Her mystic might

And I so wish, I could see

Through her skin

All that she hides

The ocean she seeks

And thunderous skies

Unruly winds and that wish to fly

And I so wish,  to walk beside

Through her paths

All that she strives

The love she carries

And hunger inside

Undue brevity and her sleepless nights

And I so wish, I could be

Through her darkness

All that she dreads

Be her light, her mystic might

Her glow

On a dark night, you glow 

Like a glorious moon

Through my window

And onto my pores

Like a rush of blood

You swim to core

Through my veins

And deep to the soul

Thou love should know

You flow like wind

Through my skin

And on to my bones

And pour like a thunderous rain

On a barren land

For love has captured 

The world I behold

Glimpses

A glimpse of her smile

And all this long while

I keep craving, hoping

The moment to stand by

And every morning I rise

Longing to be her sky

Her pride, one more time

Be a moment of her time

A glimpse of her smile

And all this long while

She has been my soul

My only craving for life

Thy rain

And so i wait
For a day
When the sky opens
And it rains
Not an ordinary day
It would be
And every drop
Will carry fragrance thee

And i so promise
For that day
I won't hide
And run for shade
Covered in flames
Bare footed
Drenched in love
I'll celebrate thy rain

In the end

And in the end,
It did happen
Moon fell asleep,
Dreams didn't pour

Hope fought despair
Longer than you know
And i tried to be better
Stronger than you've known

For it was a battle
I couldn't win or lose
Both heart and mind
Warriors so brave, so true

And in the end
It did happen
I lay still, unperturbed
Drunk on the idea
It's only about to begin

Divine thy love

We all so very well know
To be someone we are not
And for reasons all unknown
We pretend so to be in love

And we have not, slightest clue
How it feels, to breathe in pure
To be free, cave in and endure
What to do, with all this love

For thy hearts are so dull
Full, unduly signed by ego
And this mind lacks magic
Imagination, of divine thy love

Why do you

And you - fascinating, scintillating
Eyes so deep, fancy of thee
Why do you fear, your flaws
They disappear, as he kisses thy soul
Why do you hide, those walls
Ones you climb, every night
And reach out to him, thy love

That one night

That one night
When we lay in bed
Sleepless for hours
Eyes closed, lips pressed
Moving in and out of time
We discovered, expressions timeless
And then came morning
As the world conspired
Against you and me, love
You gave in, you left
But your smell, your presence
Couldn't, It stayed with me

It is time

Took a deep long breathe
Waited for a moment to pass
And then i pulled it together
To coerce words out of memory
For all these years too many
I have carried your prints on me
Time heals, they say, I believed
But these wound need stitches
And this old house I have
Need some walls repainted
To come back to life again
To be a born again devotee

Time flies

Time flies with the blink of an eye
What you dream tonight
Are memoirs of past life
What you wish for today
You took for granted always

What you strive for
Has been all yours
What you want to be
Isn't you would die for

What all you fight for
Hasn’t been your cause
What you haven’t yet heard
Been your calling for years

Look into the mirror
Whom do you see
Remember it isn’t
Who you used to be

Life isn’t
what you repeat everyday
Life is when you experience
every moment, every day

When It's All Done!!!

When the day is done, you lie down on your bed
And several hundred chores run through your head
Tell yourself, not to hurry through it so fast
B'coz time is short, and this too shall pass

When you ask, "Are you alive?"
And you hear, no reply
Slow down, catch a breathe
B'coz life is short, this moment won't last

When you run so fast, just to be there
You miss the point, fun of getting there
Life is no race, no point speeding through it
Hear the music, before it's all done & dusted over here

When you reach home, your kid stares
Trying to find, a dad that he so missed
Hold him, not to miss his sorrow in haste
Tell him, it ain't over and you're there

When you lose touch, old friendships die
Trying to make the most of it, you lied
Call back, tell the precious ones - you care
B'coz time is short, and life is all what you live

On The New Year's Eve

One day, you'll find the pieces,
The puzzle and the unforgivable mystery,
One day, you'll find peace,
The day, Sky and Dust merge,
to create and unfold, unforeseen reality,
One day, you'll find your path,
The day, you'll learn to,
forget Or forgive the past....

