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"obeyed" poems
For too long I've worked Run errands not shirked I've obeyed the rules Done with work, down tools Almost end of day Yaahaa! It's Friday!
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Jun 6, 2014
Jun 6, 2014 at 2:43 AM UTC
FRIDAY
PICTURE and book remain, An acre of green grass For air and exercise, Now strength of body goes; Midnight, an old house Where nothing stirs but a mouse. My temptation is quiet. Here at life's end Neither loose imagination, Nor the mill of the mind Consuming its rag and bonc, Can make the truth known. Grant me an old man's frenzy, Myself must I remake Till I am Timon and Lear Or that William Blake Who beat upon the wall Till Truth obeyed his call; A mind Michael Angelo knew That can pierce the clouds, Or inspired by frenzy Shake the dead in their shrouds; Forgotten else by mankind, An old man's eagle mind.
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An Acre Of Grass
Children should obey their parents because that was what Jesus did. Christ our Lord obeyed his parents every command when he was a kid. Even though Jesus was perfect, he obeyed his imperfect parents because it was the right thing to do. Children should strive to be like Jesus, they should obey their parents too. When parents give their children chores and rules, it is for their own good. If children are wondering if they should obey their parents, yes, they should.
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Dec 3, 2015
Dec 3, 2015 at 7:27 PM UTC
Children Should Obey Their Parents
I was never the type of child that obeyed much  of anything; not even the many times  I was told not to stare into the evening sun when I felt alone.
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Oct 11, 2016
Oct 11, 2016 at 6:30 AM UTC
One day I will be blind
It was a hundred years ago, When, by the woodland ways, The traveller saw the wild deer drink, Or crop the birchen sprays. Beneath a hill, whose rocky side O'erbrowed a grassy mead, And fenced a cottage from the wind, A deer was wont to feed. She only came when on the cliffs The evening moonlight lay, And no man knew the secret haunts In which she walked by day. White were her feet, her forehead showed A spot of silvery white, That seemed to glimmer like a star In autumn's hazy night. And here, when sang the whippoorwill, She cropped the sprouting leaves, And here her rustling steps were heard On still October eves. But when the broad midsummer moon Rose o'er that grassy lawn, Beside the silver-footed deer There grazed a spotted fawn. The cottage dame forbade her son To aim the rifle here; "It were a sin," she said, "to harm Or fright that friendly deer. "This spot has been my pleasant home Ten peaceful years and more; And ever, when the moonlight shines, She feeds before our door. "The red men say that here she walked A thousand moons ago; They never raise the war-whoop here, And never twang the bow. "I love to watch her as she feeds, And think that all is well While such a gentle creature haunts The place in which we dwell." The youth obeyed, and sought for game In forests far away, Where, deep in silence and in moss, The ancient woodland lay. But once, in autumn's golden time, He ranged the wild in vain, Nor roused the pheasant nor the deer, And wandered home again. The crescent moon and crimson eve Shone with a mingling light; The deer, upon the grassy mead, Was feeding full in sight. He raised the rifle to his eye, And from the cliffs around A sudden echo, shrill and sharp, Gave back its deadly sound. Away into the neighbouring wood The startled creature flew, And crimson drops at morning lay Amid the glimmering dew. Next evening shone the waxing moon As sweetly as before; The deer upon the grassy mead Was seen again no more. But ere that crescent moon was old, By night the red men came, And burnt the cottage to the ground, And slew the youth and dame. Now woods have overgrown the mead, And hid the cliffs from sight; There shrieks the hovering hawk at noon, And prowls the fox at night.
