Category: Poems and Lyrics

Friends make life richer.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #78‘.

Good morning Friends,

If someone were to give me loads of money,
And luxuries beyond compare;
I’d still long for those who make my life sunny,
My friends who really care.

Friends make my life exciting,
Friends are my biggest treasure;
Yes, with them I have done even fighting,
But, no one has given me more pleasure.

Friends are not just part of my life,
They make my life complete;
They stand by me in peace and strife,
With them life is really so sweet.

This morning I think of all my friends,
Those who are close and those not so near,
Their friendship brings me great dividends,
Each one, to me, is very very dear.

Permit me to thank you, my friends, today,
For all that you’ve, for me, done;
To God, on this day, I earnestly pray,
Keep my friends safe, all and one.

This Tuesday, thank all friends for their friendship.

Play your role to the best of your ability.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #77‘.

Good morning Friends,

God has made this world as a stage,
Each one of us has a role to play;
So what if you are a king or a page,
For your act you can earn a bouquet.

For what we are required to do on earth,
By comparison we don’t have to be sad;
Each one of us has to realise own worth,
Each one has adequate reason to be glad.

Just as we admire in a play or a movie,
An actor who plays his role to perfection;
Even a minor role is regarded as groovy,
Worthy of the best actor’s award’s selection.

Hence, my today’s wish for you is this,
That God and all would applaud your act;
May in your performance you find bliss,
And may you achieve the highest impact.

May what you achieve in your given role,
Be the cause of envy for one and all;
May you proudly achieve your life’s goal,
And may, at the podium, you stand tall.

May this Monday bring you monumental success.

 

God is always kind.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #76‘.

Good morning Friends,

If one were to list virtues of our Lord,
Love and Kindness would be the first two;
Without these you just can’t think of God,
God without them doesn’t appear true.

Whilst in good times it is easy to see,
In times of trial it is difficult to realise;
At all times, however, His bounties are free,
One has to stand apart to actually visualise.

Imagine a world wherein God won’t love?
We would really have nowhere to go;
We would hopelessly look at the sky above,
Who else would, our inner desires, know?

Similarly, without His kindness how’d we cope,
With situations in which we have no friend;
It would be akin to world without hope,
Not just hard but cruel to comprehend.

Having gone through my own period of trial,
And seen God’s love and kindness at hand;
I want to strongly proclaim to those in denial,
Everything on earth happens at His command.

I pray for you today, tomorrow and everyday,
That you’d feel His Love always around you;
And if difficult times you’ve to face someday,
The reach of His kindness would astound you.

May God’s blessings shower on you today.

 

 

Jai Hind
Happy Indian Independence Day

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #75‘.

Good morning Friends,

It is easy to lose freedom, it is great to be free,
For nothing is as demeaning as a nation’s slavery;
We were subjugated because we became weak,
We called it upon ourselves for a few centuries.

The Western world were old masters at this game,
We fought among ourselves and faced this shame;
We had everything going for us except being strong,
Somehow we managed to douse our own flame.

It was hard to regain freedom with many a battle,
Meanwhile our people were treated like cattle;
Sadly, there were those who sided with the aggressor,
There were many others who indulged in tittle-tattle.

We also didn’t pay attention to a strong defence,
Our kings considered military preparation nonsense;
We indulged in song, dance, corruption and chicanery,
Very soon our independence became past tense.

We won physical freedom but there is something amiss,
There are still many people for whom selfishness is bliss;
Whilst filling up their own coffers with ill-begotten riches,
They don’t really mind sending the nation down an abyss.

What sort of freedom is this when poor starve and die?
Is it freedom if to many freedom of speech we deny?
Everyday we show down protectors of independence,
And to the nation our politicians and bureaucrats lie.

True freedom would be as visualised by RN Tagore,
Where the mind is without fear and reason we adore;
Where narrow domestic walls don’t fragment the nation,
Where the dreary desert sand of dead habit we ignore.

Today, I wish for all of us independence that is true,
Where all of us get Justice, Liberty and Equality too;
Where a soldier is respected more than neta and babu,
Where national interest is foremost for everyone to pursue.

Happy Independence Day.
Jai Hind.

 

Small things make up a life.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #74‘.

Good morning Friends,

Life is made up of many small things;
Small things that we must value most.
Small things that actually give us wings,
Things for which we must raise a toast.

A smile, a peck, a pat, thanks and please,
Are some of the gestures that we adore;
These provide our life with the grease,
The rough edges, then, don’t nag anymore.

Whilst waiting for great things to take place,
We always tend to overlook these pearls;
These lend our interactions with that grace,
That straightens out many knots and curls.

