Who am I?

Posted on July 30, 2008 | 9 Comments

Who am I?

Am I the pseudo-simplicity of an atom
The seemingly innocuous dots on a line
The rapturous curves of a mountain
Or frozen snow on a pine?

Am I the gurgling rivulet
Splashing by the sleeping valley
Or the mighty ocean
With moody tides that seldom tally?

Or am I a fiery little candle
That self-fulfilling prophecy of death
Am I the air, or am I oxygen
Bestowing life with every breath?

I am the water, I am the fire
The holy Ganges, the burning pyre
I am the leaves, I am the bark
I am the flowers made for the lark

I am music, eternity supreme
Taal, Raga, Sargam in my team
I am milk, I am honey
I am the joy gained without money

I am an illusion
I am contemplation
I am plenum
I am vaccum

I am You.
And You are the Universe.

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Clyde Fernandes | August 21, 2008 at 14:20 |

And we are all one

Beautiful one, Akshaya
Akshaya Shivkumar | August 21, 2008 at 15:44 |

Why, thank you, Clyde!
riddhi | August 24, 2008 at 10:20 |

very thoughtful
Akshaya Shivkumar | August 24, 2008 at 10:21 |

Thank you, dear! Your presence charges the positive side in me!
Kamal (Mom!) | August 25, 2008 at 16:34 |

Dear Akshoo

The poet expresses his joy at the sight of nature,whereas the philosopher identifies himself with nature. I find both a poet and a philosopher in you.There is a tinge of religion too. Good attempt.

Write more and we will enjoy reading them.

Good luck!

Mama
Akshaya Shivkumar | August 25, 2008 at 18:32 |

Thank you very much, Ma!
Ganapathy Subramaniam | October 5, 2008 at 17:48 |

Wonderful attempt on a deep subject.
Reminds me of a beautiful poeam by Mahakavi Bharathiyar..titled ‘Naan’.

http://www.tamilvu.org:8080/slet/l9100/l9100ur2.jsp?id=97

you may need to get tamil fonts for this. which you can find here.
http://www.tamilvu.org/coresite/html/cwfontins.htm
Akshaya Shivkumar | October 14, 2008 at 16:15 |

Thanks for the comment and link..
I need to learn to read Tamil in the first place!
Will get Ma to help me out on this…
Nooruddin Jalal | September 15, 2011 at 18:54 |

Each morning I wake up with the same question; Who am I? This is how my days starts chasing for my own identity.