Tuesday 10 February 2015

The "Dream" Date


He took me to a restaurant
Where ghosts served the food,
The waiter asked for orders
But I couldn't see where he stood.

Knives and forks were whizzing past,
Some moved slow and some moved fast,
Laden with food, plates floated around,
And landed on tables without a sound.

A bottle of champagne came flying by,
The cork flew open in the wink of an eye,
The bottle tilted into the glass,
And poured out the drink, with finesse and class.

"Cheers", I said and raised my drink,
And at the bottom, I saw a ring,
He smiled, got up and on his knees,
All the plates mid air did freeze.

He took my wrist and helped me stand,
And slipped the ring into my hand,
We drank and dined and tipped them well,
At that point, out of bed I fell.

(Image Source: http://pat-funstuff.blogspot.in/2010/06/ghost-restaurant.html)

A Prayer


Light the lamp in us, O Lord,
Show us of life the right way,
To be lost in the dark we cannot afford,
Lead us to light, we pray.

Free us from the chains of ignorance,
Make our wisdom glow,
Bring us out of our deep trance,
Let thy children grow.

Chase away the clouds of hatred,
Strike them with thy power,
Rid the world of all the dread,
Let the rains of love shower.

Hold our hands, O mighty one,
Lead us away from sin,
Without thy help, right can't be done,
Against wrong we cannot win.

For all our sins, O Almighty,
We beg thy graceful pardon,
Take thy children, and let us rest
In thy colorful garden.
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