And lo, as far as their costs are concerned,
These are nothing compared to their worth;
Though little, these are not to be spurned,
These invariably evoke goodwill and mirth.

I hope this Tuesday would bring you,
Bundles of joys in such little things;
May you discover their real value;
That was known to queens and kings.

Have a truly treasured Tuesday.

 

Gratefulness is a virtue worth having.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #73‘.

Good morning Friends,

Of all the virtues that one must possess,
Gratefulness brings the most contentment;
If you have it you are rid of undue stress,
Caused by others-have-more resentment.

When you thank God and others for all,
That they gave, did and are doing for you;
You do yourself a favour, by no means small,
And make others thank for your goodness too.

Lets begin the day by thanking our Creator,
For giving us the gift of yet another day;
There is no blessing that is at all greater,
Than that, on earth, longer we can stay.

Having gratefulness also may signify,
We are content with our situation;
What we don’t have doesn’t make us cry,
What we have gives us total elation.

Thanking others is just to endorse,
What they did and are doing for us;
It also does in our minds reinforce,
That acceptance is always without a fuss.

I thank you today for being what you are,
You make my life content and complete;
I see in each one of you a superstar,
Because of you life is happy and sweet.

Have a grateful day today.

 

 

I wish you a day full of Love and Hope today.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #72‘.

Good morning Friends,

Four-lettered words are considered bad,
They are regarded as a form of abuse;
There are some that make the heart glad,
You don’t think of them as tongue that’s loose.

One of them is Love, another is Hope,
Two four-lettered words that rule the Earth;
Without either none of us can really cope,
All the people marvel at their true worth.

Love brings Hope and Hope brings Love,
Amazingly, both of them go hand in hand;
They are like a white pigeon and a dove,
Amongst others they bring peace on land.

A world without Love is a Hopeless world,
There are despair and resentment around;
As the forces of Hatred and War are unfurled,
The voices of Reason and Friendship are drowned.

I wish you a day full of Love and Hope,
May tender feelings guide your day;
May all other negative feelings elope,
Leaving you to deal with a sunny Sunday.

Yet another sunny Sunday is out to scintillate you.

 

 

 

A very Happy Saturday awaits you.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #71‘.

Good morning Friends,

Although happiness is a relative feeling,
No one can actually steal it from you;
Your inner self can provide the healing,
And it is really good for your soul too.

Whilst it is true no man is an island,
Still, each can control his own emotions;
We don’t have to go where others land,
We can have our own ideas and notions.

What a wonderful world God has made,
We are dependent but have our space too;
So if in a situation a person is found afraid,
It doesn’t have to perforce include you.

Likewise, happiness is a feeling within,
One shouldn’t ever look for it without;
Find it somewhere inside your skin,
It is there beyond any shadow of doubt.

Hence, let me today wish you inner joy,
That would always be there with you;
Such happiness no one can ever destroy,
Everyday, you can find it fresh and new.

Let this Saturday be soul-stirring and buoyant from within.

It is a Beautiful Day.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #70‘.

Good morning Friends,

It is natural to seek light after dark,
Than to plunge into dark after light;
At daybreak you can sing like a lark,
When the blackness is on a flight.

Mornings are for positive thought,
You can look forward to the entire day;
Look at the colours the sun brought,
And the winds making the trees sway.

Endless beauty descends on the earth,
When the day shifts from twilight to dawn;
Early birds start flying and chirping in mirth,
The Nature prepares to welcome the morn.

There is increasing excitement in the air,
As if it is a singular unique occurrence,
So what it is everyday and not so rare?
Every morning brings a different ambience.

It is worth welcoming every new day,
Exactly how Nature has meant it to be;
Never think of any morning as passe’,
Each has got its own distinctive beauty.

I pray that the beauty of this lovely Friday,
Would be seen by eyes and felt by heart;
That soon you’d own it and call it ‘My Day‘,
And with its spur, have a truly flying start.

Have the most beautiful day ever.

 

ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਗਏ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਇਕ ਸਾਲ,
ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਸਾਡਾ ਹੈ ਓਹਨਾ ਹੀ ਬੁਰਾ ਹਾਲ।
ਇੰਜ ਲਗਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਦਾਂ ਮਾਂ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਇੱਥੇ ਹੈ,
ਓਹੀ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਮੁਸਕਾਨ ਓਹੀ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਚਾਲ।

ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੂਹ ਇਸ ਘਰ ਵਿਚ ਹੈ ਬਸਦੀ,
ਹਰ ਤਰਫ਼ ਇੱਥੇ ਮਾਂ ਦਿਖਦੀ ਹੈ ਹੱਸਦੀ;
ਕੁਛ ਵੀ ਸਵਾਲ ਪੁੱਛ ਲਓ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ,
ਹਰ ਪ੍ਰੋਬਲਮ ਦਾ ਹਲ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਹੈ ਮਾਂ ਦੱਸਦੀ।

