poetry

13th May 2024. 1 min read (Poetry)

Master your time well

Sleep, workout, read, love nature

Calming Power flows

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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 

8th May 2024 1 min read poetry

If you understand 

Man’s frailties and foibles

You have conquered self 

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Features of a Senryu poem

same as a Haiku poem with its special features of 3 lines and unrhymed, 5-7-5 syllables, focusing on people and their characteristics rather than nature in the case of Haiku.

6th May 2024. 1 min read (Power of Poetry)

What makes one adored?

Everyone wants to know

A trait you can’t ignore

Is that with whom one feels the flow

Share the joy, share the woes

Life’s stories are infinite

Especially when one is in the throes

Best stories shared are not intimate

Instead, common problems faced in life

That plague everyone each day

Just flex your mental muscles as you strive

No solutions will be kept at bay.

Share with one who is patient and understands

Share with one who listens and makes sense

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Features of a Sonnet

Sonnets are among the most popular forms of poetry.
1 These poems are fourteen lines long, with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg

2 Usually centre around the topic of love but can be about friendship, nature, spirituality, etc

5th May 2024. 1 min poem read

Morning light streams in

Crisp cool air, birds chirp, leaves gleam

Hope and joy begin

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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.

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