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1. Amore

An early poem and a wakeup for us all to see the beauty in life, overcome worry and live infused with love.

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2. Thank You

Inspired to write again after 3 years, this one simply shows gratitude to the Lord for things we behold.

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3. Sara

Thought of in November, I wrote this to 4 women I loved greatly as if as one.

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4. Wishes

Birthday wishes for a good friend of mine. I usually send this out on birthdays along with a fresh poem.

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5. Sandra

Another early romantic poem (they get better with time).

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6. Mother

A tribute to mothers, especially mine - "lights that guide us through the dark".

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7. Son

On myself, this tells a personal tale of my youth.

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8. Sasha

Dedicated to 5 of my school teachers, the poem ends with me yearning to join them behind the blackboard someday.

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9. Ebbs and Flows

A plea to one and all to have enthusiasm in life to "flow through our niggles" and be "full of joy" despite the ups and downs.

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10. Infants

About babies and how they can soothe our hearts. For my mother Uma.

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11. Hope

A message that Hope shalt spring, eternal in the human breast - and that we "live eternal in God's light of love".

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12. Brother

For my dearest friend whom I see like a brother.

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13. Cousins

A plea to cousins to treat each other well and accumulate good memories of "mischievous deeds and healthy fun".

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14. Mentors

For mentors who "push the boundaries of our abilities", a "chain of nurturers showing us the way".

15/250

15. Nature

Beginning with romantic thoughts like "standing under a waterfall beside one you love", this poem ends with a call to have "deep wells of love, for the plants and animals that share this planet".

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16. Muse Male

Love, from a woman's eyes, for her man "whose graceful nature and toil, kept us in abundance and comfort".

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17. Doing

About seeing life as a constant effort to Serve God through benevolence to his creatures.

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18. Friends

For a dear friend who I "thank for being steadfast in love for those are the very things - that makes us feel not like paupers but as kings".

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19. Love

An earnest plea to love one another "for it is only when we express love that we become closer to our true self".

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20. Teeming With Life

How the world can be if Builders (Change Agents) were all given a chance to "reshape that stream of activity around us until the possibility of greatness is achieved".

21/250

21. The Path to God

Describes God and the divinity within. A path to "guide the traveller to his journey's end".

22/250

22. Dauntless

For Bethany Nikka Ferret, character in Curious Lives, a bold, young and dashing adventurer - captain of the sea rescue boat - Resolute.

23/250

23. Perfection

Another poem in the Spirit series, Perfection tells us how life can be when we are inspired - "deep seated in our mind it liberates".

24/250

24. Acres Wild

Named for the Jethro Tull song, this poem tells of forests that "give a weary traveller rest", - those of us who "see acres wild, filled with the wonder of a child".

25/250

25. A Friendly Nod

America - On looking back to my time in Bellevue in Nov 2013 and how I was touched by so many people - receiving both positivity and encouragement.

26/250

26. Wistfulness

Introducing Tracey (future imagined lover) - a character from Wilbur Smith's Diamond Hunters.

27/250

27. Touched

One more of those devotional poems that talks of life, with "experiences so engraved in our minds - emotions that linger in all shapes and kinds".

28/250

28. Cycle

Begins with a mention of the Indian God of Death - Yama, this one talks of the cycles of life and death - each one ending with a rebirth

29/250

29. Inspire

For my mother - "with her at my side, the battle of life to fight, saves me from danger, my anchor in any plight"

30/250

30. Eros

For Tracey again, this one ends with - "soaring on cupids wings, the couple would reflect - years later, on that love - so pristine and perfect".

31/250

31. Mademoiselle

A romantic poem in French about how "my days are incomplete without you - the nights without colour and alone".

32/250

32. Tether

Another fun romantic poem. This one sung by a friend while the ink was still drying.

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33. Sivam

Devotional - For Mahakala and Mahakali (the Primal Aspects) - Lord and Queen of TIME. "reveal themselves they do to a few - seers and saints in every hue - to instill in us a sense of direction - to stay the course".

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34. Once

Now the memories are a tad painful... Here's to the love that never was! "spent in spirit but not wistful - for the next time I shall savour with care - every moment that two lovers can share" Did I even savour the next one?