ਕਾਸ਼ ਕਿਸੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਰੁਕ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਉਹ ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਪਲ,
ਕਾਸ਼ ਯਮਦੂਤ ਨਾ ਦੇਖਦਾ ਸਾਡੀ ਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਵੱਲ,
ਰੱਬ ਕਰਦਾ ਕੁੱਛ ਐਸਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਬੰਧ ਜਾਂਦਾ,
ਉਹ ਘੜੀ ਕਿਸੀ ਨਾ ਕਿਸੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਟੱਲ।

ਪਰ ਹੋਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਈ ਰੋਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਸਕਦਾ,
ਕਾਲ ਦਾ ਹੱਥ ਕਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਥੱਕਦਾ,
ਅੱਜ ਮਾਂ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਕੱਲ ਅਸਾਂ ਵੀ ਓਥੇ ਜਾਣਾ,
ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੈ ਵਕ਼ਤ ਅਸੀਂ ਵੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਹਕ਼ ਦਾ।

ਜਦ ਤਕ ਅਸੀਂ ਹਾਂ ਸਾਡੀ ਮਾਂ ਹੈ,
ਸਾਰੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਿੰਦ ਜਾਂ ਹੈ,
ਓਥੇ ਉਥੇ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੋਲ ਨਹੀਂ,
ਸਾਡੀ ਮਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਹਰਦਮ ਇਸੀ ਥਾਂ ਹੈ।

ਰੱਬਾ, ਮਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਦਿਖਦੀ ਹੈ ਆਪਜੀ ਦੀ ਛਾਯਾ,
ਹਰ ਤਰਫ ਉਤੇ ਹੈ ਸਾਡੇ ਮਾਂ ਦਾ ਹੀ ਸਾਯਾ,
ਆਪਜੀ ਤਾਂ ਲੈ ਗਏ ਸੀ ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਕੋਲ,
ਅਸੀਂ ਫੇਰ ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਸੀ ਘਰ ਚ ਹੈ ਬੁਲਾਇਆ।

Maa nu gaye ho gaya ik saal,
Aje wi saada hai ohna hi bura haal.
Inj lagda hai maa aje wi ithe hai,
Ohi pyaari muskaan ohi sohni chaal.

Maa di rooh is ghar wich hai basdi,
Har taraf ithe maa dikhdi hai hasdi;
Kuchh wi sawaal puchh lao maa nu,
Har problem da hal aje wi hai maa dasdi.

Kaash kisi tarah ruk jaande oh aakhri pal,
Kaash Yamdoot na dekhda saadi maa de wal,
Rabb karda kuchh aisa samaan bandh jaanda,
Oh ghadi kisi na kisi tarah jaandi tal.

Par honi nu koi roke nahi hai sakda,
Kaal da hath kade nahin hai thakda,
Ajj maa gayi hai kal asaan wi othe jaana,
Poora karna hai waqt aseen wi apne haq da.

Jadd taq aseen haan saadi maan hai,
Saare paase maa di jind jaan hai,
Othe utte Waheguru kol nahin,
Saadi maan tanh hardam isi thaan hai.

Rabba, maa wich dikhdi hai aapji di chhaya,
Har waqt utte hai saade maan da hi saaya,
Aapji tanh lai gaye si maan nu aapne kol,
Aseen pher maa nu isi ghar ch hai bulaya.

One year has gone by since Maa went away,
Even now we are still in bad state.
It appears like it was only yesterday,
That same loving smile, the same beautiful gait.

Mother’s soul still lives in our abode,
In every direction we can see her smile,
Even now you can put her in answering mode,
She’d give you the solution in a while.

Wish those last moments could be stalled,
And wish Death’s Messenger had spared her;
How lovely if God hadn’t her called,
And Time hadn’t somehow dared her.

But who can stop Fate’s wheels turn,
Time’s hands never get tired,
Today Maa left, tomorrow we’d also burn,
Who knows when we are required?

Maa lives as long as we are here,
In every direction you can see mother,
No, she isn’t with God up there,
Our mother is at this place and no other.

God, we can see in mom your face,
Everywhere your and her blessings abound,
You’d beckoned Maa to your place,
But, in this house we still have her around.

 

 

God is the only constant in this universe.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #69‘.

Good morning Friends,

Do you have to be happy throughout,
To wish people happiness everyday?
What happens if you are down and out,
In sadness, what do you have to say?

