Hotel H...

At the back we sit in darkness,
Enjoying the privilege of being unseen,
You can hear them all,
But faces...,don't strain.

In waiting, I lost my number of cups...
But in turn I got wisdom.
No pain, no gain.

Someone patted, my good old friend.
And brought with him smoke,
Bringing more illusion on to the darker stage,
Now nothing is seen.

To sit here for some moments is pleasure,
But for long, a curse.
I said to myself,
Get up and walk,
Too much wisdom, too dangerous.

I often met him
At Harris
Always alone.

Before that
He had taught me
To balance equations
I learnt to balance life instead.

Now he roughly calculates
His debts.

And once he said
"Life is a number game,
Complex,
I was odd and out."

I knew what he meant,
Probable can't be predicted.

HUNTED

Moving slowly through the darkness
Sniffing the smell of blood
The beast snarls behind.

Dripping and down
I leave trace all around
Silence creeps as I crawl.

The war is lost
Not the kingdom
Within
Spirit moves on.

Renegade!
The call!
Legs leap
The gates are opened.

LOST

I remember that day
When we parted at the gate
The gate we crossed together every day
For those long years at Victoria
Hoping to meet again.

You came for me that day
To say good-bye
I wished to stay
But for the tour I hurried.

And how can I forget
The day you left for the training
With 'Futility' and that note of 'paradox'
I gave you.

You enjoyed reading both
I thought you might realize
And come back.

So you came back
Cold
'Covered up'
They fired
Fuming futile salutes
I stood lost.

( Dedicated to my dearest friend anand )

Valley of Dreams

As you lay before me,
Reading out my life,
I move fast in time,
To set the clock back,
To meet again.

Sleepless nights and endless days,
Will follow us forever,
And through the valley of dreams,
Shall we pass.

So be it!
Let's sleep now.


( Dedicated to my dearest wife )

I sign off in haste,
As you 'cool off'.

Boards are relieved,
And chalks will now wait,
Parting has become a strange habit,
Which I am not used to.

Leave me scrap,
when you log in,
Modernity pays off!
End of everything?
I would say no!

And please don't drift away.

To My Dearest Students...

I LOVE YOU ALL AND YOU ALL MAKE ME
PROUD!!!