“You are crazy”,  My friend once said

How can you laugh?  putting worries to bed

I winked with a grin, And smiled away

To live life right, Is to live each day

Life isn’t a rehearsal, It’s a broadway show

Its here to applaud, Your act and your bow

The choice is yours, You have one chance

To sulk and slack, Or jump and dance

Not denying the fact , that crossroads confuse

Stand by your choice, There’ll be nothing to lose

Its noble and humble, So I follow my heart

Never a traitor, not one betrayal on chart

My humor is barbed, But it takes me through

Pumps in the guts, And kicks out the blues

"You are crazy”, My friends always say

Love me for who I am, As its here to stay ;)

-- Khushi

The true worth of your being
Is much more, than it seems
Your goodwill is contagious
Spreads faster than the gleams

Treading through sands of time
The footprints which you leave
Have led thwarted wanderers
To horizons and to achieve

Count your life by moments
When you put a heart at ease
When you relish in this trivia
Your worries begin to cease

You never get what you want
But always what you need
Love comes when least expected
And never when you plead.

                                    -- Khushi

When you’ll embrace
My shivering skin
My head shall rest
Under your chin
I’ll close my eyes
And let them weep
the tears of joy
and smile and grin.

Your warmth and love
Shall tear apart
The worries of my head
And soothe my heart
I’ll close my eyes
And thank the Lord
As happiness prevails
And sorrows depart

My dreams come true
With you by my side
I’ll hold you close
With nothing to hide
I’ll close my eyes
And leave this world
In you shall live,
my love and pride.

-- Khushi

Pyaar karta hun par bataa nahi sakta
Haq rakhta hun par jataa nahi sakta
Aaina bhi dekhun to nazar aati ho tum
Khayalon se tumko hataa nahi sakta

Mere khwabon ki taabeer, tumeh saraah nahi sakta
Mere dil ki jaageer, tumeh paa nahi sakta
Khudah se badhkar hai kuch azeezon ki marzi
chaah kar bhi khilaaf main jaa nahi sakta

Hadd se zyada hai tumse mohabbat, phir bhi
Tumhare iss dil mein, tumeh basaa nahi sakta !!

-- Khushi

Don’t depend on others

Your hopes shall stem

You'll lose their sight

When you most need them

They'll be with you

When you are full of glow

The first dapple of dust

They exit before you know

There might be a lesson

But what should I infer

Stop trusting friends?

My heart doesn’t concur

My view is hazy in mist

Not transparent as a glass

Every day brings a hope

So I'll let this night pass

                        -- Khushi

He took her by surprise

To a paradise near the sea

Gathered all his courage

And bent down on his knee

He held her hand to say…..

In your embracing arms my dear

Forever I want to be

Wanna grow old with you

Your 'Yes' is all I plea

I'll be your shield always

Till Lord sets my soul to free

Bedazzled as much as she was

Could hardly express her glee

Paved his way to her heart

He had found the master key

He set her emotions ablaze

And afloat his loving spree

Her lips were numb and silent

Eyes spoke the bliss of thee

Paramount was his exuberance

for in love with him, was she !!!

                             -- Khushi

You were so naïve at 4
So could not have a say
Dad signed you in that school
To study and play each day

Almost out of teens
You stepped out of that door
Was time to choose a career
And leap to rock the floor

Your trodden path from here
Was not forced on you with glue
Your first decision of life
Your heart prompted this to do

Not once but at zillion moments
You chose what you felt right
Stumbling and stepping all along
Take pride you soared this height

It’s not only your ambition
That gets you to the divide
How to pick your soul-mate ?
I wish they printed a guide

Life is full of choices
Let me put you on the spot
Your pick defines your spirit
So hit with your best shot

Your angel is missing in action
Or by a sway of wand she’d show
The sparkling image of your mate
Who’ll cause your life to glow

The pressure is again on you
And toughest choice to make
It might turn up a gamble
With your emotions now at stake

Would choose the temporal beauty
That vanishes with the skin
Or would you see the heart
And the love that’s there within.

Don’t be a prey to influence
Good luck for what you decide
A life later when you look back
Hope you cherish the lovely ride.
 

                                     -- Khushi

Palkon ke chilman ne dekha

Jazbaton ka ik shikhar naya

Chand lamhon mein sajaya hua

Woh sapna thaa, so bikhar gaya

Asmanjhas ki lehron mein khoye

Anjaan hum aur ghumsum dil

Kis aandhi ne duboya humko

Kyun door hua hum se sahil

Sadiyan nahi, Ik pal mein badle

Ahsaason per kya dhool jamii

Rukhsaar khilaa rahta tha pehle

Ab aankhon mein bus gayi namii.

                                 - Khushi

Exuberant and jolly adolescence
Constantly on the move
Akin to the life of a nomad
Miles away from the groove

As diverse as the region could be
New schools brought new friends
To leave footprints in my life
With assorted psyche and blends

Fun filled was the daily commute
Anecdotes and amusing accents
The adjustments for the strangers
And humorous couplets for vents

The elder of the two was I
So folks were right to expect
I had to lead by example
For the little to learn and reflect

Sooner than I could realize
The years had just flown by
Now MBA and an arduous worker
Without a moment to sigh

Scores of hours each day
I play the numbers game
With an ardor to be the best
And earn the name and fame

With goals and aims set high
Yet grounded are my feet
In pursuit of her, am I
Who'll make my life complete.

-- Khushi

P.S: A friend's legend rhymed in ink here.