The fact is that there is no constant,
Today you’re happy, tomorrow you can be sad;
Indeed things can change every instant,
There is nothing like perennial good or bad.

This teaches us to be humble in good times,
As also, in bad times, to have fortitude;
Enjoy it when the bell of delight chimes,
But don’t give up in moments of solitude.

In this forever changing world of emotion,
Remember, your God is always with you;
Some situations are only to test your devotion,
God is always kind, well-meaning and true.

‘May God be with you‘ is a better greeting,
Than wishing people continuous happiness;
Everything in the universe is merely fleeting,
Only God is permanent and magnanimous.

I wish you, with Him, direct line today,
May He be there constantly by your side;
May He hear you instantly when you pray,
Through ever changing time and tide.

May God’s blessings constantly touch you this Thursday.

Love your fellow travelers in the Journey of Life.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #68‘.

Good morning Friends,

Even if you journey by plane, ship or train,
And be with people for short duration;
You can’t help but thoughts you entertain,
That fellow passengers deserve consideration.

Now imagine your fellow travelers on Earth,
Journeying with you for months and years;
Shouldn’t they be, your consideration, worth,
Sharing with you same joys, sorrows and fears?

God made all virtues and emotions relative,
Making us dependent on so many others;
It is, therefore, made for us near imperative,
That we regard people as sisters and brothers.

Today when you awaken just look around,
Think of people as co-travelers with you;
Share with them the love you’ve found,
And wish them well on Life’s Journey too.

Here everyone arrives at the same station,
Their timings and duration may be diverse;
And lo, all disembark at the same destination,
Before finally to their homes they disperse.

Happy Life’s Journey, my fellow passengers,
Let today’s part voyage be the best so far;
None of us are to one another strangers,
All of us get direction from the same star.

Wish all world’s wayfarers well this Wednesday. 

Appreciate all your friends and see yourself becoming richer.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #67‘.

Good morning Friends,

You can give a man some money,
At his job, you can give him a raise,
But to really make him feel sunny,
Just convey to him a word of praise.

You can see that a little appreciation,
Can actually make your loved ones fly;
If you seek of this proof or illustration,
Why not give it a one time try?

Today, let those close to you know,
That you admire what they are doing;
You can see their confidence grow,
And see their spirits and zeal renewing.

You’d then enjoy your own power,
To make people around you smile;
When you, on people, joys shower,
These happily return to you in a pile.

Praise, like mercy, is double blessed,
It blesses both the giver and the receiver;
In gods’ own robes it is always dressed,
Converting each one of us into a believer.

Happy Tuesday, my valued friends,
In my life important roles you play;
I hope our friendship never ends,
Today, this greeting comes your way.

Have a truly triumphant Tuesday.

 

Each day lived well makes your life better.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #66‘.

Good morning Friends,

A good thing linked to these odes,
Is that we take one day at a time;
Rather than the weight of life, in loads,
In bits, these give us reason and rhyme.

Life is really meant to be lived this way,
By breaking into many a convenient part;
We are just to do our best every day,
And then wait for a brand new day to start.

The most important part of life, thus,
Becomes each single day to be lived well;
No anxiety, no worry, no pain, no fuss;
No useless thinking of heaven and hell.

Don’t lets worry about tomorrow and its needs,
Lets fold our hands and to God lets pray;
“Give me today my best thoughts and deeds,
Let me be happy and content just for today.”

Stay focused on one small step, each day,
And not on the Life’s Journey as a whole;
This is by far the most pragmatic way,
In which we progress to our life’s goal.

I wish you the best plan and resolve,
To live today to your total satisfaction;
With each day, may your life evolve,
As the one with purpose and direction.

Wish you a Monday that is anything but mundane and monotonous.

May Music stir your soul this Sunday.

From the first of June, 2018, I started writing Good Morning messages in the form of poems (Please read: ‘Good Morning Message #1‘).

The last such message was: ‘Good Morning Message #65‘.

Good morning Friends,

When everything appears wrong for me,
I often listen to my favourite song;
And lo! suddenly, sadness turns to glee,
It appears right what was till then wrong.

Of all the things that God has gifted,
Music invariably stirs my soul;
Listening to it I feel truly uplifted,
Soon I start feeling like a whole.

Like Love, Music doesn’t have a language,
That’s understood only by a few;
On the other hand there is an adage,
That music can cross barriers, old and new.

Look at the place it occupied in Indian culture,
Music and Raagas were our ways to pray,
Gods would come alive from stone sculpture,
And with the music would dance and sway.

Lets start this Sunday on the right note,
And let Music touch your inner heart;
Each one of us needs a way to emote,
In it, let music play its rightful part.

Have a soul-stirring Sunday.