A Poem on Holi Day

Silent and Listen

Did you realise that the two words
Silent
And
Listen
Have the same alphabets?

And aptly so.

For
You
Cannot be truly silent unless you listen.
And
You
Cannot truly listen unless you are silent.

And
If you can combine
Silence with Listening
What happens?

Silences roar,
Listening converses,
Intellect unfolds,
Enlightenment reigns.

Ajai
15 March 2006