An open letter

You are on my mind night and day.

Obsessive of your presence one way or another.

Thoughts keep reverting to you in sickness or in health.

In joy or in pain, in happiness or in sadness.

In company or when alone.

Don't want to lose you, ever.

Dear HOPE, 

Not just I but we all need you, want you.

Do make your presence felt, 

Whether in the form of a little vial or 

The immunity developing in our bodies.

Do stay with us forever, never abandon us.

Drench us in the sunshine of positivity.

Give us the courage to feel for others.

The strength to be selfless and empathetic.

Let us transition smoothly from one year to another,

Happily.

Please let us all have a very Healthy new year.

Regards, 

Us.

New Year Wishes

May the New Year bring rays of sunshine in your life...

Bright enough to make you shine like the silver mountains in the distance.

May your future be as  brilliant as the shimmering snow, capping the peaks.

May you glow with health and be as strong as the mountain range itself.

May hope glimmer in your eyes like the vast expanse of blue sky.

May the sadness, if any, in your heart, be lifted like fog by beaming smiles of loved ones.

May you always cry tears of joy and laugh in the face of adversity.

May you be good, do good, see good and inspire goodness in all.

                                   Photo Credits Go To Meenakshi Bakhshi.

A New Day

The beauty of a new day lies in the mind. Mind which is the procreator of hope, faith, expectations, love, courage and many other emotions that make us all human.

Photo Credits Go To Amit Sharma

Chasing time- 2

That time of year is here. Nostalgia personified. Time to count blessings, looking back and pondering what all happened. What all could not happen and what all could have happened.

As if it were just yesterday, the same day, the same time. Same flowers blooming, same migratory birds nesting, same temperature, rain, snow, chill in the air.

Like a flash it went by! Every wish sent to people, like it was written yesterday. The same parties, thankfully  surrounded by the same people. Some new additions surprisingly seeming like old acquaintances. Same cheer in the atmosphere.

Same emotions wreaking havoc. The same homeless, cold people on the roads stirring deep emotions within the soul. Same sense of helplessness, restlessness and pain.

Same sense of joy and pride watching your children grow. Love, companionship amongst young and old in the family. Same sense of gain when a new member arrives in the family. The extreme sense of loss felt like a huge void, everytime remembering those lost.

Years passing by, one at a time but like on a speedboat, zooming past. Memories merging into each other like a dream, senselessly mixing people , events from past and present together.

Like a joyride, rollercoaster years, same posts, photos, comments, likes on the social media. The decorated Christmas trees, the dancing , singing , drinking, New Year's Eve parties. Identical situations yet...

The year is brand new, time lapsed, 12 months gone, countless breaths drawn. Mind absorbing pain and pleasure like a sponge. Countless moments lost, countless moments acquired. Bonds formed and broken, relationships strengthened, weakened.

The familiarity of "Sameness" embracing in comfort. The excitement of unknown giving sense of adventure. Family, friends giving  love, hope and the strength to go on. Go on chasing time!

Chasing Time

That time of year is here!
Christmas and New Year.

Look back and remember;
Pleasures, pain, joy and anger.

Spread some cheer;
Amongst those who are dear.

Be someone's Angel;
Share,love and give away to strangers.

Break free, shake the past;
Grab the future, let hope last.

Follow your heart, out you venture;
Go on for an unknown adventure.

Let the New Year ring the chime;
Continue the journey, chasing Time.