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Tahirih Manoo Jul 2014
Love is calm
That is- if it is true
Love is Placid*
That is- if it is true

Love has no variation
Love has one truth
Love is Pure
Love is no emotion
Love is meditation
**

7th, July, 2014
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2014
Strolling down a path
Enjoying my rhythm
Curious, brave and happy.
Creatures observing animatedly
Some ferociously
But I smile in response
For whispers in the dark
Knives behind backs
Won't stop these tracks.

A new light beams
A new love for The Supreme
Something real.
Profound happiness beckons me
Soon I will be floating
Truth be told whole heartedly
I wouldn't have it any other way.

-Feb 1st, 2014. 5:45 pm.
Tahirih Manoo Jul 2015
May you tell me why it is that a magician pulls a rabbit out of a black top hat?

Why had that become such an amusing tradition?

What was he thinking?

What was his reason for this rabbit?

Is it because it is deemed adorable and thus he believes shall appeal to the crowd?

Or was it the only animal in the shop he could get his hands on at the time?

Maybe it was a borrowed neighbour's pet?

Was this new magician a former vet?

That white rabbit, pink-eyed and cute.. where does he go scampering off to off set?

Is it even really a rabbit or an impossibly tiny man in a hand sewn suit?

These questions are all important.

Why are they important?

Because they distract me from other real questions:

Why is it that us humans haven't recognized wholesomely our true purpose?

We have existed for centuries..
yet no firm, world wide acceptance and truth as to why we are here..

But there ARE news and breakthroughs about new technology, warfare gear, entertainment, pleasure, fashion, luxury and outer space.

We seem to know everything else except about ourselves ..

What is our collective purpose?

What is our individual purpose?

Is there is a purpose?

Of course there is.

Where can I find it?

How may I find it?

Honestly... I'll figure it all out...
and when I do.. I will tell you.

In the mean time...I wonder:

Why it is that a magician pulls a rabbit out of a black top hat?


11:11pm Tuesday 28th July,2015.
Tahirih Manoo Jun 2015
Models are clothes hangers

      Bound to be tossed aside sooner or later

Fresh, new faces and styles erupt daily*

      Don't take it so personally

Being just a hanger on a rack

Take what you learnt and be grateful for that.

7:18pm, Friday, 26th, 2015.
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2018
She gazes at the moon in solemn wonder

Contemplating this journey of never ending bends

Hands cradled at her side, a tear trickles from her eye

And she hopes that this journey will soon be over
Saturday 17th, Feb, 2018 - 10:33pm.
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2014
Music - the only friend who you can listen to -
                                                       But can never answer the questions you ask.  

Music- can be responsible for your joy -
                                                      Should never be blamed for your bad actions.

Music is part of your life. Music is your friend.
                                                      What's your friend like?

- Feb 28th, 2014.     1:45 am.
My moods are sometimes reflected by the songs I listen to~

Music = words with melody...and I care about what I hear-

I always ask myself: Was it helpful?
Tahirih Manoo Dec 2014
Silver* - I'm enchanting and amazing

          Gold - I'm dazzling and glamorous

                      Red - I'm fierce, blatant and outrageous

                               Black - I'm pensive, pondering the hows and whys 
 
                    Orange - I'm kind and helpful, a humanitarian

          Blue - My sapphire heart burns, I love angelically

  Pink - I'm compassionate, delicate, a water lily

               Green - I'm conservative, thoughtful with care

                           Purple - I'm proper, polite, royally charming

                                        yellow - I'm ecstatic, eccentric, a fanatic

                              peach - I'm pleasant, quiet, beautiful to see

            grey - I'm sophisticated, driven, straight-forward, no *******

Rainbow* - I'm a rainbow!
My split seconds of elated perfection      
..oh those rare moments...<3
a reflection of colours
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2014
Cold and stagnant* - I was found by a creature with two legs and two arms.
I was in a safe, concealed space before it took me.

Buried - it stuck me down without my consent.
It would not listen to me, almost as if it couldn't hear me.
Probably because I was too tiny. 

Panicked - I was afraid I'd suffocate but somehow I found a way to breathe. 

Scared - It always came back to spy on me, but I was smart-
I stayed hidden below and remained unseen. 

