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Life in Bangalore (Alone, Hostel, Commuting, Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings, Lunch, Dinner, Urban musings, random lines, general, walks, netcafe, cyber musings, friendship, email) Three-Four-Five Liners (Sort-of: Haiku in English) |
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Someone's cigarette Smokerings near me Why to inhale smoke Even if it is for free! |
Thinking of going to a movie Long time, no see Is it worth spending To sleep in the a/c. |
Room-partner sitting pensive Listening to Radio City FM91 Door open, breeze blowing, clothes hanging Is this a struggle? |
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Sitting in my room I can view the T.V. Tower Lights blinking, want to climb over |
Running downstairs Walking fast To nowhere |
Motorists honking on the narrow road Pavements all dug-up Why am I staying here? |
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Reading quotations, reading poetry Wonder how much do I practice? And, is it worth doing that? |
Mornings at the 'Darshini' Time for breakfast 'Idli-Vada' and 'Vada-Sambar' Am I not tired of this, atlast! (Darshini - South Indian Restaurant in Bangalore - Stand and Eat) |
Lunch at 'Darshini' Time for meals Sambar and Rice And that too twice! |
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Dinnertime at 'Retreat' Daily it is the same plate With 'Dal Fry' and 'Rumaali Rotis' And, 'Kanda' (Onion) to satisfy the palate! |
Meeting old friends Calling new ones up Reminding them to keep in touch So that if they don't They too will be old And then would meet them Instead of calling them! |
Around the corner I have many friends No one remembers me Can friendship be lonely? |
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Kids playing in the rain Only now there are no paper-boats Spiderman masks and WWF T-Shirts Is 'Advertisement' The name of the game. |
Twilight on the ground A lonely figure Walking around |
Can one break a window on one side? How can then Friendship be so lonely? |
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Taking long walks on Sunday afternoons Bangalore is truly a garden city Trees lining both sides of Jaymahal Road And, pavements wide and broad! |
A smile speaks a lot What is the use of an artificial smile When you don't want to smile! |
Sitting alone in my room Writing four-liners on a Sunday evening! Thinking what to write further Feeling haapy being alone and sad being lonely! |
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Standing in the bus Sweat rolling down the forehead Who cares whether it's a Traffic signal or a traffic jam As long as the destination is the same |
Sitting in the auto Waiting for the signal to turn green Watching the metre and the wallet! |
Sitting at the roadside stall Sipping tea watching vehicles slow and fast Moments lost doing nothing |
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Waiting at the bus-stop Any bus will take you If you don't know where to go |
Hanging out of a fast local Slums lining the railway tracks Life moving along linear tracks And standing still at the sideways |
Mumbai in the rains Is best when Watching trains from the window-pane! |
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Rain-drops mixing with tears Laughing or crying The world moves on |
Taking long walks Under the glow of dim streetlights Does one call that exercise |
Looking out of the window Scenes are the same Only the mood is different |
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Nine hours of life Daily to work Atleast waste time in a better way |
Pining for love It is everywhere Only I can't find |
Solitude is good Being alone is not a crime Why then do I pine for someone to be mine? |
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Writing to pass time I love writing! Then why is it passing time? |
Reading online, many sites at a time If there were so many books Would I have read a page from each? |
The world moves Preaching peace Fighting for everything! |
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Sitting on the parapet Looking at the sky Waiting for the breeze to blow! |
Hair ruffled Breeze blowing I like it that way! Keep it that way! |
Got to go to work tomorrow If they wouldn't pay? Would I have gone to work? What is preventing me? From searching for that kind of work! |
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Withdrawing money from the ATM Cash is available! The receipt is not! Good, it's not the other way round! |
At the netcafe Nice song playing in the other cubicle I need to fall in love To experience those emotions! |
Lot of difference between Understanding and experiencing! Why to worry about falling in love! What I need is only a slight push! |
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Calling friends What to talk Then why to call? |
Empty glass on the table By looking at it Can one tell Whether it was filled with beer or with water! |
Want to be a poet If not a poet Then atleast worth Inspiring someone to write poetry! |
| I believe in myself! No matter whatever the results so far. I'm going to prove myself And, When my time comes, No one will be able to stop me! My performance will speak for itself! |
Read books till late in the night Wonder when will I have a dream like Santiago in 'The Alchemist', To enable me to go in search of my 'Calling' Do I need a dream? Don't I know what I 'want' |
Want to give competitive exams I need a challenge to spur me on And, I need to get a feel-good sensation By coming out on top! |
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I am always mailing friends Few reply back! Then is that friendship Or do I have a lot of time? To send mails which are sent to the trash-can! |
We never spoke face-to-face So what is there to write online! |
For a lasting friendship One needs to spend time together Does one need to meet personally? Or will a webcam do? |
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There should be something to talk For one to keep in touch! If there is nothing! Then why the courtesy? |
Walk straight! But what if the road is curved? Who is talking about the road! |
Want to do so many things Wonder what is stopping me? Or is that the urge to achieve Needs a challenge to be thrown at me! |
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Rehashed versions of songs Watching worthless crap on T.V. Wasting time in front of the idiot-box And those people are laughing all the way to the bank! |
Making friends online When will I understand The basis of friendship Is to keep in 'Touch' And where is the 'Touch' In the mail? |
Watching movies Reading books Surfing the net Chatting online The weekend goes! |
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Sending emails to friends They have nothing to reply! Why to bother? Will a mail make a difference in their lives? |
Want to go on a shopping spree No money in the bank account Use a credit card, buy now, pay later! Live now, die later! Not my kind of money! |
Maybe, too idealistic Better for something Than to fall for anything! |
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Why is it that When I'm happy People feel happy And when I'm not in a good mood People feel unhappy. Is it that I'm so expressive Or is it that I touch the lives of so many of them! |
Reading fast is the key But not discounting understanding What use is reading If the same has to be re-read to understand! |
Waiting for my turn at the netcafe Watching television Listening to music playing in another cubicle Thinking of writing something Writing this! |
| I hate it When the lights go off! Life, already in slow-motion Comes to a standstill! |
Hanging out of an express train Cutting across the countryside On a chilly winter morning My idea of poetry in motion! |
Left another job Why can't I stick to a place? Or is it that, There is something better destined for me! |
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Sunday afternoons Are great for walks If only the roads were more crowded today And less crowded daily! |
The giant wheel going round-n-round Autos plying with a sound The trees making the streetlights dim Sitting near the bus-stop Looking at vehicles passing-by Observing life Watching moments fly! |
Human nature Always wanting what is not! When it rains It should not And if it doesn't |
| Sometimes feel like going back home What is there here? Then, think, the only way I can go is up ahead So why not stick it out But for that I've to do something! |
Reading the editorials of newspapers Offering quick-fix solutions In India, there is an eternity Between a policy and its implementation. |
Reading fast is the key But not discounting understanding What use is reading If it has to be re-read? |
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Practice what I preach That's what I preach Now is the time to practice! |
Writing online Musings to write Wonder who will read |
If I am writing Because I like to write Then why to wonder! |