I can love deeply
and I can let go.
I swim in emotions,
though I am not a pro.
I can find my way
in the deepest darks.
I move ahead with grace,
carrying indelible marks.
My smile is genuine
rooted in grief.
I know what to choose
and what to leave.
I have learnt the hard way –
life is beautiful.
It may turn or toss you
but it’s fruitful.
Should I be sorrowful
for the chapter
that has closed.
The chapter that started
with my birth
where I took shape.
The one that drove
my every thought,
every word, and every action.
Yes, I am celebrating
the closure , which
was sure to happen.
Was I denying
all these years,
thinking I will fall.
Though it could have different ending,
but I am happy that
it finally concluded.
What’s stored in future?
Not sure, don’t know
can’t even think.
But I stand
rejected by all
wrappped in stone.
Ready to face
whatever comes.
Does it matter anyway?
The compliment or disapproval
that you bestow upon me
does not define me,
but your experiences,
your perceptions,
and you.
– Jasdeep Kaur
Should we just complain or take a step towards a better future?
The choice lies in our hands, but latter has the possibility of culminating into something fruitful.
Because I couldn’t have been any other
given the soil I was in,
the sun light that I received,
the minerals that I got ,
oh and the pests ,
and the genes in the seed.
How could I’ve been anything else?
I am what I could’ve been.
The sounds that I heard,
the alphabets that I learnt,
the words they formed,
the visuals that I saw,
the smells that I smelt,
the things that I touched,
and the meanings they were given.
Everything occuring around me
only the way it could’ve been.
Thus, I developed,
absorbing everything bit by bit
without any discrimination,
imbibing what was taught
from those who already were
something, as they were,
as they could’ve been.
Alas, I was formed
the way I am now, as I could’ve been.
The new things that I learn
and old things that I forgo
will build the course of my life,
and decide what I become
out of what I am now,
from whatever I already am.
Artwork is a powerful medium of conveying one’s ideas and fascinating others. Various art forms like music, dance, painting, sculptures etc. portray numerous aspects of life, nature and human emotions. However, sculptures and monuments are the real eye-catchers that attract all the tourists towards their beauty and historical significance.
One such monument stands marvelously on the land of Agra and can force anybody to come of the frenetic lifestyle and gaze at its beauty for hours. Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was built by Shahjahan, the Mughal emperor in the memory of his beloved wife – Mumtaj Mahal.
This masterpiece is beautifully carved out in marble blocks. The carvings are seamless effort of the team that constructed it under the supervision of one of the best sculptor of the times. As pledged by the extremely proficient sculptor to the emperor, the monument outstands in beauty when juxtaposed to any of the monuments of its kind.
Shahjahan promised his wife that he will build a monument as beautiful as his wife and the result was Taj Mahal that can captivate every tourist not just because of its ingenious edifice, but also because of the love that was the cause of its being.
© 2022 Jasdeep Kaur
I have learnt that we keep on learning
from everyone, every moment, everywhere ,
from young and old, from knowledgeable and ignorant,
from children and parents, from teachers and students…
Is there someone who is not a student?
Is there someone who is not a teacher?
Happy Teachers’ Day!
I visited myself from various directions,
watched closely all the parts and sections,
but to my utter dismay, I still say,
I am in the astounding search of who I am!
Some say you are carrying baggage of your sins.
Others talk of soul mates, negative chaos and twins.
But I wonder if these exist in reality.
I yearn to have a clue of who I am.
Idealists suggest some sort of corrections.
I tried them with dissections and a few resections.
But have yet not achieved any good results.
Can someone truly tell who I am?
I finally resorted to the laborious act of meditation.
I am sure it’s some great mystic’s creation.
“Be positive and put your energies to it
if longing to unveil Who I am.”
But let me be honest: everything goes vain
if I am not ready to accept and acknowledge the pain.
The truth will be made known when I surrender;
only a blessing can divulge who I am!
So let me remember one Lord with love and admiration
setting aside all fears and expectations.
Then the unconditional love will flow through,
dissolving my boundaries and revealing who I am!
Thanks giving conveys a very important message – the divine message of well being. It is not merely a festival but the way of life, the one that is ought to be!
Thanks giving is a treasure,
the one and ultimate pleasure
that shows the divine path
and eliminates mind’s wrath;
reveals the unmistakable truth;
oh! You needn’t be a sleuth.
That’s his wonder and grace!
Life kicks off at a steady pace
when you choose to be thankful
you become one of those handfuls
who comprehend his wondrous play,
phenomenal and incredible as they say!
Bless everyone who comes your way;
your glory can never be taken away.
Express gratitude in all you receive;
your life evolves by what you believe.
So let’s have faith in gratitude
And give thanks in full magnitude!
Happy Thanks Giving!
What else could be a perfect day!
The revelations came rolling my way.
When I chose to be silent and listen
the messages so clear as to glisten.
When I could comprehend that which is
the truth nothing less than pure bliss.
My soul feels satiated and calm
as if it was waiting for this soothing balm.
It’s only about remembering which is forgotten
our true self that can never rotten.
For it is the one that truly is
magnificent, grandest and pure bliss.
Jasdeep Kaur 