Those Colours Never Fade..

I saw that pretty woman blushing,

Walking besides the blue-green sea.

The Sun soon stood up in attention..

It isn't a hazy, lazy morning anymore.

The pale white Sands on the beach,
Quickly turned sensuous in yellow.
I Blame it on the midas touch..
Of the truly holy, lovely feet of hers.

I blindly followed them all the way,
Those aren't just the footprints.
But are the special "foot-pressions"..
Of that sparkling dazzling, living angel.

She pressed, compressed this heart,
Impressed my dumb, numb soul.
Strings of this dusted, rusted violin..

Never soulfully vibrated in melody.

She splashed hard all the colours,
On this bare, white-walled heart!
Nothing seemed much brighter to me..
And those colors would never ever fade.

"Love's the color, Life's the art. Both together - It's a masterpiece"! Raghav.

Would you still walk away??

Would you afford to lose it?
when you knew it's all yours.
Would you not let it go away??
when it's craving to be of another's.

Would you prefer to walk slow?
when you knew it's taking off.
Would you not run behind it??
when it's flying too high and too far .

Would you wait till tomorrow?
when you knew it's already late.
Would you not make it happen??
when it's leaving to keep you at bay.

Would you ponder sitting quiet??
when you knew it's difficult to be.
Would you not express it aloud?
when it's listening for one last time.

Would you prefer to be alone?
when you knew it's gonna be hell.
Would you not try to be grab it?
when it's stretching a hand forward.

Would you still opt to walk away??
when you knew it's not yet over.
Would you not be happy again?
when it's all part of one's beautiful life.

"Some thoughts daunt and few memories haunt"! Raghav.

Bruised But Not Broken!

I'm still running fast to try stand still,

Breathing very hard to beat the heat!.

Though many things went against my will,

I'm requiting to get back to my fleet!

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I'm lagging behind to move fast forward,
Cleaving, clinging to retain any lost chance!
Though cowardly acts turned me wayward,
I'm rebuilding stance for any circumstance!

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I'm falling to pieces to stick them back,
Presuming to convey that I can survive! .
Though tough times did whack and crack,
I'm reforming to thrive, revive and arrive!

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I'm bruised but not broken, I can recoup,

Unifying myself to obtain absolution!

Though the past refused to give a hope,

I'm retaliating for a better conclusion!

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"A broken mirror's still a mirror". Raghav!

Software. Cookware. Footwear.

Work to bada bore hain..kyun ki it is software.
Office mein aadha zindagi..Masti ka pata hai nowhere!

Lies nahi ye sach hain..maa ki kasam and swear.
Truth to hai really nanga..Angrezi mein bole to bare!

Everyone ko dena hai..zara sa pyaar aur zara care.
Boss ko yeh bhi nahi pata..saala hai sabka nightmare!

Salary bhi hai bahut kam..Jab kare sabse compare.
Increment to hoga hi nahi..ab aasha nahi sirf hai despair!

Troubles se nikalne ke liye..mujhe mat hona hai scare.
Fight karna hai khud se..hoga zaroor wear and tear!

Life is very short and choti..maarna hai fourth gear.
Risk loonga ab mere bhai ..karta hoon thoda sa dare!

Nice lagaa to yeh poem..kariye friends se aap share.
Copy math karna mere bhai..Raho Shamsher se Beware!

~By The Way

Raghav Kumar ne kiya hai..this poem ka prepare.
Mistakes hai to give comments.. karunga phir se repair!

Independence Day!

Independence is selfishly yours when you think you have it only for you. It is universally ours when we feel responsbile that everyone needs it!

Happy Independence Day!

Raghav - "I'm Proud to be an Indian and lot ought to do to make India proud"!

Nothin's gonna change my life.

Nothing's gonna change my life.

Nothing's gonna change my world.

I'm still alive and I still breathe high.

Living for someone is an old blunder.

Nothing's gonna change my mind.

Nothing's gonna change my world.

I'm still alive and I still sing aloud.

