Air

Make me a bird, I’ll fly with you,
Through the clouds and the sky,
Over the mountains so high,
I’ll change my color, turn it to your hue.
You be the breeze and I will be the gale,
Let the people be a lesson taught,
And then we will see whether or not,
Through our storm the true lovers will sail.

Water

Let me sink into your ocean of love,
Sometimes salty, sometimes sweet,
I promise you today never will I you cheat,
Oh my lady magic, my pretty dove.
Stay calm and the ask them to not arise,
The tide angry by the false love shown,
It has for the moon the same affection borne,
And will continue to do so till its demise.

Earth

Fair-skinned lady, oh watery skin,
Listen to me, let’s go run away somewhere,
In a small cave far all our happiness we’ll share,
I love you more than your kith and kin.
Mother earth calls out, indulges me in you,
It’s only you about whom I do care,
You are my only gem precious and rare,
Let me drown myself in you.

Fire

For I promise you tonight that as long as I stay,
Even the strongest gale won’t extinguish,
No pain shall touch you nor no anguish,
And your night will be merrier than the day.
The warmth of this fire that has lighted tonight,
The heat that the happiness has brought in,
I hereby ask for forgiveness for any of my sin,
This fire won’t disappear, will withstand all might.

Void

A hollow heart, an empty space,
Ruins of a joyous life burnt alive,
From happiness to death in minutes five,
For how long will I go on at this pace?
A feel of competition among the same race,
Struggling for love, a void emotion,
Life and time in the same motion,
How long this trauma will I have to face?

Intro

Hello everyone. 🙂 A small intro to this category.. in case you all are wondering what I am trying to say through the next few posts in this category.

The classical elements are those which reflect the simplest essential parts and principles of which anything consists or upon which the constitution and fundamental powers of anything are based. Accordingly, there are five of them – fire, water, earth, air and void. I, personally, believe that each and every single element of these represent love – in its own form.

Octaves are sequences of eight lines which follow a particular rhythm – abba abba, i.e., the first and fourth, second and third, fifth and eighth, and sixth and seventh rhyme with each other.

I have tried to combine all this and present to you five octaves on the five classical elements trying to show you, how I feel, they are connected to love. I sincerely hope you will read them and give me fruitful comments.

Ek Martaba

Itminaan ke gar do pal mile tumhe,
Toe chup ke se kahi baithkar socho yeh baat,
Kahan gayi wo tehzeeb, wo reet saare,
Jis ke bal par ye jahan chala karta tha.

Ek martaba zindagi ke taraf mudhkar dekho,
Dikhanaa chahti hai wo tumhe ek maseeha,
Kehna chahti hai ek gal aaj tumse,
Ki rehguzar hai hum, do pal hi humne jeeya.

Shab mei chaandni ki thandak ke neeche,
Kitaabo-nisaabo mein parhi hui mohabbat,
Dekhkar akasmaat yeh baat se dil ghabraayi,
Ki sahiba mirza ko mili kyu judaai.

Mashooqa har raat marrte hi rehte hain,
Raanjhey har roz bante hai jogi,
Sanu allah ne milaya kehte hai nischai hi,
Par ghutan ki zindagi jeete hai sabhi.

Jisne bhi ki justujoo, usay toe khuda mil gaya,
Humne socha chup rehtey hai, poocho humain kia mila,
Jiski thi jo aarzoo khuda ne poori ki har ek ki,
Unse hi poocho aakhir woh usse kia maangi.

Likhna sunaana toe chalte hi rahega,
Syaahi khatm ho jayegi dastaan nahi,
Par chup hone se pehle ik dafa ye sun lo,
Jahan tumne mujhe chhora tha, ab bhi hun main wahin.

Names Fade

The breath passes softly through the air all time,
Creating a warmth that makes all the bells chime.
Standing beside the window on a cold frosty night,
Sticking myself to it very tight,
Writing her name through the breath on the window,
Trying to get rid day and night of my shadow.
But the breath disappears into its shade,
And although I don’t want, the names fade,
Fade and settle at the back of my mind,
And I can’t recall her face how much ever I rewind.
Everything which they said was impossible,
Now they seem so easily possible,
And they said getting you was so much possible,
Yet it turned out the only thing impossible.
The colors of life are fading slowly,
The lights diminishing, the light of life,
Those names back there in my mind are fading,
And I am going through a tough strife.
It seems as if the window panes cry each night,
They behave as if they are in a fright,
Fright that they too will lose from their pane,
A name that was written by a boy insane.
They cry aloud and the rivers murmur,
That he was the only one made for her,
But time keeps moving, and it will,
Until the day my body will chill.
I tell God at last, she is my only jade,
And may in my mind never her name fade.

