ಕವಿತೆಗಳು ಭಾಗ 2

ಕರೆಯದೇ ಬರುವ ನಿನ್ನ
ಕರೆಯದೇ ಹೋದೆ ನಾನು
ಕರೆದರೂ ಕೆಳದಂತಿದ್ದವಳ
ಕರೆ ಕರೆದು ಸೋತು ಹೋದೆ ನಾನು

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ಮದುವೆ ಮದುವೆ ಮದುವೆ
ತಂದೆ ತಾಯಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಇದೊಂದು ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ
ಹುಡುಗ ಹುದುಗಿಯರಿಗಿದು ಜೀವನದ ಸುಪಾರಿ
ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಹಂಚಿಕೆಯಿರಲು ಜೀವನ ಸುಂದರ
ಇಲ್ಲದಿರೆ ಬಾಳ ಬರಗಾಲ ಭೀಕರ

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ಹಲವರಿಗೆ ಕಾಲೇಜ್
ಕಲಿಯುವ ಜಾಗ
ಕೆಲವರಿಗೆ ಅದು ಪಕ್ಷಿಧಾಮ

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ಕಮಲದ ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ
ನನ್ನಯ ಬಿಂಬ
ಪ್ರೇಮದ ಹ್ರದಯದಲಿ
ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬ

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ಎದುರಿರಲು ನೀನು
ಎಲ್ಲ ಮರೆತೆನು ನಾನು
ಸಮಯ ನೋಡಿ ನೀ ಹಾಕಿದ ಟೋಪಿ
ತೆಗೆಯಲಾರದೆ ಆಗಿಹೆನು ಪಾಪಿ

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ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಕೊಳದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನೊಂದು ಹಂಸ
ಆಗಸದಲಿ ಹಾರುವ ಬಯಕೆಯು ಎನಗಿಲ್ಲ
ನೀರೆ ನನ್ನ ಬದುಕಿಗೆ ಆಧಾರ
ಅದು ಬರಿದಾಗದಿರಲಿ ಎಂಬುದೊಂದೇ  ಬಯಕೆ
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ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆಗಾಗಿ ಆಡುವ ಮಾತಿಗೆ
ತೆಗಳಿಕೆಯ ಮುನ್ನುಡಿ
ತೋರಿಕೆಗಾಗಿ ನಡೆಸುವ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ
ಅಸಮಾಧಾನವೇ ಕನ್ನಡಿ

ಆಸೆಗಳ ದೋಣಿ

ಆಸೆಗಳ ದೋಣಿಯ ಅಂಬಿಗನು ನಾನು
ದಡ ಸೇರುವ ಹಂಬಲವ ಮರೆತಿಹೆನು
ಕಂಡ ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ಭ್ರಮೆಯೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಿ
ಸಾಗರದಲಿ ಸಿಲುಕಿರುವ ಮೂರ್ಖನು ನಾನು

Love Love Love

The wind of love in me

Always asks a question

Why people don’t love?

Why people misunderstand it?

When it reaches the heart, the source of love,

It says “When there is expectation,

When there is absence of involvement

Love can’t exist”

I am your reflection

I merged with you in perfection

When you cry I cry

When you smile I smile

When you laugh I laugh

When you are broken, I shatter into pieces

When you are not there, neither I am

ಕವಿತೆಗಳು

ಕಿತ್ತ ಹೂವಿನ ಗಂಧ
ಬಾಡುವ ತನಕ
ಮುರಿದ ಮನಸಿನ ನೋವು
ಸಾಯುವ ತನಕ
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ಕನಸುಗಳ ಸಾಲು
ಬಾಗಿಲಲಿ ನಿಂತಿತ್ತು
ನೀ ತೊರೆದು ಹೋದಾಗ
ಚೂರು ಚೂರಾಗಿತ್ತು
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ಮುಡಿಗೆರಿಸಿದ ಹೂವ
ಬಾಡಲು ಬಿಡೆನು
ಕೆಂದುಟಿಯ ನಗುವ
ಮಾಸಲು ಬಿಡೆನು

