I asked you
and you said
‘you’re too vague’
of course i am
i am afraid
your answer
would be finite
leaving no room
for hope
for interpretation
for dreaming
for yearning
for the search
for myself
in you
an eternity lives
between a yes
and a no
i asked you
and you said
‘you are too vague’
of course i am
i am afraid
your answer
would be a full stop.
leaving no room
for pure fun
for living without a plan
for non-committment
for ‘now’, this moment
for space
for danger
for adventure
for pleasures purely carnal
for pleasures purely spiritual.
i am afraid
your answer
would demolish the walls
i have made
around my heart
and i will yet again
lose control
and love
only to wake up one day
alone
to see you are gone
i am afraid
your answer
would hamper my journey,
which can only be my own,
of self-destruction
or self-realisation.
thanks shekhar, your poem was a tribute, i think, to the lonesome traveller who lives in all of us, who desires to love but ends up being evasive because he is really, born to be free.
love, shivani
If you go under a tree, a shady tree — tired of your journey and the burning sun on your head — and the tree refuses you, it does not give you refuge, it does not shelter you…? It does not happen at all. The tree is always ready to give you shelter, its shadow, its fruits, its flowers, its fragrance.
– OSHO
an eternity lives
beyond a yes
and a no
As you set out for Mt Kailash
hope your road is a log one
full of adventure, full of discovery
Brahma, Sandhya or angry Rudra- dont be afraid of them
you ll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
as long as a rare excitement
stirs your spirit and your body
Monsters like Taraka, the wild Virabhadra
or Mahakali-you wont encounter them unless you bring them along inside your soul,
unless your soul sets them up in front of you
Hope your road is a long one
May there be many summer mornings when,
with what pleasure, what joy
you are discovering love for the first time
May you stop at Mt Kailash
to discover Lord Kama
May his flower arrows intoxicate you-
Harsana, Rochana, Mohana, Sosana
Life would be so dull without them
sensual pleasures of every kind
as many sensual perfumes that life can provide
And may you visit many a city
to learn and go on learning from there scholars
Keep Mt Kailash always in your mind
Arriving there is what you are destined for
But dont hurry on the journey ata all
Better if it last for years
so you are old by the time you reach the mountain
Wealthy with all you have gained on the way
not expecting Kailash to make you rich
it gave you the marvellous Journey
without it you would not have set out
It has nothing left to give you now
And if you find yourself poor, Kailash wont have fooled you
wise as you have become, so full of experience
you’ll have understood by then what Kailash means
when you set out for Kailash today,you pass a
small road sign which reads,
Every traveller is on his way to Kailash
Rashna Imhasly Gandhy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11thhldLhxM&feature=related
I just hope she’s reading it 😉
Cheers
Hi Shekhar,
I need to ask you something on a personal note, what drove you to making movies from being an CA.
What was it mate…may be some one mind find an answer to his drive in it, it just simply explains that you do what you like and you succeed, you do what you don’t you may not..
What is it?
you must be mad ,eternity is in religious beliefs bound with existence of god.i think you need to know the synonyms of eternity,find good dictionary to see what is eternity,its a word thats uttered on lips of people who follow religion.
Classical style sawaaal- jawab.
Ati sundar.
Wanted you to read this. request you keep it off blog:
http://www.quinbrowne.com/2008/09/sunday-scriblingswedding.html
hummm…
the in between breaths…
gasping for itself
as we dance…
blinded …
with the void of all creation…
to find …
I no longer am…
Sir,
Yes No Maybe !!
No But I will try!!
Yes Wish I dont go wrong !!
May be I might !!
Vinod Agarwal – Vague? Yes No MayBe… Better to TRY than to giveUp
Shekhar
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Today I just offer my silence
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A lovers promise never came with a maybe!
Shekhar,
Breathe
I want to breathe now
in a fresh air
fresh from terrorism,khaki gunda’s
fresh from illetracy,poverty
its claustrophobic here
wanna throw away my mask
and breathe free
I want to breathe now
in a fresh air
Thank you Shekhar for sharing and Shivani for expanding into a whole new world. I salute your courage to open up such an intimate part of your world to share with us. It helps us grow along with you.
Bless you!
thats a great haiku…
being vauge is good but I do not know this corporate world would want a vauge guy…people want to be cocksure…spot on, righto, and what not…
when people tell me I am vauge, i ask myself…am i confusing…prodding…and then I see others..sure…perfect….man…its like one has to be vauge for one self but for others?
will this apply to material world?
Why do we get insecure to be definite?
I do not understand this yet..
Sir
Found it to be quit impressive….so much is said in such a subtle manner… unfolding the reality through simple words 🙂
shubhra
I am still amazed at this poem of yours.This is your best. Seriously. Simple and Profound. Take a bow sir!
Hi !
Hope u r reading it ,,,,
Ill ask u a pretty foolish ques ..but let it be there is no better person to ask
What r my options if i am a 16 year old, science student ,preparing 4 IIT ,only child, have well a modest background, have none whatsoever in my family associated with films,I write and want to be a Filmmaker …
P.S.—–Dont tell me be a Charted Accountant first!!
Hi !
Hope u r reading it ,,,,
Ill ask u a pretty foolish ques ..but let it be there is no better person to ask
What r my options if i am a 16 year old, science student ,preparing 4 IIT ,only child, have well a modest background, have none whatsoever in my family associated with films,I write and want to be a Filmmaker …
P.S.—–Dont tell me be a Charted Accountant first!!
”you are too vague”……….hmm….
like if someone you know and say hello to invites you over for a cup of coffee……..
and you say, ”where do you stay….?” (when you know the address as well as your own !?)
much like the amnesia portrayed in old hindi movies………”main kahaan hoon ?”
vague like that………..? 🙂
respected sir,
when i saw ur movies MR. INDIA, MASOOM , I FELT GOOD. like mr.kishore sir’s son of rain kaate nahin , its ecstatic feel in cinemas.i saw govind nihalani sir’s ARDH SATYA. IN 1993.I VE SEEN IT AGAIN BY VCD AT HOME RCENTLY.SO INSPIRED
I WROTE A POEM.THIS HAS SOMETHING RELATED TOUR MR. INDIA.
ARDH–SATHYA.
————————i ve seen a movie in 1993. ardh satya .
now ive seen a movie wednesday.
inspired – a wrote a kavitha————–
ardh -satya
———————————————————————————————————————————
saalon beeth gaye us ardh – satya mein jeekar.
kuch yuhin 25 baras .
phir bhee woh ardh – satya mera peecha nahin chhodtha.
dum ghut raha hain is jeene mein.
aisa lagtha hain mujhe ki aadhi saans
se jee raha hoon.
zor se chillavoo tho bhi
koi farak nahin padtha .
koi jawab nahin miltha
kisi se bhi.
kyun ki
,main thum ye saari duniya
ardh satya ke sahare jeeraha hain
ardh satya ka madad mangthi hain.
hamare netha ardh satya se hi bane hain
humein har khushi bhi ardhantar khatam hotha hain
hamare boond , boond mein ardh -saya bhara hain.
bus, bhagein tho, kahan bhagein
saari duniya ardh satya -ardh satya.
yug , yug ,
satya – asatya ke beech
tarazu ke kante ki tarah jhooltha hua
————————– ARDH-SATYA
yes…so scared to ask one thing…..did you love me, before you left me that morning, even a no means…all my longings shall go toooooo
Hi Shekhar,
It’s been an immense pleasure going through your poems. While I am yet to read all of them… this one is an absolute beauty 🙂