Category Archives: Musings

Good Morning!

In a dayHours 24In the hourMinutes 60In the minuteSeconds 60In the secondMilliseconds…In the millisecond,The moment.Make each moment special.It is a choice.You are gifted With 86400000 milliseconds ToSmile sweetly,Sing soulfully, Serve selflessly, Seek sanctity,Speak softly.Stay special.Let go the ordinary.Just today,Choose special.Good Morning.

Realise

Our time is limited,Our past can’t be edited,Our future isn’t alwaysWishfully scripted.Figures in banks and Figures in the mirror,Represent nothing but Impermanence, mere.Niether saves us,From an earthquake sudden-All dreams and domes crash,Beauties mutilate,Money doesn’t reach Beneath the debris.All great and small here-Lie buried, breathlessUnder one tremor,So unexpected, so sheer.

No revisits

Revisiting wounds,Recalling memories,Brings regrets.More often than not,The mind whines,The heart pines.Unstick the mind,From that spot.Un-tether the heart,From that rot.There’s limited time,That you’ve got.Look forward,Look upward,Choose to move beyond,Remind yourself,Everything is temporaryOn Life’s playground.

The Quality of the Prayer

Is it Thankful? Desperate? Earnest? Complaining?Tearful?Mindful?Surrendering?Neutral?Soulful?Heavy?Light?Radiant?Peaceful?What is the qualityOf the prayer?

The best

Daily connect with the best version of yourself.Meditate and go deep within the ocean of your energy and find the pearl of wisdom and wit.Meditate and reach out to the highest potential of yourself and conduct yourself with grit and dignity.Meditate and maintain your balance and your best,Forego, forget the rest.Be here and now.

Dark coffee, light moments

Not all days are a sunny carrot-orange. On such days, Coffee with cream Fixes the heart that is too full And has to stop feeling, And the mind is too still, And has to start thinking. On such pale days, I prefer coffee with cream. The aroma and the warmth Quietly work their way ThroughContinue reading “Dark coffee, light moments”

As if

Be present now.As if No future awaits.Learn new now.As if No second chance avails.Smile and laugh nowAs ifNo joy forever stays.Accept others nowAs ifNo one meets again.Calmly breathe in nowAs ifNo guarantee Of the next breath prevails.Live now,Love now,Let go now.

Happy Birthday Sister!

Sisters are so precious,Indeed a lifetime gift,They support and help you,Whenever you falter or fall,With their helpBack to your balanceYou shift,They help you lift.You have been the bestWith you I have wovenA lifetime of delights:Outings,feastings, And arguments;All we did we loved and let go the rest.You brought lightTo our livesRumjhum is our pride,Your smile sheContinue reading “Happy Birthday Sister!”

Sweetness

Thoughts rushHelter skelterIn my mind.Some momentsThey remindSome memoriesThey rewind.The only wisdom isIn being kind.A little sweetnessIn words and deeds,With love does Hearts and souls Forever bind.***🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭Being kind is being sweet.Have a sweet year ahead.🍭🍭🍭🍭🌸🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🌸🍭🍭

A new start

Adversities are inescapable but resilience and patience see you through. What 2022 brought or what it took away, is the past.Few moments today decide how you’ll spend December, reflecting on your newfound strengths or your self-realised wisdom.May each day bring more power to you. More wisdom to you. More hope to you. May more ofContinue reading “A new start”

Thank you dearest Mother Earth

This Thanksgiving, Thank Our Planet Raise your awareness. You can’t love fish and litter the fresh water river,Or throw plastic rubbish on a beach,Or toss Coke cans in the sea.Be mindful please.Live honestly. You can’t love music And honk unnecessarily:Noise creates stress,Don’t forget so easily.Be mindful please.Think deeply. You can’t claim to love birds andContinue reading “Thank you dearest Mother Earth”

52nd National Day of Oman

Oman, the land of peace.Oman, the land of beauty.Oman, the land of wisdom.Oman, the stretch of oceans.Oman, the home of mountains.Oman, the address Of an aquamarine oasis.Oman, the essence Of silence and quietude.Oman, the beautyOf grace and gratitude.Oman, Where whispersOf the waves,Create music In every heart,Oman, A glimpse of paradise,Oman,A class apart.

Mountains of Muscat

Today there is a rare And unusual clarityIn the skies and one can see The faint outline Of the highest peak. May our minds Always have such clarityAnd may we be grantedAnd blessed such visions That guide us Into the unknown With calmness And divine sublimity.Good Morning World!

