I am Saffron

the Sun has risen at dusk
the Monk with the wrinkles
holds My Beliefs aloft
tranquility breezes in
soothes my nerves
I was a relic, a past
But now, I have surged up
like a tide in the Ocean
and, I announce
Saffron I breathe
Saffron I breathe
Saffron I breathe
Saffron - my existence


Copyright @ Ajay Pai
May 23rd 2019

It is so easy
to drown my troubles
in a glass of whiskey
the sorrows fizzle out
like the froth in whiskey

as I sip a mouthful
happy days of yesterday
breach the brim of my hopeless heart 
and, I mourn for my glory days

I gulp an another sip of whiskey
But then, like the ice cubes
the imprints of my happy days
keep floating to the surface of my thoughts, 
I stifle a giggle
And, I soak myself, yet again in whiskey

Copyright @ Ajay Pai
28th May 2019

What do I say?
What should I call, myself?
A fool?

Why do I love someone?
Why do I fall for someone?
Why do I hurt myself?
Over and over again.

Because I am a fool.

Time and again
I feel I have found my love
But, none can hold -
a passing breeze, can they?

I am here holding onto my breath
for want of love
and, to be fooled again.

Copyright @ Ajay Pai 29th May 2019

Lilac Wine.   (S)

O' my Moonpie
pour me some lilac wine
smear it on me
with your wholesome lips
let me taste the sweetness
soak in the dizziness
and, be unsteady.

O' Moonpie, my heart is heavy
for I've lost my love
my tears have dried up
my heart is now a grave
and, I mourn a silent wail
making my soul a barren land
pour me some love
sink me in lilac wine
until I am giddy
until I am unsteady.

Copyright @ Ajay Pai
3rd June 2019