You.

You need not be a star to shine
You need not stand at the mouth of the line
You need not be a bird to hum
But don't be ahead and throw tantrums.

Be yourself, be who you are
But don't let your anger cross the par
Don't be perfect but be good.
Be polite, no matter how much you're rude.

You know you're superior, but behave simple
You would receive respect which is ample.
With great power comes greater responsibility
A single chance to prove your ability.

Everything you do depends on perspective
Every step of yours is tagged with an adjective
One step ahead to reach your goal
And when you do, don't change your role.

Like a chameleon, don't let colours be changed
Keep yourself where you can stay arranged.
With great power comes greater responsibility
Stop differing from person to person, be a single entity.

- Chinmayee Kulkarni

On the Road for 180 Days

All we see is trees on the side
At home we were bored, so this we tried.
Kicked the usual routine for something better
On a trip, away from the bewildering sounds and chatter.

What we saw around you ask?
The sky changing colours like chemicals in a flask.
The shadows of people on the horizon,
Playing around them is the light of the sun.

The road is now our constant companion,
It greets us when we have a reunion.
Every road different than the other,
Some are enemies of our tyres and some are brothers.


They say that all roads lead to Rome,
But now they have become our home.
The car is like a child, we want it to relish,
Just that every 3rd day, we have to nourish.

Endless love to mother nature
For her care towards every creature.
We saw her beauty by a drive,
Not a poster which has to thrive

Now the spirit in us forever stays
For we have spent on drive a hundred-and-eighty days.
We have seen all that we were destined to,
Now we will be happy if life bids adieu.

We are ready for the future
To know and grow with every feature.
Kindle that fire which stays within,
A sense as strong as a person's breathing 

- Chinmayee Kulkarni

City O' Lights

The city of lights gone all black,
The people are sitting numb
All the joy hidden in a sack
At the moment I find myself dumb.

The big explosions sing a song
Crooning out loud
Scaring and deafening along,
Frightened is the crowd.

A friendly match was being played,
and the ball was dribbled,
No one knew it was going to change
The worst moment in history to be scribbled.

The bullets fell like rain,
A flood of them inside;
Like the sea it acted,
hundreds swept in a tide.

Many innocents gave their lives
Some died saving others.
Their souls, for justice strive,
Let's give it to our brothers!

Let us not show sympathy
but try to bring justice
Plan to punish those terrorists,
Make them have the worst solstice!

Show them we are not afraid
of their big bombs and weapons
and that we are not weak
Can avenge what's happened!

-Chinmayee Kulkarni

Rapid Rain

Being violent out there
As violent as it can be
People struggling for a shelter everywhere
As far as the eye can see.

All the mountains have disappeared
Nothing left in the scenic view;
Getting wet outside with my peers
As my umbrella flew.

All the umbrellas have overturned,
A havoc created by everyone.
Everyone has themselves with the rain, burned
A stormy rain has left a stun.

Damp and marshy is the ground,
The rain is going on rapid.
The pitter-patter is disabling me to hear any sound,
Can't even hear anyone with the ears of a rabbit.

Should I call it perfect or misfortune?
Is it the bliss of nature or a sign of a typhoon?
Slowly the roar increases and also turns into a croon;
But when it ruins lives, is it then a curse or a boon?

-Chinmayee Kulkarni

The Goan Sea

Where mummy will insist for a shopping spree

The best place to have cookies and tea

Palolem Beach, the inspiration

Where you can try every type of idiocy

The only destination: the Goan sea.

Add many things to your inventory

You can behave there mentally

Never take there, your precious Bentley

Where the water paves gently, the Goan sea.

There is no industry

You can make friends coincidentally,

The area is nice residentially.

Never chew anything even accidentally

In an around the Goan sea.

Maybe it dates back to "something" BC

Don't worry, the rooms are provided with AC

and there's nothing you wont get to see

In and around the Goan sea

- Chinmayee Kulkarni

After-Rain

Walking on the road, big and wide

All the bubbles in puddles flowing astride.

The greenery after rain is something you cannot miss

How could you ignore nature's bliss?

Little drops falling on your head

Striding off the leaves wherever the wind led.

How alive do you feel in this after-phenomenon?

With your partner holding hands, your cheeks redden.

Eating boiled corn on a cart roadside,

Nothing is more adventurous than a cycle ride.

The feeling when the breeze brushes your face,

When you and the wind are competing in a race

Hot and crispy fries as a treat

Best when the season is complete.

Share the joy as you wander;

This is the time you may squander.

The day is not to be put to use,

The day is to set yourself loose.

Be out of your comfortable little space,

In lieu of being a jack be an ace

- Chinmayee Kulkarni