Mystery Star

You are a mystery
With a bit of history
And a lot of chemistry
Mathematically you don't add up
Laws of physics go berserk
Astronomically you are a star
Geographically you will go far

Freedom is in your hair now
Smile is dancing on your lips
Contentment in ur mind now
Life's answers on your fingertips

Grace is in your feet now
Joy is twinkling in your eyes
Excitement is in your heart now
As your soul soars towards the skies

Success is coming to meet you
Keep the doors open
Love is coming to embrace you
Keep your heart open
Happy birthday, Dear Dimpy
There is nothing truer ever spoken
Accept this poem as our loving token

(With love from all of us
in the theatre fraternity)

(Written by Jibrael Jos)

Observe and Listen

(Context : A Teacher's farewell advice, on last working day of the year)

Observe the good days and the bad
Observe the happy and the sad
Observe the sinner and the priest
Observe the beauty in the beast
Observe the absence in the presence
Observe the sincerity in the penance

Listen to the voice in the silence
Listen to the melody in the noise
Listen to the rhythm of your body
Listen to the aberrations of the mind
Listen to the cry in the laughter
Listen to the prayer in another's curse

Observe and Listen before you speak
Seemingly strong, they maybe weak
Words our powerful, if spoken right
Out of place, day may turn night
Eyes and Ears are two, use it right
May you become the source of light
May you become the source of light

(Written by Jibrael Jos )

Search Of Love

I went in search of love
In the valleys deep
On the mountain steep
In the rivers wide
On the brook side

But she eluded me
She avoided me
I started to perceive
As all make believe

I went in search of God
In temples small
In churches tall
In prayer halls long
In conventions strong

But he eluded me
He avoided me
I started to perceive
As all make believe

I started breathing
I started singing
I started running
I started giving

I started seeing
I started feeling
I started caring
I started living

And guess who came looking for me?

Now I see love not only in
valleys deep
mountains steep....
But also on the roadside
In a beggars smile
Pending work file
Long queue near a water pump
Kids playing beside a garbage dump

Jibrael Jos

Sarcastically Speaking

A computer science graduate is one
Who has no life and has no fun?
His love for programming just died
His heart at the sight of DFD's just cried

Java threads tears him to shreds
OS DS SS he highly dreads
VIVA questions are hazy loops
Answer to most question.... oops

Now OOPS is supposed to be easy
But the abstractness is just crazy
The inheritance against his will
Polymorphism ready to kill

If you last till noon
Don't be elated to soon
Because 12 to 1 time stands still
And 2 to 4 is a steep climb uphill

Now OS with its process and layers
Is so beautiful but who cares
IP Communication is above the head
Sleep() and Wait() sends him to bed

Software Engineering seems very nice
Models should technically add some spice! !
But all the case studies take a toll
At every nook and corner of your soul

A computer science graduate is one
Who has no life who has no fun?
...... but......
Did you actually ever act like one?
A fest here and a dance there
A class missed An assignment flipped
A laugh shared over a truth dared
A friends meet A gossip tweet

Also maybe I am wrong
Your joy of programming is very strong
Debugging gives you a high
Designing Posters and Videos does satisfy
Creating mobiles apps your cup of tea
A startup CEO you are going to be

........So...
A computer science graduate could be one
Who lives life with loads of fun

Jibrael Jos

Rising Pulse

Now there is beat
I'm up on my feet
Now there is a pulse
My heart is abuzz
Now there is phase
I dance or I fade
Choice is mine to take
To up the tempo or break

Playbacker's Prayer

Dear Lord,

If life is a play
Teach me to act according to your way

If life is a walk
What pace will I take
What friends will I make

If life is a freeze
What opportunity will I seize

If life is machine
Teach me to make my repetitions fine
Happy even on a production line

If life is a tableau
Teach me to add value in the show
And innovate on my toe

If life is a fluid sculpture
Teach me not to rupture
The very fabric of your structure

If life is a script
Even I have no line I am fine
But if I have one, not my wish but thine

If life is a play
Teach me to act according to your way

Jibrael Jos

Life Is Poetry?