Thirsty -  I soon discovered and made a friend called Water.
 It told me to let it in- that it'll help me feel better.
 It seemed friendly, so I did what I was told-
and let as much in, to my heart's content. 

Changing - I felt myself swelling.
I was nervous of this new bulging yet I kept in-taking-
before Water stopped visiting.

Stronger - I became comfortable with new found energy and decided to stretch below and tour my new home.
 When I did that I met another friend called Soil.
It gave me delicious treats and later in life taught me to search on my own for more.

Brave - One day I had the courage to peek outside.
I stretched upwards amazed that I can change myself in such a manner!
It was then I felt myself glow for the first time!
Instantly, a new friend I met!
Helpful and wise- her name was Sunlight!
She taught me how to make my own food and reassured me that I can utilize her glow whenever she came out to play. 
Seeing Sunlight was the best part of my day.

Bonding - Water said he and Sunlight are best friends.
He goes up to see her and he hitches a ride back down with his Cloud allies.
I wanted to have a close relationship too,
so I started to stretch even more,
reaching as high as I could,
trying to touch her. ( never been able to touch her but at least I felt her)

Growing, stretching and enhancing- below and above -
Green velvets graced my brown limbs and down below I sunk deeper.
I sprouted delicate pink studs on top and learnt to dance with the Wind.
That was the most blissful thing.

LIVING -
Soon after, I even grew fond of Human! That's the word, a Butterfly who drank my nectar, told me it was called.
In the day, out of kindness I gift Human with rich oxygen and in return it enriches my home with good intentions.
Just to let me be me-
pretty as could be-
It sends me positive energy, much to my glee.
Human had let me be free-
never plucked at me.
I was and still am thankful.
I blossomed to the best of my ability until the day I started to wither.

Serene - Soil told me to be optimistic, that it will let me be one with it.
How kind.
It even said "Together, we can help the newcomer and show it how to fend for itself. "
I was overjoyed to hear that - for that meant even in my death- I can still help one more, allowing my essence and presence to be absorbed by its fresh existence

Fading
Just wanted to tell my story
-Before the fall of my last petal.
My life as a flowering plant was exceptional
.

- Feb 28th , 2014        2: 44 am.
A friend of mine asked me, two years ago, why I wouldn't pick the flowers in my garden.
I said and still believe " If I pick that flower just for me then that would be selfish- something so beautiful- deserves to be seen by everyone, also -picking it would shorten it's sweet cycle and I don't have the heart to do that"

~ Tahirih is a flower child in the daytime ~  I cannot hurt my fellow kin.
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2014
Words here are unchained...

My

Words grace my best feelings

My

Words get me into trouble

My

Words paint you unforgettable  pictures

My

Words make your heart chuckle

My

Words allow me to achieve more

My

Words speak on behalf of my third lens

My

Words spring tears from unexpected sources

My

Words caress your beautiful mind

My

Words tell honestly

My

Words are of one kind

My

Words have been there to guide you

My

Words can be Powerful or inspirational

My

Words may also seem insignificant, that's fine

My

Words are real, blatant, both selfish and selfless

My

Words soothes, teases, but never abuses

My

Words can be as gentle as a lamb

My

Words get me what i want and need,
to live the way i please

My

Words will be the only thing immortal about me

For words....Words live on.


And these words are all mine.

- Feb 23rd, 2014.  2:24 pm.
<3
Tahirih Manoo Mar 2015
The cool water lifts my spirits as it takes me away
I lose myself in melodious , rhythmic waves
My limbs curling and twirling with each swish
Bending and whirling with every swash
The water is with me, being good to me
Dancing and Harmonizing with my body.

I visit ocean, she always takes me for a joyride
I'm her favourite human, she never shows me wrath.
She carries me far away and then she brings me back to land
.