Happy Children’s day India!

A poem for kids: ‘My Train Journey’ ‘My Train Journey’ My train journeyWas just lovely,I met kidsWho were funny,We laughed a lot At each station Hot snacks we bought.Chhuk chhukChhuk chhukChug chugChug chugWent the train,The rhythm feltLike a refrain.I know not whenA thug cameA thief he was,Who stole a packOf my croissant plain;I thought toContinue reading “Happy Children’s day India!”

Nothing is truer

Nothing is truerNothing is truer,Than the truthThat we stop ourselvesFrom doing more And doing better.Nothing is truer,Than the truthThat we fear Our own light,Our own power.Nothing is truerThan the truthThat we think smallAnd dream smaller,And do the smallest.Nothing is truerThan the truthThat we abandonedA great idea within,For fear of failure,And gave up,Instead of taking AContinue reading “Nothing is truer”

Into November

Into November,We stumble,October’s over End of 2022’s in sight,So let’s reflect onThe wishes we lostSaying, I ‘may’ and ‘might’.Let’s make up our mind,Life doesn’t comeWith a button to rewind,To yourself do remind,Don’t mull too long,Write your story,Hum your song.

Round the corner

You may feel low,You may have had a blow,But dwell in hope,You’ll surely cope,Just round the corner,There’s dawn again and light,There’s sweet delight.Diwali’s the highlight.Declutter and decorate,Goodness let’s opt forEach and everyday, Kindness let’s celebrate.In each and every way.Diwali is a festivalOf lighting diyas,To drive away darkness,Not just of the Amaavas,But also the despairAnd focusContinue reading “Round the corner”

A few

I wish youPleasant moments More than just a few.I wish youA lovely surprise,So you feel all ‘oooh’!I wish you Awesome memory-making Dashed with laughter too.Go, get your chaiOr go coffee brew,Greet the lovely dayAhead of you, All fresh and new!

HAPPY OMANI WOMEN’S DAY

Happy Women’s Day!We celebrate being us,We balance rules, That are just,We draw the boundaries,With mutual trust.May a lady never be Too eager to please,Or forced to live In dread or fear,Cry alone or hide a tear.It’s 2022,She’s talented too;Free to choose, What to do.It fills the heart With hope and joyTo see Omani womenIn everyContinue reading “HAPPY OMANI WOMEN’S DAY”

Completing 49 years

Is aging chronological Or spiral?Aging is random,In moments few,Our mental age grew.Is aging greyingOr growing?It is both for some,Making use of this privilege is true understanding.Is aging resting Your case,Or resisting?Aging is building a caseSingular, exceptional and then resting:For posterity, be inspiring.Is aging sweetening Or embittering?Aging is a little of all,Like so many shades OfContinue reading “Completing 49 years”

Happy Birthday!

You rule our hearts naturally, You are our dearly, You smile so graciously, You breathe so gently, You speak so softly, You move so delicately, You are our Princess lovely, Each day may you live happily, In every way remain blessed lovingly, Now and for multiple decades to come, You remain our precious, niece, ourContinue reading “Happy Birthday!”

Understanding Surrender

The usual understanding of surrender is feeling desperate, feeling helpless and giving up, and turning to a higher/superior power for resolution/help/ support/miracle.To a great extent, this understanding of surrender is true for all of us.But one can go deeper and understand that real and total surrender are at a different level.After putting in every possibleContinue reading “Understanding Surrender”

Navratri

These festive timesCalled Navratri,The nine days signify,The many ways,We symbolise and glorify,The energy and strengths,Of the Feminine.Goddess in her Avatars,Worshipped for her Virtues and kindness,With gulaal and flowers.We pray earnestlyTo this Mother Divine,May she bless us all, and protect us all.We seek her forgiveness,Her favours and grace,As we sing and dance,In her glory and praise,AndContinue reading “Navratri”

For some of us

For some of usFrom this day, today,This world will never be The same again.A few words unsaid,A few tears unshed,Will forever remain.For some of us now on,A hollow feeling,An emptiness,A sense of loss,A long, quiet silence,Will forever remain.This world will never be The same again.To those ‘some of us’Whose hearts have broken,I say, let usContinue reading “For some of us”

Make today awesome

Today,in all you do,Add a little bit Of glitter,Add a little bit Of glamour,Add a little bit Of grit.In every act today,Be the hand of God,And however mundane Be your task,It’s upto you To add a little zestAnd make better or best.Life is a short trip,Whatever you do,Do it whole heartedly,Like an act of worship.

