Rain.....

A speck of cloud..
On a sunny afternoon..
Playing like a child
Running after the hazy moon

Another one...
In the resigning day..
joining a few others,
I fear rain...
I see around
The thirsty silent bloom here...
Clouds dancing with the wind
Will it be my terrace
Or will the rain gush far there.

Am waiting for that first drop now,
Either on my nose or eyes or head
All equally soothing...
Am waiting for the rush
some to hide deep into the soil bed

I imagine the parched floor ...
underneath a watery layer,
Life to the listless air around me,
Death to the sun's flare..

Will it be too long a wait?
Or will the clouds join by twilight
An hour's fight between hope and despair
I give up, it was too much to wish for
I get up, as the gold sun showed off his might,

Just then...
far and farther I see the clouds joined
Finally raging the war which I thought..
they had left behind,
I am all smiles as I see the colorless lines walking towards me,
From the sky to down below...
Rushing with and against the breeze
I welcome them with open arms,
too delighted to worry,
They jump with joy happy to embrace me..
I  forget the wait, forget the despair and the pain
So at the end of the day,
I get to welcome the rain

Silenced Fights...

There is a lot of action followed by an equally lot of commotion followed by an uncomfortable silence. Yes, this has been the pattern - repeated innumerable times for the past few months or say years in our country.

The 2G scam - reports/news flying here and there - We all glued to our television sets - adrenaline rushing - what happens next? We have our faith in India's judicial system reinforced then - finally they have nabbed Raja with Rani and they are behind bars. Though the scam clouds were grey with the huge financial losses the country had to incur and also the amount of corruption it highlighted in our political and business arena, the silver lining was that many of them were behind the bars. A couple of years later - they are out on bail, of course the courts promise there is a case against them. BUT they are free after all and even giving political statements with renewed confidence, as if they are back just after a break. We have to probably wait for a decade may be for justice or just forget it - our memory can hold only somethings and there are too many scams to follow after all.
The coal scam - PMO blamed. Media dedicated a few days for a total coverage - and now it lies in dumps or am I not keeping up with the story which may be is getting just a 1x1 space on the 10th page of the newspaper!
North grid failure - total blackout symbolizing the current governance. News room discussion - surprising figures out in the open! The power restored - all's well - no complaints after all the electricity was back and people could carry on with their lives, the power was indeed restored!
Anna's promise - the way he roped in "aam junta" - a national movement finally entering into politics after a few months, its future unknown, its strategy hazy and undisclosed. Whats next? Will we get the answer or a ray of hope during the 2014 election or will some small unknown party challenge the parliament and die its natural death? Again a silence after a big turmoil and a smile on Congress's face after a big shame!
Baba Ramdev - finally breaking his fast today - couldn't really follow or understand the conclusion or was I expecting too much seeing the yogic followers crowding the country's capital. He doesn't promise entering politics but promises changes - unclear and unpromising.

Has it become a trend or was I becoming too optimistic? What is maligning or hapless is - we know the disease and we also know that the cure just fails to fight against it! Optimism prevails and it is silenced every time the fight is silenced!

Is the disease of corruption or corrupt politicians too deep-rooted or powerful or may be strategically insurmountable as to defeat the ones who rise against it?
"Justice", "judicial evidence", "anti-corruption slogans" - all lose value and just remain like a "temporary offbeat track" in our minds till the next equally strong or stronger bolt to the country follows!

क्यूँ आह से मेरी
क्यूँ आह से मेरी
तुझे आती है शिकायत की आंच ...
हिजर की आग में मैं झुलसा हूँ कब से ,
मेरे अल्फाजों ने राह देखी है शिद्दत से तेरी ...

मुद्दत हुई रश्क  किये,
उनकी नज़र के पैमाने के लिए
उनकी नज़र के पैमाने के लिए...
हमें  साकी  होने की चाह में,
मुद्दत हुई डूबे हुए...
नशा तो अब भी है उनको ...
नशा तो अब भी है उनको ,
बस अब एक भी बूँद हमने डाली नहीं,
मुद्दत हुई उनको जाम दिए