Bridge Over Troubled Water

 

Bridge Over Troubled Water

(A Tribute to Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel)

Standing on this bank, staring into the sun

She is on the other side; lose I can none  

Between us flows the river, wide & deep

Fear that I may have lost out, blood doth seep

 

So near & yet so far, our final destination seems

Submerged in quiet waters, are troubles beyond dreams

Chained by dissolute reality, she silently weeps

Unable to let any know, how her yearnings creep

 

Lost are we to find strength, so enchantingly emancipating

Cross the bridge separating us, and become one in being

Let’s tear the harnesses apart; our love they do thwart

Undo shackles of human bondage that dare to keep us apart

 

Running towards one another, our arms spread wide open

Craving for that divine embrace, and then remain soulfully solemn

Prepared we must be, to be slain by a barrage of poisonous arrows

Let loose upon us by brigand soldiers of a debauched tomorrow

                                                                                     

Should it come to it, we can share a last, passionate kiss

Hug tight & jump down into the raging waves of enormity

Meander along hardships of life, like just another ignoble tryst

For we are destined to meet with the sun, and merge into eternity

: Written by Time Traveler

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A New Dawn

Every night we go to bed, agonized by persisting worries, fears etc. In deep sleep, all problems are totally erased from our mind & we experience absolute peace & bliss. But, when we wake up, all our misery is back to torment us in full force. Can we bring about a new dawn where we continue the halcyon stillness of deep sleep into our day-life? Read below  - “A New Dawn”

A New Dawn

Inertly seated in the forested campus adjoining home 

Withdrawing gradually from silence of the mind

Yet entrenched in quietude of hours spent alone

No whisper, action or thought to leave behind

 

Surrounded by songs & chirps from blissful birds

Dark horizon turning blue in a magical way

Echoes looming from early morning walker droids

Contemplating on reality, no notions to betray

 

Sun-skimmed rays penetrating sky’s bluish tinge

Palette of faint yellow glimmering everywhere

On leaves, trees, even chimerical walls on a hinge

Compartments created in delusionary psyche when unaware

 

Glazed eyelids, blurred sight, trance lightening

Cross legged on greens, staring into infinite sky above

Merger of Absolute & Relative temporarily ending

Stillness of night & being, unto dawn to love

 

Raucous, egregious shrieks from automobile horns

Brightness all around, humanity’s ubiquitous sounds

New day begun, time to head home newborn

And translate realization into creative action

 

This is a new dawn

: Written by Time Traveler

Passion, Grace And Fire

 

Passion, Grace And Fire  (A Tribute to John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola & Paco De Lucia)

Do you know what it feels to be blessed?

With awesome, shining, divine love

From a heart, to yours it is attached

Asking you to just feel it & smile

 

Would you be accurately & implicitly understood?

Thoughts transmitted, thousands miles, absolute reality

Words expected, empty spaces, no illusory falsehood

When realization dawns, experienced understanding is infinity

 

Have you ever witnessed a pristine, blissful depiction?

Radiating with purity, freshness & shimmering, natural beauty

Enchanting lips, sparkling eyes, mesmerizing benediction

Inviting you onto soft cheeks awaiting your kiss only

 

Will you step forward to hold a spotless, gentle hand?

Of one with glittering teeth beneath a dazzling smile

Conjoined souls, connected hearts, togetherness in mind

Assuring you that the past & future are unreal & futile

 

Do you think you could experience it in any lifetime?

The feeling of the Universe coming alive inside

Not by serendipity or desire, but its own pure design

Telling you that you are chosen coz of plenitude

 

If you can do all that without an iota of hesitation

You are real, not a figment of bizarre imagination

Don’t stop walking because you will never tire

You are all of Passion, Grace & Fire

: Written by Time Traveler

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Wish You Would Just Let Me Be With You

Attachments turn into Aversions & Aversions become Attachments. This is the rule of Duality; the pendulum swings. What you love, you can soon hate easily, and vice versa. Duality is the root of suffering.  Indifference is the middle path that allows you to really let go. Otherwise, even after letting go, you may crave for that which you have let go. Read below – “Wish You Would Just Let Me Be With You”

Wish You Would Just Let Me Be With You

Reading into pauses between your words

Sensing pain in each breath you take 

In your loneliness, grows your sorrow

Wish you would just let me be with you

 

Never heard you ever tell me your story

 Experiences & endurances in existential history

The soul doth not need to hear or tell

Wish you would just let me be with you

 

Have always known you to be like fire

Bursting with energy, one that cannot tire

The you I see today, makes me want to cry

Wish you would just let me be with you

 

Whenever I needed you, you always stood by me

Everything asked for, made available momentarily

Not only me, you smilingly did that for everybody

Wish you would just let me be with you

 

I want to be a part of your deep silence

Hold hands & absorb every bit of your pure essence

Even if I cannot make you what you have always been

Wish you would just let me be with you!

 : Written by Time Traveler