Somewhere in the Darkness

Somewhere in the darkness
A church bell rings;
It takes me to the
Sweet melodies of Muhammed Rafi
Floating on the breeze;
It shows me color of pink,
Red and black
Which were the colors worn by
The tender Gujarati women
Dancing in the sun hot plains.

My mind eschews the day
A new TV came to my home:
My young mind dreamt
Seeing dances and forms
Of everywhere hitherto unknown
When whatever I saw had
A hallo of romantic glory.

Now my vacant mind yawns
For that glory:
The promised color, form and love,
My long anticipated love.
Is it a clash of day and night?

25. Searching for Something Somewhere
My mind, why are you flying
In the speed of a train?
Look at the people,
Modern men and women
In their middies and jeans
Perfectly preparing for their tasks.
My mind, why are you flying back,
Long back to the idle poets?
When there is head load of works,
When there are computer amusements
Why are you flying back
Lonely to the dark ages?
When all the world is moving
Forward to the digital life
Why are you searching for something somewhere?