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The White-Footed Deer
It was a hundred years ago, When, by the woodland ways, The traveller saw the wild deer drink, Or crop the birchen sprays. Beneath a hill, whose rocky side O'erbrowed a grassy mead, And fenced a cottage from the wind, A deer was wont to feed. She only came when on the cliffs The evening moonlight lay, And no man knew the secret haunts In which she walked by day. White were her feet, her forehead showed A spot of silvery white, That seemed to glimmer like a star In autumn's hazy night. And here, when sang the whippoorwill, She cropped the sprouting leaves, And here her rustling steps were heard On still October eves. But when the broad midsummer moon Rose o'er that grassy lawn, Beside the silver-footed deer There grazed a spotted fawn. The cottage dame forbade her son To aim the rifle here; "It were a sin," she said, "to harm Or fright that friendly deer. "This spot has been my pleasant home Ten peaceful years and more; And ever, when the moonlight shines, She feeds before our door. "The red men say that here she walked A thousand moons ago; They never raise the war-whoop here, And never twang the bow. "I love to watch her as she feeds, And think that all is well While such a gentle creature haunts The place in which we dwell." The youth obeyed, and sought for game In forests far away, Where, deep in silence and in moss, The ancient woodland lay. But once, in autumn's golden time, He ranged the wild in vain, Nor roused the pheasant nor the deer, And wandered home again. The crescent moon and crimson eve Shone with a mingling light; The deer, upon the grassy mead, Was feeding full in sight. He raised the rifle to his eye, And from the cliffs around A sudden echo, shrill and sharp, Gave back its deadly sound. Away into the neighbouring wood The startled creature flew, And crimson drops at morning lay Amid the glimmering dew. Next evening shone the waxing moon As sweetly as before; The deer upon the grassy mead Was seen again no more. But ere that crescent moon was old, By night the red men came, And burnt the cottage to the ground, And slew the youth and dame. Now woods have overgrown the mead, And hid the cliffs from sight; There shrieks the hovering hawk at noon, And prowls the fox at night.
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Lawrence Hall [email protected] The Luna Moth The moon does not in fact wax anything, She does not wane; she simply ever-is; She rules the softly-sung, soft-summer nights, A willing queen, and willingly obeyed. The luna moth, her winged votary, Clings to indulgent oaks of their kindness, Their moon-sent goddess from another world, And strangely robed and crowned in lunar green, Pheroming softly for some other moth To come perform with her those rituals Of love illogical, of sacrifice; For all a luna moth can do is live A summer week or so, but in those hours She loves In lunar beauty, strangely eternal Who needs a dying luna moth? We do.
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Apr 13, 2017
Apr 13, 2017 at 7:12 AM UTC
The Luna Moth
There Is But One Law (The Dancer's Coda) There is but one set of laws, One that need be obeyed, One that brooks no heresy, One that gives no absolution. One that needs no priests, no canons, One that that refuses disobedience. We all bend knee at altar invisible, Though feasance never requested. The Laws of Physics. A body at rest, a body in motion. Laws immutable, unconditional, Equations, proofs, demonstrable, Inequalities inexcusable, banished. Dancer says: I am heretic, even these laws I refuse. My body denies limitations, My mind believes I will make do What it could not, but yesterday. Defiance from wire to wire is the Fuel in my veins, fear but a detail, Leaping from from ten meters more, My Declaration of Independence. My body plastic, my mind ethereal, Some mock, call it trickery, Some hail, call me hero. There are forces greater than mine, Forces irrevocable, mathematically superior. Each day my force grows as well, Visions imagined supersede the Tedium of definitions, of boundary lines. Bend the law, conquer the null, fill the void. Each day sketch, devise, organize a New rebellion, follow only one command, Honor but a single battle cry. Leap, then fall! That dancer, your only law, That heretic, thine only coda. Action is freedom. For you are dancer, Whisper as you leap: The Fifth Freedom I possess, The Freedom to Fall. May 17th, 2013
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May 18, 2013
May 18, 2013 at 4:12 PM UTC
There Is But One Law (The Dancer's Coda)
If you feel the need to demand respect it means giving some of my own self respect It means you don't respect yourself so in order to make you happy you ask me to respect you If I give you pieces of my self respect that you can use to feel respected, it will only serve to hurt you and us because it's hollow this way. It will never satisfy that deep need for self respect. Only the self can do that I can respect you without having to respect your own personal issues and insecurities I think somewhere in our society respect has been twisted to the point that the people demanding it don't understand that what they really want is to be obeyed. That is what demanding respect does If you demand it then it isn't respect at all It is everything but respect
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Jul 9, 2018
Jul 9, 2018 at 10:32 AM UTC
Respect
Daddy, I want a puppy she said. Eyes sparkled as wild diamonds. Daddy obeyed precious daughters wishes. Bought a her dog and gave her kisses. Once he was an adorable puppy, with sloppy tongue and burst of nature. Then poor sloppy, soppy puppy changed. Well he didn't if only you knew, his only offence was that he grew. Suddenly wasn't a cuddly pup anymore. Shoved alone in the garden. He ate too much and bought with him  bills, needed walking over the hills. Daddy was tired, and daughter grew too. Daughter left home the lonely once puppy feels blue. (C) Livvi
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Mar 20, 2014
Mar 20, 2014 at 6:40 PM UTC
Daddy, I want a puppy
He had a habit of forgetting That the knife should be At his left, Unlike others. Every morning, she would mechanically switch the fork with the knife. When they finished lunch she started clearing up and noticed the knife to his right again. That night, after their routine drew to a close, They talked. Slowly, at first. A touchy subject walks in. It's time. Even as the air is knocked from her lungs, She gets up and scrabbles on the floor. Nails scratching the carpet. Eyes scanning the horizon, now black. Her brain decides to get up, Her body disobeys. Her body disobeys. Isn't that what put her here in the first place? So what if she is pretty? So what if her eyes are sparkling emeralds? Her belly renders her defenceless from his onslaught. Isn't it her fault that it is empty? Isn't she wrong to want independence from him? Mentally, physically, emotionally? He owned her, didn't he? He owned her, didn't he. He explained to her the benefits of obeying. Her pretty face wouldn't have been all those ungainly shades of black. Her eyes wouldn't have been encircled by blue. All she had to do was obey and not tell anyone but obey. Her brain rebelled. Her brain rebelled. Her body, for once, obeyed. She stumbled through the hallway She knocked down her favourite frame- Their daughter on a pony. Kitchen, her sanctuary. She broke her favourite China. Hurled her utensils. "I arranged them last week, you ***** And then she saw them. The knives. The knives. They were inviting   Her hands were pale, waiting. His heart corrupt, hating. "Knives to your left, darling."
