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Through years of my prime I walked with a heart crazy about love. I wanted my heart to bloom and shelter a shadow of love. when the heart was soaked in passion and was wet, I wanted to wrench it dry on love itself. I wanted to paint a picture, in indelible print, across the canvass of my heart. I stand today in front of the Taj Mahal. I watch the marble smiling as the sunlight gives it a touch. I feel gusts of wind gone mad as they come across the heights of love here. I listen to the music, waking in the dream-eyed visitors' quiet hearts. I am tipsy after my own feelings themselves have become wine. I forget myself, world and all. I don't know whether I'm thinking of Shah Jahan, Mumtaj or myself. I'm quite disillusioned, stupefied, enveloped under an expanding heart. Shah Jahan who proved an emperor to be shorter than a lover, who turned a grave into a temple who gave his beloved a place of God and converted love into a prayer. there exists one difference between us two. he was all in all, and if I'd ever grown prosperous like he was, I'd not have waited for my beloved's death before I erected a Taj Mahal. (Translated from Nepali by Manu Manjil)
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May 28, 2013
May 28, 2013 at 1:35 PM UTC
The Taj Mahal and My Love
HAPPY BDAY SINI HOLANI FUNAKI MANU YOU ARE DA BESTZ DAD, UNKLE, PAPA, NEPHEW OR WHATEVA, LOL Ma'u ha 'aho fiefie, ‘Oku ou ‘ofa ‘ia koe xxoxx :)
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Dec 9, 2012
Dec 9, 2012 at 3:44 PM UTC
Happy bday Sini
Smiling, laughing, jumping Beaming with extravagant light He ran through the meadows hoping That his father would take him to the wonder Park tonight But his father couldn’t make it Since he had a night shift And little Jimmy couldn’t resist His innocent tears from dripping He tried hard to pull his tears in But they shamelessly slipped His mother patted his back asking him To be a strong guy As according to her and this Utopian world “Boys don’t cry” Young Jimmy walked with a sore eye to his house After getting bullied by Big Barry Fry His father asked him to man up and stop being a mouse As according to him and many a folks alike “Boys don’t cry” He smashed the ball into the goal Leading his team to victory And flung into his father’s arms Wishing to achieve his sympathy Adolescent years passed by Times came which made him want to cry But he had to hide his tears As according to this ideal world “Boys don’t cry” Time passed His dreams did shatter ripping him apart Devastation gripped him breaking his heart But still he pulled his tears back He had to try! Because according to this flawless world “Boys don’t cry” The summer of ’59 brought him lady luck But who knew, innocent Jimmy Had turned into an evil schmuck Bruising his wife to death Gave him eternal peace and rest Making up for all those moments Which were supposed to be dry? As now even according to him “Boys don’t cry” ~Manu M.
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Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21, 2015 at 4:32 AM UTC
Boys don't cry
Sorry mom I couldn’t be The child prodigy You always wanted Me to be Sorry dad I couldn’t be The most intellectual Of them all like you imagined Me to be I couldn’t be the dutiful Trophy daughter You always wanted Forgive me Papa Though I know not whose Fault is the sourness That dwells between us Maybe, it is the fact, That you wanted me to Stand out in the crowd And I chose to sink Deep in the ocean. ~Manu M.
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Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21, 2015 at 5:11 AM UTC
Apology
The whirlpool, it spins, while the mountain, it twists. As two serpents entwined, are surrounding this. Some had once claimed, that it started as a bear, others claimed it began at Canopus, way over, down there. Multi-headed or spring of rocks, cavern, mountain or egg, a great wheel forever-turning, with a circus and a one leg! Pushed along by two giants, grinding up salt with its gear, thus responsible for the seasons, floods and movements and the year. Two horns of the monster, but not found on its head, the Earthen plane a giant treasure, where Drakon made his bed, with two stars on his brow, like the two in his eyes, the porthole of the ship, a flying horse in disguise. Scylla, Charybdis, Jason, Argos, Deucalion, Ziusdra, Manu, Noah, -and the two birds who carry on, and the mountain from below, which they all rested upon. Ameleth or Kullervo, …and brother Utamo’s great wrong, …and the whirlpool from above that created this song! And the evil found inside us, the Id and its kin, will nurture the abused child and continue the sin. The great black wheel of madness, as always, will spin, churning out more abusers to fill the Hell that we’re in. When, where or how did the wheel of blackness start? Corrupting the love and joy into the evil in man’s heart and turning family into tragedy and tearing them apart? Next time you feel weak and let the succubus inside, just remember all those in Hell and the reasons they died.