Lullaby

And now whenever that tune I hear,
Thoughts come to me of what was so dear,
Precious more than a diamond it was,
And tears roll out when I think of my loss.
My ears yearn for what it had heard,
Which once upon a time felt absurd,
Long for the afternoons with her,
When we were so near to each other.
The whisper in my ears, that sounded cold and wry,
Now the same tune sounds a lullaby.
Melodious evenings, cool was the breeze,
Her lips on my throat, oh it made me freeze,
Where are those days, where did they go,
I don’t see them anymore though I search high and low.
Sing me the same song, and I will dance like a dove,
Bring me back those old days, those old days of love.
Nights will again see me sleeping soundly,
As when I slept after hearing that lullaby.
Now that I have called you, come back to me again,
Forget the past, forget each and every pain .
Things are going wrong, they always will,
The road I am trudging on seems one uphill.
Come and give your hand, and holding it I will,
Smoothly pass over each and every hill.
If not so much, I have a last wish,
Once more sing me that lullaby after my last dinner’s dish.

I Love You Even Today

Men may change, time may pass,
Things may, or may not last,
Towns get looted, names fade soon,
The heart burns under the sun every noon,
Whatever may happen, and whatever does,
You should know how I feel, you really must.
Those days have passed when people understood,
Analysed their love, and it against the sand of times stood,
Yet the sands got washed by the sea one day,
The water took it away in its own way,
The strings got broken, they cried in pain,
The girl in love did things insane.
But deep in my soul, I do know a bit,
What people may think I don’t give a shit,
I want to tell you be it night or day,
Just like before, I love you even today.
Tired I am of staying alone,
Looking for hours your pictures on the phone,
So far from you yet so close I am,
People may say I am insane, I don’t give a damn.
I wait at the front door, you will come one day,
I am sure you will, how much ever no you say.
Smiles and happiness will kiss my feet,
Hand in hand, we’ll walk down that street,
And you know how I feel, even if you don’t say,
Just like before, I love you even today.

Changing Colors

It’s a strange feeling, the emotions overwhelm,
When you and I both feel the same,
When dreams come true, and roses change color,
And the plant we planted keeps growing taller.
We sat beside each other I remember,
And today I must surrender,
That at first sight I fell in love with you,
But had to wait for the rose to change its hue.
Waited for it to change from yellow to red,
Stayed awake night after night in my bed,
And I remember I cried when my mother said,
All this is sheer waste, love in world is dead.
Yet deep in my heart I believed in myself,
And kept carefully the cards on that upper shelf.
Day by day our friendship grew dearer,
And slowly and stealthily we came nearer,
Under the table at the tuition,
Your and my legs in a close fusion,
Those days have gone when in the lightning and rain,
You’d hold me tightly, giving me a sweet pain,
The rose had changed from yellow to red,
Although to say so neither of us dared.
That night I remember when we slowly hissed,
And behind the building we both kissed.
Then ran away in fear that we might be caught,
And thinking of what we did we both fought.
I remember when I told you I actually love you,
And you smiled and you said you do so too,
Had I only been a little early may be,
You would have been mine, now I can see.
Where are you? Where am I?
Here only, but we both deny.
Come back to me, I know you will,
And till then I will wait, silent and still.

Skin

‘I would now say you must look here,
At the lower of the front where the skin is not clear,
You see someone has tattooed something,
Earlier it was not so much, now it is a priceless thing.’
Curiously I looked at the skin of the lady,
Beneath the navel I could see the design,
That was too rich and royal and as old as good wine.
I couldn’t see the whole tattoo, and seeing my frown,
Gracefully the madam in front of me took off her gown.
The tattoo I at once recognized was of the artist,
The greatest one in town right then, known for his broken wrist.
The style was the same, the signature too,
The colors he used, the brushes two,
All were the same, and I thought,
For the paintings of whom we day and night fought,
At one point of time was poor enough,
To paint on a lady’s body and do other stuff.
‘Why don’t you sell your skin off to me,
Then you can live where everything is free,
‘Cause the money I will give you will be so so much,
You would have free dinners, shopping and lunch.
The lady looked curiously at me,
As if I had done some sin,
Then smiled slightly and from her purse,
Took out a small box of tin,
Handed me a card and wore back her gown,
And rushed away into the busy town.
I opened the card and I got her address,
And soon with her skin the crowd I will address.