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Feb 27, 2015
Feb 27, 2015 at 8:39 AM UTC
Knives
He had a habit of forgetting That the knife should be At his left, Unlike others. Every morning, she would mechanically switch the fork with the knife. When they finished lunch she started clearing up and noticed the knife to his right again. That night, after their routine drew to a close, They talked. Slowly, at first. A touchy subject walks in. It's time. Even as the air is knocked from her lungs, She gets up and scrabbles on the floor. Nails scratching the carpet. Eyes scanning the horizon, now black. Her brain decides to get up, Her body disobeys. Her body disobeys. Isn't that what put her here in the first place? So what if she is pretty? So what if her eyes are sparkling emeralds? Her belly renders her defenceless from his onslaught. Isn't it her fault that it is empty? Isn't she wrong to want independence from him? Mentally, physically, emotionally? He owned her, didn't he? He owned her, didn't he. He explained to her the benefits of obeying. Her pretty face wouldn't have been all those ungainly shades of black. Her eyes wouldn't have been encircled by blue. All she had to do was obey and not tell anyone but obey. Her brain rebelled. Her brain rebelled. Her body, for once, obeyed. She stumbled through the hallway She knocked down her favourite frame- Their daughter on a pony. Kitchen, her sanctuary. She broke her favourite China. Hurled her utensils. "I arranged them last week, you ***** And then she saw them. The knives. The knives. They were inviting   Her hands were pale, waiting. His heart corrupt, hating. "Knives to your left, darling."
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Return to the ancient path, the roadmap of greatness, the elders call must be obeyed, thoughts of the ancestors is enough, everything is hidden within it. It is the beginning of healing for all of us and our land. With your ears to the ground, listen to the secrets offered. The lone voice heard has a message for you. To obey the call means life. Oh! you children that heard it, carry it like a fire within you. Let it burn into your bones. For your strength lies in it and can't be taken away. Your destiny is already shaped by your culture mixed with their sweat. The blood of your forefathers was shed to earn you a place thus far. Put your ears on the ground to listen to what they have to say. Tilt your head and look up for the sky bear witness to this truth. The air still sings their music, even the waters also whispers their songs for they drank from the same well as you. The ancient trees in the arena where they lean their back stained by their sweats still stands. The flute and the talking drums are still calling out their names in the dark under the moonlight amidst the people with the elders, the elements and the stars bearing witness. My people return to the ancient path   and save yourselves from thunderstorms. ©2018,Emeka Mokeme. All Rights Reserved.
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Jul 4, 2018
Jul 4, 2018 at 6:55 PM UTC
THE ELDERS CALL
CRAZED through much child-bearing The moon is staggering in the sky; Moon-struck by the despairing Glances of her wandering eye We ***** and ***** in vain, For children born of her pain. Children dazed or dead! When she in all her virginal pride First trod on the mountain's head What stir ran through the countryside Where every foot obeyed her glance! What manhood led the dance! Fly-catchers of the moon, Our hands are blenched, our fingers seem But slender needles of bone; Blenched by that malicious dream They are spread wide that each May rend what comes in reach.
