This poem is in response to Indispire challenge to write a 2-minute poem: https://www.indiblogger.in/indispire_topic.php?topic=81 Every morning I rise With stars in my eyes With a sun-kissed smile I sprint forward in style Each step has a spring This day will bring Challenges new, I am certain Can’t wait for the curtain To rise, and reveal onceContinue reading “Morning chant”
Author Archives: Docpoet
Lovestruck!
When the epitome of logic starts getting illogical When the sanest person of being unhinged shows signs When disorder invades the life of the person most methodical There is a writing on the wall, in between the lines- That love has invaded their lives, pervaded every corner Left them lovestruck, robbed them of the last shredContinue reading “Lovestruck!”
What will people say…
An invisible prison surrounds many of us Its walls are made of imagined whispers Coming from people in our society Who judge us constantly, convinced are we At every mundane step that we take We are afraid we’ve made a mistake We worry about flouting a social norm Or the negative opinion peers might form We second-guessContinue reading “What will people say…”
Roots and wings
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children-roots and wings. – Hodding Carter My wide-eyed child I regale With a folk song and a tale From a bygone century Set in an unfamiliar country In the land that I venerate, For which my love shall not abate I strive to make him aware Of his roots,Continue reading “Roots and wings”
CEE’S WHICH WAY CHALLENGE 2015 WEEK #34
Finally I have some new pathways to share from my weekend visit to the Winterthur estate in Delaware. Enjoy!
Good stories
As a book worm I sat thinking one day How does a great story carve its way Into a reader’s mind and heart How, of the reader, it becomes a part There are a few things I’ve realized A book leaves room to be surprised, Its characters are somehow hopelessly flawed- Superheroes are boring, imperfection we applaudContinue reading “Good stories”
Experiences
A variety of experiences we tend to seek- Through travel, concerts, or culinary indulgence Striving to widen our horizons in ways unique Enriching our lives with cultural abundance * We keep hoping external experiences Will quench the longing of our soul Finer things that appeal to our senses Will somehow make our broken selves whole..Continue reading “Experiences”
Greed
http://www.quotationof.com/greed.html Somehow in this world’s devious ways A role model of sorts has Midas become Greed has been packaged as a virtue these days Acquisition of things labeled as success by some * Quite easy it is to rationalize one’s greed By depicting oneself as the industrious provider Toiling every day to fulfil the family’s needs- A committedContinue reading “Greed”
A Modern Indian
I always feel that India is the unique country where the past, present and future merge together- Indians follow traditions thousands of years old, live surrounded by modern means of communication like anyone else in today’s world, and in cities like Bangalore, develop ideas for the future. Here’s a poem dedicated to the modern Indian- http://festival2013wallpaper.blogspot.com/2013/08/incredible-india-wallpaper.htmlContinue reading “A Modern Indian”
I swallowed my pride
Love opened its floodgates wide The day that I swallowed my pride.. That was the moment I did realize How the dust of ego had covered my eyes Now my vision was clear and I could see The bounty of love surrounding me Love, that I could now reciprocate My existential angst I could ameliorateContinue reading “I swallowed my pride”
Distracted..
Distractions abound in the world today I am guilty of poor concentration, what can I say? Gone are the days when I could stay absorbed In the pages of a book, in the words engrossed Now I have my cell-phone by my side I get agitated if it goes out of my sight The needContinue reading “Distracted..”
Peril of monotony
As the tedium of an insipid existence Threatened to wear me down one day I realized my self-imposed insistence On a rigid routine could bring trouble my way Of monotony, I’d read, one should beware The mother of all deadly sins it can be I see how it can catch someone unaware, Presenting a distorted perceptionContinue reading “Peril of monotony”
