Poetry, I love You – Poem#30 – National poetry Month
And there will be a thought that I will dip in a pot of boiling water and simmer… I will relish the aroma like I have never experienced before May be it is the same thought that has passed my mind on some past date I forgot that to mark on my calendar a birthday, a tragedy, a moment of pride I don’t know I … Continue reading Poetry, I love You – Poem#30 – National poetry Month
Toxic Barbed Wire Dreams – Poem#29 – National Poetry Month
Have you ever thought of life on the other side of the barbed wire I have not; I have never been behind one that is what I believed till I figured it was not really true we are always on one side or the other of a barbed wire We just don’t accept that we are free when someone else is loosing theirs we don’t … Continue reading Toxic Barbed Wire Dreams – Poem#29 – National Poetry Month
Social Media Life – Poem#28 – National Poetry Month
“Your social skills deplete When you always make love with the keyboard and ejaculate into the social media nothing beautiful comes out you are not creating life here” Someone told me this as I was doing exactly the same thing “It is always the same old same old till you turn old..” he said He then gave me a big lecture; There was a time when … Continue reading Social Media Life – Poem#28 – National Poetry Month
Depression Oppression – Poem#27 – National Poetry Month
Depression is a wicked bastard invisible, faceless, shadowless; spineless You cannot see it, touch it, dodge it, bear it A scoundrel feeding on you little by little making you hungry for something that you cannot define It exists when you think and when you don’t think; it appears on your face It sleeps when you sleep but wakes you up during your sleep It tricks … Continue reading Depression Oppression – Poem#27 – National Poetry Month
Time For Change – Poem#26 – National Poetry Month
Life makes you silent, may be just for a moment amidst the bustle it forces you to realize that your existence will be recognized only when you cease to exist and then it will be too late for them and for you It is not a negative thought it is not your entire existence that is in question just a part of it a part, … Continue reading Time For Change – Poem#26 – National Poetry Month
San Jose Poetry festival 2015
Attended the San Jose Poetry Festival on Sunday April 12th. A full day spend with poets and poetry lovers. Anatomy of poetry, workshops, Featured readings, Haiku session, world Poetry, Highschool Poets, Poetry Slam, and finally open mic. The interesting thing about such events is that the moment they end you need more of them. Happy to have attended the same and was able to listen … Continue reading San Jose Poetry festival 2015
Make your kid a Genius – Poem#25 National Poetry Month
Make your kid a Genius If that was an advertisement you saw and your eyes popped out, three things are clear First, you are not a genius Second, your child is not a genius Third, you think being genius is everything in life I differ; I can; because I am no genius What does genius mean? Dictionaries say a ‘genius’ is A person with exceptional … Continue reading Make your kid a Genius – Poem#25 National Poetry Month
Sabeen Mahmud – Social Entrepreneur and director of the Karachi based Coffee House T2F gunned down
Sabeen Mahmud was the woman behind Pakistan’s first Hackathon. She has also founded a Tech Company and a coffeeshop The second Floor (T2F). T2F as people call it is a bookstore + Coffee shop that takes its style from the old coffeeshop culture in lahore and karachi. On T2F website it says “A community space for open dialogue, T2F provides citizens with a platform for … Continue reading Sabeen Mahmud – Social Entrepreneur and director of the Karachi based Coffee House T2F gunned down
My Polarity Check – Poem#24 – National Poetry Month
When I go to sleep I wonder if the dream today will take me to the other side of sleep I get to the other side of the bed, A different room in the house, and even the street but never on the other side of sleep When I got to shower I expect to get out clean but when the water gushes from the shower … Continue reading My Polarity Check – Poem#24 – National Poetry Month
Star Sprinkled Cereal – Poem#23 – National Poetry Month
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
Vinod Narayan 