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Jun 5, 2016
Jun 5, 2016 at 5:52 PM UTC
The Descent of the Mind
They met at a tea shop. There, the three apprentices emptied their cups to learn about the secrets of the elixir. Its key ingredient was the power to create, hidden deep within the seed they each carried. From the tea shop, they left their cups on the table and set out with their seeds in search of the elixir. The first apprentice, named Datta, was a monk. He climbed to a monastary in the mountains and planted his seed in prayer. The second apprentice, named Mark, was a Renaissance man. He locked himself in a studio and planted his seed in art. The third apprentice was a non-believer. He doubted whatever he saw. Still, he went through the motions, planting his seed with a sense of wonder he lost over time. No matter how far they went, they ended up back at the tea shop, seeds in hand. The secret of the elixir was beyond their grasp. Tea cups emptied, they asked Manu the teamaster for directions. “Where do we start: point A, B, or C?” “And which way do we go from there: left or right?” The teamaster said nothing. He knew what was on their minds. He picked up the stick he used to stir tea with and pointed the way. Somehow, one seed moved. It didn’t matter which path they chose. The opposite direction would have worked just as well. The teamaster’s lesson was there was more than one way up the mountain. Knowing this, the apprentices each took their seeds and set out once again from the tea shop. The monk escaped to his temple, the Renaissance man to his studio, and the non-believer to the shadows of his doubts. Because they never left their comfort zones, they all ended up back at the tea shop empty-handed, their paths intertwined. They asked the tea master to just show them how to brew the elixir, so they didn't have to keep searching. The tea master put down the stick he used to stir tea with and told them to empty their cups. The lesson was about the illusion of separation: what the apprentices saw as separate and different paths were really one and the same.   The teamaster took one seed and threw it away. He took the other seed and threw it away. He told them to focus only on the seed in the middle, for they were all searching for the same thing. Still, the three apprentices got nowhere and ended up back at the teashop. The tea master saw that his lesson wasn’t getting through. So he taught them a secret: even if you take the seed and throw it away, it stays with you. When you empty your teacup, you let the seed fall from your hand. It was a lesson in letting go. With the seeds gone, how many are left in the middle, they wondered. All of them. The tea master pointed to the center cup. The apprentices finally understood. They threw their seeds away and left the tea shop. There was no elixir at the top of the mountain. It was just water. And when you add water to seeds, they grow. Years later, the three returned to the tea shop with the wisdom of a mountain forest and a plant sprouting from each of their cups.
