Sonal's Poems

In this space, I write not to explain life, but to explore it. Pause with me, linger between the lines, and perhaps you’ll discover a piece of your own story here too. 🙂

Category: Feelings…

  • Moments of Peace

    The joy in my steps
and the lift in my spirits  
The smile that doesn’t fade, 
My song has new lyrics
The cold air too warms me
and seems to offer a cuddle
Is it in the air for all?
Or a special treat for me to see!
Looking beyond the darkness
I rise to see the rainbow
Following the lights shining
I feel a special tenderness
As I walk towards the lights 
Never bothering the shadows 
The fear fading off
I steadily approach the bright
As I stand where I reached
It seems the safest place to be
With my heart ready for this 
My moments of peace I seize!

  • When you come passing by…!

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    A vivid dream of you,

    whenever comes to me…

    Makes me forget what is,

    and leads me to the debris…

    The visions that I see,

    I’ve never lived with you…

    From where do they flow in,

    and leave me to pursue…

    I try to bring myself back,

    to the reality that is now…

    But the residue of what I saw,

    doesn’t readily allow…

    Feeling like a no one,

    among those I know…

    I carry on to sway,

    and try not to show…

    What’s going on in my heart,

    and what makes me a bit reclined…

    I try not to overthink,

    the reason that was behind…

    Accepting it as a memory,

    of somewhere that we were…

    I allow them to reverberate,

    until when they go blur…! 

  • You’re not mine…

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    I was a fool to think that I belong

    To consider this as our song

    But not one, I got many signs

    That – you’re not mine

    Hearts afar, across the shore

    I don’t want to try any more

    Our stars were never aligned 

    The fact is that you’re not mine

    Now or ever I don’t plan to stay

    Only plan to keep away

    Any offer from you, I plan to decline

    Because – you’re not mine

    Been and seen what was there to see

    Now, just want to be free

    From the clutches and fate’s design

    I resign, ‘coz you’re not mine

    Give and take – have done it all

    Heard clearly this deafening call

    The final rejection is utterly divine

    Yes, you never were mine! 

  • Goodness – a tough test!

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    I might’ve made mistakes

    Put hefty stuff at stake

    But not emotions or feelings

    No one’s heart at bleeding 

    I might’ve gone astray

    Could’ve led to dismay

    But never intentionally 

    Not on false alibi

    I might’ve been wrong

    Vices with me belong 

    But never betrayed a friend

    Only love I’ve sent

    I might’ve hurt someone

    Could’ve taken a wrong turn 

    But never with venom at heart

    No, I don’t know that art

    Tried to do my best

    And will – till I finally rest

    But goodness is a tough test

    These days, ‘tis a matter of jest

    Even when ridiculed

    Due to it I’ve been fooled

    Will want to spread a word

    In favour of it to the world

    Do good and be good forever

    Only goodness pays at last

    Cause harm, knowingly never

    Even to those who have harassed

  • With love for YOU BABA – my Guru, my Friend, my Guide, my Everything…! ❤️

    Offering myself – at YOUR holy feet
    Watching YOUR smile – an absolute treat
    Following YOUR word – my way of life
    Holding YOUR hand – I cross each strife
    Merging into YOU – my ultimate desire
    Obtaining YOUR grace – my heart’s fire
    Chanting YOUR name – is my heartbeat 
    Thinking of YOU – makes me complete
    By YOUR grace – I wish to cross this maze
    YOUR embrace – my safest place! 

  • Just Be There…!

    Even if you’re not able to help
    When you hear, someone yelp
    Even if you feel short of words
    To mend a heart that badly hurts
    Though you can’t offer a helping hand
    To make a stumbled person stand
    Though you know no ways or means
    To lessen those cries or screams
    Even when you know nothing would cure
    No effort you do will help assure
    Even when you try to rephrase
    No words you say offer any solace
    Don’t give up and walk away
    Hang on, just for another day
    JUST BE THERE – hold hands quietly 
    Just this – may go a long way you see
    JUST BE THERE – give your shoulder to lean
    Hang around, be there to be seen
    JUST BE THERE – care in your own special way 
    You may be an end to someone’s dismay
    JUST BE THERE – share a smile or a hug
    Don’t be the one, to pass off with a shrug
    JUST BE THERE – be thoughtful and kind
    You might save someone’s faith in mankind
    JUST BE THERE – be a helping hand in strife
    Your thoughtfulness might save a life…! 

  • I’ll get to, Amen!

    I cried for you, I called for you 
    To hold your hand, I tried too
    Seems like just yesterday
    When you made me smile in your special way
    While we waited for us to meet
    About our love, we were discreet
    Who played this game which made us lose?
    Did they ask you – I wasn’t asked for views!
    Sadly – that brought an end 
    A painful twist, a tragic bend
    Even now after its bygone
    From each other, we have withdrawn
    Your thoughts come by knocking you see
    They torment me, want to make me flee
    Nothing of which there’s guarantee
    Still, I miss you so very extremely
    One day I know we will surely face
    No, I don’t wait for any embrace
    Just words – which you should’ve said back then
    Hoping to hear those – I’ll get to, Amen! 



