Shail’s Nest

A flaw in this picture perfect
The colors seem to conflict
What color shall I highlight??
I know not what is right
When I dab some soft yellow
You say it is too mellow
So many shades of the color blue
You feel none are the right hue
Will bright green do the trick??
From the colors take your pick
Violet orange or maybe indigo
Which [...]

Drawing courtesy Vishakh Mohan

Hunger burns scorches and chars
Singes my flesh, sears my soul.
The fiery flame rises, flares and blazes
Turning to ashes, the heart’s desires.
I snatch at the scraps thrown my way
Clutch at the straws that blow my way
Nothing is mine its all half-eaten
When hunger gnaws I grab, I’m fallen.
They throw me bits and [...]

I love darkness
the inky blackness
that cloaks
and holds
in its mysterious folds
what I wish to conceal
and never reveal.

I love darkness
its color black
which with open arms takes in
and clasps
deep within its heart
all colors beautiful
and never lets go.

I love darkness
the black nights
when naked feelings remain secrets
though without masks
never disclosed
nor exposed
and hidden from even open eyes.
[...]

Let me be the song
playing on your lips
sing me to your fill
softly as you will.
Let the notes rise
as high as the skies
and dip so low
to the oceans below.
Twirling and curling
twisting and turning
make melody flow
now fast now slow
As the drums in my heart
in rhythm to yours beat
with your lips beloved mine
make me music divine.
-Shail Mohan (Dec [...]

Sand in my shoes
Sea breeze in my hair
Love in my eyes
The reflection in yours.

Muted reds of the sun
Painting sea and shore.
Hovering rain clouds
Biding time to burst.

Restless sea roaring
You and I yearning
Waves pounding
Our hearts hammering.

Hands longing to touch
Lips trembling to kiss [...]

You…
the hurt
I embrace
with open arms
breathing life
into my barren heart
filling to the brim
joys of love untold
permeating my being
with the ache of longing
making every cell
pulsate in pain
releasing tears
stored deep within
lending wings to desire
for an unfettered flight
igniting passion
to rage and flame
tempering me
in its victorious blaze.
With open arms
I embrace
the hurt
You…
-Shail Mohan (Aug 2007)

Rebuttals stand guard
glinting knives in hands
Refusals choke into silence
Rebuffs with axes hack.
Wounded limbs chopped
lesions and cuts adorning
thrashing for life
lies frail Spontaneity.
Dwindling hope flickering
in eyes beseeching
to live to survive
in a world hostile.
Are its days numbered
the hours limited
Is time ticking
will Spontaneity be no more??
Shall it be sacrificed
at the altar of Rejection
meet an ignominious end
and die bereft, unmourned??
- [...]

Do not be silent
speak to me my heart
let your words of love
flow free from afar.

Make them sing to me
the song of our love
encircling me
in your love so warm.

Let them weave their way
through my silky hair
touch me tenderly
and dance in joy.

Your lips cannot kiss
nor eyes caress
the hands so rough
don’t reach [...]

Pic courtesy Vivek

The waves heard my secret
From the gentle breeze that blew
When my love whispered
The words I love you.
They ran with joyous roar
To tell it to the shore
The sands who knew
Blushed in the orange hue
The breeze then told the trees
To the clouds and the bees
And blew on carefree
Across [...]

Feelings trapped within
like birds with stunted wings
unable to soar
not knowing how to fly
flap useless wings
so hard they try.
Will you be my wings my love
and teach me to fly
let me roam the skies
free as any bird that flies..
When I am tired
I’ll return to nest
in the circle of your arms
your sweet embrace
for you are my dream
my heaven [...]