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Apr 24, 2021
Apr 24, 2021 at 8:10 PM UTC
The Tea Master and the Three Cups
They met at a tea shop. There, the three apprentices emptied their cups to learn about the secrets of the elixir. Its key ingredient was the power to create, hidden deep within the seed they each carried. From the tea shop, they left their cups on the table and set out with their seeds in search of the elixir. The first apprentice, named Datta, was a monk. He climbed to a monastary in the mountains and planted his seed in prayer. The second apprentice, named Mark, was a Renaissance man. He locked himself in a studio and planted his seed in art. The third apprentice was a non-believer. He doubted whatever he saw. Still, he went through the motions, planting his seed with a sense of wonder he lost over time. No matter how far they went, they ended up back at the tea shop, seeds in hand. The secret of the elixir was beyond their grasp. Tea cups emptied, they asked Manu the teamaster for directions. “Where do we start: point A, B, or C?” “And which way do we go from there: left or right?” The teamaster said nothing. He knew what was on their minds. He picked up the stick he used to stir tea with and pointed the way. Somehow, one seed moved. It didn’t matter which path they chose. The opposite direction would have worked just as well. The teamaster’s lesson was there was more than one way up the mountain. Knowing this, the apprentices each took their seeds and set out once again from the tea shop. The monk escaped to his temple, the Renaissance man to his studio, and the non-believer to the shadows of his doubts. Because they never left their comfort zones, they all ended up back at the tea shop empty-handed, their paths intertwined. They asked the tea master to just show them how to brew the elixir, so they didn't have to keep searching. The tea master put down the stick he used to stir tea with and told them to empty their cups. The lesson was about the illusion of separation: what the apprentices saw as separate and different paths were really one and the same.   The teamaster took one seed and threw it away. He took the other seed and threw it away. He told them to focus only on the seed in the middle, for they were all searching for the same thing. Still, the three apprentices got nowhere and ended up back at the teashop. The tea master saw that his lesson wasn’t getting through. So he taught them a secret: even if you take the seed and throw it away, it stays with you. When you empty your teacup, you let the seed fall from your hand. It was a lesson in letting go. With the seeds gone, how many are left in the middle, they wondered. All of them. The tea master pointed to the center cup. The apprentices finally understood. They threw their seeds away and left the tea shop. There was no elixir at the top of the mountain. It was just water. And when you add water to seeds, they grow. Years later, the three returned to the tea shop with the wisdom of a mountain forest and a plant sprouting from each of their cups.
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“Julio is sweet Julio is smart Julio is a sweetheart” Julio is Julia’s love Julio and Julia both are Portuguese Former for namesake, latter at heart Julio’s America born Writer he is but no ordinary Languages French, Portuguese, German, Spanish All flow through his soul Virtuoso is the word they use to describe his artistry And it was for one of his poems that he won Julia’s heart Poem was 'Meu Coração' Recited it was in Lisbon, Portugal Near a beautiful eye catching lagoon On a sunny busy day; Julia vividly remembered Today was the day they stole each others' hearts That is what led to this decision Of trying a poem for her beloved But the catch was she was trying to write in English Her English was even worse than their old Spanish janitor But she was not one to shy off from challenges So she tried one more time- “Julio is sweet Julio is smart Julio is a sweetheart Julio makes me smile Julio makes me laugh Julio makes me blush Julio makes me warm Julio is my love Julio is my heart Julio is my heart” The poem to her seemed terribly plain but effective And no matter how hard she tried It felt as if the words were stapled in her brain And then she jumped like a kangaroo As the doorbell rang Put on her slippers and hurried towards the door Opened it and leaned forward to kiss him gently She always knew when Julio was at the door He was her Julio, her desire, her dream Smiling at her, his eyes home to the bluest sea They kissed again and this time more slowly Letting the magic settle in the air more properly Julia went to the kitchen and brewed some coffee While Julio went to shower and as he removed his shirt He saw a paper on the bed, bent he to hold it in his hand And the lines on his face smoothened and turned into a nostalgic smile Julia was busy making espresso Julio’s favorite When Julio entered , the somehow, roulette shaped kitchen With a paper in his hand on which stretched Julia’s curvy handwriting “Oh! Wrote that poem for you I titled it ‘My Heart’ Not very flamboyant, simple like you Hope you’d appreciate my hard work” Said she, as if the words were sewn in her heart Then all of a sudden both erupted into laughter Laughter filled with a sweet secret each beheld Lucky enough I was to have known their little secret Years ago, similar words had crusaded Julia's heart Near a beautiful eye catching lagoon; On a sunny busy day in Lisbon, Portugal. ~Manu M.
