Alive Again

I often wonder how
I can rejuvenate and feel alive again
To get back in action
And give my best shot again.

Some people laugh at my ponderings
Asking me, what’s the big deal?
Just eat drink and be merry
And for god’s sake,
Stop all this thinking!!

But hey, I’m looking for something more
I am seeking nourishment of the soul
Which comes, not by techno music or personal jokes
But something else, which is simple and pure.

So I search a little more
Question when I was heartiest most
When my exuberance shone
And enveloped me for long enough.

Suddenly I got some help from my inner self:
It revealed that
Rejuvenation comes to you when-

You soak in warm sunlight
Bathe in cool waters
Dance to your own tunes
Sing songs from your childhood
Eat food like you are making love
Make love like you are eating food
Slow down and listen to birds
Close your eyes and smell flowers
Walk around observing everything
Smile thinking of more beautiful things.

Suddenly everything became clear
I became light and transcended my fears.

Oh yes! This is it.
I found my responses
‘The path to rejuvenate
Is by invigorating all the senses.’

-Pooja Khanna

I Run

As I run
From one task to another
I often wonder
What I am running for.

Tired, I try to sleep
But one last time
I go through my to-do list
And yet again, I find myself running.

-Pooja Khanna

The Light is Within

May the Festival of Lights, bring us closer to the Light within.

May the pure, multipolarised light within, manifest in beautiful ways

May we understand the 8 forms of the Goddess of Wealth.

May we be compassionate, to the dark side,

As the “Noor” builds, when the darkness collapses into itself.

May the light within, light up the lives of all who come in contact with it.

-Atul Deshpande