That little devil

I introduce to you ladies and gentlemen,
my oldest friend, my partner in mischief
not a peaceful nights' sleep, since I was three years old,
thanks to my little sister, the devil

The games we invented;
adventures, we called some
while some were so much fun,
that we even forgot to give them names

Monopoly, we played all day long,
how I always had the reds cards and the blue hotels,
was always beyond her mental faculties
late night horror stories,ruled them all

Hard to forget were those bakery trips and panipuri outings
or those hardy boys and tinkle digests we exchanged
weird were the competitions that we had,
Banana eating beat them all

For 24 years have I toiled so hard,
what do I get in return?
tons of love, greeting cards,
loads of chocolates and a band with "Angry birds"

The shadow in the dark

Sitting by the dim street light,
attention drawn and mind blank,
I dont hear the frog's croak or the clock's tick
I just sit here, ogling at the starry starry night

My thoughts wander to a place far far away
I feel a sting in my chest, a gushing pain,
yet I sit there staring at infinity,
like a nomad, who has just found his way

Soil, iron red and the sky, coal black
I wonder if thats what I really see.
I am the warrior, the solitary reaper,
the shadow in the dark

I wonder why we love to suffer,
fear of happiness is it?
or just an irreparable sense of inertia
as they say, "Ignorance is bliss" or whatever...

I believe its time to run!

Welcome to the season of running
A season where each of us have juggled between work and work outs
A season where we have pushed our limits
A season where we have drawn inspiration from each other
A season where we decided that we'd run
for ourselves, for fitness or for a cause!

Its time to run!

I believe it starts one step at a time
and then I'd have no idea where my dreams will take me

I believe the world is my treadmill
I believe my biggest inspiration is the person infront of me

I believe in solitude and community
I believe no decision should be made while running uphill

I believe that when I think its over... I can always dig a little deeper
I believe in redefining my impossible

I believe in myself, and
I believe in the run
- Nike

The love of my life...

Like the first drop of the summer rain
and the distant hoot of the chugging train,
A long forgotten song that you loved
and the flutter of every butterfly that moved

Like the dew drop struggling on a lotus leaf
The conversation with your friend sharing your grief
A cup of coffee from mom early in the morning,
or a lazy sunday spent sleeping, eating and doing nothing!

A phone call from your childhood friend
The endless conversations with your girlfriend
The presence of the one person to come back to at nights
despite the arguments and the silly little fights

The fun in getting lost in a new place
The joy of being the reason for the smile on someone's face
A long walk along the seaside in solitude
or guzzling on the pizzas, dosas or any other good food

The joy of receiving a hand written letter
A nightout with friends in playful banter
The quick sleep stolen after the alarm rings
are some of those that define... the love of my life!