ನೀನಿಡುವ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯ

ಗಮನಿಸುವೆ ನಾನು 

ಮುಳ್ಳಿರಲು ದಾರಿಯಲಿ

ಹಾಸಿಗೆಯು ನಾನಾಗುವೆನು


ನನ್ನ ಜೀವನದ
ಕನ್ನಡಿಯು ನೀನು
ನೀ ಬೀಳಲು

ನಾ ಚೂರಾಗುವೆನು

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ನೀ ಬಂದು ನಿಲ್ಲಲು 

ಎದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಂಗೋಲಿ 

ನೀ ಮಾತಾಡಲು 

ತೂಗುತಿದೆ ಜೋಕಾಲಿ

ನೀ ಜೊತೆಗಿರಲು ಜೀವನ

ರಂಗು ರಂಗಿನ ಹೋಳಿ 

ನಗುವಿನ ಸಹಿ ನೀಡು

ಕಟ್ಟುವೆನು ತಾಳಿ !!

The Father

Everyone calls me a mathematician. I am working at Stanford University. I still wonder how I came so far. There is a man behind all these. He is the one who taught me how to live life rather than how to lead live.

It’s a story about a father , who is not only a father but a teacher of LIFE. His name is Abhimanyu, my Father.

When I was 10, he gave me a wheel and told me this is the first lesson from me.

I asked him “What should I learn from wheel ?” .

He said “Keep Moving !! “.

That phrase inspired me a lot. I was an average student in school. My friends used to teach me how to copy and I used to do that and used to get good marks.

One day my father saw me preparing the copy chits. And he said “Try once without it”.

I listened to him and dint copy in the exam . And I failed . When I told him the same, he said “I wanted you to taste the failure, Now try studying on your own, use your brain, give some work to it ! and taste the success” .

He knew my ability, so he used to give me suggestions like that. I wondered when the results came for the next exam, I stood  first in  class with highest marks!

Days passed and I entered college. I was recognized there with my problem solving skills. Some used to like me and some not. I never used to like the progress of others and used to get angry about it.

My father observed that fact one day and told me “All birds fly and they love to fly together”

I didn’t understand what he was telling at that moment. But later I realized that he was telling me that, we are all humans belonging to same species, and we need to help each other and love each other.

That was the major change in my life. I learnt sharing is heavier than selfishness, it stands always.

I got internship from Stanford University and later I joined there as a lecturer in mathematics. It has been 5 years here in this University. Today is my birthday. I am reading the letter sent by him.

Dear Son,

                You are getting older, you will become weak physically as you grow. But you should become strong mentally. You are nearing to death. You will come to know the beauty of it when you reach there. You might be wondering why am I telling about death on your birthday! . The reason is death is the root of everything. The fear inside you is because of death. When you get ready to accept it, there won’t be any fear.

                I want you  to be a man with no fear. I have taught you so many lessons. This is the last. I know it’s difficult to teach about fear, but it’s not impossible. I want you to experience it. Do everything whatever your heart says without hesitation. Don’t think about result, Just Do it. Heart is the only thing which will be with you always, in all situations.

                I don’t want to explain much about it, because experience matters more than words. Last but not the least “Birds fly when their wings become strong, but they never forget their nest” .

I wish you a very happy birthday. May god bless you with his infinite love.

Your Father

Tears started from my eyes. I learnt everything he taught me but forgot about my nation and family. He was giving me  a hint that he wanted me to be with him. I decided to go back to my nest.

