Rhyme Time

Switch off the light

Sleep tight

The whole night

Dream of delight

Hope for height

Recall your might

Do what is right

Keep success in sight

Give fair fight 

Improve your plight

A Red Rose

I am a red rose

About to bloom

I have the power

To dispel gloom

Walk into a garden

Come up to my nook

And take the trouble

To cast me a look

Some pleasurable moments

I can then guarantee

Life as such

Has no warranty…

Live, let live; Go, let go (motivational poem)

Live, let live

Go, let go

Give, forgive

See, foresee

Try, retry

Think, rethink

Act, interact

Change, interchange

Special Days

Blue Sky

Fluffy clouds

Fresh leaves

Strong trunks

A visual

So lovely

Made me

Look up

And smile

And imagine

Idle afternoons

Underneath

Just staring

Dozing dreaming

Reading thinking

Bird watching

Insect observing

Animal interacting

Special days…

 

Watch Your Relationships

Watch your relationships.

What is it one can reconcile?

Differing opinions

Varying personalities

Contrasting behaviour

But.

One cannot reconcile

Differing principles

Varying values

Contrasting character

Watch your relationships

Decide where you want to be.

More important,

Decide where you don’t want to be!

Airing Grapes

 

Here are some grapes

I put out to air

The urge to eat ’em

Is hard to bear

Don’t they resemble

Molecular structures,

Strewn about like this

In tight clusters?

Filled with goodness

And fresh and luscious

Fruits are food

Magical and precious!

 

 

A Flower Smiles

A flower smiles

In a little garden

And beams on the world

It has no cordon

Its bright colours

Capture attention

Bees and people

Flock to it in unison

The flower has beauty

Fresh and simple

Enough to give

Food and joy, ample!

Oh, When the Elections Come…

Note: a state election in India just concluded and when people have to choose the least of available evils, it’s a grave situation. Looks like it’s the same the world over…

Nature Has Answers

Nature has answers.

The cuck-koo of the koel
The chirp-chirp of the sparrow
Sounds that assuage
Many a little sorrow

The blue of the skies
The cobalt of the sea
Sights that lift
Many a broken spirit

The aroma of flowers
The fragrance of wet soil
Smells that soothe
Many a troubled mind

The sweet of fruits
The crunch of nuts
Tastes that nourish
Many a famished (or fatigued)tummy

The cool of a soft breeze
The feel of a warm sun
Touches that enliven
Many a dead hope