Moonlight Dance..

The two kids floated in the air.
Spinning around the moon.

Tiny figures bobbing,
to a playful tune.

She said she'd make a dress,
from the fine threads of the moonlight.
All he wanted to do,
was swing on it.

In circles, they bickered.
Holding their stance.

And spent all night,
in a moonlight dance.

-Merci

Words

Don't waste your words.
On the undeserved.
Petty.
Lame.

Watch them as they slowly cross your mind.
The traces of their feet.
The paths they choose to tread.

Hold them back,
if they choose a dirty lane.
Hold them back,
if they choose to dirty a lane.

But let them flow,
where they are needed the most.
Let them flow,
when silence is sin.

For those who deserve,
say words from all your heart.
Even if it is one.
Watch it flow in the universe.
Softly immerse into the other.
And illuminate.

-Merci

2 Songs.

While I'm travelling, I spend most of my time listening to music. Especially, when I'm going home from work. It's usually dusk when I leave.And there is something about fading lights, moving trains and a sense of freedom.

This post is about two songs. Listen to them for the magic of Arijit Singh and A. R. Rahman.While on a journey. Laidback.With the wind blowing in your hair.

1. Kabira (Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani)

                            
2. Mahi ve  (Highway)

  

Tales From Yonder...

Speak something if you must.
Else say naught,
and let your silence fill my heart.
It's melody ring in my ears,
Your presence fill my soul.

What kind of a traveller are you,
who rang the bell and walked away?
Indeed I came running at the door. The verandah was vacant,
the lantern hung low.
I sat at the porch, eyes hurt as they
looked for your sign in the horizon.
The blue sky turned crimson, violet, black
and shone again at dawn.

But you would not return.
For the love I hold.
Or the stories untold.
Because you do not care.

Facebook Shacebook Hayyo Rabba

Today is the 1st of February 2014 and it is exactly 31 days since I've been off Facebook. Bahh ! I do not want to make it sound like a big achievement and honestly, it is not.Nor do I intend to give Facebook any undue importance or conversely, even deride it for that matter.

I belong to that category of people who spend a healthy amount of time online - surfing the internet, chatting or accessing social websites.Since I belong to the 90's generation, I picked up this habit only during my degree college and so, thankfully, have a wonderful childhood to look back to. It was in December last year, that I decided to go off Facebook completely. I realized I was spending a lot of time in the virtual sphere and it was getting the better of me,maybe.At work I spent all the time in front of my laptop and I did not want to do the same at home for mindless activities. 

Anyway, I decided to give it a try and what better way to start off than with the new year? So cometh 1st January and I deactivated my account. Surprisingly or not, I haven't missed Facebook even once after that. No, I never felt like logging into my account again. I spent the new year taking an off from work and spending some quiet time at home. I watched several animated movies which I took from my team-mate , met some friends and enjoyed me-time.

As days passed by, I grew out of Facebook. Now, when I look at people aimlessly browsing it in trains, liking posts etc, it makes me smile inside.I find it futile. No, I am not trying to say what they are doing is wrong or ridiculous.It is exactly what I used to do before.It is just that I don't see the sense in it anymore -making your life revolve around a reality that may not even exist. Don't I sound like someone who was a drug addict and is fresh out of rehab?

Having said enough,I had only temporarily suspended activity from Facebook and I do intend to reactivate my account.However, I am enjoying my stay away from it right now. The only few times when I feel I should instantly return is when I end up chatting with a friend over LinkedIn simply because I am off Facebook and he is off Gtalk! *sigh*