ನೀನೊಂದು ಮಾಯೆ

ನಾ ಕಂಡ ಕನಸಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನೊಂದು ಮಾಯೆ
ಮನದ ಆಗಸದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನಯ ಛಾಯೆ


ನೀ ಬಂದು ನಿಲ್ಲಲು
ಮನವು ತಿಳಿಯ ಆಗಸದಂತೆ
ನೀ ಮನದುಂಬಿ ನಗಲು
ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ಉದಯಿಸಿದಂತೆ


ನೀ ಮುನಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು
ಕರಿ ಮೋಡಗಳು ಕವಿದಂತೆ
ನೀ ಕಣ್ಣೇರಿಡಲು
ಭೋರ್ಗರೆವ ಮಳೆ ಸುರಿದಂತೆ


ನೀ ಬಾಳ ಸಂಗಾತಿಯಾಗಲು
ಸರ್ವ ಋತು ಸಂಪನ್ನವಾದಂತೆ

The Handicapped

I always used to curse him,

For not allowing me to play,

For not allowing me to be with friends

But He created a field inside me

I play here with me

My games are different

There is a child in me

Who wants to play with you

Who wants to be with you

I may not play with you outside

But I can play with you inside me

Enjoying your enjoyment

Can you make me your friend?

Rich is Poor, Poor is Rich

You people say I am nothing

Because I have no things

You say I am poor

Because I have no money

You may be right for this society

Because they give respect for your money

I say you are poor

Because you don’t know anything other than money

You know how to spend on you only

You don’t know how to share

You don’t know how to be hunger

You can’t lead my life

Look into the world in my way

It may look as a wonder to you

There are many who die every day without food

You need not feed all, but feed at least one

Richness lies in heart, not Money

Share and care you will be the real RICH.

The Woman

I was born like you

I wanted to be free like you

I wanted to live like child

But you are not allowing me

I am scared

I am feeling unsecured

O my brothers!!

Why have you become so cruel

Why have you stopped loving and caring me

Even animals show concern on their species

You are forgetting that you are human

You are going against nature

It’s a request from your sister

Please come back to nature and follow it

Treat me as you used to before, loving and caring

I don’t want anything else!!

ಮಾಯವಾದೆಯಾ!!

ಮನದ ಬಾಂದಳದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನಯ ನೆನಪು
ಕರಿ ಮೋಡವಾಗಿ ಮಳೆ ಸುರಿಸುತಲಿತ್ತು
ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಬೀಜವು ಮೊಳಕೆಯೊಡೆಯುವ ಮೊದಲು
ನೀನೇಕೆ ಗಾಳಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾಯವಾದೆ?

ನಾನು

ನಾನು ನಾನು ನಾನು
ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರಲ್ಲೂ ಇರುವ
ನಾನು ಮಿತ್ರನೇ? ಶತ್ರುವೇ?

ಹುಟ್ಟುವ ಮೊದಲಿಲ್ಲ

ಸತ್ತ ನಂತರವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ

ಈ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಇರುವ ನಾನು ಯಾರು?

ಗರ್ವದ ಮೂಲ ನಾನು 

ಸಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಬೇರು ನಾನು

ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳ ಬಿರುಕಿಗೆ ಸೂತ್ರ ನಾನು 

ಕೀಳರಿಮೆಯ ಅಂಕುರ ನಾನು

ಲೋಭಕ್ಕೆ ಗೊಬ್ಬರ ನಾನು

ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಿಯ ಗೆಳೆಯ ನಾನು

ಅಸೂಯೆಯ ಬುನಾದಿ ನಾನು

ಸಾಧನೆಗೂ ಕಾರಣ  ನಾನು

ಸುಖ ಸಂಸಾರಕ್ಕೂ ಬೇಕು ನಾನು

ನಾನು ಬಯಸಿದರೆ ಮಿತ್ರ

ಇಲ್ಲವಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಶತ್ರು 

ನಾನು ನಾವಾದರೆ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಹಿತ

ನಾ ಕಂಡ ಗುರು

ಸೆಳೆದ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು
ನೋಡಿದೊಡನೆ ಕರಗಿದ ಮನಸು
ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆಯಾದ
ನವೀನ ಶಕ್ತಿಯು ಪ್ರವಹಿಸಿದ ಅನುಭವ

