While those wordsComfort oneComing as they didFrom a well-wisher,But you know how they say“Beauty lies in the eye of the … More
Category: My Poems
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?
The Paradox
God sent us hereOn this earthTo be human(and humane?). But we are anxiousTo get to heavenTo be Godlike. We forgetTo … More
Four Poems
Half-Hearted LivingTime rolls on, unmindfully,While I engage with my dilemmasOn what I should doOr not do, in this world,A world … More
My Last Post Here & Everywhere Else
I cast off my moorings And set sail In silence In silence In silence…
Sam Upanishad
They know notBig Bang, they sayAn unproven theoryWho knows how it beganAnd what was there or notBefore it began. Forms … More
Know Thyself 