Lost in thought

The time has come to sit back and relax
But the mind does not permit to rest.
It becomes active than in the past
To evaluate losses and gains.

The dreams were umpteen and joyful
But they took a part of life in vain.
The time lost was more than used
The chances missed were the most.

The distance traveled is fairly long
The fuel consumed is pretty large.
Thus goes the evaluation of mind
That perturbs me while at rest.

Who am I to evaluate my life?
What are the gauges to be used ?
As mind has no answers to these questions
Let me not disturb my peace of mind.

നേട്ടങ്ങൾ കോട്ടങ്ങൾ

      നേട്ടങ്ങൾ  കോട്ടങ്ങൾ                  

ഭാഗം - 1  -  അന്ന്

നുറ്റാണ്ട്  പിന്നിട്ടു പോയപ്പോൾ കണ്ടെത്ര
തോടും പുഴകളും കാടും വനങ്ങളും
വയലും കിണറും കുളങ്ങളും കണ്ടെത്ര
പക്ഷിമൃഗാദികൾ പൂന്പാറ്റ കൂട്ടങ്ങൾ.      

സ്നേഹവും നന്മയും പോറ്റുന്ന  മർത്യരും
നാണം കുണുങ്ങി ഒഴുകുന്നരുവിയും.        
പൂവിൻ നറുമണം പേറും പവനനും
പാറി പറക്കുന്ന നൽകിളികൂട്ടവും.

അർപ്പുവിളികളും നാദസ്വരങ്ങലും,
കൂത്തും കുരവയും ചെണ്ടമേളങ്ങളും,
ആഘോഷ വേളകൾ കാർജവമേറ്റുന്ന
മേളങ്ങൾ എത്രയോ കേൾക്കുന്നു ഞാനന്ന് .    

ഭാഗം - 2 - ഇന്ന്
ഇന്നു ഞാൻ  കാണുന്നു ഫ്ലാറ്റുകൾ എങ്ങുമേ,
വറ്റിവരളുന്ന പുഴകളുണ്ട് അങ്ങിങ്ങായി.
ചത്തുകിടക്കുന്ന കാക്കയും കുരുവിയും.
ഒട്ടേറെ ഉണ്ടിന്നു കറന്റിന്റെ കംബിമേൽ .    

ഇന്നു ഞാൻ  കാണുന്ന ദൃശ്യങ്ങൾ മിധ്യയാണ്
ഇന്നു ഞാൻ കേൾകുന്ന ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ കൃതൃമം
ഇന്നു ഞാൻ ശ്വസിക്കുന്ന വായുവിൽ വിഷമുണ്ട്‌
ഇന്നു ഞാൻ ഭുജിക്കുന്ന ഭക്ഷണം വിഷമാണ്.

ഇന്നെന്റെ ചിന്തകൾ എന്നിൽ ഒത്തുങ്ങുന്നു.  
ഇന്നെന്റെ നേട്ടങ്ങൾ മാത്രമാണെന്റെത്.
ഇന്നെന്റെ ചിന്തഇൽ  മൂല്ല്യങ്ങൾ അന്യമാണ്
ഇന്നെന്റെ ലക്ഷ്യമോ  നേട്ടങ്ങൾ കൊയ്യലാണ്.

ഭാഗം- 3-  നാളെ

നേട്ടങ്ങൾ തേടിനാം ഓടുന്ന ഓട്ടത്തിൽ
കോട്ടങ്ങൾ എന്തെല്ലാം എന്നരിയേണം നാം.
നല്ലൊരു  നാളേക്കു ജന്മം കൊടുക്കുവാൻ
നന്മ നിറയ്ക്കണം   വാക്കിലും ചെയിത്തിലും.

Enjoying the Rear View

ENJOYING THE REARE VIEW

ENJOYING THE REAR VIEW

Born into a mediocre family in a sleepy village,

I was complacent with the pace of villagers.

On moving to the city for studies,
I realized the villagers were slow.

To cope with the speed of the rest,
I wanted to move on to the driver’s seat.
Grabbing the earliest chance in life,
I got onto the driver’s seat.

Self-driving was my passion,
and I enjoyed driving all the time.
As the destination was clear,
I did not waste fuel by going around.

The roads were winding upward,
facing fairly good traffic.
On my way, I took a companion
to make my travel fruitful.

Days and months gave way,
and the seasons changed.
During the journey, we overtook
many moving slowly.

We too gave way
to many moving faster.
We were slow at places
when the roads were rough.

We were at the speed of mind
when the roads were smooth.
We kept cheering each other,
always during the upward journey.

My companion complimented me
often for my driving skills.
During the upward journey,
we rarely looked behind.

We reached the peak en route
and hoisted two flags there.
We stayed there for a while with pride,
enjoying the flags flying high.

As the rule of the journey says,
we had to keep moving down.
I could see the road ahead
leading into a pit at the end.

There were no diversions,
nor U-turns in front.
Still, we had to keep moving,
abiding by the rule of the journey.

We had two options to take:
to go fast and finish quickly,
or to go slow and drag time
to stay longer in the driver’s seat.

I lost interest in driving down
and got lost in thoughts of the upward drive.
During our descending drive, I found
a wonder happening behind.

As we were moving down,
the flags behind appeared to rise high.
Excited at that view,
my eyes often got stuck behind.

My companion pointed out
my oversights and driving errors.
I felt it too at times,
that my driving faltered often.

I put my companion in the driver’s seat
for the rest of the journey.
Relieved of the stress and strain,
I started enjoying the rear view.

A Historic Voyage

              A Historic Voyage

My voyage was chartered on 9th September 1948,
by a ship commissioned by the God almighty.
The destinations were not scheduled
and the route map was not given.

Being a captain with no direction on hand,
I followed many on the way for some time.
I did a few twists and turns
and got desperate for want of focus.

Open the windows of your mind
and spot the directions, the elders told.
Time and again I opened my mind
only to see the rainbows at the horizon.

The rainbows with its fabulous beauty
was fascinating and mysterious.
With no guiding stars the voyage continued
through some good destinations.

There were no compulsions
to raise the engine beyond standards.
The routes of the voyage were safe
with no rocks nor icebergs on the way.

However, for fun and thrill,
the engines was raised recklessly at times,
to chase ships on the way
with varied competences.

The route on which this ship moved
was fancied by many who followed the way.
As the journey proceeded,
The number of followers increased.

Now the journey has become slow
and troublesome, needing repairs allover to proceed.
The leaks, blocks and precipitations at vital parts,
threatens to end the voyage.

The followers got puzzled over
and got frustrated behind.
A few of them took diversions
and others overtook to catch up the pace.

Repair and proceed with care for a little more
or decommission the ship are the options left.
The captain of the ship is all set to face it
and has completed the formalities.

He is ready to thank one and all,
excepting the one who stood shoulder to shoulder
even in stormy waters and got into him
like the sand in wood to make it a fossil.