Desires I have manyNo, not manyJust a fewBut desire I am told is suffering(Buddha said it)Even a little suffering is … More
Category: My Poems
A Whimsical Look at Life
Aadhi zindagi kut gayiPadnay may, Kamaanay mayBaaki zindagi kut gayiBiwi ko samajhnay may.
Fast Receding Into Nihilism
However much I try to pull myself upFrom the depths of despair about lifeI keep failing, feeling I should shut … More
How Shall I Tell The Women I Loved
How shall I tell the women I lovedThat it was not they who I lovedBut I myself all along in … More
“You are neither “नादान nor नालायक”
While those wordsComfort oneComing as they didFrom a well-wisher,But you know how they say“Beauty lies in the eye of the … More
What Else?
Happiness I keep findingBy the hour, everydayIn the coffee and in the tacosIn the work and in the leisureIn the … More
Buddha’s Mistake
I am not foolish like BuddhaTo run away from it allLooking for the Truth. I am me, Samarender,Looking for the … More
This Lonely Path
This pathThis lonely pathNot a soul in sightWhere does it lead?To life beyond life?Why then “this” lifeWhy not “that” lifeAlways … More
The Uncertainty of It All
I wish I had the certainty of a loverThat his beloved is it. I wish I had the certainty of … More
The Repetitions Called Life
How many things we repeatDay after dayAlmost untiringly;This constant needTo keep replenishingAmidst this evanescence,Never questioning;How mysterious?
Know Thyself 