Theme: Perseverance
He had climbed half the peak when he felt like quitting,
But then he remembered this as what he dreamt of always - sleeping, standing or sitting.
Perseverance took the better of him and he went ahead to climb the peak,
Today, he feels proud that he did not let that moment make him feel weak.
Theme: Blues
Monday morning blues, everything seems like a pain.
What further pisses off is the traffic jam caused by a bit of rain.
Come closer to Friday and you start counting hours,
You start making plans for the evening to hit a few bars.
Theme: Lights
Every year, It brought with it a glimmer of hope,
And help Raju when he thought, he would slide down the depression slope.
Looking at all the lights around him on Diwali made Raju jump in glee,
Begging on the streets of Delhi made him feel bonded and he wanted to run free.
Theme: Grace
They kept waiting for ten years,
Every passing year was just adding to their fears.
Finally a miracle happened and brought them lot of joy,
By God’s grace, they became parents to twins – a girl and a boy.
Theme: Colours
A shade of grey is how he defined his character,
According to him, playing such roles was a true mark of an actor.
It is amazing how colours can define who and how you are,
People advise that if he is a shade of white then be close to him and if he is a black character then just go far.
Theme: Vision
The goals seem virtually impossible at the start,
Converting it to something achievable takes gumption and heart.
A visionary brings such a belief amongst all,
And then everyone gets ready to face the pessimists like a wall.
Theme: Small Joys
A toffee, a balloon, a game of ludo with my grandfather. These used to be some of the small joys.
Today, happiness is what I search for even after buying the most expensive toys.
As a kid, I always wanted to grow up soon.
Today I would love to go back to those times and enjoy a cartoon.
Theme: Salsa
He was mesmerized when he saw her burn the dance floor,
He thought he would never get tired and would always want to see more.
Salsa was her soul, her second skin. It was her life,
She never imagined that he will force her to stop dancing after she became his wife.
Theme: Woods
Sitting by the bonfire, singing countryside songs.
Bonding and camaraderie on the rise with everyone dancing along.
All of them will remember this night as the best of their times,
Let me now end this poem as all of this rhymes.
Theme: Fear
Today, darkness sends a chill down the little girl’s spine,
Because two years back her father left her. Once, she used to tell people “He is only mine”.
Loneliness brings with it an unexplained fear,
The only comforting factor for her is when her mother’s lap is near.
Theme: Party
Music was blaring, the party was at a full blast,
Everybody was dancing to the beats, sometime slow and sometimes fast.
This style of partying was the first of its kind,
Where the iPods were plugged to their ears and people were grooving to the grind.