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Jun 19, 2015
Jun 19, 2015 at 12:46 PM UTC
'My Heart'
“Julio is sweet Julio is smart Julio is a sweetheart” Julio is Julia’s love Julio and Julia both are Portuguese Former for namesake, latter at heart Julio’s America born Writer he is but no ordinary Languages French, Portuguese, German, Spanish All flow through his soul Virtuoso is the word they use to describe his artistry And it was for one of his poems that he won Julia’s heart Poem was 'Meu Coração' Recited it was in Lisbon, Portugal Near a beautiful eye catching lagoon On a sunny busy day; Julia vividly remembered Today was the day they stole each others' hearts That is what led to this decision Of trying a poem for her beloved But the catch was she was trying to write in English Her English was even worse than their old Spanish janitor But she was not one to shy off from challenges So she tried one more time- “Julio is sweet Julio is smart Julio is a sweetheart Julio makes me smile Julio makes me laugh Julio makes me blush Julio makes me warm Julio is my love Julio is my heart Julio is my heart” The poem to her seemed terribly plain but effective And no matter how hard she tried It felt as if the words were stapled in her brain And then she jumped like a kangaroo As the doorbell rang Put on her slippers and hurried towards the door Opened it and leaned forward to kiss him gently She always knew when Julio was at the door He was her Julio, her desire, her dream Smiling at her, his eyes home to the bluest sea They kissed again and this time more slowly Letting the magic settle in the air more properly Julia went to the kitchen and brewed some coffee While Julio went to shower and as he removed his shirt He saw a paper on the bed, bent he to hold it in his hand And the lines on his face smoothened and turned into a nostalgic smile Julia was busy making espresso Julio’s favorite When Julio entered , the somehow, roulette shaped kitchen With a paper in his hand on which stretched Julia’s curvy handwriting “Oh! Wrote that poem for you I titled it ‘My Heart’ Not very flamboyant, simple like you Hope you’d appreciate my hard work” Said she, as if the words were sewn in her heart Then all of a sudden both erupted into laughter Laughter filled with a sweet secret each beheld Lucky enough I was to have known their little secret Years ago, similar words had crusaded Julia's heart Near a beautiful eye catching lagoon; On a sunny busy day in Lisbon, Portugal. ~Manu M.
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~ I dreamed a dream yet still it seems a life of deja-vu ~ *Kings & Queens Scripted leaves of Velveteen Picturesque & Celestine* My honor lay in balance of the Two was I to marry?? *I am in love with a Lady of the Jeweled Fauna Yet bred of royal dread, be deemed to marry the one and only appointed Queen.* I died alive from the tears I cried I heard the voice of Heaven sigh, *"Manu, the Sky is Wide Reflected in your Eyes"* Tear through the Veil to the Life you decide... so *I fled from the Halls of Ajanta through the caves I arrived at Ellora. I threw down my Crown and turned back around...* Then suddenly, just like a Switch the nakedness of Flesh on Flesh. Sliding in I pushed, She pulled On top from the back We rocked, then rolled in our Song we were lost as we echoed the Caves with our Love. Not Once or Twice My honor lay in balance of the Two was I to marry?? *~ I dreamed this dream yet still it seems a life of deja-vu ~*
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Feb 3, 2015
Feb 3, 2015 at 11:58 AM UTC
In the Caves of Ellora
Seraphic in form He promised to end the storm Setting me in a trance He pulled out a lance  To rescue he had to carve my naked armor So I stood vulnerable on the rejuvenating harbor I held the scrunched hand of my Mariner As we sailed together over the rough waters But soon I realized that his service was a sham His shadows had deceived me to believe he was my guiding lamp Contrary to the promises he slashed my trust With knives, blades made of inhuman lust That wretched soul turned me into a wreck A forgotten flotsam, as I continued on the arduous trek Merciless the journey grew, I was reaching my nadir But hungry still was the counterfeiter’s stare An alarm signaled him that his prey was out of blood He waited to remove me like a **** with his stump spud Thunderous, monstrous the gory battle raged He bathed under the scarlet running of my veins, deranged  He devoured me till the very end Corpse I was but undead His wrath had turned me incredibly fragile and frail So before he could end this life, I jumped in the treacherous cascade following a much peaceful trail ~Manu M.
