Archives for April 2024

30th April 2024. 1 min read (Poetry)

The frown on her face was disturbing

Was she unhappy to serve her customers

Or just with me

One of her loyal fans who pays for her bills

Or has the business been too good

That another order is a bore

The eyes battled at me, not winking, mind you but a sort of detestable look

I feared for a moment that my favourite dish would be ruined

For it is known that good vibes would only flow from the heart to the hands of a happy cook

To result in a delectable dish

But she was going through the daily grind, grumpy and possibly angry

Neither grateful nor contented nor at peace

Then she jabbed at her phone to take a shot of my payment code

Unwillingly, no eye contact, no thank you, no smile

She threw her head back as if to ask what’s the next order from the customer behind

My soupy dish came, smoking hot, and filled near the brim

With no concern for customers who may be old or feeble and have an unsteady gait

A high chance of being scalded and creating a disastrous scene

The dish tasted mediocre and lacked joy as expected

Coloured by the experience from inception of the order

In my world of gustation, the food was a failure

As it was delivered with unhappy hands to an expecting customer

Who was made to feel undeserving of a good meal

One more chance? Not quite. That was the third time

She needs a vacation badly, to introspect and heal from all the busyness of work

That has taken her joy, her passion and her purpose

Until a happy face shows up again, there is always a better prospect I believe

15th Jan 2024. 2 min read

In the face of apathy,

I will continue with my inspirational matters, hopefully to excite you and motivate you to join me

In the face of anger, I will cool down fast and furious, so that you will be the only one causing the ruckus, hopefully that makes you feel silly, look meek and mellow down

In the face of jealousy, I will feign ignorance and aim to share the success secrets of others and together we will savor the growth and feelings that you crave for

In the face of sadness, I will be your listening ear, hold your hand and offer my shoulder to cry on so that you will realize that you are not alone and all this shall pass

In the face of fear, I will reason with you and make you see that it’s all your perceptions that obstruct and cause you to cower so that you can deal a death blow to your fear each time

In the face of anything else unexpected that you cannot do anything about it, let’s pray, do what we can and hope for the best

Realise that all pain is temporal, acceptance helps and smile anyway

……daily scenario in a busy train

24th April 2024. 1 min read (Poetry)

Commuters come and go

Some saunter into the cabin

Some budge in in a hurry

Faces of various expressions and moods of the day

One standing nonchalantly, wondering

Would it be a day that’s run of the mill

Or one that goes as he wills

Another frowns in a corner

He has a burden on his shoulders

Excited voices sound in the air

Laughter, giggles and gossips chatter

Lovely voices even if they stutter

To the dismay of some but indifference of others

The babble heard above the rattle of the train tracks

While the air plays the musical pings of boarding and getting off

Noses wheeze and coughs crackle while throats clear

And fellow commuters retreat in fear

You can retreat into your inner space

Surround yourself with a prayer of grace

Time marches on, the destination. draws near, and a task needs to be done

Till one finds one’s ikigai, life may not be exactly fun

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Ikigai – – the reason to live

18th April 2024. 1 min read Poetry

The Sun and the Sea

Therein lies immense power

To heal a worn soul

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National Haiku Poetry Day is observed every year on April 17 and encourages use their creativity to write a poem.

Haiku poetry is a form of Japanese poetry that is non-rhyming and usually consists of 3 lines with a syllable pattern of 5–7–5.

16th April 2024. 1 min read ( poetry)

It can be anything

That resonates with one

It can be clear as sky

As blurry as the fog

Like music it stirs the soul

It evokes a sense of happiness

Of this, nature is the greatest art

For it is evergreen and ever changing

But anything that melts your heart

That you deem as art

And becomes one with it

Is the Supreme art of the moment

10th April 2024. 1 min read poetry

The weather is hot

One who can maintain his cool

Is both hot and cool

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Haiku and Senryu poems;

Features of a Haiku poem;

1 There are no more than 17 syllables.

2 Haiku is composed of only 3 lines.

3 Typically, first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third has 5 syllables.

4 It is a short, unrhymed poem

5 A Moment in time, an enlightenment

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A Senryu Poem

A form of Japanese short poem similar to a haiku, but traditionally on the theme of human nature and its foibles.