Jan,2015.
Tahirih Manoo Nov 2017
Time does not exist.
It requires no measurement.
For it is stagnant.
WE change,
For better or for worse
And we change our surroundings with us.
The world cannot change on its own
For the elements may have & give life
But we are the sustainers or destroyers of our home.
Together we could replenish the world as a unit;
Opposingly we could destroy
the world
And fight against each other,
Forgetting we are all on the same side. ONE-KIND.
8:17 pm, Thurs, Nov, 2nd, 2017.
Tahirih Manoo Oct 2017
When the petals had decayed
When the leaves had scorched     When the stalk had withered
When only thorns had remained
Your love was still untarnished

4:43 pm. Wed, 11th Oct, 2017.
Whats in a name? That which we call a rose , by any other name would smell as sweet~ W.S.
Tahirih Manoo Mar 2015
Thou wander'st desperately
Carrying thy frozen heart
in shaking, worrisome hands

Lack of love breaks thee
A beg of good fate- remains an unheard plea
Thy life an endless winter
without even a measly 'camp fire'

Thou art cold, unwillingly, remorsefully  cold
Craving warmth for thy forsaken *****
An ***** that has never been played
A thing thou carriest
An instrument called thy heart.
An ***** that has never played- the music of love.  


9:28 am- Tuesday, 3rd, March, 2015

Doubt anyone would get this..
Tahirih Manoo May 2015
DROWN* me in your love

     Fill me with joy

My dear RIvEr.  



12:19am,  Thursday, 7th May,  2015.
In love~
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2014
My heart bleeds* for all those who have suffered wrongfully.

                                      My eyes water when I see what they've been through.


My hands stretch out towards them  but they are so far away...

                                      I wish I could help you  ALL  overcome your pain


I clasp, I bow and I pray - that any evil be removed from wherever you are           today in everyway.


A Reaction I Feel Daily

- Feb 28th, 2014  2:47 pm.
Wishing I could heal. Words are all I have for now. <3
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2014
They say true love is blind

I disagree..

The eyes on your face may not

*but the third will see.
Third eye - Spirituality ~

True Love Sees All of a Person
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2014
The waves of the ocean are as endless as my thoughts
Calm during the days and recklessly crashing at nights
But the horizon sets beautifully reflecting on mine waves
In need of the water, in need of my phase.

- Dec 18th, 2011. 11:41 pm.
Tahirih Manoo Jul 2015
Imagine

     Dream
            
           Confirm
    
                  Esteem
  
                          Believe

                             ­     Attempt

                                          Dedicate
­
                                                     Achieve


Conquer,                                          Mistake,

Victory!                                             Retry!

Well done.                                        Persevere.

2:49 pm Friday 31st July, 2015
Either possible outcomes. Right... Or left..
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2014
A few skittles here and there
Ponies running around with fair hair
A magic carpet to fly away with
Takes you far away, sailing into bliss!

A land where lakes are made of petals
Trees become wide awake and sway by your side
The waves synchronize with your own single tide
And we all speak one language, the language of the universe
- Calm and steady. Sure and ready.

If fortunate you hear the whispering violins and classical strings.
This world gives you only whatever you bring.
Listening to the stories told from sounds of nature teaches you one thing.
- There is only one free religion... and it's all about love, hope and endless spring.

  Feb 18th, 2014. 3:43 pm.
A place where it's easy to step into- upon closing your eyes.
Tahirih Manoo Nov 2015
A Man is not his words

                  *
But his Actions
4:53 am Thursday, 19th , November. 2015
Tahirih Manoo Aug 2017
A dragon spits a flame
Out flies your name
It Alone brings shame
You've Failed again at its game
The beast, hard to tame
Sees you all as one in the same
Legs limp and your grip lame
In distress, dearest dame
One Strike, it never misses it aim.

2:07 am . Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Tahirih Manoo Apr 2016
Just imagine...
Everyone has secrets taken to their graves..
no one knows someone entirely
There's just that something ....
a little different....
from what was said .
3:49 pm 7th April, 2016
Tahirih Manoo May 2017
His passion is-
as deep as my love for him.
His mind magnificent!
-my mind unknown.
His patience as of a lamb's,
-my playfulness mistaken.


6:26pm/ 6:31 thursday, may 25th.

Games :p just for fun.