Abyss

** I dedicate this verse to one of my best friends over time, and who sadly isn’t with me anymore. Abhishek Kumar (Nov. 8, 1991 – May 25, 2010). I miss you a lot. **

And now again my dreams you fill,
With your presence around the ambience you kill.
I don’t like your presence in this peculiar way,
Either come back to where we were or just go away.
Gone away are those days when we played at school,
Together cracked jokes and made the teacher a fool.
You never said goodbye, you just left me,
As on the shore, leaves the sand the sea.
How thought-provoking it was to think,
That wearing glasses and a watch you would sink,
But the truth is truth, and question it we cannot,
Although my life you made it into a naught.
I cannot say much, my lips are behind a seal,
The grief that you gave me by going, the wounds can never heal.
Yet don’t be so happy, for very very soon,
I’ll come to meet you and we’ll play on the moon.
We’ll talk of things you heard, not saw,
We’ll again laugh at jokes, proper and raw.
I still wish we’d study and roam on bikes as we did,
And do all and everything we did when I was a kid.
I challenge you to come back, and as always you lose,
You know I have lost much more, yet I know you will refuse.
Don’t worry so much because that day is coming soon,
Abyss and Anindya will play together on the moon.

Princess

I have a dream, my only dream,
That one final day in life,
Will come the princess I am looking for,
And will bear fruits to my strife.
I see that day in the distance now,
In white she comes down the stairs oh wow,
Her dress down till just above the knee,
The rest of the legs are fair and free.
There is a slight tinge of black beneath her eyes,
It’s the kohl I know, and she never cries,
She has that smile, that evergreen one,
Her skin glitters like gold under the sun.
When she puts her hand in mine,
A cold breeze, a wave, rushes through my spine,
It goes up till the head and then down to the feet,
We keep walking though empty is the street.
The anklets of her, the chimes like the bell,
Far though she is, her presence I can tell.
She a fairy, she a mermaid,
Her house was to which all my paths led.
Clouds surround, and lightning loud,
They all shout to me aloud,
Go and tell her she is your princess,
You have to anyway confess,
And when she knows what she supposes already,
She will hug you as she hugs her teddy.
Oh wake up oh self and go tell her,
You will get a smile or she will get a shudder.

Ode to India

You are my Juliet, Eve you are,
Kohl of eyes, anklet you are,
My lady love, my dove you are,
Wherever I stay, there you are.
You are the dream I weave each night,
You never disappear from my sight,
Whenever in darkness, you show me light,
Dim though the roads, you make them bright.
Come let us in our life first of all,
Write down her name who made us stand tall,
Let us talk about her who did,
Helped us to get of the English rid.
Our face is its face, our color its color,
Will live with it, will die with it, there is no one other.
She makes me feel I am a part of her,
When I close my eyes, I see only her.

Keep smiling like now you are,
Keep singing how you sing today,
And we’ll win every challenge and will make you happy,
As I’ve done so today.
Come what may in your life I’ll endure,
I’ll save you from every bloody hand be sure,
Will pray for you each day and night,
And will win fight after fight after fight.
Bless me oh You who makes me win,
I love You as much as I love her,
When I will fall don’t pick me up,
I’ll get up myself holding the soil of her.
I will never forget you, till my last breath,
Oh my India, I’ll love you even after my death.

Sunny Nights

Gone are those days when we ran on the street,
Kept running miles though burnt were our feet,
Never stopped, nor looked behind because we knew,
Dreams were the wings with which we flew.
Where are the dreams? Who cut our wings?
Day and night my heart sadly sings.
Not even in winter we got frost-bites,
For us all nights were always sunny nights,
If not in the sky then what, never mind,
The sun kept shining at the back of our mind.
Return me my dreams oh cruel world,
Return me those people who thought I was a nerd,
Return me those days when friends true I had,
Who didn’t laugh behind my back when I was sad.
I want again with friends my old fights,
And I want again those old sunny nights.
That star over there on the sky you see,
That was the one we counted number three,
Give me my days when we counted the star,
And friends together stretched hands far more far.
Suffocated I am in this room tonight,
Darkness surrounds me always, there is nowhere any light.
I want those days when I hugged my mother tight,
Oh return me that lovely, pretty sunny night.