Journey

 Journey

When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home. – Rumi

Life itself is a journey
With no mile stone
Journey starts from a womb
and ends at the tomb stone. 

The most difficult journey
Is the journey within
Where there is no road map
And the margin of error  thin.

We all are on a journey
Which has no definite end
But for a seasoned traveler
Races are won around the bend

The Journey becomes easy
If we leave the baggage of past 
Can maneuver tough terrains
And reach the destination fast.
..Vasant Khisty

We are travelers on a constant journey and we are on various journeys at one time. Some journeys are out side some within. The journey itself is a goal as there is no final destination. 

Smile

 Smile

A smile is a curve that puts everything straight. Phyllis Diller

 Formation of face muscles
That is called a smile
Is a medicine itself 

That calms down your bile.

Smile is infectious

And can infect a person in gloom

It takes away the thorns of pain

And is  like seeing the flower bloom.

 Nothing that you wear

Is more beautiful then smile

 Clothes may go out of fashion

 Smile will always be in style

A smile is a face lift

and lifts every one around 

Its the music to the sunken soul 

Plays without any sound. 

Vasant Khisty

Smile is the gift of God which is a great healer. It heals the man smiling and the person who receives it.

Adoption

 Adoption

Little souls find their way to you, whether they are from your womb or someone else's- Sheryl Crow.

What makes you a parent
not the ability to make child

 But to raise one 

Its the soul that matters 

Whether it is a daughter or son.

Biological children are  coincidence

and it takes a big heart 

To see a child as a soul and

 Accept a flesh which is not your part.

Parenthood requires love 

And DNA is just a code

Parenting is an attitude

And every child is a blessing bestowed.

A child has adopted me too

And she is not bone of my bone

Nor she is flesh of my flesh

But she is miraculously my own.

Vasant Khisty

It is just not the parent adopting a child but a child also adopting a parent. Its a process of mutual evolution of a feeling of a parent and a child. 

Cactus

Cactus

 “A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.” – Mashona Dhimaya

In the desert of our life 

spread  with animal carcass

With eagle hovering over head

The only friend is a cactus.

Look at the cactus

If in the desert it can survive

The message is very clear 

In any place we can also thrive.

When there is no water in soil

Cactus finds it in the air

Flowers bloom amidst the thorns

Hope is what it shares. 

When the things go tough

Character tough like cactus bloom

They find their source of survival

And for regrets they have no room.

Vasant Khisty

Cactus is a product of tough environment with a rough surface and a soft core. Though they may have thorns but flowers too grow on them showing that even rough people can smile

Spider

 Spider

When spiders web unite they can tie up a lion.

I sat in my room 
sulking with gloom 

Then I saw a spider bunjee jumping

From a silky thread it was hanging.

I saw the spider 

tirelessly spinning a net

Preparing for a opportunity

To catch an insect.

And I thought to myself

Nothing falls in lap without effort

And I got up from my slumber

As success lies outside comfort.

The spider works tirelessly to create a web in which a insect is trapped. Its like preparing for an opportunity to pass by and get trapped. Nothing ever is ever achieved by any one without putting effort. 

My Tiffin my life line

 Tiffin 

I am tiffin, I carry your mothers love and smile of your friends

Hey I am your friend tiffin
I don't carry just your food

Its the unseen love I carry

That makes it taste so good.

Don't judge me by my size

but what it can pack in

I carry what your soul needs

Though I may be made of plastic or tin.

I travel distances

some times with you or alone

When done eating me 

In the sink I am mercilessly thrown.

I am that piece of bread and onion

The hungry farmer relishes

The sight of wife carrying his tiffin

is the moment he cherishes.

I have thanklessly served  you 

In every phase of your life

I have carried care, love and concern

 Packed by your mother or wife.

Vasant Khisty

Tiffin is half the meal we eat in our life and it is carried by a compact box which travels endlessly to satiate our hunger. These are small thing with most importance who have contributed in our journey of life .

Tiffin Box

 Tiffin Box

Tiffin box is the most child hood possession and the best motivation to go to school.

I waited in anticipation
for the interval bell to ring

Then ran below the tree

And ate my tiffin like a king.

When I would open my tiffin

I would find a surprise

My mother would pack a toffee

hidden below the bread in disguise. 

When I went back home

Mother would open and see

And if I had finished the tiffin

Her face would lit with glee. 

Tiffin came in all sizes

Some in plastic some in steel

Sharing my tiffin with friends

Some times I got a good deal.

Tiffin was not just a meal

It was wrapped with love and care

sitting below the tree with friends

It was our bond that we would share.

Vasant Khisty

Birds

Birds

 A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” — Maya Angelou.

Birds are souls that are not to be caged
But they are meant to fly 

They are not meant to crawl

But to dare the heavens and the sky.

The birds break their own shell

and only then they can fly

They trust their wings and take a leap

As the branches wave good bye.

Until we spread our wings 

We don't know how far we can fly

Nothing stops us to soar like a eagle

 Can rise above the clouds if we try.

The mother toils all day long

To feeds the babies weak.

It's divine to see the mother feeding 

 babies jumping with their open beak.

Its not the human but the birds

Who welcome the sun with a song.

The bird awakens the creation 

And inspires us to sing life long.

Vasant Khisty in

Flowers

 Flowers

But learn this custom from the flower : silence your tongue.

Life is not all gloom

As there are flower that smile

Take a little pause

Cherish their fragrance for a while

Some life are like flower

When crushed they leave a fragrance

Children are born like a bud

Blooming into a flower with innocence.

They cherish the sun and rain

Like a soldier brave

They can decorate a temple

Or they can smile on the grave.

They grow on wild bushes

also as a rose amidst the thorn

Each day a bud appears

And a new flower of hope is born. 

Learn from the ever giving flower

As it blooms which ever the season

It smiles where ever planted

And it keeps smiling without a reason.

Vasant Khisty

Flowers are like stationery butterfly always making this world beautiful. They have their destiny too. Some whiter and fall to be blown by the wind and some are used in temples and some one graves. 

Morning

 Morning

The Breeze at dawn has secrets to tell. Don't go back to sleep..Rumi

Morning is the childhood of the day
When the breeze has message to say
When the birds hum worship songs
It's the best time to thank and pray. 

Morning is the symbol of rising

When the sun rises with a crimson blush

And the darkness of life dissolves

The sky is painted with a divine brush.

Morning is the sign of new life

On the flowers the dew drops rest

The bees go out in search of nectar

While the birds fly out of their nest.

This universe is in cosmic rhythm

And with this rhythm life is aligned

 We must sync our day with the sun

    As sleeping through pushes us behind...

Vasant Khisty

The best of the day is the morning and its the symbol of rising. When the whole universe is the part of this rhythm we do not sync with this rhythm by sleeping when sun sleeps and wakes up. The quality of our life is in the number of mornings we witnessed.