Mind Frame

Rumi has been a serious discovery and I feel each verse is simple but cuts within layers of a conscience. Some that have truck a chord are: If I could say my feelings for Delhi in a way, this would be it - “Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.”  “The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.” - For my insomnia that begins then.  “My lips got lost on the way to the kiss - that's how drunk I was.” - To many evenings in Post Grad school staring at the sun go down.  “The lion is most handsome when looking for food.” - To renewed vigour and hunger for good work.

I am in Delhi now. Mumbai seems to have been shifted to a later date for destiny has its ways. This city is a maze of memories, this even if one has not spent time here. Its resonance with a past seems to evoke a sense of deja vu and  memory, even those from distant lands. To me Delhi - old or new is like a child born out of wedlock from travelers stuck in different periods of time. The child built of city walls and structures that speak of  romance between emotions and time. A child that engages in conversation with anyone willing to discover her and unravel stories she has to share. All she asks of is a someone willing to have that conversation.

कई बार इरादे बदले , तो कुछ समय राहों ने  साथ न दिया

People are happy only until they realise, what happiness truly is.

कहने  को  तो  तुमने  कुछ  कहा  नहीं, पर ख़ामोशी  को  भी  तुम  जुबान  देगायी..

I am in a phase of recovery and discovery. Its been a while since I listened to something with quite a zeal and passion in such a way that I pick up a pen and scribble away.  This season its John Mayer, Oasis, Lucky Ali and a few others that are constantly at my beck and call thanks to a button called - replay. Drop his name,  Push it in and twist the knife again,  Watch my face,  A s I pretend to feel no pain.. (Heartbreak Warfare) Even if your hands are shaking, And your faith is broken. Even as the eyes are closin', Do it with a heart wide open. Say what you need to say.. Hold up, Hold on, Don't be scared, You'll never change what's been and gone, May your smile (may your smile) Shine on (shine on) Don't be scared (don't be scared) Your destiny may keep you warm Stop crying your heart out - Oasis And when you're needing your space,  To do some navigating,  I'll be here pati...

इक अरसा बीत गया तुझ बिन अब, तेरी रातों की यादों मैं, भीगी पलकें, सासें फूली, खो गयी रातें किन  राहों मैं... तुझ बिन कुछ दिन , गुज़ारे हैं जैसे नहीं मिले हम सालों से, फिर क्यूँ आखिर तुने तय किया, की हम खो गए किन राहों मैं. खामोश हुई है ख़ामोशी, जब तेरी जुबान पे नाम आया,  भूले मंज़र,  भूले वादे,  जब तेरे दर पे कोई और आया।  इक अरसा बीत गया तुझ बिन..