MOHINDERDEEP GREWAL

MOHINDERDEEP GREWAL

LOTUS IN THE LAKE

In calm waters of a lake

A sudden turbulence suddenly surged

Causing same simmering and ripples

In my calm mind and heart.

Sudden rush of rippling waves

Touched the petals of the floating lotus

And I saw and felt quivers

In water and my being

As if scared to be broken and washed away

From Existence.

I thought my existence is

Like the lotus in the lake

Created and set into quivers

Like my own heart in Love.

Water and mist splashed on petals of lotus

Appeared as dew drops on blades of grass

On petals they began to twinkle and shine

As little stars receiving and encaging Light within

And that appeared as shy of a virgin.

And this sent in me waves of susurrus so symphonic

Looking at these waves and quivering in lotus petals

Same turbulence I felt within me

Similar waves as in petals of the lotus

Causing  quivers in  my heart

Causing strange sensations

Into my soul and mind

Sensations so sensuous and sensational.

I felt same turbulence too

Same as the Lotus in the water of the Lake

I was not at calm too !!

I felt someone was touching strings of my heart

Touching strings of my soul.

Why so, I think but don't know why !!!

WHY, WHY, WHY

Treachery is roaming about

Vulturous and virulent eyes glare

Don't know from where death strikes

Moments before where kids danced

Skipping ropes vibrate with laughter

In arms of romance smiles exchanged

Flowery colors flew in air in waves

All merry making as in funfair.

Now there we see scattered bodies

Bleeding limbs, tissues and bones

Looking at onlookers with awe

Asking who disintegrated all present.

Who has called vultures

We see circling around

Waiting to tear the remains.

Cries are high in air

Voices have turned into screams

Cheers into sobs,

Why, Why, Why this vision of terror

We are forced to see while weeping.

WHISPERS IN WINDS

–Poem on "Save Environment"

Trees are shaking violently

Their heads striking each others

Unnatural falls fall with spades and saws

Cracking, breaking, shedding we hear

Whispering winds whisper the coming clamity

Live moments of living lives crawl fast in awe

All sit huddled expecting huricane any time

Don’t make them extinct by slow death

By pisonous touches of tongues trigered around

Biting with fangs and teeth sure will cause

Boils caused by infectious intake

Don’t inject poison in the womb of mother earth

Whispering winds convey message

Asking us not to involve in mass murders

By vicious whims of serpentine venom.

Don’t kill the jungles or jungles will kill you

Sure they will bite back

Their furious fires engulf all  around that exists

That will be caused by their rubbing and striking heads.

Hear,what whispering winds convey

Or be ready to face the doomed end of disaster.

ASPIRATIONS

The wind asked the rain drop

Go and be a stream.

The drop streamed and called back

Blow to give life breath to the living.

Sun asked the spray of the Spring

Open your arms to embrace the rainbow

The Spring pressed the rainbow to the heart

And called back," Spread you colors in the universe."

The bee asked the flower

Open up the colorful petals and spread fragrance

The fragrance smiled and called back;

Come and give me kiss of the life blood.

The dream flew to the sky and asked

Give my hope shine of your stars

The stars twinkled and called back

Be truth of the Time and the Dawn.

The hope asked the dove

Fly and spread love and peace

The dove flew around and called back,

Be presence in every suffering eye.

MOHINDERDEEP GREWAL