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Oct 12, 2015
Oct 12, 2015 at 8:54 AM UTC
Rough Waters
Extravagance is amusing But oh! Mother Glamour can never out power Thy love, so sumptuous Thy hugs and kisses Have brought my peccant soul Back to the place of its origin I beg thou to pardon me And consummate me With your embrace, so sweet The svelte Modus Vivendi In which I was occupied Its fraudulence I have realized Oh! Dear father I do not care about Those puffy cushions And velvet blankets All I want is thy forgiveness That’ll spread fragrance of bliss Across my soul For I have returned to my home, Come rejoice As thy daughter salvaged Herself from a path Laden with sinful gold Sailed I have the sea of redemption But my resolve would not Purify without thy acceptance Save me! My Guardians And let me end my repentance With the touch of thy affection. ~Manu M.
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Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21, 2015 at 6:06 AM UTC
Prodigal Daughter
Look over my shoulders Problems big as a boulder So I peep from s distance Scavengers coming for me And my ****** family Tricked us into slavery And no one cares to find us G So I gotta fight with every instinct Cuz my brother n sisters of my color Almost extinct New breed turn pink Like the pigs eating slop n **** Nothing but mess but I don't stress Five hundred years of pain And still get an arrest Mad cuz I drive clean cars And I don't wanna be the star Just look at the nine in my hand This Is the diary of mad man Dear diary I can't help that I'm a rebel I'm takin poetry to another level Devils All around me But somehow they can't find me Even to myself I'm a stranger Filled with anger Approach with caution or else face danger Face to face with death So I take a deep breath My hearts steadily pounding Sound the war chump And bring on the violence Been cut many afore But I don't bleed easily so set up yo fort No witness to survive So bump out all that jive I see trump in hibernation Much luv to folk and disciple nation Chicago standing they ground Look how Manu brothers surround The city with many weapons Myself I gotta auto matic weapons Just incase bloods gotta be sweep No longer standing on yo feet Rebirth of nation back again It makes me proud to be a black Hebrew man this is the diary of mad man... So what I dig deep from my guts N don't give a **** about a **** Or another ***** Tryna Chase figures but don't see the Price of the real picture ****** is all I read Cuz I'm the last of the dying breed Enemies plotting against me Neighborhood ****** ain't catchin me Swift my moves put the needle to the grove And watch how all the suckers move and prove I got an art of war mentality Learned How to **** from my great grand pappy hair ***** Loving it much as **** Cuz I just don't give a **** Making bucks from the clucks Don't matters wither it be drugs prostitution or use vain profanity In my rap sheets My definitive is far from  complete. So go ahead and try to compete But you get ensnared at crossroads man Cuz this is diary of mad man!!!!
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Oct 26, 2016
Oct 26, 2016 at 11:55 AM UTC
Diary of a Mad Hebrew
Look over my shoulders Problems big as a boulder So I peep from s distance Scavengers coming for me And my ****** family Tricked us into slavery And no one cares to find us G So I gotta fight with every instinct Cuz my brother n sisters of my color Almost extinct New breed turn pink Like the pigs eating slop n **** Nothing but mess but I don't stress Five hundred years of pain And still get an arrest Mad cuz I drive clean cars And I don't wanna be the star Just look at the nine in my hand This Is the diary of mad man Dear diary I can't help that I'm a rebel I'm takin poetry to another level Devils All around me But somehow they can't find me Even to myself I'm a stranger Filled with anger Approach with caution or else face danger Face to face with death So I take a deep breath My hearts steadily pounding Sound the war chump And bring on the violence Been cut many afore But I don't bleed easily so set up yo fort No witness to survive So bump out all that jive I see trump in hibernation Much luv to folk and disciple nation Chicago standing they ground Look how Manu brothers surround The city with many weapons Myself I gotta auto matic weapons Just incase bloods gotta be sweep No longer standing on yo feet Rebirth of nation back again It makes me proud to be a black Hebrew man this is the diary of mad man... So what I dig deep from my guts N don't give a **** about a **** Or another ***** Tryna Chase figures but don't see the Price of the real picture ****** is all I read Cuz I'm the last of the dying breed Enemies plotting against me Neighborhood ****** ain't catchin me Swift my moves put the needle to the grove And watch how all the suckers move and prove I got an art of war mentality Learned How to **** from my great grand pappy hair ***** Loving it much as **** Cuz I just don't give a **** Making bucks from the clucks Don't matters wither it be drugs prostitution or use vain profanity In my rap sheets My definitive is far from  complete. So go ahead and try to compete But you get ensnared at crossroads man Cuz this is diary of mad man!!!!