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The Crazed Moon
~~°♡°~~ He had died upon a cross Three days laid to rest Women came unto His tomb With a vision blessed As they saw the stone was moved An angel then appeared *"Why is it you come to seek A man who is not here?"* They looked into the tomb and saw The cavity was bare The shroud was neatly folded But Jesus wasn't there! The joy they felt beatific When Jesus did they see! They obeyed His next command To meet at Galilee In amazement and some fear The women ran to others Proclaimed the news Christ was alive To the waiting brothers! And two of the disciples Did walk to Emmaus To find the Lord amongst them Though their eyes they could not trust When they could see, and found it He Said, "Our hearts burned within us!" Then Jesus came, good as His name To folk who were to wait He showed his scars, the telltale mars Sat with them and ate! He led them up to Bethany Blessed them all around They were amazed, with His hands raised He was lifted from the ground! Can you imagine trumpeting? Can you hear the sound? Could there be it's equal? In glory to be found? Jesus rose to heaven *The clouds were then His CROWN* SøułSurvivør (C) 4/16/2017
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Apr 16, 2017
Apr 16, 2017 at 1:21 PM UTC
The Clouds Were His Crown
To strive, for recognition An assembly point for thought Triumphed within an open page Paper evidence of unspoken verse Retrieved from the place behind this heart Do you mind? Don’t look over my shoulder at my vulnerability Private stance is mine Do not mock as I turn the page A personal preview of this unlocked memory Back of my neck, prickling Anticipating on the spot reaction Young, ill at ease Crying from the yard Hiding the scars Don’t rush away the memories, a deluge When time was so limited Become brave Force open the private recess Cobwebbed and masked by dust Speak clearly, not from mumbling Mouth, I need to………….. know I am blemished So glad to be alongside you Reunited, forgotten, forgiven.....now ribbon tied Can we bury? It would seem not......but wait and remember Deceived by the dark Under dressed for the occasion Battered suitcase dragged and kicked open Essays of remembrance Headlines screaming for discussion Released for a while Obeyed and tidied Press down and close the rusty catches My new day transcribed here I don’t mind, lean on my shoulder See my vulnerability It makes me strong
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Aug 20, 2012
Aug 20, 2012 at 6:29 AM UTC
Strive
Your pale grass colored eyes flickered towards me in the passenger seat; cigarette out the window I stare at my ruby colored lips in the side view mirror You drum your fingers on the wheel to Blue Bossonova I remember the dream catcher hanging from the mirror catching my eye; a majestic golden hue from the sunlight reflecting off of it. We weren't supposed to be driving the car, We both knew this, but we were rebels So I had climbed out my window without my parents knowing ripping my jeans in the process just to be with you. Had I known it would be the last time I'd touch you; Had I known it would be the last time I'd kiss your lips I would have stayed in my bed The Shins blaring through my headphones Thinking about all the things I'm going to do with you Had I known it would be the last time seeing you smile The last time hearing you breathe Hearing you talk      Touching your skin I would have obeyed my parents rules for once. Instead of staring at your pretty green eyes I stare at the pretty headlights coming our way I feel the car swerve to the left; the dream catcher falling The car spinning like a dradle in the air It was like everything were in slowmotion As I look over at you in horror your pale green eyes flicker away from mine closing as if to say "I'm sorry." The car comes to a hault. You were motionless as we were upside down Tears fall down my ****** cheeks I scream at you to wake up; but you wouldn't Then I stopped wasting my breath I stopped Like your heart Had I known it would be the last time I'd touch you; Had I known it would be the last time I'd kiss your lips I would have stayed in my bed The Shins blaring in my headphones because now I'm fantasying about all the things we could have done About all the things we could have said like "You're paying for the electrical bill this time." or "I do." Now I'm stuck listening to Blue Bossonova blaring in my headphones thinking about all the things I'd have to do without you Had I known
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May 15, 2013
May 15, 2013 at 11:18 PM UTC
Had I Known