Feeling for someone is an old blunder.

Nothing's gonna change my future.

Nothing's gonna change my world.

I'm still alive and I still survive here.

Dying for someone is an old blunder.

Nothing's gonna change my path.

Nothing's gonna change my world.

I'm still alive and I still walk tall.

Changing for someone is an old blunder.

Nothing's gonna change my will.

Nothing's gonna change my world.

I'm still alive and I still try hard.

Losing for someone is an old blunder.

Nothing's gonna change my hope.

Nothing's gonna change my world.

I'm still alive and I still step forward.

Waiting for someone is an old blunder.

"Nothing's gonna change my life." - Raghav!

Just A Random Thought

"An unexpected disease a year keep doctors and medical scientists busy for more than a decade". Millions of people died of AIDS from past 3 to 4 decades all over the world. Millions more are still affected with AIDS. Millions more would definitely get affected with AIDS in future too. But more than nobody wears condoms even now. The awareness campaigns from UN or WHO were never aggressive in preventing AIDS apart from foundations and programmes all around the world.

Now, from past 10 days 90-100 people across the world die because of a viral flu called the "Swine Flu" and the world started acting immediately. People started worrying. Tension is all around. Governments are alarmed. It all looks like a hollywood movie come true. Airports are busy with doctors to check the health status of incoming immigrants. All because of a fear to sudden death. So, any conclusions? I strongly feel that people do worry more about the sudden deaths like what Swine Flu is presently doing than to the slow poison like AIDS that kills people at a rather less pace. Must be true!!

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~ Just A Random Thought By Raghav!

Roller Coaster Life.

Before I begin, I would like to thank one of my best friends who has been the inspiration and who has given the basic idea for this post. While we chatted today, we discussed about some key phases of human life, what we happen to see and experience during the course of life. We encounter things, people and situations of the extremes. Like the ups and downs, the sweet memories and the time we broke into tears etc., It is worth to mention that "Life's a mixed bag. What we pick is what we get!"

Life is always like a roller coaster,

which is full of ups and downs.

Sit back tight as the journey starts,

hang on well and hold the nerves.

Yes, we do feel the rush all over,

of the blowing air when we plunge.

Up we go and down we come,

similar is the journey of our life.

If there is no down there won't be up,

do not frown and do not sigh.

Smile and say loud to the heart,

that our faith does rule our fate.

By Raghav - "Believe in faith. It drives life."

Blogging from Africa - The Angola Diary

I always like to be famous and want my name to lie on people's tongue tips whether for good or for bad reasons. It is always good if we travel around the world as we get to see lot of new places, new people and new cultures. It is far beyond good if you're not paying for it :-). Now, for some reasons I'm in lime light from last couple of weeks. My mailbox started flooding with emails from people I know. It is not that I've done something great to become famous. I have just traveled to Angola, Africa. It made me become a topic for my family, friends, colleagues to speak about. Yes. Raghav is in Angola. It is a different world for me and a different place altogether.

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I am in Malongo Base, CABGOC, Cabinda, Angola. For people who want to locate where exactly I'm located, this google maps link is for you. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=107738601286396256442.000001127a138509fac81&ie=UTF8&ll=-5.382405,12.210531&spn=0.03683,0.055275&t=h&z=14 I started my travel from India last Wednesday. It was a forgettable and tiring travel as it took four flights, a bus and almost 2 days for me to reach my final destination. Adding salt to this wound, I have not received my check-in baggage at Luanda (capital of Angola) by the grace of the airport staff at the Johannesburg, RSA. Losing check-in baggage is most common for people here, not for me. It was embarrassing for me because it had almost all my branded clothes, all the food items and things that help me to do my daily routine.

