Whatever your age,

Against the passage of time do not rage,

Do not imprison yourself into any mental cage!

Do not be dull, cynical and dry,

Let your dreams to ever new heights fly,

Drink the nectar of life to your heart’s fill,

To do ever new things your mind will,

Get set to climb new hills,

Be in step with life’s rigorous drills,

Life with open arms embrace,

To live well invoke God’s grace,

With beautiful colours the canvas of your life paint,

Remember that in living a full life there is no taint,

Let your free spirit take charge,

Into new adventures with renewed vigour barge,

Write something inspiring and memorable on every page,

Whatever your age!

Arun Bhagat

All rights reserved

#arunbhagatwrites #poetry #poeticoutpourings #outpouringsofmyheart #writer #indianwriter #englishpoetry #poetryofthesoul

You live in me and I in you,

That is what we all do,

Separateness is just an illusion,

The truth lies in cosmic fusion,

When you bleed, I also bleed,

All our pathways to the same end lead,

When you laugh, I too go starry-eyed,

When you go loving, my own love I can not hide,

When you are excited, I too get goose bumps,

When you are melancholy, I am also down in the dumps,

Like conjoined twins are we all,

Any barrier between us is an illusory wall,

We are all the inseparable drops of the cosmic ocean,

We are all together a part of the universal motion,

If at my plight you have ever mischievously winked,

It was because you forgot that our destinies are inextricably linked,

That together we swim or sink

Is cast in stone and written in indelible ink!

Arun Bhagat

All rights reserved

#arunbhagatwrites #poetry #poeticoutpourings #outpouringsofmyheart #writer #indianwriter #englishpoetry #poetryofthesoul

Whenever life knocks you down,

Get back on your feet and fight,

Whenever the downs of life at you frown,

Stare them down and of them make light!

Whenever the blows of life hit you hard,

Lick your wounds till they heal,

Against all things that can pull you down you need to guard,

As it is a question of your well-being and weal!

Do not give up whatever it takes,

Do not throw in the towel or mope,

It is unbounded courage which of you a real person makes,

It is your tenacity for life that makes up hope!

In life you get back what you give,

Take the punches of life in your stride,

This is the only brave way to live,

Let this rugged perspective be your beacon and guide!

Arun Bhagat

All rights reserved

#arunbhagatwrites #poetry #poeticoutpourings #outpouringsofmyheart #writer #indianwriter #englishpoetry #poetryofthesoul

East or west,

Give off your best,

Prove your worth,

Of potential in you there is no dearth,

Despite everything, prove your mettle,

Let no downs of life your nettle,

Aim for the sky,

With the stars vie,

Get set for the battle,

Let no seeming imponderables you rattle,

Do not ever despair,

For the long haul yourself prepare,

Give it all that it takes,

That is what a brave person makes,

Make the impossible come true,

Soar into the skies clear and blue,

Of every moment soak in the essence,

Let that essence be your prism and your lens

To look at the rainbow colours spread far and wide

That our warped perspective from us does hide!

Let no mental fog your vision cloud

So that you can be a spirit free and proud!

Arun Bhagat

All rights reserved

#arunbhagatwrites #poetry #poeticoutpourings #outpouringsofmyheart #writer #indianwriter #englishpoetry #poetryofthesoul

Do not look up,

With the devil sup!

Put blinkers on your eyes

Lest the searing light of truth make you wise!

Tuck yourself into your cosy bed,

A bunch of blatant lies wed,

So that a life of delusion you may live,

And to truth and justice no credence give!

Put on your blindfolds and flounder through the dark,

Let those talking of goodness up the wrong tree bark,

Ride the demons of hate and greed,

Let falsehood be your credo and creed,

Dance to the frenzied music of lust

Till you just decay and go bust!

Let it be a wake up call and a well-meaning taunt,

Search your soul to see if this is the life you want!

Arun Bhagat

All rights reserved

#arunbhagatwrites #poetry #poeticoutpourings #outpouringsofmyheart #writer #indianwriter #englishpoetry #poetryofthesoul

We have all become glib talkers,

But do we walk the talk?

If we along the path of right are walkers,

Why at the sight of our conscience do we baulk?

Since we do not mean what we say,

Our words also just ring hollow,

We can inspire no one by our way

Because what we say even we do not follow!

As we are all chips off the same block,

To each other for false comfort do we flock,

Our hollow words to hollow minds reach out,

And thus we all around sow the seeds of disquiet and doubt!

As this vast spiritual wasteland before us stretches out,

And we pave the way to our complete moral rout,

Where for our salvation do we go,

How do we again the seeds of truth and integrity sow?

While a deep crisis of values around us is rife,

The answer to this seminal question will determine the course of our collective future life!

