Silken Fortress

Silken fortress

With tied silken threads
I build myself a fortress
Protection of love

--shubha

On the occasion of Raksha Bhandan a festival in India to celebrate the bond between brothers and sisters.

Rosary

Rosary

Moments pickled in memory
Acquire glass shells of definition
Hues of different emotions
To become colored beads
Of a rosary threaded by nostalgia
That I recall everyday, with love.

--shubha

Moments

Moments

Moments ,a dew drop
At the edge of time,hold
A brief reflection

--shubha

Just Be

Just be

Don't try to catch me, own me
I am,the moonbeam in your hand
That slips away , but fills your empty palm
With silver

Don't try to imprison me, keep me
But in memory
I'm the fragrance that wafts,
Tickles your nostrils, 
Leaving behind a sweet scent

Don't try to capture me , seal me in pictures
I am the moment, the frame,
To flicker,but a brief second 
On your consciousness 
And leave behind residual images

Accept me , as I am
Fleeting, flowing, free
And  enjoy me ,here and now
Not in memory
Or projections of what will be.

Find your freedom to be
Just be.

--shubha

Independence and interdependence

Independence and  interdependence

In a world of growing interdependence,
As we celebrate our independence,
Know, growth lies in bridging the distance,
Acknowledge our distinctness, presence,
But remember the oneness, coherence,
That has been our message, our deliverance
Freedom hard won by a generations' penance,
May it shower the blessings of unity, compassion, abundance,
On the anniversary, of the country's independence.

--shubha

P.S. On the occasion of India's 69th Independence day