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This place (Malongo) once belonged to Congo, was sought and fought hard by Angola to have it under its belt. It is located 30 miles from the city of Cabinda. Guess what, this place is one of the richest oil basins in the world located near the Atlantic ocean, and don't ask me what I've got to do here. I better answer, I am System Administrator for Global Document Management Team for Chevron corporation. It is better if I don't get in to technicals as I personally do not like discussing about work. The campus is in between thick green forests that have many wild animals. So, people in the camp are restricted to go out of the premises. The weather, it is winter over here with intermittent and unexpected rains in between. I feel great because I have escaped the nightmare of Chennai summer.

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I have some good feelings and some mixed feelings in my mind about this assignment. Good things first. It is good to visit an African country that is less visited by many of the Indians. It is also good to interact with people working here from different cultural backgrounds. Also, I can take 25 days off at India for every 28 days (78 hours a week) I work at Angola. And the only bad thing for now is the food. Being a vegetarian, it is hard to survive here expecting for better Indian food amidst pork and beef that takes part of the menu 9 out of 10 times. For now, I am waiting for June 10, my return journey to India. Lot many things to share, but like a VJ I would say, "Stay tuned and keep watching this space".

Peace.."A Transtion from red to white"!

I had just dreamt of a peaceful world.

Hundreds of white doves were fleeting over my head.

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The sounds from their wings were the claps of their happiness.

They were all dancing with the wind, I saw.

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To watch the joyful flight of those white birds.

I decided to rest myself facing the spacious blue skies.

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On a lushy green grass with my hands that pillowed my head.

I felt it is real peace and is what everyone needs.

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It all may be only in my imagination.

But, peace is the synonym of love on this Earth.

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When spreaded all over, peace blooms and illumines.
Only in compassion, satisfaction blossoms and we'll enjoy peace.

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It makes us smile from fears and when we are in tears.

Peace is the triumph of universal togetherness.

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- Raghav "Peace is in our hands!"

Democracy and the Dust

"For the people. By the people". I wonder if someone in our country remembers this. Perhaps, very few might remember hearing the above statement during their school days and are to be appreciated for the sharp memory they possess. After all, we human beings remember things well what we do, see, think and practice daily. So, its not a surprise if someone forgets the principle of democracy because we have not seen it yet. Democracy is like God indeed, that has not been witnessed but only heard about. It is not that I have stated the above sentence out of anguish, it is inevitably evident from the faces of all Indian citizens.

I am utterly disappointed by what I have seen and observed in our country for the last 5-10 years. I have witnessed what democracy does not mean to people. I have seen what democracy cannot do for the welfare of the people. I have understood how democracy can be taken as an advantage to the fullest by the polluted politicians. I visualized the loss of fundamental rights, the loss of culture, the loss of value of a vote that is being weighed against a Rupee note, the perversion of the living standards of people in the country by so called political, economic 'intellectuals' and the int(ext)ernal forces i.e., regular terrorist attacks that have cheapened people's lives like those of toys. I guess we all have seen more than enough.

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It is election time again in India. It is party time. Sorry, it is 'parties'' time. There is not a big notable difference between the elections that have happened 14 times before these elections. Differences could be in the amounts of black money and alcohol that is transferred and transported across all the states for free distribution to the people for their invaluable vote. Thanks to politicians who bag thousands of crores of rupees for years and spend a few hundreds of crores in a month or two(Generosity :) explained!). Though it is a known fact, politicians have never been sent to trials for the same reason. Perhaps, our IPC law is a cookbook that not only has rules to trial the convicted, but also has embedded the loop holes for politicians and criminals to escape. May be "All is fair in love, law and politics"!

Not to forget the developing gigantic electronic and legendary paper media, that are playing a major role in making sure that people get to know the latest happenings just when they happen. The news may be positive or negative about the politicians, but it serves a mode of free publicity for them. It is very much applicable in case of budding politicians who use their political wit by making controversial statements and fall in the eyes of media and hence to the people. Does anything's been publicized in our country that'll do good for people? I feel no difference between the ruthless terrorists and spineless politicians who use the common mode of communicating to people through electronic media.