Ek Ghazal

Yunhi shabdon se do-do haath hum bhi kar lete hain
Teri yaad main ek ghazal hum bhi padh lete hain

Kuch pal the woh, jee unko hum aaj bhi lete hain
Tere kadmon ki aahat, jaan hum aaj bhi lete hain

Kya rang the tere, dooba pagla mann, satrangi badal aaj bhi hain
Adhure sapne tere, poore kar sakken aisi, khwahish aaj bhi hain

Teri muskurat, fida kar ishq, bhule aaj bhi kahan kuch hain
Teri chahat, bhula kar rabb, ek gulam-e-aam hum aaj bhi hain

Chale the saath, woh nishan, woh galiyaare aaj bhi hain
Teri yaadon main, ek ghazal hum padhte, sar-e-aam aaj bhi hain

© Narender Panwar

The Words Unsaid

A moment lost in your thoughts
A soul wandering, forgotten past
So brave, so strong, so true of you
To love a man who couldn't hold onto you

A moment lost in your thoughts
A soul living, shadows of dead past
So weak, so vulnerable, look at thou wet eyes
I know you're gone, & I'm buried alive

A moment lost in your thoughts
A soul, a heart, wish you a life
A precious one, shining like a sunlit star
In my mind, O heart, you'll live far beyond time

Ek Shaam

Uljhi hai meri takdeer kuch iss tarah tere aanchal main
Teri khushboo samai hai kuch iss tarah meri saanson main

Tham le haath mera ki bas meri aakhri yeh farmaish hai
Jaan le yeh jag saara ki kis tarah mujhme tu samai hai

Yogic

Everyday, give yourself the best of self
Ignore the woes, the pain and useless gains
A few solitary moments, just be your true self

Let the moment pass, let your thoughts dance
Let the attention merge with the sensation
Observe, as soul rises above your limitations


A lot unexplored and there's a lot unsaid
A lot uncomprehended and man, I'm so correct
No friend or foe better than true innerself


Don't just dive, believe and rely on self
Through the darkness of your today's past
You'll be grounded and rooted in agape love

Karma

Have you ever loved someone so much
you'd give up your dreams for
Have you ever felt less than perfect
just because she is not around you
Have you ever held someone's arm and
felt your soul slip and melt into hers

Did you ever fear you'd disappoint her
so much so that she'd decide to leave you
Did you ever thought that karma
would turn around and bite you
Did you ever wonder your survival
so much so that you'd better die for

Did you ever thought that karma
would turn around and bite you
so much so that you'll become the pain
she'll have to fight, day and night with

Muddatein

Ugte suraj ki kirnon ke saath ek paigam aaya
Uska khayal aur bas jaane kyun mann bhar aaya
Beete lamhon ke saaye kuch yunn laut ke aaye
Aur tab samjhe ki muddatein ho gayee muskuraye....

A night without a morning

Sitting on a calm shore under the moonlit sky
Such sweetness crowned me, while time shot by
Sitting by my side, her soft fingers entwined with mine
And it was like a night without a morning, on my eyes

Every treasured emotion stirring my ageless heart
The world around was changing real quick, so fast
Sitting by my side, her heart beats rhyming with mine
And it was like a night without a morning, on my eyes

Every moment cherished and charged with her love
With rapture ecstatic, my soul was being drawn into her
Sitting by my side, her forehead pressed against mine
And it was like a night without a morning, on my eyes

Every bit of me billowed by an emotion called love
No pain, no fear, no regrets within, just calm delight
Sitting by my side, her deep blue eyes as wide as mine
And it was like a night without a morning, on my eyes

© Narender Panwar 2011

Impediment

When your mind is full of thoughts, but you don't feel like sharing.....

It ain’t the noise of the mind; it’s the howl of your soul
Emotions bundled within, waiting to explode & explore
The expressions of joy, sorrow, reverence, love & hate
You know them all, the ones imbibed and cultivated since age
Try as you may, and try if you like, but you will see a day
When these elements of you would betray & reach to me
No words, no voice, no written symbols of a trivial language
Your impediments will vanish, and you’ll be known as my devotee

© Narender Panwar 2011