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
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
Don’t ever tell someone that you forgave… because when memories chase you you will wish you had not… Forgiveness is not just a word… and not all humans are capable of it… And it is not a crime if you are not able to.. You should not cry, for the tears that have broken you helpless and hopeless Don’t Forgive because it is your life … Continue reading UnForgiven – POEM #14 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
You cannot drive like crazy you might hit someone.. If you drive someone crazy you are still not without consequences What if you get hit..? Now you need a drive to do something with your life… may be have that magic screwdriver that you can use and turn things up tune them just enough may be even tighten up some of them or even loosen … Continue reading Drive – POEM #11 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
In the morning when you wake up what do you do first Take a deep breath? jump out of bed? look around? just lie down? feel who is next to you? bury your face more into the pillow? search for your blanket? curse in your mind? smile? cover your face? You can do anything you like it does not matter… but just remember there are … Continue reading In the Morning – POEM #10 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
Words, different kinds of them with a little help they can form a line and then another and another…. sentences they are called one after the other uneven some short and some long yet all resembling the same mood. happy, sad, afraid….. pained… like human beings standing in a line to prove their existence to prove they too matter… who cares…? Like every word thinks … Continue reading Punctuations – POEM #8 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
“Is it a happy world ?” He asked her “In a happy world there is still tears” She replied. “Is it a fair world?” He asked her “In a fair world not everyone is truthful” She replied. “Is it worth living in this world?” He asked her “It is always worth living” She replied. It takes courage and love to live make sure you pass … Continue reading Life is Worth Living – POEM #7 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
Vinod Narayan 