The Road to Righteousness

The road looks rough,

I haven't got a ride either,

The sun is scorching hot,

There's not a tree, nor a river.

Highway robbers roam on the sly,

My shoes are wearing out,

My throat is parched,

Nobody's around that for help I can shout.

I am on my own,

With a knapsack of values,

A bottle of trust and faith,

A box of confidence and hope.

Now and then I come along,

Travelers like me, smiling in the sweat…

A content serenity running through,

Having lived a life of integrity and self-respect.

There is sweetness in the strain,

A burning flame in the rain,

Enjoying the freedom of soul...

I am walking the road to Righteousness...

© Manashi Pathak

Some Coffee and Tom&Jerry

Life seems mundane, and we bitch about it
Schedules go insane and we crib about it,
We plan and the plans blow up
As we chart out future, present shows up.

If every waking moment
We add something to our lives
Smile through the torment
Sprinkle some spice...

If only we embrace the sunshine,
And sip some coffee when it rains...
If only we laugh till it hurts
And watch Tom&Jerry when it pains...

Hold onto Hope and fasten the Faithbelts,
Let's ride along the sine curve of life...
Scream out crazy and loud with all your friends..
Let your eyes be shining, may you feel Alive...

© Manashi Pathak

The Whimsical One

The whims of the heart

Are so hard to understand…

It goes numb in a carnival,

And flutters up in the desert sand.

It longs to belong

Surrender without fear

Yet it steps back alert, on guard

Doesn’t allow anyone near…

It is so strong, yet so vulnerable

It keeps goin on, even when shattered a million times

It embraces life as it comes, yet it lives in a fable

It gathers itself & stands up, even when dropped a million miles…

The whims of the heart

Is so hard to understand…

It goes numb in a carnival,

And flutters up in the desert sand.

The glitz don’t impress it,

The jeweled words don’t count…

A single look of understanding is all it needs

To lift it up to skies and beyond…

© Manashi Pathak

Cost of Love

I've written songs
To dream where we belong
To see a day when we come together
I hope it doesnt take too long...

Stuck in the spider web
Of aspirations strong...
Glued to places away...
Mundane life takes us along...

When will the day be
When we break free...
Of shackles that bind us down
to this lonely town...

The helplessness is excruciating...
The failed attempts and broken dreams
Why can't we shape our destiny
to find true happiness and sanity


I pray for patience
I pray for strength
To wait till the moment comes
Of the balanced equations and perfect sums

I question every day that passes
Is it just a dream from which one wakes up?
Never was I so lost ...
I guess Love does have a cost...

© Manashi Pathak

Inviting Horizons

I am born for the Sea
Not to stand and stare,
But to go into the deep...

The lilting gleam of the moon
makes me go weak in the knees,
Inflicts me with a swoon...

Limitlessness draws me in...
The constant rise and fall rejuvenates...
Like the waves, Life sweeps you in...

As I rush into the sea
And the waves come and receed...
I try hard to stand firm as the sand give way under my feet...

When the crushing waves challenge me on...
Inviting me to gel on with them
Rise with them and swim towards the horizon...

I feel a glee that of a child...
Coming to the beach the very first time...
And I will always feel this alive and keep on this smile!

© Manashi Pathak