A Legend's Legendry

The world's envy, India's pride

He swung the willow to take the world by his stride

He immortalized "TEN"

And secured a berth in the league of God Men

In a nation where his sport is nothing short of a religion,

He burnt the brigdes and brought together all it's regions

He executed with finest perfection his part

  And scored a place with his "aillaaa plane" in thousands of hearts

As the demi-god takes a bow

He leaves with this message you reap as you sow!

22 yards and 24 years

His adieu brought a mighty nation to tears

He gave exquisite memories to millions

And left a foot print that will remain for eons

Here is a heartful thankyou for the lil master who for the motherland kept himself busy

For the man who is the epitome of the verse "Vini Vidi Vici"!!! 

Y.O.U

You are my supreme strength
      and are my utmost weakness ...
You are the libretto of my poetry
      and inaccuracy in its grammar
You are the tender petal of our love
     and the barb in its stalk
You are the droplets of rain
      and the mighty lightning strike
You are the light of my life
      and the darkness of my shadow
You are my sky
      and my horizon that mates with the low sky
You are my wings
      You are my wind beneath the wings
You are the birth of my joy
      and the death of my sorrow
You are my the fine air of my breath
      and the one who takes my breath away
You are my  epicenter of peace
      and the inestimable restless I experience
You are my fulfillment of my life
      and u r the love I miss like i haven't missed anyone else!!

Sleep my little one!

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The western side is tangy as the Sun has bid its Good Bye
Stars are peeping out and spangling across the Sky
Tweets are fading, the birds have gone back to their nests
And the fierce wind has calmed down against the dusk's chest

Little feet that have run around a lot on mud and dust
Little arms that have swayed with vigor and zest now need rest
A glistening pair of little eyes is somnolent
Doze off my lil beauty in your love engulfed tent

May you dream of tiny angels in fairy land
who get you amazed and mesmerized by a stoke of their wand
Where soothing music will pamper you and where butterflies will kiss your cheek
And countless fireflies will illuminate that world in the light streak

Sleep my pretty princess, sleep safe and sound
Pappa will come and kiss your forehead and bless you abound
Sleep till the sun paints the eastern sky tangy and brightens the lawns
And till the wind lies asleep in the arms on the dawn!!

-RN 23-Aug-2014

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Lik

The Digital Divide

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Gone are the days when faces were buried into books 
We are now phasing out the books for FaceBook 
Those were times when kids jumped, played hide-n-seek and bruised knees 
Now it's all about swiping, wiping and fidgeting with keys... 

The delight of the serendipitous "How are you what's up"? 
Is gradually uprooted by the famous "WhatsApp" 
If you have anything to say that's short and sweet 
Then O dear you should Tweet Tweet Tweet! 

The thumbs up on a click is what all of us "Like" 
The mighty bug has that smitten old and young alike 
The age has come where we are Linked In digitally 
The paradox being the disconnect that prevails emotionally 

The "apple-bite" has ushered new eras in the present and the past  
Haunting Adams and Eves across the globe in the shadow it cast 
"Share" it if you "Like" or "Comment" if you have thoughts 
But this is the order of the day you "Like" it or not!   

Let's try to do a balancing act for posterity's sake 
By giving the real life a chance and e-socialization a break  
-RN Dec 27-2013

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