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Kani 20h
I hear you
I hear you so well
Here I am having a full life
Yet dreading the day to be
Dreaming dreams not to be
Dancing at the will of the dread
Wishing wishes ought not to be
I want the set, reset
You so gracefully
Flipped
Yet again, wishing
Wistful
It’s time for another response poem.
This time, I responded to a brilliant performance piece by Sarah Kay, founder of Project Voice.

You can find her piece here: https://pirpoetry.com/2020/04/17/the-paradox/

#responsepoem #saraykay #reflections #poetry #poetrycommunity
7d · 185
Building Bridges
Kani 7d
Really ounce by ounce
Pouring the concrete
To bridge
That needs bridging
To love
That needs loving
Why do we build bridges? To connect, reflect, perhaps to love. Bridges are a labor of love.
Sep 5 · 195
Almighty Favorite
Kani Sep 5
Good god Ganesha
Climbing into hearts
In a flick of a moment
With a sweet smile
And answers bestowed
In the nick of time
All is well
When Ganesha is aboard
May you all have a prosperous Ganesh Chaturthi this year. May Lord Ganesh remove all obstacles for you.
Aug 30 · 259
Response Poem
Kani Aug 30
Pragya Bhagat's Poem:
this poem isn’t an answer
it’s a question
how do we become the stories we tell ourselves
how do we become the stories we tell
how do we become the stories
how do we become
how do we
how

My response:
Answer Can Be

Or rather the stories become us
Perhaps no becoming
Perhaps they just are
As they wait for expression
Hidden beyond sight
The first piece is a poem by Goa-based poet, Pragya Bhagat.
The second piece is a response poem I wrote to her words.
Hope you enjoy it.
Aug 23 · 138
Happy Janmashtami
Kani Aug 23
Beyond time born the King
Beyond the cycle of birth and death
As though born
As though gone
Living a beautiful life
Bred for beings
Out of love
Out of compassion
A greater sacrifice
Beyond comprehension

Waiting for the humanity
To wake up to the words
Ever living in the time
Passing moments
Reminding of the passage
Yes wake up to the words
Before the ebbing of time

The greatest way to celebrate the King
Is to follow His song
Happy Janmashtami
Aug 16 · 297
I Always Am
Kani Aug 16
Remember I am
Remember all I see is I am
Remember whatever comes at me is also I am
Remember I am that is all there is
Remember I am the life
Remember I am
Always

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