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They say I am crazy They say I am foolish They say I am not worth it A misfit burdening the world I say I am crazy I say I am foolish I never say I am not worth it I maybe a misfit but I have a dream To share with the world my symphony ~Manu M.
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Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21, 2015 at 4:47 AM UTC
Untitled
The weather is not brutal sir The weather has got nothing on my watch Today the turbulent storms are blasting the ruins Tomorrow autumn would ensure growth of the ravaged masses But what about the tornado that tears this heart each day Who would calm it down? In this unknown town In this strange colony Who would erase this LONELINESS written in block letters? ~Manu M.
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Apr 3, 2016
Apr 3, 2016 at 7:14 AM UTC
Pain of this Heart
your mum is gay i dont know what to say manu is a *** he has small sags sam is super man but he ***** at being peter pan lucy usi lemu manu sam kefe your dad my dad everyones dad is gay but my dad is the man
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Dec 5, 2012
Dec 5, 2012 at 7:03 PM UTC
your dad
Together they stand The Seven Sisters of India Untouched, unexplored, isolated The seven states of north east India Assam, the gateway to this heavenly abode Is the provider of tea leaves all through the world Arunachal Pradesh, the Land of the rising sun Attracts tourist from all over the world Manipur, oval-shaped valley of blue mountains Is the originator of Polo games Meghalya, naturally the abode of clouds Gives shelter to flora, fauna in large bounds Mizoram, the land of the highlander Mizo people Has the rivers and most vari colored hilly terrain Nagaland rich in flora, fauna and evergreen forests Is home to Great Indian Horn-bill and Naga tribes Tripura, a landlocked hilly state with Manu river Has a rich cultural heritage of music, fine arts, dance With Sikkim as their only brother, natural beauty and exotic places The seven sisters are indeed a Paradise Unexplored © Neeloo 'NeelPari'
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Oct 8, 2018
Oct 8, 2018 at 2:00 PM UTC
Paradise Unexplored
Do you know how many scars i have? So many that it would take an eternity to count But still this stupid heart fakes a smile To save from the world's sympathetic sounds Do you know how i got so many scars? It was not a lethal accident But a ruthless trap called love Funny it is, as still this heart loves the giver People assume that my happiness is real To be authentic enough to plause Aware they are not of the fact That bloodshot these eyes are Each night helping this poor heart To shed some weight just for a while ~Manu M.
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Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21, 2015 at 5:37 AM UTC
Scars
The green of my veins Shivers at the touch Of your sleek fingers Often I wander unarmed In the mystic blue haven Of your clear eyes. Vulnerable, held prisoner Ramshackled in your custody; When finally our lips brush together Yours as soft as rose petals Of a rose newly slithered From an unrequited bud And like a floating lost dandelion I fall in your ravenous embrace Our souls slip into each other's Tearing the curtains of shame Aloof from the miseries of reality Flooding in madness Deeply, truly, neurotically Drunk in love....... ~Manu M.
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Nov 2, 2015
Nov 2, 2015 at 10:44 AM UTC
Drunk in love
A yogi sits in lotus pose deep, Counting wisdom's beads, in thought's silent creep. Body still, mind free, in peaceful sway, A smile shines bright, lit by understanding's ray. In awareness profound, life's cycles cease, Transcending birth and death's eternal release. You embody wisdom, gentle, sweet, and bright, Living in hearts of millions, a guiding light. The lotus' thousand petals unfold with grace, Revealing your true nature, a radiant pace. You are the light, the path that's true, Guiding leaders forward, to a brighter hue.
