As you grow old

Open those shutters,
Wide awake you see,
Far away from the tale,
Heard once in May,
Pretty fairies bathe, flowers, mirth everywhere,
Now see nothing thee,
Only barren dust all around,
As reality strikes,
Nothing is left but sand,
Clutch it harder,lose it faster,
Memories of childhood to cherish,
As long as thee shall perish,
Eternal joy of youth,
Etched in the mind for life,
Now that thee are wretched,
Beneath the wrinkles that show,
Only the deep eyes that glow,
Reminiscing about the past of gold,
As you grow old..

I DO

As the wind gushes through,
The beautiful face hidden by the veil,
Misty eyes, scared face,
As she walks down the aisle,
Clutched arm in her Pa's hand,
Sensing his joy and sorrow at once,
Walks she in her snow white,
Maidens running behind,
Carnations in her hand, trembling with excitement,
As she comes to the fore,
Feels the protective arm round her,
Her world, her man to be,
As he smiles and slips the ring,
She hears the words she longed to hear,
"I DO",
And whispers them back,
"I DO",
Blushing, tears running down, the radiance on her face,
As he presses his lips to her,
Drowning in his secure arms all she hears...
"I DO".

Nowhere..

Away away in the wind I flow,
Feeling liberated and radiant with glow,
Atop a seat, pedaling my way through
Areas unbound, may be to the lush meadows,
I feel free , I feel joy
Unbound and ready to enjoy,
Leaving behind the sorrows of this world,
As my hair sweeps and my face feels the air,
I commence a journey, atop a seat ..pedaling on to..NOWHERE..

Girl..

The new born wails,

The relatives sigh relief,

As the father enters,

Sees the beauty of his born,

A frown passes by,

The atmosphere changed,the mirth fathomed,

The man who brought it to life,

Goes to deprive the child of its right to life,

It is the mother who weeps,

The baby yearns for the mother,

The child clueless,ignorant of the death to come,

All this only because a girl is the child...

P.S: an extremely late post...was supposed to write it for woman's day..didnt get time. . :( :)