Paper media has always been more or less partial towards one or other political party for gaining sustainability. Electronic media, that magnifies each and every silly thing on the Earth, has failed miserably in focussing on the issues where people are unable to use their fundamental rights. Theoretically our democratic structure is well formatted. But practically, Indian democracy needs a demographic change where every individual is made to recognize what his/her duties are, what powers do they have as citizens of this country and in choosing the right leader to serve them.

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Democracy should not exist in the books. It is neither an old book that has to be shelved nor an antique displayed for the purpose of showcasing. When democracy does not meet the people, it will be beaten to dust in this country. - Raghav!

Vote n Note!

My dear voter, please note before you vote

Do not waste your vote just for sake of a note!

Why go for a note that'll only fill your stomach for a day

While a true, genuine vote would let you live happy everyday!

Leading a life in distress with no signs of development is merely a torture

So, retaliate your power through a vote, with an insight of your bright future!

"Perhaps it's better to encourage people NOT to vote, unless they're willing to educate themselves on the issues that would never let them grow." - Raghav!

The Wings Of My Blood

Hope is the thing with white feathers,

Tickled me hard to find it and conquer it.

Wings are the only means of my transit,

Struggle is the best way to succeed, I knew!!

Flew many miles for one lone reason,

Hunt is always 'on' while I'm in the game .

Never tired during the journey towards passion,

Struggle is the best way to succeed, I knew!!

Winds tried to hamper my course of flight,

Obstacles have felt their timing's perfect.

Attitude kept me focussed right through,

Struggle is the best way to succeed, I knew!!

Dreadful was the heavy storm on the way,

Engrossed was I with the thirst to reach it.

Feathers were heavy and wings turned bloody,

Struggle is the best way to succeed, I knew!!

Glaring was a box, ah! I sighted my destiny,

Amazing!! I have witnessed my picture inside .

Realized that I discovered myself in the journey,

Discovery of thyself is journey of life, I knew!!

By Raghav - In discovery of life!

One Life..

Friendship is one of those parts of life that we at times take for granted and we expect it to be present in all areas of our lives. I often hear and use phrases like ‘Friendship is forever’. But in truth how many true friendships do we have? Is one best friend worth more than a thousand? Better to think for a moment and list those we feel are true friends and those with which we have a very close relationship. Is our friendship from the heart? How do we see and decide a person as our true friend?

Friends form a special connection that will weather any storm. They understand being human and give the other room to grow and are there even when they are not expected to be present. They know, respect and cherish each other’s mentalities and individualities . To them, Friendship is a path of unrelenting compassion that encompasses not just one's life but the life of the other person too. It is a special bond that is created out of genuine affection and is given without the thought of reward but with the essence of the heart which longs for a special connection.

Friendship connects two people so strongly that even death cannot sever the cord. That friendship exists forever in the realm of wonder. It brings light into their world for it gives us the missing link to thier souls. It provides a passage way from one heart to another and allows the transference of peace and solitude. True friends are simply ourselves in disguise. By uncovering that disguise we see before our eyes the world we created and the being we have become. By understanding the true value of a friend we begin to see the importance of looking at the reflection they provide and peering into the life we lead.

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Friendship lets us to become a witness to the beauty, wonder, and peace that we give to the world and understand our contribution to the ongoing discoveries that we will make. Think of our true friends and be grateful for the gifts they bring to our life. Allow our hearts to connect and bring comfort to each other. Expand our world by seeing through their eyes. Give them our love in return for each friend we have is an unearned gift that should be accepted with grace and thankfulness. “A Best friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until he/ she arrives, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”

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Edited by Raghav!

Thank You...

Thank you for all the care,
you mean so much to me;
For concern and understanding,
you give me truly and heartfully..

Thanks for listening with your heart,
for cheering me when I'm blue;
For bringing out the good in me,
and that is just only for you..

Thanks for the long conversations,
that stimulate my soul and my brain;
For silly times we laugh out loud,
and for many things I can't explain..

Thanks for looking past my faults,
for all the time we spend together;
For all the kind things that you do,
Thank you for being a meaning of my life

By Raghav!