It has been a while so, tonight let us take a stroll we can walk past the woods into the open where the creek kisses the old man’s shack We can collect some stars on the way It has been a long time since I sprinkled stars on my morning cereal We can walk up to the bridge and then look down, who knows we … Continue reading Star Sprinkled Cereal – Poem#23 – National Poetry Month
Everyone has their own personal earth song and that is the main problem An Earth song that is confined to the boundaries of power, politics and patriotism An Earth Song that has been silent by religious prayers, chants and fanatic howls Everyone has their own personal earth song and that is the main problem We only have one earth and we only need one earth … Continue reading We need an Earth Song – Poem#22 – National Poetry Month
This story has never been told before It is about this guy who travelled with his book of jokes He would carry it with him where ever he goes giving a joke to everyone in need He said that people need to learn one joke that they can use when it is most needed At least one joke to break the ice. Ice that is … Continue reading The Book of Jokes – Poem#21 – National Poetry Month
Let me for today close the windows and pull the curtains down and not let the smell of agony go out The world has a lot to deal with And let me not add to its misery So today for one day let me close everything up and wait for tomorrow when a new sun will come and the world will be more equipped to … Continue reading Just the World and not me – Poem#20 – National Poetry Month
There are a few words that come when I sit to write a poem every time I sit with no idea forcing me these are the exact words that open the door to the poetic flow Buried, Deep, silence, love and amidst Five words that keep coming when no other thoughts come yet I don’t remember having ever written Something starting with any of these … Continue reading Amidst Buried, Deep, silence and love – Poem#19 – National Poetry Month
To be a kid again you need to grow up a bit that does not make much sense being a kid is something we grow out of never to return… Or may be not? Adulthood is like a spring Pulled from both ends by two kids On one end is that kid from your memory And on the other end if that kid from your dreams Once you become … Continue reading Life is a Spring – Poem#18 – National Poetry Month
Writing a Poem for a daughter is not easy You can sing a lullaby, tell a story but a poem? That is tough Your Daughter is the poem Poetry gives meaning to your life even when you have abandoned your search for it Your Daughter is your poem Poems are timeless and a daughter grows up to be the same little girl Year after year … Continue reading A Daughter is a Poem – Poem#17 – National Poetry Month
On a typical hot summer day, when sweat pores become way too generous As the blanket lies in the corner shaped like a canine waiting for its master’s love you see the bare body you adore and think just about making love and you say to yourself “Sweat, you make it all beautiful You give it that extra push Sweat, you make love making happen happen in its … Continue reading Advice On Love Making – Poem 16 – National Poetry Month
There are plenty of unfinished business we leave behind us when sun goes down Some return and show their half done faces when the sun rises No one finishes everything We all have to be hurt by the incompleteness It is a fact of life, But Unfinished does not mean we are finished Those unfinished business that don’t return are eaten by the moons. Not just … Continue reading A Feast for the Moon – Poem-15 – National Poetry Month
My friend was not much of a drinker glasses filled to brim always wait for the lips as I sat in front of him the 18 years scotch must have felt offended “Don’t drink if you don’t feel like” I said I poured him a philosophical Sufi story He drank it with passion and gave me a smile He asked more I changed the brand Gave him … Continue reading The Poetry Cocktail – Poem#14 National Poetry Month
Vinod Narayan 