Life at its best is ironic Throwing teasers our way With a smile sardonic Testing us variably each day What once to you was trivial, Something that you had dismissed In a tone light-hearted and jovial May come back to destroy your bliss.. Remember when you in lighter vein Mocked at a fellow human being’s miseryContinue reading “Life and mockery”
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A Word A Week Photograph Challenge – Arid
Linking to: https://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/a-word-a-week-photograph-challenge-arid/ Arid are the valleys Of my broken soul Fill all the nooks and alleys With love and make me whole My heart is dry as a bone Emotions have evaporated Melt this grey mass of stone Let love make me invigorated. Love once found then lost Left a desert behind Extracting in tears its costContinue reading “A Word A Week Photograph Challenge – Arid”
First blush of love
Years ago that moment sublime Preserved like a monument through time In the innermost sulci of my brain Close to the centers of pleasure, and pain How the magic that happened that day Changed the axis of my earth, I cannot say An avalanche of emotions descended on me Making me plunge in a tempestuousContinue reading “First blush of love”
Break free
Fettered by regulation, Chained by tradition Weighed down by expectation Bent over in submission Narrow norms of society Create needless fear When to standards of propriety The heart refuses to adhere So most of us learn To suppress our inner voice While secretly we yearn For the freedom of choice To break free from the tetherContinue reading “Break free”
A Photo a Week Challenge: Muted
The title says “a photo” but I cannot help including multiple pictures:) Colors of life appear faded The brightness of enthusiasm is muted My heart and mind feel so jaded Red color of passion is desaturated Oh Lord, ignite in my soul a fire That illuminates the dull colors from within Bring back in myContinue reading “A Photo a Week Challenge: Muted”
New lease of life
A new lease of life is what I need The daily grind is wearing me down indeed A brilliant sun unveiled from the cloud An idea that lies buried beneath the shroud Old passion unearthed from the cave of childhood If I could recreate that magic, I certainly would.. Or in a new-found love to take aContinue reading “New lease of life”
Experience the world!
This poem is inspired by the following article, which explains why one should spend money on experiences, not things: http://www.fastcoexist.com/3043858/world-changing-ideas/the-science-of-why-you-should-spend-your-money-on-experiences-not-thing One day both you and I We go to the store and buy The same expensive object We both individually subject Ourselves to momentary pleasure Of possession of a treasure The novelty wears off soonContinue reading “Experience the world!”
Senseless violence
Tears of frustration Tears of helplessness As a sign of prostration Before the callousness Of those wielding power Unchecked and untamed As they choose to shower Atrocities, unashamed Protests silenced Voices suppressed Display of shocking violence Against the oppressed Why is this world So deeply divided How did hatred unfurl How was this fire ignited? There are aContinue reading “Senseless violence”
Food for the soul..
In response to “The Daily Post”: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/food-for-the-soul-and-the-stomach/ Olfactory memories strong Etched in my mind forever The hearth to which they belong The kitchen I can forget never The spices ground by hand The freshly picked herbs fragrant Could flavor any food bland Could bring back home a vagrant.. The kitchen ruled by my mother Where magic she used to createContinue reading “Food for the soul..”
Dilemma
Frustration at its peak Solutions, evasive, I seek Helpless here I feel Find myself losing zeal Climbing a wall insurmountable Facing obstacles indescribable I question myself if it is worthwhile To keep on fighting till the end of the mile Or just reconcile with my situation And spare myself the pain of desperation… ** ThisContinue reading “Dilemma”
Nostalgia of an immigrant
I left the venerable shores Of a land that was my own I closed behind me the doors Leading to places where I had grown Driven by a sense of adventure The excitement of exploration The promise of a greener pasture Or all of above, in combination The years went by trying to settle I was lostContinue reading “Nostalgia of an immigrant”
Dishonesty
Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them. Norodom Sihanouk There was a time when I believed Everything that people said Everywhere, transparency I perceived Between the lines I never read Inexperienced was I in the world’s ways Oh how I wish I had had some insight I wish IContinue reading “Dishonesty”
Passion...unbridled 