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
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
“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 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
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
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
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
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
Vinod Narayan 