Your pale grass colored eyes flickered towards me in the passenger seat; cigarette out the window I stare at my ruby colored lips in the side view mirror You drum your fingers on the wheel to Blue Bossonova I remember the dream catcher hanging from the mirror catching my eye; a majestic golden hue from the sunlight reflecting off of it. We weren't supposed to be driving the car, We both knew this, but we were rebels So I had climbed out my window without my parents knowing ripping my jeans in the process just to be with you. Had I known it would be the last time I'd touch you; Had I known it would be the last time I'd kiss your lips I would have stayed in my bed The Shins blaring through my headphones Thinking about all the things I'm going to do with you Had I known it would be the last time seeing you smile The last time hearing you breathe Hearing you talk      Touching your skin I would have obeyed my parents rules for once. Instead of staring at your pretty green eyes I stare at the pretty headlights coming our way I feel the car swerve to the left; the dream catcher falling The car spinning like a dradle in the air It was like everything were in slowmotion As I look over at you in horror your pale green eyes flicker away from mine closing as if to say "I'm sorry." The car comes to a hault. You were motionless as we were upside down Tears fall down my ****** cheeks I scream at you to wake up; but you wouldn't Then I stopped wasting my breath I stopped Like your heart Had I known it would be the last time I'd touch you; Had I known it would be the last time I'd kiss your lips I would have stayed in my bed The Shins blaring in my headphones because now I'm fantasying about all the things we could have done About all the things we could have said like "You're paying for the electrical bill this time." or "I do." Now I'm stuck listening to Blue Bossonova blaring in my headphones thinking about all the things I'd have to do without you Had I known
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THERE is grey in your hair. Young men no longer suddenly catch their breath When you are passing; But maybe some old gaffer mutters a blessing Because it was your prayer Recovered him upon the bed of death. For your sole sake -- that all heart's ache have known, And given to others all heart's ache, From meagre girlhood's putting on Burdensome beauty -- for your sole sake Heaven has put away the stroke of her doom, So great her portion in that peace you make By merely walking in a room. Your beauty can but leave among us Vague memories, nothing but memories. A young man when the old men are done talking Will say to an old man, "Tell me of that lady The poet stubborn with his passion sang us When age might well have chilled his blood.' Vague memories, nothing but memories, But in the grave all, all, shall be renewed. The certainty that I shall see that lady Leaning or standing or walking In the first loveliness of womanhood, And with the fervour of my youthful eyes, Has set me muttering like a fool. You are more beautiful than any one, And yet your body had a flaw: Your small hands were not beautiful, And I am afraid that you will run And paddle to the wrist In that mysterious, always brimming lake Where those What have obeyed the holy law paddle and are perfect. Leave unchanged The hands that I have kissed, For old sake's sake. The last stroke of midnight dies. All day in the one chair From dream to dream and rhyme to rhyme I have ranged In rambling talk with an image of air: Vague memories, nothing but memories.
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Broken Dreams
THERE is grey in your hair. Young men no longer suddenly catch their breath When you are passing; But maybe some old gaffer mutters a blessing Because it was your prayer Recovered him upon the bed of death. For your sole sake -- that all heart's ache have known, And given to others all heart's ache, From meagre girlhood's putting on Burdensome beauty -- for your sole sake Heaven has put away the stroke of her doom, So great her portion in that peace you make By merely walking in a room. Your beauty can but leave among us Vague memories, nothing but memories. A young man when the old men are done talking Will say to an old man, "Tell me of that lady The poet stubborn with his passion sang us When age might well have chilled his blood.' Vague memories, nothing but memories, But in the grave all, all, shall be renewed. The certainty that I shall see that lady Leaning or standing or walking In the first loveliness of womanhood, And with the fervour of my youthful eyes, Has set me muttering like a fool. You are more beautiful than any one, And yet your body had a flaw: Your small hands were not beautiful, And I am afraid that you will run And paddle to the wrist In that mysterious, always brimming lake Where those What have obeyed the holy law paddle and are perfect. Leave unchanged The hands that I have kissed, For old sake's sake. The last stroke of midnight dies. All day in the one chair From dream to dream and rhyme to rhyme I have ranged In rambling talk with an image of air: Vague memories, nothing but memories.
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An angel, fair and pure Who's heart is fragile and unsecured Stolen and hurt with no cure Wounded with hidden clue. Great pain and sorrow But tears doesn't follow Nothing is inside her, a hollow Now her past follows. All because of a man Who she loved and obeyed every command Gifted him happiness that lasts Left her with her heart in his hand. How rude, how unfair But I give you a dare Give her eyes a good stare Then tell me if you ever care... You can say "how ungrateful he can be?!" But I tell you, how blind can you be?? If you can't see, Till this time you read me.
