My baby is so far away

My baby is so far away,
She sleeps during my day.
Does my baby dream of me?
Oh, how I wish I could see!

My baby studies as I sleep,
We both have promises to keep.
As my darling does her PhD,
Oh, how I wish I could see!

My honey finds her homework tough,
Then she goes to buy some stuff,
When my dear goes to party,
Oh, how I wish I could see!

My honey buys a new shirt,
And wants to get a new skirt,
But when she wears the saree,
Oh, how I wish I could see!

She tells me these when we chat,
She tells me that she’s gotten fat,
But how fat can she really be?
Oh, how I wish I could see!

My honey says she’ll come back soon,
I just sigh and look at the moon.
I really miss my darling baby,
Oh, how I wish my baby could see!

Aviv Nair
23/7/2011

Reverting to Me

Old walls rise up again,
Old habits surface again,
Old guns boom again,
Old thoughts race again,
If only I could turn back time,
Back to when you were still mine!

Aviv Nair,
21/2/2012

Lost

In music and lyrics, in rhythm and rhyme,
I lost myself, time after time.

In poetry and prose, in plot and verse,
I lost myself, for better, not worse.

In animals and birds, in trees and flowers,
I lost myself, for hours and hours.

In sculpture and art, in paint and clay,
I lost myself, in many a way.

But then in love, in hope and in vain,
I lost myself, and couldn't find myself again.

Aviv Nair,
25/2/2012