35/250

35. Light

I think of those days I was rapt - "so deep the bond we lovingly forged - feel you beside me our lips engorged".

36/250

36. Glimmer

For a girl I met that evening, sitting quiet and not talking much - "It gets lonely sometimes as one waits - For love to come and flood the gates"

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37. Friends2

For a dear old friend, in memory of good times and a imperative to "raise our glasses we did in toast - to a life from which we would wrest the most".

38/250

38. Notables

For Tolkien et alii - a tribute to books, movies and songs - hence the category Medley. "to rediscover the Flame Imperishable - set in the heart of every man able".

39/250

39. Striving

As the poem ends, it makes you ponder "in striving we find we've grown, our hearts widening, - our minds reaching to the far galaxies glimmering".

40/250

40. Dwell

Ah, to be young and in love again... "methinks a partner is the best thing to keep - in sickness and in health, a spirit so deep - entrenched in your soul"

41/250

41. Maa

On the death of my grandmother Vasantha whom we used to call Maa.

42/250

42. Music

For my grandmother again - that carnatic vocalist of yester year. "music was in you its what gave your life soul - soul that rang true as a melody in a bowl".

43/250

43. Toi

For my teachers Sri Aurobindo and Mirra Alfassa, written at their ashram in Pondicherry. "We seem on the brink - of total annihilation our pilot extinguished with no time to pause and think - to follow our highest right as dictated by that voice from within".

44/250

44. Fate

Lost in time... "a love that engulfed us - through storm and rain that love animated me and was - a bulwark against the harsh world, cozy and secure".

45/250

45. Stormy

Dedicated to Richard Bach, ispired by his character Stormy, who with her partner Strobe work to teach children by "Open[ing] their hearts to the glee of boundless flight - Supporting them so dearly with all of our might"

46/250

46. For AFT

9 things I learned by loving 9 different women :). Written with a hope to leave the past in the past and look to the future...

47/250

47. To Hold

Wedding Vows (as to be expected - there wasnt even a girl on the horizon when I wrote this :p)

48/250

48. Nos Animaux

A poem in French about the animals and animal characters in my (younger) life.

49/250

49. Go Back

I was thinking about my father and how often we'd like to "Go Back" in time, especially when as we grow, we find relationships with loved ones strained.

50/250

50. Prayer Rebirth

At every death, there is cause to pause and reflect on these, it helps put living in perspective and to celebrate the time we have (left).

51/250

51. Boy

For Bharath's son Tejas as I saw him when he turned a year old. "Strewn with moments sublime - An act of love, scented with caring - For all whom you meet and enliven".

52/250

52. Field of Truth

For people to explore and embrace their religious identity and "Do not sink to the level of the stereotype - Rather rise higher than the clouds above - Reach heaven, and touch God's face".

53/250

53. Dear Lady

A medley - Dear Lady [Can you hear the wind blow] [Led Zeppelin]. A tribute to the [many] love songs quoted from below.

54/250

54. Killing Time

Another medley (a few love songs). "Hold me in your arms for just another day - I promise this one will go slow - Ah memory, guess you'll have to do"

55/250

55. What Time Remains

A somber reflection on death. "Precious is each minute and content he - Who fills each one with sixty seconds - Worth of distance run".

56/250

56. Friends Oughtnt Fight

When I fought with a dear friend and asked "[Is there] No setting aside our cloak of bitterness?- Can you find it in your heart to forgive? - This madness that is my despair confounded".

57/250

57. First Touch

Based on a weird dream I had... For that passing ship that brought me Sleep Eros.

58/250

58. Lord Scamp

For animals and their power to intervene for us. "A grace from above that warms deep within - And touches to our marrow - a life truly blessed - To live on this Earth and on verdant greens run".

59/250

59. Teach Us You Did

For my Teacher - "Love me you did for all of mine upto now - My turn to spread the love I learnt from Thou".

60/250

60. Teakliness

For a girl I used to be fond of. "Like two ships passing solemn in the night - What happened to our love that gently faded from sight".

61/250

61. The Bhaktas

For a friend's mother, on her birthday. A lady with unshakeable faith (Bhakta).