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Aug 19, 2025
Aug 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM UTC
A Mystic from the Land of Manu
He did not know happiness without her He could only be happy with her He felt lost and lonely when she wasn’t around He couldn’t help but smile when she was around He loved the sound of her laugh He loved the birth mark on her neck He loved the way she cried softly during movies in the theater hall He loved the sparkle that never left her eyeballs While she, She knew happiness even without him She could be happy without him She felt free and elated when he wasn’t around A tinge of insecurity outlined her smile when he was around She liked his voice but loved hers She liked his honey colored hair but felt hers were better She liked his crooked smile but could have never loved it She liked his eyes but loved the face that was reflected from them She never said she loved him She always said-“We’re friends” But as time passed She did not act very much like one He assumed she had fallen for him But she hadn’t He fell in love with her But she didn’t From the moment he saw her He thought that she was the one And it was until later When he realized that she wasn’t She kept saying-“We’re friends” And he did not understand why? As they did nothing of the sort as friends did When he asked him she said frowning “I do not want to be more than friends” The answer to him seemed pretty dry She broke up and said it was meant to be He shouted, cried and hit an unknown street There were many fish in the pond he thought But none matched her elegance She was special, he thought, She was special, maybe, because he loved her She adored him She was fond of him But with him she was just not sure Of what she was sure with John When he heard this he was shocked She had never asked him to love But he did anyways He gave her all that he had Even when she hadn’t asked Now he is loathing in a corner And she, living her life with another I wonder whose fault is that. ~Manu M.
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Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21, 2015 at 3:50 AM UTC
Love....never was asked
He did not know happiness without her He could only be happy with her He felt lost and lonely when she wasn’t around He couldn’t help but smile when she was around He loved the sound of her laugh He loved the birth mark on her neck He loved the way she cried softly during movies in the theater hall He loved the sparkle that never left her eyeballs While she, She knew happiness even without him She could be happy without him She felt free and elated when he wasn’t around A tinge of insecurity outlined her smile when he was around She liked his voice but loved hers She liked his honey colored hair but felt hers were better She liked his crooked smile but could have never loved it She liked his eyes but loved the face that was reflected from them She never said she loved him She always said-“We’re friends” But as time passed She did not act very much like one He assumed she had fallen for him But she hadn’t He fell in love with her But she didn’t From the moment he saw her He thought that she was the one And it was until later When he realized that she wasn’t She kept saying-“We’re friends” And he did not understand why? As they did nothing of the sort as friends did When he asked him she said frowning “I do not want to be more than friends” The answer to him seemed pretty dry She broke up and said it was meant to be He shouted, cried and hit an unknown street There were many fish in the pond he thought But none matched her elegance She was special, he thought, She was special, maybe, because he loved her She adored him She was fond of him But with him she was just not sure Of what she was sure with John When he heard this he was shocked She had never asked him to love But he did anyways He gave her all that he had Even when she hadn’t asked Now he is loathing in a corner And she, living her life with another I wonder whose fault is that. ~Manu M.
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Shush, do not utter Not now, hon Oh! Dear let the cherry blossoms Of our love blossom Slowly, easily In this orchard As aromatic as daffodils Newly out of their soft buds Young and fresh just like us; In the mist and chill of this dark night Let us warm our cocoons with endearment My Jade Vine, at times blue luminous And at times light green Spread those shades on the open Palate of my heart Do not, not now hon Leave this love unrequited ~Manu M.