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Feb 20, 2018
Feb 20, 2018 at 8:38 AM UTC
Hollow
Laughter laced with fear Captured among final goodbyes Cracked and broken fingernails; all that remains Claw marks on walls Bodies abandoned for years Sinking into the deepness of the water Families without closure Dreams trapped within an ocean prison Forever buried in a cold embrace 475 Bodies 171 left with a pulse The rest consumed in an ocean grave Students of Danwon High School Left for a school trip 250 students were left to drown They could have been saved They could have escaped They were told to stay; obeyed Parents buried children, some with no body Stood in empty bedrooms And waited for a miracle that never came Making empty beds Trying to undo what’s been done Losing faith in their nation One man's selfishness Took hundreds of dreams And turned them into debris As cherry blossoms bloom Families grieve Still waiting for a miracle As cherry blossoms fall Families fight For the ones who no longer can
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Sep 15, 2019
Sep 15, 2019 at 6:41 PM UTC
Sewol Ferry Disaster
1554 “Go tell it”—What a Message— To whom—is specified— Not murmur—not endearment— But simply—we—obeyed— Obeyed—a Lure—a Longing? Oh Nature—none of this— To Law—said sweet Thermopylae I give my dying Kiss—
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Go tell it—What a Message—
He; inexhaustible yet exhausting, Ruthlessly efficient yet demanding, Hard working yet withholding, Barbed Yet deemed necessary. Protecting that which Long ago was made sacred; The heart, the hearth, the home, None may touch that hallowed ground. Defence was needed Safety paramount And then... The years passed... This ninja warrior endured Defended Sliced, hacked, diverted, whirled in endless pirouettes Of engaged battles Of mesmerising movement Of unrelenting actions Of no consequence For the mighty goal of protecting That Which Was now all but forgotten. So effective was his defence Of the thing called 'home' That it was hidden from all view Forgotten Beneath his whirling dexterity of projects and activities. The years passed... And there was no home. Never did the warrior stop to question his task That old old command. He simply obeyed As a warrior should And continue Until his death To protect the property of his master The result a hollow, busy, lonely life, Punctuated by exhaustion And the question.... "What's missing? " But so complete was his defense So skillful his guard That none saw what lay beneath. Too mesmerised by his motions to see that He was but a distraction A diversion From the question which would strike such fear into his masters heart "What will happen if I stop?"
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Sep 2, 2015
Sep 2, 2015 at 1:43 PM UTC
The warrior who could not stop
A decade ago A small child cried With all his might he tried But he still lost to Don Bosco He came and conquered the arena Along with hundreds of companions But from his first day began the division Lachit, Phukan, Bordoloi and Bezbaruah The teachers dominated him Homework increased his load 6 hours soon became a bore The strict discipline frustrated him He survived only for friendship Together they defied the rules To resist he rarely brought his books With the teachers he created a bitter relationship The school responded quite effectively Punishments soon became frequent Parents were called often Indiscipline was not tolerated so easily When he roused to secondary He realized it wasn't like he had though before His hatred was no more He now began to see everything differently He saw the teacher's love and care All the hardships they had suffered He repented those he cursed So much hardships they had to bare He changed his attitude He paid attention in class He began to get positive remarks The teachers loved his new look Not a single favor he denied Without questions he obeyed every order To win their love he kept on going farther For their trust he strived Finally he got what he wanted His fame spread among them Every teacher began to know his name The boy on whom they could depend Today he is about to leave Don Bosco All those memories will just remain as a phase Never to forget till his last days Those years seems just like a minute ago The boy is now a man He laughs when he remembers those memories The fun they had will never cease He knows most won't understand "No matter how hard you try to learn, You'll never know the perks of being a Bosconian" - Swarnabh 6:22 pm, 12/10/13
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Feb 27, 2014
Feb 27, 2014 at 6:48 AM UTC
Bosconian
A decade ago A small child cried With all his might he tried But he still lost to Don Bosco He came and conquered the arena Along with hundreds of companions But from his first day began the division Lachit, Phukan, Bordoloi and Bezbaruah The teachers dominated him Homework increased his load 6 hours soon became a bore The strict discipline frustrated him He survived only for friendship Together they defied the rules To resist he rarely brought his books With the teachers he created a bitter relationship The school responded quite effectively Punishments soon became frequent Parents were called often Indiscipline was not tolerated so easily When he roused to secondary He realized it wasn't like he had though before His hatred was no more He now began to see everything differently He saw the teacher's love and care All the hardships they had suffered He repented those he cursed So much hardships they had to bare He changed his attitude He paid attention in class He began to get positive remarks The teachers loved his new look Not a single favor he denied Without questions he obeyed every order To win their love he kept on going farther For their trust he strived Finally he got what he wanted His fame spread among them Every teacher began to know his name The boy on whom they could depend Today he is about to leave Don Bosco All those memories will just remain as a phase Never to forget till his last days Those years seems just like a minute ago The boy is now a man He laughs when he remembers those memories The fun they had will never cease He knows most won't understand "No matter how hard you try to learn, You'll never know the perks of being a Bosconian" - Swarnabh 6:22 pm, 12/10/13