I tease you Tahi, I tease you.
#silly
Tahirih Manoo Mar 2014
Left* -

 my desires boiling...
my needs over-powering...

  carefree



                             ­                                       Right-       
                                                          ­                                                
                                                               my light flickering...
                                                   ­            my heart yearning...                                                                
 ­                                                            
    ­                                                            Passionate
                




                                                   Center -

                                                   Logical

                                                   Steady

­                                                   Reliable
                                                    ­          
- March 11th, 2014  11:48 pm
I only trust the center.
Tahirih Manoo Jul 2015
We get one
We give thanks
So grateful

We get two
Our eyes widen
So happy

We get three
We feel we deserve it
We want more

We get four
But four is not five
We expect more

We get five
But five is not all
We want everything

We lose all
We are regretful for being ungrateful
So sad

We find one
We give thanks
So grateful

2:43pm Friday, 31st July, 2015
A circle
SeX
Tahirih Manoo Mar 2014
***
*** is male
                                                         ­   *
*** is female

              *** for money

                                                          ­                                         *** for drugs

                               *** for lust

                                                           ­                         *** by force

         *** galore

                                                         ­                                                  *** as a bet

                 *** to fill boredom

                                                        ­                        *** for relief

                    *** for pleasure

                                                      ­                                        *** with passion

                               *** with fear

                                                           ­                        *** as bargain

                *** for attention  

                                                    ­                                   *** for acceptance

                                  *** make-believing

                                                 ­                                             

*** with feeling
.
.
*** with love
.
.
.....................................................Bu­t
Making Love** ..............That's Real ***.  *** is Poetry.


                                            - March 4th, 2014.    3: 01 am.
The many reasons why people have ***.. not speaking of one person
Tahirih Manoo Jun 2016
Long hours at work
I need a pick me up
off to have a drink!
at famous pulse club
everyone comfortable
living loud and proud!
until he got up
and fired His first shot!
screams and cries!
run for your lives!
duck and hide!
A mad man[hired?]
the night derailed
his mind deranged
so many innocent lives lost..
for no good cause....
Rest in Peace-
dear sweet souls
May God keep you in Heaven-
and send angels to your loved ones-
to console their mourns
to comfort their loss...



12:14am Wednesday, 15th, June, 2016.
. all over news :(
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2014
When smoke fills lungs

            Blood in veins freeze

                       Tears stream down on face

                               Hands collapse disgraced

                                   Heart's screams ignored

                                           Lips curl

                                                   Mouth exhales.

Angel cries for that soul.
When smoke fills lungs.




- Feb 23rd, 2014. 3:13 am.
Tahirih Manoo Jun 2015
I won't be there to catch you if you fall

            *If you don't tell me where you are




10:04 am,  Saturday, June 27th, 2015
The boy says to the lost girl
Tahirih Manoo May 2015
This world is full of magic.


Look for the miracles.**






   *Just don't be deceived by the false performers
3:26 am Friday,  29 may. 2015
Tahirih Manoo Nov 2015
If you cannot find it in you

                  To live in the now

To live for the now

You must find it in you

                             To live for the future

Because tomorrow, maybe ten days from now or perhaps a month , more?

Every single minute...you are learning.. You would have already become a newer version of yourself,


A version that wants to love, to live, to explore, to be surprised, to smile, to eat ice cream cake, to laugh at a joke.

So find it in you- to let go of the now,
don't bother with today,
so what if it's glum,
there're many more tomorrows,
just live on for the future.
11:59 pm.  5th, November, 2015.

No dwelling on today's sorrow...it won't last forever ...nor shall you be the same forever.
Tahirih Manoo May 2015
Spun in his web** of love,

Adoration,

Admiration,

Desire,

And Protection.

-by this eternal spider.


12:26am, Thursday, 7th May 2015
In love~
Tahirih Manoo Sep 2014
Do do do wap wap
Chipper ,  
prancing   'round the street
wind's blowing on face
Oh me golly gee!
Everything's da
ndy*
fancy that VenuS
Stripe me up
give me the twist!

I've got a taste
of the 60's.

20th, Sept, 7:14pm 2014.
Huppy.
Tahirih Manoo Nov 2015
O how the poor desire to be rich, dainty and pampered, to be able to always experience comfort

And the rich desire the freedom to have the simplicity of the poor,
to smile more with their hearts and not just their lips.
12:05 am.  5 th , November, 2015
Tahirih Manoo Jul 2016
Had taken a left

But would have lead to my death

Jumped to the right

But no truth in sight

Have been roaming ever since

On this swirling staircase

Unseen bends ahead

Untold memories yet to be remembered


I Am not lost

But yet i am somewhat afraid

Of if the right step**

would be made.