  • Prayer…!

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    With a heart so heavy and eyes so numb

    I look at Thee with questions some

    Why am I the target of this?

    Why do I have to live with this?

    When I see clearly what they do to me?

    Why can’t I let myself free?

    Why do I need to stay chained this way?

    I would like to leave, if I may

    Did I really choose this for me

    If yes, then what is yet to see

    To reach where You want me to be

    Oh can I reach there sooner please

    Make me, before this breaks me 

    A plea with all my heart to flee

    Help me and light my path ahead

    Please guide me – like “I will”, You said! 

  • You & I – still a harmony…!

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    In my silence, you come as a thought

    Memories flow in right on dot

    Breezing in through my varied day

    Your face in my mind makes its way

    Sometimes in my hustle bustle

    I get reminded of our fun-filled tussle

    Even though many miles away

    Your thoughts never cease to fray

    Right into my very day

    They come in with something to convey 

    Sometimes through my otherwise cheer

    You walk by as a giggle dear

    Sometimes without a warning trace

    A tear drops by leaving me in daze

    Even when I am asleep

    You wake me up sometimes as I weep

    Such vivid dreams which shake me bad

    For hours then I stay so sad

    Without a thought I call your name

    Wonder why it still makes me feel same

    No reason why you still come to mind

    Nothing more left for me to find

    Even though you’re not in sight

    Thinking of you gives me delight

    Confused I am, but let it be

    Even when you’re not there to see

    I feel you very much around

    Memories come and how they hound

    I am left reveling in this symphony

    You and I, still a harmony… 

  • JOY!

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    The soothing breeze

    The glistening sun

    The birds so free

    The dogs that run

    The smiles I see

    On passers-by 

    Fills me with glee

    I take a sigh…

    Beauty abound

    Much to enjoy

    I look around

    Did I hear “ahoy”!

    Sailing towards

    A lovely boat

    Claps and cheers

    As they afloat

    I smile at them

    They wave in cheer

    The clinking glass

    As they said “Cheers”

    A little ahead –

    on the way

    A fleet of birds –

    merrily sway

    The trees that dance –

    in the wind

    Their rhythm 

    Left me with a grin

    I have no words

    Which can express

    The joy and glee –

    I stood impressed

    Basking in this warmth

    I said a little prayer 

    I know my Lord –

    That You are everywhere! 

  • Why do I not…!

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    Why is it so tough to accept and see?

    The reality, which has become of me…

    Why does this heart still want that string?

    On which I want to dance & sing…

    Why is it so tough to carry on?

    With what is there around, upon…

    Why do I always keep looking back?

    With teary eyes the bygone track…

    Why do I not find it fully right?

    What lies ahead of me, in sight…

    Why do I keep asking the same questions?

    Not asking, yet – seeking suggestions…

    Why do I not feel eager for tomorrow? 

    How to remove these, clouds of sorrow…

    Why do I feel this strange fright?

    Of what lies ahead, and what might…

    Why do I see this looming gloom?

    Where is the light, how to resume…

    Why do I cry, even though I smile?

    With every step, I want to rest a while…

    Why do I not, finally let go?

    And allow myself to flow with the flow… 

  • Lurking Snakes….!

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    Beware of all those lurking snakes
    Waiting to strike and bite
    Callously and with not much thought
    They will come and strike!
    They pretend as if they really care
    They laugh and say flowery stuff
    Behind your backs all they want
    Is to hurt you and get rough
    They don’t bother who they hurt
    How much pain they cause
    I wonder do they even have a heart
    Do they ever think or pause
    How much ever good you do
    Whatever you do to help
    These creeps will cause the pain they want
    They will leave you alone to yelp
     
    Only thing which gives some peace
    Which stops me from saying more
    Is the faith that they will see their fate
    They will pay for each heart they tore
    Divine vengeance is what comes in
    When such types think they’ve won
    And when HE strikes – believe me
    To help them there will be none!
     

  • I Still miss you…!

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    I hear your voice, above all sounds

    I feel your presence, even  when you’re not around

    I sing your song, mindlessly alone

    Want to harp on the music, which has your tone

    I want to be with you, night and day

    I find myself repeating words, that you used to say

    I hum the melody, that reminds me of you

    I stay in touch with those, who still know you

    Madly and deeply, I still miss you 

    Even after years, of our adieu

    Shrieking in me, is a question far above

    Do you miss me too, the way I do my love? 

  • One World…!

     

    Who has made these boundaries, 

    Who has made these walls?

    Who has made these languages

    Who has set these protocols?

    Who has made these differences

    In how we say our words?

    Why these different cultures

    Why aren’t we free as birds?

    Why to cross the waters,

    Do we need all the permissions?

    Why upon free movement

    There are various prohibitions?

    Will someday come at last

    Which will bring in emancipation?

    With this amazing thought

    I am in fascination

    Hope a day would come

    Where all of us or at least some

    Will know the power of unity 

    And the strength of being a community

    Hope someday soon we see dreams unfurled

    And get to live in this – united One World! 

  • Reminiscing…!