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Nov 2, 2015
Nov 2, 2015 at 10:19 AM UTC
Young Love
Manchester United are the best They stand out above the rest Manchester United we wear with pride The red shirt our favourite side Old Trafford is our home ground Manchester United we follow around So many players with fantastic skills It is so good to watch them it's a thrill We are the fans so very proud When they run out on the ground It is so true without a doubt Manchester United is what we shout Yes all this is true We are red and definitely not blue
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Oct 18, 2014
Oct 18, 2014 at 12:40 AM UTC
MANU
A boy once dreamt, not of teaching's creed, But paths adorned with ambition's fire. From commerce halls, where dreams proceed, To B.Ed’s realm, bound by fate’s quagmire. In SOE's corridors, where silence sways, Among 250 souls, yet so alone. The boy endured, through mundane days, With steadfast hope, his dreams his own. Mistakes of youth cast him in this tide, Yet serendipity graced his strife. Two mentors wise walked close beside, Illuming the shadows of this life. Peers spoke of gossip, in trivial vein, While his sharp edges dulled in their midst. Their demeaning chatter, a source of disdain, Yet his lotus heart in mud persist. Through Somai Bagh’s halls, he shone so bright, In online realms, his spark sustained. A sweet supervisor, her smile’s soft light, Ignored his mischief, her patience unfeigned. With winter’s breath, by fog’s embrace, Chai warmed the bonds of hearts once new. Serendipity smiled, her radiant face, In her friendship, his solace grew. To Manu ma'am's P. lab, he carried his art, His words, his soul, unveiled that day. A poet’s courage, a beating heart, Recited verses in bold array. The end now nears, of this tale so vast, A chapter closes, yet dreams ignite. Through trials endured, the boy holds fast, A hero poised to claim his light. So here he stands, with resolve anew, Charming, steadfast, and free of dread. It’s Kanishk, dear reader, bidding adieu, A lotus grown where others tread. By:- KANISHK
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Jan 13, 2025
Jan 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM UTC
Da Lotus Within da Mire
A trail of footprints- their cavities deep Marked on these sandy dunes Following these are misnomer winds Blowing from foreign soil bereft of moisture, choking my throat I cough out black blood My thirst remains unquenched As the sun casts its cannon In my direction burning The last strip of tolerance The dusty, rogue sand storm Unwilling to cease Swirls around ******* my energy And in the desolate air of pure abuse I lie numb; The oasis of ecstasy beyond my reach The oil in my living wick has dried up Penniless I happen to be No money but work is ghastly Thus, do not question or comment if this wick remains unlit tomorrow For the path I treaded was mine ALONE So let the end remain lonely too ~Manu M.
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Nov 3, 2015
Nov 3, 2015 at 5:30 AM UTC
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The water in the stoup was cold and my fingers tingled like a bell in a shallow wind,   Dom James took us novices to a convent where he had to say Mass a young nun served us coffee and cake in a small room away from the cloister fresh faced and angelic in her framed headgear, Dei pulchritudinis, the tall monk tolled the cloister bell before the office of Terce black robed and thin of face, ascoltare Dio nel vostro cuore the Italian monk said to me as we laid the tables in the refectory, she held my pecker in her two hands like a snake charmer charming, George spoke of the coldness about him his hands he said stiffen in the coldness,   Dieu est proche même dans nos heures sombres the French monk said when he saw me looking down at my feet, I snuggled between her soft mounds as she sang a Beatles' song and I kissed her milkiness, I fear not Satan as much as I fear those who fear him said St Teresa of Avila I read some place, I twisted the apples from the branches as shown by the plump monk (after Lunch) in the orchard tempted to bite but didn't placed in a basket with the gentleness of a child, et quaerebant eum tangere manu Dei, Ambition said Gareth quoting Spinoza is the immoderate desire for power, I walked the dark cloisters after Compline the bell tolled me to my early sleep, the young nun's womb was as closed as a castle's keep.
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Jul 6, 2016
Jul 6, 2016 at 3:31 PM UTC
WATER IN THE STOUP MCMLXXI.
A name as a middle being “Featherson” Manu people have general middle names, but prior my name was out of the ordinary A middle name I will never ever use In fact, it was a name that I totally refused I don’t know what my Father was thinking of If I went through life with a middle of Featherson That is the reason when I was 15 I had my name changed I didn’t want the Featherson to be in between Too some people I am being just mean My original name was Anthony Featherson Brown Today I am Anthony Charles Blake I am named after my Grandfather and a Celebrity Star So what’s in a name? It all depends if your middle name won’t make you feel shame It’s your heart in what will remain A name that you were born with, then later as different name waking up from a yond.
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Feb 7, 2015
Feb 7, 2015 at 12:50 PM UTC
WHAT’S IN A NAME?