I reproduce a poem I came across on Goodreads, by Suzy Kassem “REMEMBER YOUR GREATNESS Before you were born,And were still too tiny forThe human eye to see,You won the race for lifeFrom among 250 million competitors.And yet,How fast you have forgottenYour strength,When your very existenceIs proof of your greatness.You were born a winner,A warrior,One … Continue reading Greatness
wonder why no one ever saidthe emperor wears no garmentWhy is it seen as sacrament? do those who question now lie dead?what makes you subscribe abetment-injustice is no accident do you fear faces turning redwhen you display your armamentor fear blame for abandonment? is there a cause for which you caredbut din't support or advocate-a … Continue reading Sacrament
I recall some quotes on hearing this song. Remember what brought you together first, when the urge is to go your separate ways. Sometimes you need to spend time with people to remember why you were not doing so. If they show you their real face again and again, accept it and move on How … Continue reading How could you?
chuck those old inhibitionscherry-pick your emotions-cometh the exo-planetscall of the wild, unheard soundsconverse with dormant layerschurning the subconscious mind-chaotic celebrations https://dversepoets.com/2020/11/24/poetics-stars-that-count/ Image: sun.org Credit: NASA
Light struggles to disengage from absorbent surfaces which swallow luminosity, emit blackness Light gets lost in solar magnificence merges with strength enhances intensity -yet remains invisible Light reaches its target celebrates life-worth, illuminates spaces which ask for help existence becomes worthwhile for both giver and receiver, revelling in satisfaction https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/11/12/reenas-exploration-challenge-161/
grey skies eager to speak, share secrets colour splash restrains with buoyance who will listen to gloomy songs worlds out there are ready to dance colour splash restrains with buoyance eager to step out of constraining masks worlds out there are ready to dance no time for caution or penance eager to step out of … Continue reading Taking a Chance
a subject of fantasy eulogies romanticisation mystery body language for ages…. eyes occupy centre-stage once again as contours of facial beauty get masked in viral rains… I wish transparency becomes predominant in eyes and masks leaving no misunderstanding or unpleasant remnants. https://dversepoets.com/2020/11/17/poetics-look-into-my-eyes/
possibility of disaster prevents action possibility of pain holds back love possibility of rain drives us to buy umbrellas, build shelters possibility of earthquakes spawns whole new branches of technology we don’t act till we have visualised results I just wonder what is spontaneity? https://dversepoets.com/2020/11/16/quadrille-116-poem-those-possibles/
MM Music Challenge on MLMM I give here the translation of a Hindi song by Sahir Ludhianvi sung by Mukesh, from the film "Dil ho to hai". It disturbed me with its obsessive possessiveness from younger days. You don't love me, that's no problem If you love someone else, there’ll be a problem We are … Continue reading MM Music Challenge
I watch people unable to grow caught in self-imposed boundaries I want to open a window let them inhale freshness revise outdated patterns start living again respect for privacy their right to individuality hinders I take the easy path run out to escape claustrophobia -not acknowledging my own fear of being influenced by stunted mindsets … Continue reading Escapism
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