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    So tired of untying the endless knots

    Instead YOU should’ve said – “rather not”

    To things which I probably didn’t deserve

    If they were for – someone else reserved

    To have and still not is a bigger misery

    I would rather, not have and remain free

    This tryst of destiny is very strange

    Not meant for me, these things in range

    Beguiling it is, beyond my grasp

    How come I got chained in this trap

    Laughing sometimes, at what has come to

    Want to start all over anew

    Will YOU help me – this one time last

    Make me forget the agonising past

    Give me words as fresh as dew

    To write a song with no residue! 

  • In You My Peace…!

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    Come, hold my hand and lead me there

    You and I can live all our dreams where

    Singing our love song without one bother

    We stay entwined in our love forever 

    Flying high, soaring in the sky

    With no one to ask on anything – why

    Where we can live, absolutely carefree

    Holding hands we’ll run with glee

     

    Seeing myself in your eyes forever

    I wouldn’t want another thing ever

    Together we’ll dance the way none did

    From dusk until the next dawn slid

    No worry in heart, no tear to shed

    Let’s pen a story which has never been said

    Reaching out for the rainbow along with you

    Riding a cloud, and enjoying the view

    Wrapped in your arms enjoying the embrace 

    Drinking through my eyes every inch of your face

    And then when I’ll sleep with total release

    Ultimately in you, I’ll find my peace! 

     

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  • Fake Friends…

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    I am not the one to do chit-chat, I like to do soulful talks

    A stride or two is not for me, I’m a companion for those long walks 

    Friends for now and then forgotten, is not my cup of tea

    A friend for me is a life-long thing, in times of need I don’t flee

    When you shed tears a steady shoulder, is what you’ll find in me

    A mirror to show you the truth always, an ear to listen I will be 

    When you feel tired from this tedious life, I’ll help you energize

    When you feel lost and confused my friend, I’ll try to give an advice wise

    Will try protect you against all vices and be your helping hand

    Whenever you’ll need me close and near, I’ll be there even across lands

    Friends to keep and friends to care, friends for me are life

    Not just in times of cheer, I stay along even in your strife

    Challenging the new age concept of what has started to be known as friendship

    Fake talks, matter of convenience, but behind your back you get stripped

    No that is not what friends should do, not that is not we deserve

    Friends for life, friends to care, your heart with them should stay preserved

    And those who hurt and are double-faced, and those who tell lies

    Beware – for they can betray and from them you can get surprise!

    Choose your friends wisely and if you feel you’ve been wronged

    Learn to get away in time, don’t let them around you throng!

  • Still Close to Thee…!

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    In your eyes I saw the spark

    In my heart you made a mark

    Flutters of love in my heart you made

    Your scent in me will never fade

    Your voice so soothing made me yearn

    Your love so enchanting I wanted to earn

    In your embrace I found my peace

    In my jigsaw you were the missing piece

    With a smile so warm you welcomed me

    Setting me free you let me be me

    Listened to my childish banter

    Filled me with wisdom like a mentor

    You stayed along like a solid rock

    Your presence in my life forever locked

    Charmed by you I still feel blessed

    With your magic I am still possessed

    Stay where you are but remember me

    Far from you, but still very close to thee!

  • Do Good Anyways…

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    They say – when nothing goes right, go left
    But what to do when even there you feel bereft
    They say – do good and good will come back to you
    But what to do when nothing as such holds true
    They say – God is there to see and set right
    But what to do when it seems that truth is out of even HIS sight
    They say – every cloud has a silver lining
    But what to do when fake is every light that is shining
    They say – kindness is a language which doesn’t need words
    But what to do when it is trampled over and you’re declared a nerd
     
    In such a time I am pretty sure you will feel like giving up
    This world will seem a cruel place and you’ll find it tough to hold up
    You’ll want to retire from one and all and be alone to patch up
    The strewn pieces of your heart, so badly blown up!
     
    But even then with faith in your heart, as strong as steel
    Stand firm on your goodness and don’t allow them to steal-
    – Your lasting courage and let your goodness reveal
    ‘Coz ultimately IT IS goodness which will help you in your ordeal
     
    Such proverbs though loosely used and may seem unreal
    In this strange world of today, goodness may seem surreal
    But simplicity and genuineness how much ever ridiculed
    Ultimately they win, and eventually they rule!

  • Reminiscing…

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    And there I saw it again! The letter written by you to me

    Though already read a thousand times, each word was as if new to see

     

    Your perfect handwriting, your sensible choice of words

    Your incomparable wisdom which I was drawn towards

     

    It took me back in time and I found myself smiling

    As I thought of you and our time, the memories started piling

     

    Each one so crystal clear, till today I was surprised

    Holding that precious paper in my hands, for long I stayed hypnotized

     

    Before I could control, tears started to roll by

    And when the present got clear around, I myself felt a bit shy

     

    Hurriedly keeping you away, I tried to get back to now

    Trying hard to ignore, the sharp pain I felt anyhow

     

    The pain will subside the present will win, but I don’t know till when

    You will come alive so vividly, just by looking at those words from your pen!