Like ships passing each other in the dark
Or a friendly face smiling at you in the park
Are each of you – the poets
Who energize my mental health ..
I may never see you
Nor you me
It may be we will never meet
And only online each other greet -
But the bonds of poetry that tie us
Though as fragile as can be
have a core of strength that’s hard to place
When I read your verse – I feel it’s face to face..
So continue to share the ideas you nurse
And I will try to know you through your enlightening verse..
3d ago
May 31, 2026 at 12:40 AM UTC
If we care for the world
And a nice secure future
Let us learn a lesson
To balance nature with nurture
Weave it in the fabric
Of our daily lives
Let us teach a lesson
To students and housewives
Unless you care for nature
With gratitude and care
We will have a world
That’s sadly vey bare
Be the change you seek
Stop being scared and meek
Our environment needs our aid
Or it will slowly fade
Use eco-friendly things
That flourishing flora, brings
It’s in our own hands
The fate of all our lands
So stand up, and do act
Let’s make a solemn pact
Let saplings take a birth
Let’s nurture Mother Earth
Let’s lend a helping hand
To rejuvenate our land..
May 23
May 23, 2026 at 8:12 AM UTC
If you are lucky
You get to be a granny
And get showered with a loving smile
That stretches over a distant mile..
You get to calm their fears
You get to charge their gears
You lend your ears to hear
What’s meant for only your ear..
You spur them on forward
You guide them along the way
And they will with a kiss
Your loving kindness pay..
Your arms are always waiting
To fold them with loving care
And they will tiny secrets
With you, quite often, share
You protect them from the world
When taunts at them are hurled
You are their secret friend
For whom all rules you bend..
When parents are too busy
To look after their brood
It’s definitely the grandparents
Who lend a protective hood
They now have time to spare
To shower their loving care -
I am glad to be a granny
It’s a privilege that comes with age
And you get to shape the kids
In your exclusive image
And at night
When they cling with fright
And clutch your arms and knees
the monsters their mind does see
will surely turn and flee
A gentle kiss
On their heads
Will give them solace and peace
As you cover their tender souls
With a blanket made of fleece…
May 17
May 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM UTC
My mother, alas, is now no more
She has surely entered Heaven’s door
But what she left for us behind
Will always remain in my mind
Our head, she said, should be held high
That is possible, if you don’t lie..
Our eyes should see the good in others
And treat them all, as if, our brothers
Our ears should not listen to rumour
But listen to stories that pass on humour
Our lips should always turn up in a smile
This will carry us mile after mile
Use the tongue to tell the truth
This will always bear good fruit
Shoulders should be used to be leaned on
Be it night, or be it morn
Hands to help, and hands to hold
Exuding warmth, and in prayers, fold
Heart to love, and to care
And always, compassion, to bear and share
Feet should always walk
On the straight and narrow path
That was the message
That would set us apart
Be at peace, Mother
You are like no other
We would, always, in you, confide
You were our source of strength and pride
Your soul hovers around us still
You never complained, even when ill;
It gives us comfort when we are sad
And reminds us of the good times, we had
Heaven lies at Mother’s feet, it’s said
So even though the heart is heavy as lead
I pray, that you will continue to be there
In spirit, our whole life, to share
May 9
May 9, 2026 at 8:14 AM UTC
The sun seems bobbing
Up and down
With childish glee on the waves
It is reluctant to say goodbye to all
It sighs and hopes it’s exit to stall -
Its rays let out a reluctant sigh.
Pausing to cool and get refreshed
Sun dips its head into the sea
The cool waters give relief
And let it know it now can flee..
The gathering darkness rears its head
as shadows start to expand and grow
the dolphins quickly seize their chance
to show the sun a whirling dance
resigned now to its daily fate
the sun darts forth its last bright ray
and takes a farewell look at me
as I relax and sip my tea -
I close my eyes and savor the peace
That now falls over land and sea
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 2:55 AM UTC
There is negativity in the air
Hatred is being sown
Caring is now rare
For division has been sown
When we see the fear being spread
We shudder with fear and dread
Because might is seem as right
So the future does not seem bright:
For the lobbies that gain
Want people to fight
And the super powers
Are flaunting their might.
It is hard to stay calm and serene
The chances of peace seem to be quite lean
The sun seems less brighter these days
And a shadow seems cast over its rays
Will peace ever find its way to our lands ?
Seems so doubtful – though it lies in our hands
So the future will tend to be forlorn and bleak
If we continue to be helpless and weak
Let’s raise our voices to clamour for peace
And spread our message over land and seas…
Apr 25
Apr 25, 2026 at 7:51 AM UTC
In your bid to find closure
Did you really get closer -
When you opened up your heart
And upset the apple cart..
Did not the gap now widen
And misery burst out
And it did it really bring forth
The relief you had sought :
For instead of peace
Just heartbreak was bought?
Learn then a lesson
To Move forward in peace
For only then
Will you find proper release..
Whatever be the consequence
And whatever is in fate
Slam shut, and lock up,
Misery’s woeful gate
Move forward –
Don’t look back
Forgive, if not forget
Do not cry, Do not mope
And do not ever fret..
Learn the lesson
that life is teaching you
understand the reasons
And pick up the cue
For if you do so
you will never rue
you will be wiser
and in future you will cope
And you will rarely in future,
have to sit and mope..
Apr 19
Apr 19, 2026 at 12:57 AM UTC
I am just me
Yes, I am only me…
A person once careworn
And now, a bit carefree…
I like to sit and read
A life of contentment lead
To rudeness pay no heed
I just trim off the ****
Mostly I do smile
And try to hide a frown
For it is now quite easy
To wear a thorny crown.
The years have mellowed me
For I know right from wrong
I ignore the rotten apples
For my spirit is still strong
Some days I am merry
And bubbling to the brim
On Others I am serious
Though never really grim.
The years have been a challenge
That I rose up to meet
So that, today, the future
I can, serenely, greet.
In myself, I am quite happy
I, do not, company need
But am equally content
To mingle, and to meet.
It has taken me years
To escape from my cage
Yes, it has taken me eons
To reach this mellow stage
Apr 4
Apr 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM UTC
I wake up with a start
My heart is beating fast
The clock strikes ‘one’
But no revelers out for fun…
I look at the North star
That seems so very far –
Then, in the stillness of the night
When all is calm and quiet
An owl softly hoots
A rat swiftly scoots
A vagrant totters to his makeshift bed
His eyes are still bloodshot and red..
The crickets in the pond
Startled by a loud horn
Start their noisy song
To which the frogs respond
By a chorus swift and strong..
Slowly the sounds fade
And all is again calm
Which acts on me like a balm
For I return now to rest
With serenity in my chest…
Mar 28
Mar 28, 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC
Sightless eyes
Piteous sighs
Soundless screams
Scary dreams
Is this the future
Sad and bleak
That we humans
For fellow beings seek?
Wounds have left
Indelible scars
Isn’t it high time
We end the wars ?
Mar 21
Mar 21, 2026 at 3:20 AM UTC