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We sit on the edge of conversation Hands clasped, feet shuffling anxiously Eyes darting across the room like the stars in the night sky You lean back with a sigh and I catch you. Hands together, knees bent fingers touching skin Tracing outlines of mountains on the map you offer me You look up from my gaze and a calmness falls across your face The corner of our eyes don't wonder but meet Times entangled in the feast before us I raise a leg and your knee greets my feet. Waters greet these feet, Waters that rage on and under us Washing over our bodies like the light that’s wrapped itself beside us Bodies become one in the heat of the den that we've made In the depts we've paid The depths we've obeyed The trust we've displayed Down by the rivers where the whomping willow weeps, where the waters run ramped, and the wild things wonder wonder about life, wonder about death run through your mind son, be absent, be bold just don’t forget that the water man reaps reaps in what is sown, sold and told whispered. whispered like silence on the edge of the wind the wind that howls through the corner of beauty there where it stays and sits for a while, as the man, he stands, waiting watching on duty. I look back to you, your face changed by the cut of a smile. A smile. That smile, that warms my soul like summer breeze, Wraps me up and takes me in from the cold You don't even realise, you do it with such ease You do it now when we're young and you'll do it when we're old. We sit, once again, as we used to, but more alone Hands together, fingers crossed, in utter isolation It’s such a wild thing, wild life that we’ve known And none of it is ripe for an explanation. Feet dancing on the edge of contemplation This information that we use for the source of our meditation Imagination sparks conversation but also speculation So, what are we to do when there’s no confirmation? A shout shuddering in the darkness of creation Thinking of the combination, representation and motivation for these words when all I ever wanted was a simple conversation.
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Jan 1, 2022
Jan 1, 2022 at 12:13 PM UTC
EDGE OF CONVERSATION
We sit on the edge of conversation Hands clasped, feet shuffling anxiously Eyes darting across the room like the stars in the night sky You lean back with a sigh and I catch you. Hands together, knees bent fingers touching skin Tracing outlines of mountains on the map you offer me You look up from my gaze and a calmness falls across your face The corner of our eyes don't wonder but meet Times entangled in the feast before us I raise a leg and your knee greets my feet. Waters greet these feet, Waters that rage on and under us Washing over our bodies like the light that’s wrapped itself beside us Bodies become one in the heat of the den that we've made In the depts we've paid The depths we've obeyed The trust we've displayed Down by the rivers where the whomping willow weeps, where the waters run ramped, and the wild things wonder wonder about life, wonder about death run through your mind son, be absent, be bold just don’t forget that the water man reaps reaps in what is sown, sold and told whispered. whispered like silence on the edge of the wind the wind that howls through the corner of beauty there where it stays and sits for a while, as the man, he stands, waiting watching on duty. I look back to you, your face changed by the cut of a smile. A smile. That smile, that warms my soul like summer breeze, Wraps me up and takes me in from the cold You don't even realise, you do it with such ease You do it now when we're young and you'll do it when we're old. We sit, once again, as we used to, but more alone Hands together, fingers crossed, in utter isolation It’s such a wild thing, wild life that we’ve known And none of it is ripe for an explanation. Feet dancing on the edge of contemplation This information that we use for the source of our meditation Imagination sparks conversation but also speculation So, what are we to do when there’s no confirmation? A shout shuddering in the darkness of creation Thinking of the combination, representation and motivation for these words when all I ever wanted was a simple conversation.
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I will never regret holding your hand How can I regret something I once wanted so bad And if you think the broken memories and promises are collateral damage then you are wrong I never asked you for love poems or songs All I wanted was to hold your hand and when I did it felt like thousands of tiny sun splashes were dancing in my eyes my lips and oh my god my thighs I will never regret because regret in this case is weak It would defy and soil the what seemed like a bright future Yes I do not regret but that does not mean the fights were something I looked forward to The Godzilla like monster I turned into every time you would crawl under my skin because you knew oh you knew You knew that I liked tea with milk and if you step on my foot I will have to step on yours You knew too much and yet nothing at all because that’s what it was supposed to be We would go on yelling sprees over specks of dust But in everything we did there was a lingering presence of lust and with that always an element of mistrust It would gnaw on my nerves and rip out cords of my patience The necessity to repeat, repeat, repeat the conversations made them looooong and tedious And somehow we didn’t notice how it became so serious And when we became ignorant we started to fade Slowly but surly we obeyed the laws of disappearing One missed call, two unread text messages, three kisses from a stranger And just like that you disappear.
