They say words can dryLike it is some kind of riverMany words strung together can make a poem.Then isn’t a poem a river of words? Sometimes words dry inside the mouth.Sometimes they also die in there… What is the life of a word?does it die when it is the last word in a poem?If a word is used in a poem, does it mean it … Continue reading Words and Poems National Poetry Month 2023 NPM2023 1/30
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
They barged in and shouted “What are you eating..?” A small kid looked at an adult a half chewed piece in her mouth.. aghast… at what was happening before anyone could say anything…. the beating had began… Some cried… for some the voice just did not come out… what was eaten just grumbled in the stomach like an uncommitted crime facing judgement When the beating … Continue reading Beef & Cow Politics – POEM #13 NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019
Ignoring past is not progress rejecting past is bloated ego living in the past is foolish embracing the past may be wise and claiming to return to past? is nothing but Insane… We do not do time travel.. not yet….. Continue reading A look at the past – POEM #12 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
“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
Everything ends in some way some finish with a thud some defeat in silence some culminate in a smile Some attain completion in half dead poses Some wrap up before time Some have been winding up for eternity Some wait for the curtain to be dropped some face annihilation Some are ruined beyond resurrection Some hit the end of the road and walk back Some … Continue reading 30/30 | The End | National Poetry Month 2018
I let the mountains cry rain, through the eyes of the sky. the earth wash its face so the, plants can wake up. I too cry… I tell a story to a flower, the flower sings to the thorn as the thorn cries from pain. the river flows like tears on the earth’s face. A face known to me since I remember, tells me that … Continue reading 29/30 | Mirroring cries | National Poetry Month 2018
a friendship takes a burial ground to resurrect corpses a funeral spreads pamphlets to celebrate life an accidental meeting gives meaning to the mind and somewhere an unnamed ceremony is winding to an end maybe today the wind will bring me a song to listen Continue reading 28/30 | a song to listen | National Poetry Month 2018
Vinod Narayan 