Aim for the sky you might get to the tree top Aim for the tree… you know the answer.. but I prefer the ground life is also about an aim and miss the question is do you want to fly or have long walks Both have it’s beauty… one is in the view other is in the mind that reveals in ones self… But life … Continue reading Aim & Miss – POEM #29 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
A sound has the power to reach many and many can make a sound.. And you…? You have the power to not listen yes.. the power to not listen but not the power to not hear… There are different kind of words in this world cries, laughs, shrieks, wails, abuses you name it there is a sound for it.. even silence can be heard today.. … Continue reading Sound – POEM #28 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
I am attempting some Tanka (a form of Japanese Poetry).. Please excuse any errors… On a white Beach under the blue sky in a red jacket I see her walking she loves me On a busy street in a speeding car while eating popcorn I get a glimpse of her She is crying On the top of a building sitting on the side with feet … Continue reading Three Tankas – POEM #27 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
a door opens I look inside a fly flies out on the street a dog barks I bark back the season changes I am happy shopping time Continue reading Three Haikus – POEM #26 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
There are three mugs on my table none of them are for drinking But they were once used for coffee now they just fill with solid.. no liquids… One I bought from Hawaii I sometimes put pens in it or pencils or pins bu now there are some stickies in it looking out at you… not sure what.. some crap…. some scribbles The other one … Continue reading The Mugs – POEM #25 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
Meet a dream half way and wake up walk a bit more and stop at the gate.. look up… see the moon.. smile… take plunge into the darkness Come out on the other side Walk back.. Sleep… The end…. Continue reading Dream Half Way – POEM #24 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
“Pray for the victims” they all said in unison “But they were all praying” Said a young kid Some Adult signed ‘hush’ at the kid and the kid became silent… But there was a seed sown in him the seed to question…. the seed to not take irrationality without doubting… A God that human created to protect them having to need protection.. does not make … Continue reading Question Everything – POEM #23 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
The window does not have a choice on what curtain is used to cover it That is the case with any cover ups…. The choice is not with you… But Like any window you realize that there are two sides of a world. Would you prefer to look inside or to look outside… If someone covers a side of you look the other way.. it … Continue reading Window Self – POEM #22 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
There is a bird that is stranded in the sky and the earth below has a sign…. It calls the bird to end flying The sign says that walking is way better ‘Flying’ is for those who fail the sign says.. Behind the sign a man stands with two hands and no wings… he tells he would like to rule the world and the only … Continue reading NOT ALWAYS – POEM #21 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
I opened the door and stepped out, the clouds had changed its appearance… The rain was due that day, but it decided to pour in a different neighborhood. A smile that disappeared years ago came back in a drop of tear…. I closed the door behind me, and without looking back I walked into the world. Today after so many miles away from home, I … Continue reading Too Far – POEM #20 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
Vinod Narayan 