Disillusionment!!!

she held the dream close to her heart
from a very tender age, she felt
that someday a prince will sweep her away
a prince not keen about horses and limousines
just a man who breathes
and lives her tale of love.

she kept the search, she looked for him
in everyone of their eyes, she looked
she often times fell for cons and tricks
impostors ready to devour what she bore
still, she hoped as she cried,
she slept with her faith;

...when dreams came true, she said "i do"
she loved the hope that came to life
her friends were pleased for her as well
alas! her love, to have and hold.

a year gone by, the weather changed
the clouds of doubt where home again
why does he smile at drapy drapes
what makes his eyes cold as ice

she walked as she thought,
she prayed she was wrong
she even saw a twinkle in another's eyes...
what dreams made of deludes her still-
she strides on in search, she courts the wind for a Change...


These days, I see a certain smile on her lips
I dont dare ask what her secret is...
my hope is just what i think it is...,
that now she's at home with her case...and
she knows the password - that to love is to Breathe!

From me, to you!

May the morning dew bath your yester' fears
May the golden sunlight dry your tears away
May there be sweetness in the berries you eat
May all life's force tend to your needs today!

Wishing you the loveliest day of your life.

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... THE FLOW

I have a certain love, it is swimming!
It isn't just the back strokes and the deep end adrenaline...
It is the clear blue water which beacons when I come around it
The first chill, as my feet says hello to the water
The love with which it receives my body as I fall headlong inside of it...


You see, the water is an amazing lover,
It's the kind of friend heaven sends once in a lifetime
It bears you with joy as you glide through it
It caresses you like a thousand feathers all purposed to please you
Provided you don't fuzz through it and flip flap like a penguin.


It is with life, as like a glide through water,
It has a flow...it has a rhythm to its music.
Each moment has its own joys,
Whatever pains accompanies the joys can be borne with grace,
Cos in the end, the universe knows just how to bear us as we glide along.


Oh mere mortals like us!
That we may not force the experiences of our lives to be a certain way,
But that we may receive each moment with unbridled exhilaration and grace
Peaceably discarding the previous moments for fresh new moments,
Aware that the mighty plans of God paints life with exquisite goodness...
Still aware that we are gliding with the flow of life!

The details in TODAY!

I have a friend who is high on life!

She is the one who feels sunlight on her back and can sing along with the birds...
"I catch the details in the day," she very often says.
She seldom remembers a hurt cos " whats the point wasting my time..."

She is truly refreshing to have around,
we say she carries the golden moments with her
and doesnt waste a tear on something that was not beautiful.

Her life inspired me to ask the question,
What are the details in your Today???

Everyday starts the most part, with your eyelids gently opening,
it opens to all of life...
to brightness that your eyes can see,
to the sourness of your morning breathe,
to the smell of the morning air
to the noise of life...the birds , the kids whatever it may be,

to your partner's warmth or annoying snore
to your sister's steps as she moves about
to your neighbours' regular ramblings and chores
to a chance to choose again, to live!

We awaken each day,
to a moment of decision to live above the cares,
to a choice to not be dampened by another's ways...
to a  brand new day... with brand new hopes...
to new possibilities and deeper joys...
to new challenges which takes us to our victories,
to golden moments where we have faith again and can forgive anything...

A new day with a new chance to hope that God will take care of his creation!
To smile at our scars and know that everything will be alright!

You see, it is easy to wrap ourselves in the negatives,
to remember the wife at home who nags for a living,
and the husband who plays god and is never wrong.

It pounds us in our heads, what noisy children we have,
who play unending and do not conform to the standards we set!

How can we forget the "fool" who almost ran us down on our way to work,
and our slimy, foolish, lowlife business associates,
who connive to pull us down.

We spend time thinking of all the hurts his words left,
all the pains her betrayal caused...
we string to the hope  that all our enemies will die
and plan to right all the wrongs that comes with life!

But I ask you this question,
 if you could be shown on a screen, the details of today,
if you had clarity, on the gifts of heaven to you,
What will you be grateful for today???

What are the details in your TODAY!