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Note to Self
Let’s not talk about the New Year for a minute. Yes, we did step into a new year and have got ourselves a new start but let’s really think about something important.
After we are done with a book or a lesson or any other experience, we summarize and write a mental note to ourselves. Similarly, I think it is nice to write a Note to Self before we move on to new experiences.
This is mine. I hope you write one to yourselves too!
Note to Self
A dark sky full of stars,
Found me wandering about.
Underneath the moonlight it revealed,
How our shadows silently shout.
Doubt, biggest quake in any sphere,
Shakes the very strongest of stones.
So to nullify, keep calm and stay clear,
Key lies in voices and in tones.
Fear, result of our own mind,
Cripples the very ablest being.
So to nullify, challenge the wind,
Fear can be defeated with a little bit of cheating.
Pain, who drops by time and again,
Strangles our mind and heart.
So to nullify, try being insane,
Pain is not really that smart.
And Sadness, the widely regarded spoilsport,
Is in fact our own manifestation.
So to cut its stay short, Smile…
Your shadow will figure out a solution.
Simple Physics
It is said to have started with a big bang,
And so did the wheels of time.
Just like cosmic bodies we grow old,
And forget many who were once prime.
Life takes us to many places,
Ups and downs being the typical way.
While transversing the idiosyncratic story,
We let go of many without a say.
Old friend you are now lost,
Existing only in the initial pages.
Neither of us did anything wrong,
But we drifted with different stages.
Each one remembers the other,
Smiling with tears at memories of past.
Hope you are doing well,
Friend is one you just cannot recast.
A Painter
Women are mysterious they say. They are never fully understood by anyone which makes them special.
Yes, words are not to demean anyone but to highlight the beauty of the mystery women carry with themselves. A similar beautiful encounter is penned below.
She was a painter who saw it all.
A Painter
Summer of Spain, two thousand and ten.
I see a painter sitting by the street,
Face so innocent, eyes so calm.
She makes painting of those who desire.
Each stroke has its own charm.
I see her eyes as hypnotic as they are,
Looking at children playing in the alley,
My table and her chair aren’t much far,
Her paintings aren’t anything less of a story.
Oh and there is a secret, she keeps to herself,
Known only to a few like myself,
What you see is unknown to her,
While her vision is the painting itself.
The Lone Star
In one of my gazes of the dark sky,
I found a star. Nothing but a star.
It was winter and the wind was dry,
When I heard it speak or maybe it was I.
Twinkling as it has been doing,
Maybe since the time before time,
It came down while I was viewing,
And stood in front of me, all in its prime.
Eons old it knew us all,
Every dweller on this Earth.
Said it is humans who fall,
For not knowing their home’s worth.
I saw in silence as your ripped her apart,
My friend Earth who weeps to me,
Time is slipping and so is your heart,
Allow my friend to live and be.
It didn’t plea nor did it threaten,
But told me what Earth can do.
Mother Earth who is now tired from sweating,
Is the same small planet we see as blue.
It vanished just like that,
Leaving behind so many thoughts,
But it was right, all through the chat,
Either be better or join the dots.
A video journey of The Poet and the Pen
Almost all my poems had a featured image (which do not belong to me in any way whatsoever)
Each image was used with the purpose of letting my readers understand and connect with my words at a much better level.
This video shows my journey and the rich content this blog has to offer…
Read the poems once you are done with the video (especially those whose images you like)
See to know…know to read
Happy Monday!
Silent voices
For we have words to express our pain,
But what about those who cannot speak?
It’s difficult for humans to understand and explain,
Since we are always busy being the useless critique.
So easily we say “ouch!”, When we bump into a small rock,
But what about those whose legs are in pain?
Wordless creatures have no option but to walk.
How soon people hear us cry, when we are hurt and sad,
But what about those who have been weeping in silence?
Can’t we at least offer them a shed?
Our needs, our wants are heard by all,
But their’s basic ones go unheard.
Let us learn how to hear their call,
Strange but even I am looking for the correct word.
A drive
I booked a cab to my friend’s place,
So I could meet him before he leaves.
And while the cabbie drove the chase,
I was watching the passing streets.
Memories from the past rushed through my mind,
A pinch of sadness present with a touch of smile,
I realised at times like this we become kind,
It was A Drive which lasted for a while.
I looked outside to witness a story,
Unbound by time and hidden to all.
A story of us, our friendship, our glory,
Never letting the other take a fall.
I saw the first time we shook hands,
And that evening when we took a walk.
I saw those trips to the distant lands,
And those late night sessions of GOT and Sherlock.
I was reminded of those ups and downs,
That came left and right in our way.
And I still hear those jamming sounds,
Words can only be heard but cannot say.
The car just pulled over and it’s a busy street,
Time for me to pay and get down.
Story to be continued till we again meet,
Hey Idiot! I’ll see you around.
When?
When? Tricky and smart, time deceives all, Sometimes runs while sometimes crawls. Did you notice the game it plays? The greatest tale of silent stalls. Tell me, When did we lose our oldselves behind? When did our games become those with minds? When did we start doubting the world? When did we stop being honest and kind? Tell me, When did our lives become a set of goals? When did we start changing our roles? When did we stop having pure fun? When did we start burying our souls? Tell me, When did we change without even knowing? When did we lose all the fun while growing? When did we become who we are? Will it ever stop or continue flowing? When did this all take place? Yesterday seems simple while we race. It's common yet it's haunting Life changes, simple or daunting?
Immortal Friends
Feeling lost amidst a crowd, I decided to come here; A peaceful place just to speak, A place where I don’t hear. Strange it is but somewhat true, It’s difficult at certain times; To understand what one goes through, One needs to hear the rhymes. I spoke to all and spoke to none, All that was happening and was done; Still nothing seemed alright, Okay, and thus I was done. When no mortal could help I turned to them, Who have been here wearing rocks and stems; And those who are always flowing, And the one who burns. The immortal friends. Words came out and echoed around, No one replied yet peace I found. Once felt lost amidst a crowd, Found myself in nature and its sound. Got time to breathe, to think, “Allow yourself…” said the immortal, “to sink”, “Your own voice will help you through”, Writes the Poet on a paper with Ink. -The Poet