Adieu, Dear Queen

Seventy yearsOf Queening,Through The terrific,The tumultuous, And the tragic.Choosing GraceAnd trusting God,She rose to the call of duty,An epitome of eleganceWho redefined monarchy.May her soul rest In eternal peace,As we bid adieu,And deeply condole Her kith and kin,How do we get used to,Of Great Britain, Sans the Queen?

Have a better day than yesterday!

Choose well.Choose Silence not arguing.Choose Hope not worrying.Choose Activities not idling.ChooseLearning not lazing.Choose better,Right now,Not later! Choose better today

Happy Teacher’s Day

Should I thank you Life,For what you have taught me? It is irreversible and unforgettable. You give no second chanceThere is no timeFor a backward glance.You have set The toughest lessons And sudden twists And unexpected turns And all this On slippery and steep pathways,With no promises of getaways.You give no hint Of the nextContinue reading “Happy Teacher’s Day”

Good morning

Today and everydayAs we pray,For our near and dear,Let us includeAnd pray tooFor all humansFar and distant,Who are in pain,And may respite gain.May they heal for sure,Let’s wish all will cure,From our heart,Prayerful, kind and pure.Good Morning!May you hold Gratitude for all You are blessed with.

Jai Ganesh Deva

Lord Ganesha you lead Our beginnings,Make our path Obstacle-free,Your names are thousand,Ekdant, AniketVignesh or Vinayak,You love laadoo and modakAnd ride the mushak,We bow unto you and seekProtection and good luck.You are our beloved,Our most worshipped,To you we belong,Bless us to chooseRight over wrong.Make our Vivek-buddhi Sharp and strong,As every step we take,Our path problem-freeWe prayContinue reading “Jai Ganesh Deva”

Come, September

Come September,Like a dry leafShake off Everyone’s grief.Come September,Make life better,Help everyone shrug,Each big and small grudgeCome September,Help all remember,You precede October,And the last quarter,Of this year,And it’s time To acknowledgeThat in the Fall,Nature let’s goAll dried and old,Bares itself to the coldLikewise, September,Let everyone’s heart Begin to clear,Of worry and fear,Of a frown orContinue reading “Come, September”

What upsets a person?

We are upset and disturbed many a times.Who upsets us?Obvious answer is people around us.But is it the right answer?Nope.Our expectations, when not met, upset us.So if we want to remain calm and peaceful, what should we observe? What should we change? Our expectations and our company.Expect less or nothing and genuine people will surpriseContinue reading “What upsets a person?”

Kanhaa Poem

The Kanhaa Poem: 1 By Amita J Sanghavi. 19/8/2022. Krishna, krishna! Heading straight To the Haveli,We stop at the phoolwala And his tokri, Our steps halt As we bend, Flowers to the soul, Bliss lend: The moment Of spotting fresh blooms, Mogra and Prajakta, Bringing a bright glowOn our face and our heart, We bendContinue reading “Kanhaa Poem”

Happy 76th Independence Day!

May our country Treasure every tree,May our nation,Enlightened by logic be,And thrive with hope,In adversities,Resolutely cope.May my India,Like the Charkhaa, Keep moving,Awakened, 24 by 7,And bring to earthA glimpse of heaven,And be a blessing,To all the Living.

What do we really own?

Our thoughtsOur wordsOur actionsOur voiceOur decisionsOur feelingsOur bodyOur mistakesOur heart Our soulOur talentOur effortsOur wishesOur VoiceNothing else.Ponder on this.

As evening arrives…

May you silent the noises of worry and stress and fear. May you find your peace as you use words of hope and thoughts of love. May the mind retain and recall your favourite music, your favourite songs, your favourite flavours and beautiful memories.May your heart be filled with contentment and courage.

Wonder why

The squirrel seems Less playful,The wind seems Much heavier,The sun seems Much distant,The laughter seemsMuch hollower,The chat seemsMuch mundane,The debate seemsMuch effort,The meal seemsMuch familiar,The water seemsMuch nauseous,The heart seemsMuch numb,The mind seemsMuch dumb.It’s one of those days,Only music seemsMystical, magical,Music has it’s healing ways.

July

The rain clouds,Bring relief,To the lands,Thirsty and dry;It’s July.Nature seems to ask notWhen, what, who, where,And why:Some places flood,In July,Some are too parched,Still very dry.Clouds and life,Both are so random,Dear July,Please put everything,Back in tandem.