No Rhyme..then No Reason to be?
Life is not perfect I must agree
Without the chains, how does one break free
If we do not part, how do we make a new start
If we do not fail, how does one make a new trail

Nobody wants the vacation to be
In the plains, however fertile it maybe
If not for the mountains and sea
How boring life's journey and view would be

Life is not perfect you must agree
You are the lighthouse in life's dark and stormy sea
If you stand alone, stand tall for the world to see
If NO Rhyme, you still have a thousand reasons to be

No Reason... then the Rhyme you be
Is Life still a poetry for thee?

Jibrael Jos

Lemon Tea

Aroma embraces you
Before the first sip
Tea awakens you
Like a kiss on your lip

Tiredness forgotten
Feels warmth within
Mint and Lemon
Let thy tango begin

Some call it Sulaimani
Some call it not
It's worth the money
Lukewarm or hot

No fancy ingredient
No regular or tall
No fancy restaurant
Just a road side stall

Exam time, Study time
After a long walk
Work hours, Practice hours
After a long talk

After a lemon tea, Decisions
Have never gone wrong
What it has achieved over eons
The list is very long

Jibrael Jos

Kochi: Adrift In Timelessness

I stood on the banks of this shore
Yearning to reach the other shore
A ferry tempted me to step inside
But a quaint tea stall drew me aside

By the time I finished my tea
Church bells called out to me
Laughter and children's stare
Distracted me from my prayer

I hurried thru the street
In the humid Kerala heat
Making most of my vacation
Clicking pics of my excursions

I stood again on the river shore
Amazed as the light reflected on her floor
I inquired her where does she go?
'Me! It's you who wants to rush for more'

Stunned I sat down beside her
My mind took a dip inside her
Then and only then did I see
River going but yet not going to the sea

Now I saw a dog idling in shade
Ducks gliding thru the glade
Kingfisher sitting on the tree
Sea birds flying free

Now I amble thru the street
In this different Kerala heat! !
Making most of my excursion
By doing NOTHING this vacation

Jibrael Jos

Happiness

Happiness for some I feel,
Is an online deal, A pizza meal
A vodka shot, A handbag bought
Happiness for some take two

To give someone his due
In love to be true
Walking down an aisle
To get a baby to smile

Happiness for some is sublime
Reading a book, writing a Rhyme
Bring music into someone's life
Baking a cake for his wife
A ear lent over a cup of coffee
Paying a needy child's school fee
Providing blanket for the cold
To break free from the fold

Happiness for some is much more
Connecting two broken hearts
Helping someone restart
Stand up for the weak
Against Injustice.. Speak! !

What is happiness I sometimes wonder?
Seeing the world with a positive attitude
And giving back with love and gratitude

Jibrael Jos

Crossroads Of Forty

I stand at cross roads of forty
And look down at the years gone by
Was I at the steering wheel
Or was God controlling from the sky

I stood at the cross roads of twenty
And not once did I wonder why
I was blessed so abundantly
Was it God who lifted me high?

I stood at the cross roads of thirty
And felt like a squashed little fly
Somebody carried and revived me
Was it God who helped me cry! !

Twenty Thirty and Forty
With all the ups and downs gone by
I like to believe that the Almighty
Does customized settings from the sky

My hand has left the steering wheel
The wind is rushing by
My eyes are enjoying the scenery
And the rainbow in the sky

Jibrael Jos

Breaking Boundaries

When you break some boundaries
You enjoy the guilty pleasures
You feel you are on a song
Even though you are wrong

When you are caught
You realize it's gravity
With a few passing weeks
You realize it's futility
With a few months
You realize your reality

And finally in a few years
The wisdom seeps in
The light shines thru
You let go of the past
You realize at last
The mistake...
Was actually a good thing
If life gives a retake
You will do the same thing! !

But this time though
You will keep a brave face
And walk out with grace

Why live a lie?
Why live in your own cage?
No power on earth
Can tie down thee
You are meant to live free

Jibrael Jos

A Life Well Lived

What constitutes a life well lived? 

is it the money we accumulate,
the places we visit,
position we hold,
the accolades we win,
the friends on facebook,
the success of our relationships
or the legacy we leave behind

Jibrael Jos