10:46 pm Tuesday, 5th, July, 2016.
Tahirih Manoo Nov 2015
A wise man speaks when he needs to.

*A smart man speaks when he wants to.
One speaks to enlighten and sincerely help.
The other speaks to impress and tower over those who know less.

11:18 am 10 th, November, 2015
Tahirih Manoo Nov 2015
The more you fall in love

The more attractive he becomes
11:00 pm  12th, November, 2015

The first time you met Him , he was just handsome, now as you look upon him, He looks so divinely gorgeous. This is the love. how it grows. You now notice first his eyes, then smile as opposed to what you would first admire .
feeling giddy

*Unknown soulmate
Tahirih Manoo Mar 2018
For the Moon

..and the night sky was bright without a sharp glare...
The 5 pointed stars were uncountable-
Glowing, beaming,
The Moon's radiance touched your heart-
Effulgent, calming, unspeckled,
Mesmerizing like none other,
Allowing your soul-
to remember its source.
You could gaze upon the sky and
have all your questions answered,
You become brave,
willing for the next phase-
Knowing that Mā would always be your guiding light.
Her water alone sustains you
And sprouts green tulasi to energize you
She keeps you grounded
Yet lets you soar without any wings
Use your imagination-
For She always believes
in your word Of Pure Intentions and
Lets you exercise control of your own
Wishing that all her offspring awaken
Waiting For them to stop dreaming-
...They had sunken-
Deeper and deeper in the illusion
Enticed by temporary pleasures;
-Of the eye that seeks to admire it all,
Forgetting to watch their step upcoming
-Of the tongue that wishes to taste it all,
Forgetting the one taste above them all
-Of the skin that wishes to feel it all,
Forgetting the hands meant for nurturing
-Of the ear that wishes to hear rhythm , Forgetting to listen
To the sounds of existence
-Of the lips that wish to express emotion
Forgetting to speak
With only tender affection
-Of the nostrils that wish to enjoy fumes
Forgetting the air, like water
must be odorless and tasteless,
without colour.
The offsprings,
Are Buried by the pleasures-
Yet like all our mothers-
Mā patiently awaits
The day we call for her,
Mā? Māma Māā
Her children cry
And Mā comes by our side,
Telling us,
Everything will be alright.
You were just experiencing
Your self-created nightmares,
Now wipe your tears and
Let me show me,
What plane you really exist on.
There, there my child,
ALL will be well-
The Clear Waters are flowing forever,
The Square Blue sky remains permanent,
The Green valleys are stretched endlessly,
Many are still unseen,
Your souls are infinitely bound to me,
Your Mā is Divine , Eternal and Free
You are borne from Her
therefore, so are thee.
Air, Water, Earth- are Infinite.
But Every fire does out,
Every flame burns and destroys-
The Red is fierce and blinding.
The white is calm and Luminating.
3:00 pm Saturday, 31st, March, 2018
Tahirih Manoo Aug 2018
The path i tread has many unknown particulars

The good choices appear in only perpendiculars

I find at times I get trapped in the luring  circulars

I seek the butterfly but i come across confused caterpillars

The path is flooded with sad, intrusive manipulars

Some are merely spectaculars

Whilst some dare to strike your jugulars

...I wish to find spiritual teachers but I'm surrounded by lost seculars

I peer and search even using my invented binoculars

But this path i tread has very few, calm examplars
A hidden path among all paths
Tahirih Manoo Nov 2015
Mistrusful people
Who would regularly doubt your loyalty
End up alone,
Don't they?

Those who want only their way
And cannot give room for yours
End up alone,
Don't they?

Persons who push others away
Even though they want their love
End up alone,
Don't they?

What of those who may mistrust every now and again,
Who more than usually prefer their way
Who loves you dearly
But yet sometimes pushes you away
They don't end up alone,
Do they?
5:16 pm. Friday, 20th, November, 2015.
Tahirih Manoo Nov 2015
How You fly by when he is by my side

bidding me and my lover a short ride

and when he isn't...you drag your hands, you hurtful clock

and make sure I hear the deafening sound of every tock.
11:37 pm  12th, Nov, 2015.

four hours together feel so short, and when i am alone, it takes 6 hours for the four to go by. odd.

we all know this. sad.

