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21st Oct 2023. 1 min read
What is good for you
Is not what you like to do
Do it anyway
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Notes;
( published in The Power of Poetry)
13th Oct 2023. 1 min read
While everything around me renew
They continue to tempt me at every venue
The clothes, the food, the colours
Make my mind boggle
To Spend and add another object
And expand my already burgeoning closet
Let me say my peace
It may make many displeased
A thing that seems so novel
Would become transient and temporal
But Poetry which is the real deal
Especially when written with heart, soul and feel
Poetry brings out the element,
excellence and the essence of life
Those who love poetry will visualise, survive and thrive
10th Oct 2023. 1 min read
rumination of the day…
Stay calm at all times
In anger, your wit is naught
Avoid foolish acts
*(A senryu poem is a three-line unrhymed Japanese poetic form similar to haiku usually in a satiric or ironic vein. Haiku focuses on nature, senryu is concerned with human nature and its foibles).
Like Haiku, it consists of 17 syllables, divided over three lines in a 5 – 7 – 5 pattern)
Published in the sweet life on medium
I approached a young person for directions in a mall
A nice young man who seemed to be bored
I wanted to tell him the world out there is for him to explore
I would love to cajole him, to motivate and to implore
Waste no time, young man
Live as best as you can
But I dared not intrude
As it may be construed as rude
He has to make his own decision
To wake up from his delusion
To step out of his comfort zone
Out there one will feel alone
But hey there, YOLO
Get out there, life’s meant to be lived even if solo
8th Oct 2023. 1 min read
(Published in The Power of Poetry)
If you still have dreams
You will not have time to age
Realize your dreams now
(A senryu poem is a three-line unrhymed Japanese poetic form similar to haiku usually in a satiric or ironic vein. Haiku focuses on nature, senryu is concerned with human nature and its foibles.
Like Haiku, it consists of 17 syllables, divided over three lines in a 5–7–5 pattern)
1st October 2023. 1 min read
In times of trouble
Don’t let your anger or fear bubble
Keep your wits around you
Let not your anxiety stew
It’s not the money that you amass
Nor the beauty that you possess
But when beset with stress
It’s the ability to decompress
That’s the mark of maturity
Only you will find in you, an inner security
For the true winner can keep his calm
And nothing can cause him alarm
Instead he looks for hints of light
That would make his choices bright
He tackles smoothly any calamity
And alleviate even overcome his adversity
But the true winner has one more trait
He never fail to smile through it
His coolness makes others wonder
Does he ever ever flounder?