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Jan 16, 2014
Jan 16, 2014 at 7:46 PM UTC
Disappear
As a child I was told to take shelter in a storm. "Wait for danger to pass, where it's safe and it's warm." Was the plea sent down wet steps and the outmatched door To chase my staccato strides. I'd lose it, if I could help it, In puddle waves and wind-whipped tides Over rocky shores and steep divides Then stroll down the lane with thunderstorms n' hurricanes. While the sky cracked with tension and the red oaks strained, I never felt small nor ever afraid, Of the forceful rumbles their limbs obeyed, I felt alive n' emboldened by every squall Raised higher and higher by the climatic cure-all Until I could meet it face to face n' eye to eye And hold its gaze, as though it were mine, Until the blackened-beaten town and the next day's fight Seemed bold but inviting, a blinding light.
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Oct 5, 2021
Oct 5, 2021 at 11:03 AM UTC
Reading Weather
In a room full of emptiness I was sitting on my bed with my back resting against the wall. All my routine work was completed before time as usual and there I was sitting doing nothing, staring straight ahead on the wall which was colored blue. I had asked them to do so because I loved this color since it always exuded the stress in me, drained off the disturbing thoughts and opened gates for blissful ones. But they never came. What came to conquer me was lostness. This lostness maybe is productive if one is lost in a good thought, or, in a world of the past or the future, or, in his own created world, creative or perhaps destructive or perhaps peaceful. But I was always lost in a blank world. A world, where nothing existed. A world where no one walked on the streets. A world where no music was played and due to that I couldn't imagine myself dance because of which I couldn't make new dance steps. A world where I couldn't see faces smiling, where colors existed in their pure mixed form, that is White. But if I give a second thought, I am thinking all this, about what it feels to be blank.! So it shows I just used to think ******* when this beautiful world of blankness came to me where I can create whatever I want and whatever I like, where miracles can happen. Or maybe a world will take birth to be cradled in my thoughts showing me my desires, aims or maybe those facts that are necessary for me. All I needed was Concentration. But I didn't know how to do so. My brain was now an expert, a trained and professional one in being frivolous. And then I felt a pen fidgeting with my hand. Then my hand, with the help of the reflex sent by the brain who, this time, obeyed the conscience inside it, started translating the thoughts into words. Words, they always betrayed me before when I took their shelter. But that was my fault. I only took shelter widout any hint of giving them respect. But now as the two best friends, my hand and pen, were trending together to make history, these words had the tone of pride while residing themselves on paper, and their look was inspiring when read successively. A guilt always resides in me for the precious time I wasted being lost, but the content of overcoming that lag progressively always consoles the insides. Concentration is all you need for anything you want to do or have in your life. Beginner I am, but, I dont want to see the end. I would just like to enhance it as much as possible. MH
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Dec 24, 2013
Dec 24, 2013 at 10:54 AM UTC
Concentration
In a room full of emptiness I was sitting on my bed with my back resting against the wall. All my routine work was completed before time as usual and there I was sitting doing nothing, staring straight ahead on the wall which was colored blue. I had asked them to do so because I loved this color since it always exuded the stress in me, drained off the disturbing thoughts and opened gates for blissful ones. But they never came. What came to conquer me was lostness. This lostness maybe is productive if one is lost in a good thought, or, in a world of the past or the future, or, in his own created world, creative or perhaps destructive or perhaps peaceful. But I was always lost in a blank world. A world, where nothing existed. A world where no one walked on the streets. A world where no music was played and due to that I couldn't imagine myself dance because of which I couldn't make new dance steps. A world where I couldn't see faces smiling, where colors existed in their pure mixed form, that is White. But if I give a second thought, I am thinking all this, about what it feels to be blank.! So it shows I just used to think ******* when this beautiful world of blankness came to me where I can create whatever I want and whatever I like, where miracles can happen. Or maybe a world will take birth to be cradled in my thoughts showing me my desires, aims or maybe those facts that are necessary for me. All I needed was Concentration. But I didn't know how to do so. My brain was now an expert, a trained and professional one in being frivolous. And then I felt a pen fidgeting with my hand. Then my hand, with the help of the reflex sent by the brain who, this time, obeyed the conscience inside it, started translating the thoughts into words. Words, they always betrayed me before when I took their shelter. But that was my fault. I only took shelter widout any hint of giving them respect. But now as the two best friends, my hand and pen, were trending together to make history, these words had the tone of pride while residing themselves on paper, and their look was inspiring when read successively. A guilt always resides in me for the precious time I wasted being lost, but the content of overcoming that lag progressively always consoles the insides. Concentration is all you need for anything you want to do or have in your life. Beginner I am, but, I dont want to see the end. I would just like to enhance it as much as possible. MH
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