Greatness !!

Passing by the TV last night,
a scene from 'Mahadev' caught my sight.
Lord of the gods shared his perspective,
on what the great should have as their objective.

He who holds ground in bad times is good,
but he who holds ground in better times is great.
I don't know of the fellow actors on his set,
But I definitely took this bait.

My mind wandered, to places far and near,
is there someone or something, that has such mindgear?

And then this sight came to my mind,
of a lake, of a tree and of water all around.

Look at this tree, one and all,
in the middle of a lake it stands tall.

so much water around, and all the calm and peace,
surviving in this place is such an ease.

so, is this tree great?
yes, yes, it is great.

Abundance of water doesn't waver its roots,
they don't surface to show off,
they don't surface in greed,
they don't lose ground when the land is moist,
they still know their righteous place,
and they stay rooted, they stay deep.

In spring, this tree doesn't give up to blossom,
and when the fruits bear, it doesn't forget to share.
When the wind blows, it still sways,
To the rising sun, its leaves still embrace.

That is Greatness,
which doesn't lose its compassion, kindness and function, when surrounded by abundance.
That is Greatness,
which doesn't forget where its roots are-and-should-be, when nasty greed is such an easy choice.
That is Greatness,
which doesn't sway with changing moistness of circumstances.
That is Greatness,
which doesn't forget to swing and sway with loved ones for a little leisure.
That is Greatness,
which doesn't stop taking in fresh and new intakes for its growth.
That is Greatness indeed !!

- Parsooram

 

Happy Friendship Day

My friends,
I am myself, when you are around,
I am at my best, when you are around.

My friends,
with you, I relax and chill,
with you, no inhibitions I feel,
with you, all the time in this world, I can kill.

My friends,
fighting and teasing and pulling my leg,
cursing and thrashing me without drinking any peg.

My friends,
praising and encouraging me for every step I take,
covering and supporting my every mistake.

My friends,
we may not talk and meet everyday,
yet in my mind,
your thought tweets atleast once a day.

My friends,
I know you fight for me, no matter what,
I know you talk for me, in every spat.

My friends,
On this day and everyday,
You give me millions of reasons to say,
Happy Friendship, Happy Friendship day.

- Parsooram

My Retreat

When work makes me go dizzy,
When ignoring all the calls, is the only thing easy,
When chatter on the floor starts sounding sleazy,
I skip away to my retreat.

When friends gather for a talk,
When its nice and sunny to have a walk,
When windy weather gives a knock,
I make a way to my retreat.

When the buildings and malls lose their charm,
When crowded streets sound alarm,
When foodcourts and hotels are all jam,
I find a leisure at my retreat.

When lunch gets heavy and moods get jolly,
When it feels like mocking over my own folly, 
When plans are made and talks are told,
When calm and quite are treasures to unfold,
It's time to walk to my retreat.

- Parsooram

[Photo taken at a walking distance from my workplace in the Changi Business Park, Singapore]

इतिहासाची पाटी

चार-सात दशके सरतील आणि आपण ही असू इतिहास-जमा,
मागे राहतील त्या फक्त आठवणी.

काही वर्षे या आठवणी असतील, आपल्या माणसांसाठी मोलाचा खजाना,
आणि मग नकळतच होतील त्या ही, अडगळीच्या कोपऱ्यात रवाना.

हा हा म्हणता शतके लोटतील,
आणि मग शे-पाचशे वर्षांनी कोणीतरी,
इतिहासाची थडगी उकरेल,
काळ्या दगडावरच्या उभ्या आडव्या रेघा मोजेल,
आणि "असे होते आमचे पूर्वज", हे सगळ्या जगाला सांगेल.

आयुष्यात सारा अट्टाहास करायचा - तो एवढ्याचसाठी,
काळाची कितीही धूळ साठली तरी,
इतिहासाच्या त्या पाटीवरती,
आपल्या करामती सरळ राहतील, सुबक वाटतील,
ठळक दिसतील.

- परसुराम

बागेतली ही वाट

इवली पाऊले हेंदकाळतात आणि सावरतात,
किलबिल पाऊले दौडतात-धडपडतात.

सुरकुतलेले काठ्या टेकत जातात,
थकलेले धापा टाकीत जातात.

यौवनात पुढे मागे घुमतात,
तारुण्यात कुशीत सामावतात आणि गातात.

कधी खिदळून गप्पा टाकीत जातात,
कधी हिरमुसून अबोला साधीत जातात.

सकाळी व्यायाम करीत चालतात,
सायंकाळी भेळ चाखत हिंडतात,
रात्री आईस्क्रीम सोबत पाघळतात.    

जितकी पाऊले, तितक्या तऱ्हा,
कधी ऊन तर कधी पाऊस-वारा,
बागेतली ही वाट,
रोजच खेळ पाहते हा सारा.

- परसुराम

Blissful Serenity

As the Halo over this serenity grows,
heavens start pouring and the ocean bows.

Angels arrive to walk the shores,
Mermaids gather to sing the lores.

Elves in the ships begin to dance,
Fairies in shiny gear begin romance.

A sight so pure,
a sight so magical,
a sight so beautiful,
What can I say, this life is so blissful.

- Parsooram

Someday ..

Someday, I will be out there,
That day, I will rule.

Someday, the Jungle will call,
That day, I will roar.

Someday, they will face me,
That day, I will hunt.

Someday, they will race me,
That day, I will win.

Someday, my stripes will shine,
That day, I will be king.

Someday, I will leave this cave,
to chase my horizon,
to make my mark,
to catch my view outside this window.

That day, my dreams will begin...

- Parsooram