#nameless soulmate without a face
Tahirih Manoo Mar 2014
We've all come from seeds.
We all have roots-
our ancestors.
We are made in their images.

Though our trees are in different locations,
with branches that have wandered in different directions
we all share the same needs- we all try to sustain our lives
-

   M-     Movement
E-      Excretion
     R-      Respiration
        R-      Reproduction
   I-       Irritability
  N-      Nutrition
G-      Growth


We must accept that the same things happen to us all,
but at different times in various ways.

The leaves from the top may fall sooner than from the bottom,

the water reaches the bottom first and then proceeds to the top,

the sunlight initially lights the eastern half of the tree and sets shining to the western half.  
At one point, directly overhead- Equilibrium.

We should not compare anything of ours to others,
for we all experience the same seasons, at one point or another


- March 3rd, 2014    4:25 am.
I could sit in a tree all day if i could, listen to the trees getting teased by the wind.
So playful, ... nature.
Tahirih Manoo Nov 2015
May the light of Diwali

Defeat all darkness*

Or perhaps.. *Transform
that darkness into light itself.

I wave my steel of sparkles wishing away unwanted emotions.
6:05 pm Wednesday, 11th, November.
Tahirih Manoo May 2017
Twiddle dee doo
A watch from afar
Tweedle dee dah
I gaze upon my star
Clear skies to my delight
Nesting alone - peace, quiet
Best* night by far
A lost lightning bolt zaps*
A thrill through my spine
My mouth agape
My calm night has ended its time.
The lightning bolt nailed its target
A fresh, green lime
2 feet from where I was rooted.

Fri, may 19, 2017 3:09pm
It happens. It's a good thing.
Tahirih Manoo Mar 2016
If only I could catch

A Falling star from the sky

And save it to make a wish

In the darkest 'our.

If only I could ******

The last ray of sunlight before night

And save it to brighten me up during one of God's trial.
12:59 am wednesday, 9th , March, 2016

Why you test us so God? D=
Tahirih Manoo Jun 2015
You take us when we don't want to leave,

We beg you for more time

But you are heartless and cruel.

If only you were kind

To let us decide

When we are done frolicking

If only you let us decide

When we want to be taken

1:40am Wednesday,  24th   June 2015
Tahirih Manoo May 2015
Swirling in a typhoon
Never wanting to be still again
For i have never felt so alive
So captivated by this natural force
A rush
A truth
A powerful pull
A true love

I AM the divine centre of this typhoon
Consumed by its very existence
Wanting to forever dance along with him
To be entwined with him
This typhoon of love i call --
*my soulmate

10:38am Wednesday,  20th May,  2015.
Sigh. he has no name and no face
Tahirih Manoo Feb 2016
I am
clothed but yet ,
Naked.
I bare witness,
To everything.
But yet,
I recall nothing.

Who am I?
Who am I looking at?
Tahirih
And who are you?
I am pure
I am good,
My name said so.

25-february-2016
Tahirih Manoo Jul 2014
I am not one to be easily offended
                    
               My compassion kicks in  
                                            
                                     Bitter words can only come from a bitter source



So instead of feeling hurt for me,

I feel hurt for you...

I wonder, what happened that made you temporarily be so?

If it makes you feel any better, then please, continue to throw your darts

and then when you're done, I'll brush off the poison

and give you nectar in return,

for you are in NEED of something sweet

you need it, more than I do, I'll make some more for me later.

So I will do my best to make sure you leave with a full jar of it.



In fact I'd only get offended
                     IF you insult or harm others...
                                         only because I'm not sure if They can handle it .*

If I won't be there to explain what had just happened,
that they were not the real target.
That you were the one who felt so much pain
that it overflowed from your lips
that you had no control
that all you needed was a pretty flower
a loving smile to erase that unwanted stain.

7th, July, 2014   1:10 pm.
from a memory, months ago.
Tahirih Manoo Mar 2015
I shut my eyes
                         I hold my breath
Jaws clenched
                         Nervous Mind
I expect a lesson



                    Instead, pull out confusion.
In an unwanted explosion of emotions.


10:57 pm . Monday 9th March, 2015.

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