A land you know to a land you do not know struggles to reach and then struggles to survive to be born, adopted, reborn and on and on it goes what did you set out to gain? dreams that redefined in the wake of realities? dreams to be achieved in one life time, but some passed over through generations who are you? they ask where … Continue reading The Greatness of being Open – National Poetry Month 2016 #4
Tell me about a war where there were no loses Where Babies laughed through the entire show A war that did not make widows and orphans A war that did not reduce the population Where innocents did not die, and the term collateral Damage was not used Find one single war, and please refer me to that one Where people were not displaced Where beautiful … Continue reading Bullies With Bullets – National Poetry Month 2016 #3
Dad, what is a Color? Son, It is something that you can see feel, experience…. Something that exists Is Black a Color? And what about brown? Isn’t Rainbow having all the colors? Yes it does son; Is white a color dad? Or is it the lack of any color? What do you think son? Dad I think it is a color it just does not … Continue reading We are all colored – National Poetry Month 2016 #2
My mind has been scattered everywhere; a feat my body can only accomplish once dead or hope it can; But that is if they (those alive while I die) Choose to burn me and scatter the remains in all places the my mind has wandered My body looks at my mind in awe It will never happen not because I will not die but because … Continue reading My Body Watches My Mind in Awe – National Poetry month 2016 #1
Tomorrow April 1st is the National Poetry Month. Last year I did a poetry project to write 30 poems in 30 days and this year taking it a step further. I will be doing an English Poem a Day and a Malayalam Translation of a poem by an international poet. Wishing you all a great Poetry Month, Read, Write and Be Content…. Be PenPositive Continue reading National Poetry Month 2016
Is there anything wrong with giving Bahubali getting the Best Picture Award? Anything wrong with Amitabh getting the best actor? I would have expected the movie to get credits for sets, art direction, special effects and so on but not Best Picture. Then when it got best picture the thought that came to my mind is what does it mean to be the ‘best picture’. … Continue reading On the 63rd Indian National Film Awards
What does a day mean to those who live poetry everyday? Good question. Just like you cannot reduce your dad and mom into a date because you have Father’s day or Mother’s day we will have to just take it as A day, and make sure poetry is reflected in our life every day. And it is not that tough. You do not need … Continue reading Read; Write and Be Complete; Be PenPositive – Enjoy World Poetry Day
This weekend I was watching the movie ‘The Big Short’ and in that a character says that he overheard this in a Washington DC Bar ‘The Truth is like Poetry; And Most People Fucking hate Poetry’. He was probably referring to him and the world he lives in, the world of big money and greed and ‘Care Less for those who Have Less’ kind of … Continue reading The Truth is like Poetry; And Most People Fucking hate Poetry; Happy Poetry Day !!!
This Q&A is by ‘Me’ to ‘Myself’ in the light of another heated debate in India of whether one should/can/’be forced’ to Chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ translated as ‘Salutes to Mother India’. Question: Can one chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ when ever they want? Answer: Of Course you can, it is to show respect to your country in a certain way and there is … Continue reading ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ – A Q&A between ‘Me’ and ‘Myself’
Dear Rahi, Another year passed by and again it is time to write for you. I think this is one of the most favorite things I do in any year. Happy Birthday to you and Happy International Women’s Day. The world we live in now is much different from the world that I grew up. Well not different technically but it has changed a lot. There are good … Continue reading Happy 9th Rahi – Always Stand Up for those who cannot
Vinod Narayan 