your will

With my heart open 

To your grace 

With no questions of where to this path will lead 

In silence I think

Of you 

And of your love - omnipresent 

Your face giving life to every cell in my being 

And I feel you within me

In silence I breathe 

My breath - your breath 

As I merge into you

And become nothing, and everything

All at once 

In Silence I seek you,

and find you...

For real things are only given and received - 

In silence 

I take Your Name

I let myself fall

Stumble, roll and hit the prickly shrubs 

I may bleed a little and it may hurt

And I take your name, 

Stand 

Clinch my eyes as I remove the thorns 

And I take your name 

And brush the dirt on my elbows and knees 

And I take your name 

And gently dab the blood 

That stays still, dry, cracked, stuck in the scratches 

I move on... 

I come to a bridge

And I look at it 

A mighty gush of water hitting the sharp rocks below 

The unsteady rope and wood luring me 

Into what could possibly be another adventure 

Or not?

Waiting - on the other side 

But what if I fall, yet again? 

The heart races as the mind calculates the danger 

The palms sweat as the heart pelts it's warning to me

Then I take your name 

And see you in each heart beat 

I see you waiting for me under 

To hold me when I trip

I see you waiting on the other side 

To hold my hand 

As you lead me 

Onward into my next journey 

And I take your name

With each breath - 

And I take a step forward... 

Life of Light

It's Diwali 

It's my turn 

To live my purpose 

To be lit 

To light 

And then fade away into the darkness 

I am but a diya

As the sun rises 

I become more and more insignificant 

Lost in the brightness 

Of life and it's bounty 

A mere speck

Unnoticed 

Indistinguishable 

As time turns a soft corner 

And the night falls upon us

When the mighty Light leaves us to find our own path 

And souls come searching 

Lost 

Confused 

Unable to discern the shadows

Snake like ropes that lay traps 

Knocking them down 

Making them fall

Into the deception of their own minds 

I rejoice my birth into these dark times 

For now I can be seen from afar 

By many a traveller along his journey 

Bringing hope, light and warmth 

Unveiling what lurks behind the shadows

Dispelling all lies 

To be just a diya 

And the bringer of light 

Into this age of drudgery 

I smile at my might 

A Sign

Give me a sign

Show me something 

While I despair 

Not knowing how to make sense of things 

How to move forward 

Where I'm heading 

If anywhere at all

Where I'm meant to be

If somewhere, after all

Let me know that you're watching 

Give me just a clue

Make a sound that I can hear

Even though I may not always listen 

A way to break away from this roundabout

Into a possible direction 

Head closer to you 

Flow into your bounty 

Through the never ending sands 

That I walk in now 

No map, no route - 

Make the sun rise 

Shine into my eyes this morning 

So I can find East

Point out West from where it sets

Arms stretched I make head into North 

I see the star 

Everyday 

Walking before me

The moon by my side 

I still don't notice that these are the signs 

Rays of hope come into my life 

Every morning 

I only see the alarm clock tick by

Snooze for just ten more minutes... 

As I lay at night I draw my blinds 

Oblivious to the ever present bright North light 

I just don't have a clue 

Because I wasn't able to find - 

You - 

In everything from morn to night