The Riverside

I'm walking down the river side.
The same path I take everyday. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow.
My thoughts and my shadow are my only companion.
Today, I stopped for a brief second, reached out to a Eucalyptus leaf.
I plucked it out and after three folds, took a deep breath from it.
The scent of it was heart warming, unlike one I have ever had before.

It isn't an Epiphany.
It isn't a secret message.
It isn't the meaning of life.

It's happiness.
It's contentment.
It's not a metaphor, it's Real Life.

Conversations [...]

m: whoa dude, what the hell happened to you?
h: yeah i know, i look like crap !

m: ah its not that bad, don't be too hard on yourself.
h: hehe, this sucks, but also strangely liberating

m: yeah, that can happen
h: i know. its time to dig and uproot

m: yup, its pretty deep in
h: this is gotta be one of them paradigm shifts

m: you'll get there slowly, dont be too caught up on one thing
h: haha, you're right, thats what got me here in the first place !

m: phew, i cant tell you how happy i am
h: i'm not there yet, give me some time, i'll be there

m: yup, all in good time my friend
h: all in good time.

Telugu lo manasu maatalu (Heart felt emotions in Telugu) 1

mahasamudra thattuna nuvvu nenu
alalu laanti aalochanalu
sukham anna nuvve dukham anna nuvve
kopam anna nuvve karuna anna nuvve
jeevithaniki ardhanivi nuvve


(You and me on the ocean shore
thoughts resembling the waves
happiness is you, sadness is you
anger is you, humility is you
you are the meaning of my life)

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If pictures speak a thousand words
An idea spurs a million
I'm not in love with a picture of you,
I'm in love with the idea of you

But how can it be love
When the words I say, they push you away
How can it be love
When I feel it for you and you don't feel it for me

Its a hope that is hoped for, but better left in despair
Its a dream that is dreamt, but best served unfulfilled

My beloved

Oh my beloved,
Of dreams, beach and breeze
When you come to life
In the moment, forever I want to freeze

Oh my beloved,
I've carved you out in clay
When you come to life
Will you love me or slip away

Growing up.

Happy or Sad
With no shades of gray
I finally realized
why I feel this way
I'm not a kid
This is a child at play.

Wise and Mature,
As well I may be
When it comes to the heart
There is an infant in me.

I have to grow up
And be well understood
Of the lessons I've learnt
That've taught me the good.

Wise and Mature,
I will be, I will be
When I grow up
In shades of gray I will see.