ಮೊದಲ ನೋಟದಲ್ಲೇ ಕಾಣುವ ಪ್ರೀತಿ

ಇಮ್ಮಡಿಯಗುವ ನಂಬಿಕೆ

ಮೂಕನನ್ನಾಗಿಸುವ ಮಾತುಗಳು

ಮುದ ನೀಡುವ ಹಾವ ಭಾವ

ಹುದುಕಿದೆನು ದೇವರ 

ಸಿಗಲಿಲ್ಲ ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ

ಪ್ರೀತಿಯೇ ದೇವರೆಂದು

ತೋರಿಸಿದ ಗುರುವೇ ನಿನಗೆ ಶರಣು

ಗುರುವೇ ನೀನು ತಾಯಿಯಾದರೆ  

ನಾನು ಮಗು 

ನೀನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಾದರೆ

ನಾನು ನಂಬಿಕೆ

ಗುರುವಿನ ಹಂಬಲ

ಬಯಸದೇ ಬರುವ
ಯೋಚನೆಗಳಿಂದ ಬೇಸತ್ತು
ಬಯಸಿಯೂ ಮಾಡಲಾಗದ
ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಿಂದ ನೊಂದ ಜೀವನ


ಹುಚ್ಚು ಮನಸಿನ ನೀಚ
ವಿಚಾರಗಳ ಬೆನ್ನತ್ತು
ಅಂಧಕಾರದ ಕೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ
ಮುಳುಗಿದ ಜೀವನ

ಗುರುವೇ, ನನಗೆ ಬೇಡ ನಾನು

ಆದರೆ ಬೇಕು ನೀನು

ಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲೂ ಕತ್ತಲೆಯ 

ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ಮುನ್ನಡೆಸು

ನಾ ಕಣ್ಣು, ನೀ ದ್ರಷ್ಟಿಯಾಗು

ನಾ ಬಾಯಿ, ನೀ ಮಾತಾಗು

ನಾ ಕರ್ಣ, ನೀ ಶಬ್ದವಾಗು

ನಾ ಹ್ರದಯ ನೀ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಾಗು

ಗೆಳೆಯ

ಆಡಲು ಬರುವವ
ತಿಂಡಿಯ ಕೊಡುವವ
ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ಗೆಳೆಯ


ಶಾಲೆಗಾಗಿ ಕಾಯುವವ
ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಲಿ ತೋರಿಸುವವ
ಕಿಶೋರದ ಗೆಳೆಯ

ಪಾಠವ ಕಲಿಸುವವ
ಜೊತೆಯಲಿ ತಿರುಗುವವ
ಹರೆಯದ ಗೆಳೆಯ


ನಗುವನ್ನ ತರಿಸುವವ
ಕಣ್ಣೀರ ಒರೆಸುವವ
ಯೌವ್ವನದ ಗೆಳೆಯ

ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳ ಪರಿಹರಿಸುವವ
ಸುಖದಲ್ಲೂ ನೆನೆಯುವವ
ಜೀವನದ ಗೆಳೆಯ

ಕಳೆದ ದಿನಗಳ ನೆನಪಿಸುವವ
ಸಾವಿನಲ್ಲೂ ಬಳಿಯಿರುವ
ವ್ರದ್ಧಾಪ್ಯದ ಗೆಳೆಯ

The Broken Promise

Dear Akhil,

"I love you Namrata, I will be there for you always, I will marry you once I come back" these are the   last words I heard from you :). I can still hear them when I remember you. I had never met a person who showed some respect to me, who cared me, who made me laugh. I was all alone from childhood. My parents thought I was a curse to them. I used to feel bad at first, but I used to console myself thinking there will be someone for me.This is my first letter to you. Eventhough you told me hundred times before to write a letter to you I dint.I never felt like writing. But today I want to express the feelings I have.

I am an orphan Akhil!! I lied to you and I always refused to take you to my house. My parents left me when I was 10. They dint want me to be their child, they just left me in a railway station. I still wonder how I grew!!.But I am not worried about it because I have you.

