Dreams of freedom

While you search for a heart unfettered by the dreams
You might not chance upon the screams that may be..
For whilst we greet life always with a smile on our face,
So that you might not chance upon the torment of grace..
For the picturesque moment is only seen from the booth
While envious jigs made for the journey so smooth..
Albeit many who do would not walk that path of victory,
If only they knew the scars that was scribed in history..
And yet we dream that we live in sanity,
Unchained by reality, unbound by our vanity..
For it is only in dreams can men be free,
It always was such and always such will be..

Ami chini go chini tomare

Ami chini go chini tomare - in English
Translated a Rabindrasangeet in English

I feel like i know you really well, o my fair lady
Your home is across the wildest seas, o my fair lady

When I see you during the spring sunrise
When you pass me in the fragrant nights
When you catch my sight, o my fair lady

I waited for you so long, only to hear your song
I dedicate this life of mine, to you my fair lady

Traveling far and near, I have reached you o my dear
I'm a guest at your door, o my fair lady

Dreams

It is only in their dreams can men be free,
It was always thus and always thus will be..
A gentle whisper breaks the sound of silence,
When the daily needs bound men in chains..
Through out the mellowed warmth of a day,
As long as the sun shines, the slaves make hay..
The men lose out as the softer moment flies by,
As the jingle of nature's song  is lost in the sly..
Whence the glow of the golden sun gets dim
An enslaved heart fails to fill life to the brim..
As the darknes of the treacherous night falls,
The cry of a tired soul is bounded by the walls..
And in spite of all these follies do we love our dreams
For it gives meaning to our life despite our screams..

If Only

If only the ears could hear what the lips dare not utter
If only we could make meaning of the words in the clutter..
If only there was a perfect solution to the problems of ours
If only we could pour out our souls without quoting others..
If only remorse could pave the path for a better tomorrow
If only guilt worked and could bring in ever lasting sorrow..
If only eyes could see through what the ears can not hear
If only the hearts of mankind were not bounded by fear..
If only we could dream and hope to cherish them in reality
If only in the pursuit of dreams, we never forgot humanity..
If only banks were there for those who needed it the most
If only leaders could be praised and given a heart felt toast..
If only men could hold steady to their dearest value system
If only man could progress while keeping the nature in tandem..
If only words could be taken back even after being delivered
If only people knew when their wishes are about to be heard..
If only men and women could understand each other better
If only all relationships could be built to last forever..
If only more women could be more virtuous than their looks
If only the so called nerds were valued as much as their books..
If only one could win without bearing the scars of a sour victory
If only life meant more than a race for a glorious place in history..
If only we could live in a world of no asymmetry in information
If only there were perfect markets and also perfect competition..
If only silence meant more to a few than some frivolous words
If only romance found meaning beyond the words of the bards..
If only kids were not burdened with the pressure of the future
If only mankind could live in harmony with the brothers of nature..
If only we could pass through time without twisting the facts
If only mankind knew the value of remorse for not so virtuous acts..
If only we could kiss a frog and hope to find our princess divine
If only the romance post marriage was not reduced to a whine..
If only there was a perfect romance even if the pockets were poor
If only lovers could know in advance what they will have to endure..
If only super-heroes existed to undo all the wrong that was done
If only our heroes could change the society where wrongs were none..
If only this tormenting world was a better place than it is now
If only I could change it, without resorting to HOW..
If only... but sadly it is no going to be so, soon enough..
"If Only" thus remains a sore throat and a bit of a cough..

May you have

May you have all the happiness, and all the luck that life can hold..
May you, at the end of all your rainbows, find that illusive pot of gold.
May you be really lucky, for luck in love is as slippery as an eel..
May you get to make others jealous, for how your love makes you feel..
May you learn to revel in joy, even when the wheel of fortune turns..
May you have all the love needed to heal the scars caused by the burns..
May you learn to live for the moments that scarce come by daily..
May your love learn to accept you as you are despite your gravest folly..
May you know what that frown means long before the lips grow old..
May you train your heart to hear, so that you never need to be told..
May you have food and raiment, the loving pillow for your head..
May you spend years in heaven, before satan knows its time ur dead..
May your story be made to live, even when your chldren grow old..
May your love live for eternity, and change the lives it touches to gold..