Arun Bhagat

All rights reserved

#arunbhagatwrites #poetry #poeticoutpourings #outpouringsofmyheart #writer #indianwriter #englishpoetry #poetryofthesoul

Love makes the world go wow,

Before it even the mightiest bow,

It is the silken thread that binds us all,

It is what you get from your every dear pal,

It is the sun that dispels the gloom of hate,

That is why we it so very high rate,

It is the rejuvenating rain to a parched land,

It uplifts our soul when it waves its magic wand,

It casts its soothing spell on us all,

It has the power to break down of hate the strongest wall,

It is the doting caressing mother to a small child,

It has the strength to tame even the impossibly wild,

It is a warm warm embrace on a bitter cold night,

It is what can set things gone horribly wrong right,

It is the force that holds the whole creation together,

It is the finest and the brightest conceivable weather!

So to love one and all is our sacred duty,

Therein lies of our existence the greatest beauty!

So do not your cold lonely furrow plough,

Freely give and receive the blessing of love wherever you go!

If you wish to put an end to every conceivable row,

Today is the day to take of profound love the vow!

Live to love and love to live,

The precious gift of unquestioning love to every being give!

Arun Bhagat

All rights reserved

#arunbhagatwrites #poetry #poeticoutpourings #outpouringsofmyheart #writer #indianwriter #englishpoetry #poetryofthesoul

आदमी हो हीरा, क्या जाति क्या धर्म,

कृष्ण को प्यारी मीरा, सब से ऊँचे कर्म,

सब से ऊँचे कर्म, अच्छाई हो परम धर्म,

सब से ऊँचा क़द उसका जो जाने पर का मर्म,

जो जाने पर का मर्म, पर की पीड़ा अपनी ही जाने,

सुख दुःख के ताने बाने को सब सम ही माने,

सब सम ही माने, माने सब प्रभ की माया,

आत्मा पर हो केंद्रित, क्षणभंगुर जाने हाड़ मांस की काया,

क्षणभंगुर जाने हाड़ मांस की काया, न दे उस पर स्वयं को वार,

यह जाने इस आसक्ति में निश्चित है उसकी हार,

निश्चित है उसकी हार यदि विकार नाग उस से रहे लिपटे,

निश्चित है उसका पतन अगर स्वार्थ सिद्धि में वह सिमटे,

अगर स्वार्थ सिद्धि में वह सिमटे और मन हो उसका वाचाल,

जीवन उसके लिए बन जाएगा जी का एक जंजाल,

बन जाएगा जी का एक जंजाल यदि वह ज्ञान चक्षु न खोले,

रहेगा वह विक्षिप्त और क्षुब्ध अगर उसकी अंतरात्मा न बोले!,

अंतरात्मा न बोले तो नहीं सम्भव कल्याण,

यही बताए जीवन दर्शन और यही जीवन विज्ञान!

अरुण भगत

ज़िंदगी का अजब सा ताना बाना,

इसका मतलब कौन है जाना?

कहाँ ख़त्म होते इसके रास्ते,

हम जीते किस शह के वास्ते?

कहाँ जा के रुकता हमारा कारवाँ,

कौन है हम सब का बाग़बान?

किसके हाथ में है हमारी डोर

जिस पे चलता न कोई हमारा ज़ोर?

कौन है जो हमें नाच है नचाता,

कौन है चाँद और सितारों पे भी हुक़ूमत है चलाता?

कौन है जिसकी हमारे रगों में है रवानी,

कौन है जिसके नाम पे लिखी हम सब की ज़िंदगानी?

कौन है जो हमें हँसाता और रुलाता,

कौन है जो हमें मीठी नींद है सुलाता,

कौन है जो हमारे सपनों के ताने बाने है बुनता,

कौन है जो हमारी फ़रियादों को है सुनता,

कौन है जो फिर हमें इक दिन अपने आग़ोश में है ले लेता,

और ज़िंदगी की हर अज़िय्यत से छुटकारा है देता?

फिर आज़ाद हो शायद हम उड़ चलते अपने वतन की ओर,

जिसका इस जहाँ में न पाया कभी किसी ने छोर!

यही है ज़िंदगी की कहानी अजब,

जिसको लिखने वाले ने लिखा है क्या ग़ज़ब!

अरुण भगत

#arunbhagatwrites #poetry #poeticoutpourings #outpouringsofmyheart #writer #indianwriter #englishpoetry #poetryofthesoul

Stillness is all,

In stillness truth stands tall!

Stillness is a reflection of something infinitely higher,

It pulls you out of the worldly mire,

It takes you towards a deeper reality

Where all is one without any duality,

Stillness makes you your inner landscapes map,

It makes you your reservoirs of the spirit tap,

Quiet with God establishes your connect,

And helps you from the illusory world retract,

All realised souls have walked along the path of silence

Where there is no room for any ensnaring delusion or violence,

Only silence and stillness can you to your salvation lead,

Only they can make you the tea leaves of the soul read,

If you can sail through the worldly sea with stillness as your oar,

You can not possibly ask your Maker for anything more!

Arun Bhagat

All rights reserved

#arunbhagatwrites #poetry #poeticoutpourings #outpouringsofmyheart #writer #indianwriter #englishpoetry #poetryofthesoul