I cant write more my eyes are full of tears of JOY for the first time in my life. I am waiting for you.
Hope you come soon.

Your Namrata
20/05/05


Today is Monday exactly three years after 20/05/05. Its the story about 6 years ago. I was working in a small company as accountant. I was 24. I was with my family and was leading the life of a middle class person.

The girl who always reminds me about PROMISE i.e, Namrata, she was my colleague  I never used to talk with anyone else much.But I don't know there was a charm in her to make everyone feel happy. She used to spread smile everywhere. Day by day I started liking her and started talking with her.

We used to help each other in work, we used to share our food. As the days passed we became close and started sharing our feelings. It was always me who used to talk and I never cared to ask about her!!. But she always used to listen to me like a mother and used to give suggestions to all my questions.She taught me what is life.She taught me to be human.

I was totally in love with her. I said that to her many times and she used to smile for that. She never said anything.I was a dumb who couldn't understand that she also liked me.

That day was 05 August 2004, Manager called me and told that I had got an opportunity to travel to Germany and I cant ignore that. I was happy about that and told Namrata about that. She was also happy and told me to come back soon. I went home and informed the family that I will be leaving on 10th August.

One month later I got a message from my family that they have a looked a girl for me and I should marry her. I was shocked!!. I was not getting what to do!!. I told them saying I cant marry anyone now and I need time. But they were not listening to me. I was helpless and I was not in a position to talk to Namrata about this also!!I acted like a fool and married to the girl my family showed me and dint even inform Namrata regarding this.

After few months later on 21st May 2005 I got a call from my colleague Priya that Namrata passed away. I was completely blank. I dint know where she was staying!!. I went to that Priya's home and took her address and went. Only few people had gathered there.
One person came near me and asked me "Are you Akhil?". I said "yes". He gave me a letter. I asked him "what happened to her?"
He said " She had been to my home last night, she was very happy, she gave us the halwa she prepared and she went!!"
A doctor was there and I asked him "how she died?". He said "She was completely normal, she dint take poison or some pills,it might be a heart attack!"

Then a thought flashed me "When you finish all your work and there is nothing pending, when you live everyday completely, your heart stops!!". It was her words!!
She lived the way she said. She had complete belief in me that I will come back. She was happy that day and she wrote that letter. In happiness she forgot everything and her heart stopped!!.

What a death!! When there is no limit for your life death is not death. Its just acceptance. She again taught me how to live!
I read this letter on this day every year to remind me about THE BROKEN PROMISE. It teaches me how to leave, how to share, how to make everyone happy!!

Blind

People say world is awesome
Sun rises and sets daily
But for me world can't be expressed in words
Sun is only absent, how can he rise or set

For them someone is beautiful and someone is ugly
For me all are same
Its only beautiful
And I don't know many opposite words

People explain everything in colors
I don't know what color is
Its an unexplainable thing to me
Because people change their state, I don't

I always stay here which has no start no end
Nothing is there here, no other can enjoy this state
Because they say I am 'Blind'
I don't know the meaning of it as I don't compare my world with them.

ಅತ್ಯಾಚಾರ

ಮೇಘದ ಹನಿಯಿಂದ ಮೊಗ್ಗೊಂದು ಅರಳಿತ್ತು
ಪರಿಮಳವ ಸೂಸುವ ಮೊದಲು ಬಿರುಗಾಳಿ ಬೀಸಿತ್ತು
ಮೊಗ್ಗಿನ ಮನಸು ಸಂತಸದಿ ನಲಿದಿರಲು
ಬಿರುಗಾಳಿ ಗಿಡವನ್ನುಬುಡಮೇಲು ಮಾಡಿತ್ತು

ಪ್ರೇಮ ಭಿಕ್ಷೆ

ನಾನೊಬ್ಬ ಭಿಕ್ಷುಕನು ನಿನ್ನೆದಯ ಬಾಗಿಲಲಿ
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