Monday, October 22, 2007

A desire .. a dream …
Not often for being
Clipped off its wings
In an aviary the pigeon lie
Dreaming some day to fly

What if I stopped dreaming someday just because I thought even without giving it a try worth it’s salt that the dream wouldn’t be realized.

For every dream that I give up, I loose an entire life. I wish I could be like the pigeon some day who can dream even when it is in a cage, even when its wings are clipped, even when it knows it cannot fly, but still holds a desire that it can … one day …. perhaps some day ….

Who knows what holds, who holds and for what
The clodhopper perambulates the dim lit lanes
And breeds a yeoman far more succinct
Than the prig on his way to a school
Destiny.. that’s not life,
That’s not what soul had engendered
That’s not life without its own karma
That’s not the soul that had betrayed my decision
That’s not life if only it was ever to be destined.

Destiny … that’s not life
In every semblance of doubt that bores
A yes or perhaps a no …. But then
For every wrong, would life have made it right
Even without that one single try
Would it still be destined if I had not
Given it an honest try.

24 comments:

Alok said...

I haven't been around becoz of various reasons ... one of them being unavailability of internet connection back in mumbai with my data card not working and mails and blogs being blocked in office ....

Moreover I have now moved to Singapore. Its only last week that I have landed here ... So will be back actively after a week or so, till the time I settle down ..

Thank you all of you for checking on my site while I was away ..

Take care

Alok

Priya said...

I liked what you said about dreams and pigeons. Wonderful asusual.

gP said...

bro! you are back. and with a great poem...life is too short for sailing, trying to change life is the best thing to do.

Anonymous said...

Nice to see you back after a long time....lovely words & you have crafted it beautifully...Excellent Poem & stay well!

Janice Thomson said...

So wonderfully good to see you Alok.
Hopes and dreams keep us going - to have tried without success is far more worthy than to have not tried at all. Love your thoughts and words here Alok.

laughingwolf said...

wb buddy... grats on the move

your posts remain great :)

kalai said...

Wat u said abot Pigeon was really superb. Eventhough we are clipped in something, our dreams will come true some day.

Just take care of ur health friend...

Keshi said...

WB Alok! u had us worried.

**Dreaming some day to fly

me too...:)

Keshi.

aria said...

Nice to see you back. Another wonderful piece. Absolutely loved it. The style & content .. everything about it is awesome.

venuss66 said...

Hi alok, nice to see you back here. Hope things are just fine with you. Hope you like your new place and work.
Beautiful poem as usual. Very deep in meaning. Take care. God Bless.

Movie Mazaa said...

Thats a wonderful post, Alok! I loved that line - ***For every dream that I give up, I loose an entire life***

Makes a lot of sense, especially and ironically for a non-dreamer like me!!
:)

Hope Singapore has lots of bests to offer u! Gud day!

Anonymous said...

Welcome back...before i cud ask u wat kept u away, i c u alreday answered it. Will b back to read post.

Jeevan said...

Pigeon holds the confident of life. beautiful read!

Glad to see you back buddy:) Hope Singapore life gives you delight.

Neer said...

dont give up on dreams, alok... its an essence of living.... just let them metamorphose into some other dreams! :)

hey, thanks for swinging by!

gP said...

bro...yes its a new poem...im doing a running post...will be adding more and more stuff until the next post. :D

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

so glad to see you back!! glad you're alright (started to worry about you)

floots said...

good luck with the new surroundings
like this one
as you imply - it's when we do not try that we clip our own wings
cheers

Anonymous said...

Welcome back Dear,
Dreams are the only things that keeps our hope lightened in the darkest of night also..

Love it, you have expressed it an an amazing way.

Take care

Annie Wicking said...

Glad to see you are back with us, Alok. I have missed your poetry.

I'm stopping but to share a cup of tea and a chat with my online friends.

I've enjoyed sharing your dreams with you.

Best wishes as always,

Annie

KAYLEE said...

GLAD YOU ARE BACK :)

delhidreams said...

the ofc atmosphere is really tensed up these days...then today, i picked up a flower fallen from a tree on the road, carried it to the office, washed it, and placed on the monitor where it fell off because of the strong fan...now i've placed it in the empty floppy drive socket, where it is looking nice and pretty and adds a smile to my face whenever i see it.

Annie Wicking said...

Hugs and best wishes my dear friend Alok.

Hope all is well with you.

Best wishes
Annie

annie said...

U again vanished?

Alok said...

Thank you everbody ... Greatly appreciated ...

Annie: Havent vanished ... its just that am caught with loads of work

Take care

Alok