62/250

62. In My Life

For the Beatles Song "In My Life" and a short reflection on an early love of mine. "in love for the first time - A woman to ride beside in any sort of clime - Who looked at me to the depths of my very soul".

63/250

63. No More Cloudy Days

For a friend from days past. Romanticized version "My inmost mind only you can read - As I find a joy that you can relight".

64/250

64. Angels

On the strain in relationships. "Why do we lose so consistently - When there's angels among us - Seems everything weve ever known is here - I never wanted it to die". That last bit from GnR

65/250

65. Turn That Page

On Peace! - for Gene Rodenberry, creator of Star Trek - an imaginary future where we have conquered the lower tendencies and lead the Life Divine, beig kid and consisderate to one another.

66/250

66. Well

A well of love - "What of thou and I? where on Earth shall we begin? - To continue some connect, discover love amidst the din".

67/250

67. All My Loving

Begins by addressing Tracey, a future love, but becomes an address for this friend I fell out with.

68/250

68. Babble

Rather Disjointed... Like the title says, its babble. If you ask, I can explain all the references. "A void thats no void at all but throbs in wonder - Creation, all of it - such cosmological splendour".

69/250

69. When To Dream

This ones awkward. I gotta stop writing romance for people I know!

70/250

70. Fudge

Too much romance for one night. But the flow is coming better. Wait till you reach 2020 :)

71/250

71. Cosmic Shiva

For the Indian Trinity - shivA, vishnU, Maheshwara (AUM). "To love our neighbours and set all lower tendencies aside - Burn our ignorance with the awakening of the Guru inside".

72/250

72. Miscreants

On Rape (not the excessively brutal kind). After we are done judging each other, gouging the others eye out and breaking their spirit, there I stand, waiting with loving arms to embrace all of humanity. As Rumi said... Beyond the rightness and wrongness of things...

73/250

73. Us not Them

Me telling the tale of a couple - "Rebirth they found together, a baptism in holy rivers - Fair they made this world showing God's work amidst the diverse".

74/250

74. Promise

Am slowly getting used to writing with words from other people. "Passion drives us - it's what makes the journey worth the while... Belief in oneself, trusting the outcome - even when we stumble".

75/250

75. Resilience

Paraphrasing Bryan Adams' Star in this line "Dont give up, dont look back, theres a silver lining, its out there somewhere - We need a shining star to depend on, so shine forth and find the star in there".

76/250

76. 2018

2018 and it's 5 preceding years - for Sahlan, Imran, Biraja & Simon

77/250

77. Sculpting

Jointly on Brotherly Love

78/250

78. Joy

Too bad it was all imaginary. "And in that winter, beside a warm ember - That hearth of ours where we make love - Meld our bodies till all our worries dissolve".

79/250

79. Starburst

"Heart to heart, body to body. A torch - To bear testament to the love we share - In all the seasons with us without a care".

80/250

80. Taken

Romance, too much time on my hands late at night. "still they wanted to be - Finding a bliss like grace from our maker above".

81/250

81. NARMI

Imran (written backwards). "Queer his friends regarded him - a nutcase but good hearted - Who dreamt to change the world lest his dreams be thwarted".

82/250

82. Sadness

Fiction, for a couple in love. "A surety that his love would stay on target, unerring as a dart - As close as two friends could get, there from the very start".

83/250

83. Love Our Nature

For Simon of GoodCountry.org, a poem on unity. "I saw the world as one one night - No more wars, no waking in fright - Long and hard we had dreamed - Wake up and unite, we screamed".

84/250

84. Woman

Woman of yester dreams. "And how that love runs true in every fibre of our being - A being that echoes the fragrance of the cosmic scene".

85/250

85. Beaten

A different perspective on domestic abuse. "I saw the boy behind the monster crying out desperate - To be held in someone's regard, again by life to be tested".

86/250

86. Light2

About the indian festival of light - Diwali from the epic the Ramayana. In the end, I mention Tolkien and his own epic, oft read and deeply moving.

87/250

87. Wonder

Wonder, for a very special woman. "hear an old clock chime - As it turns midnight with the promise of turning dreams true - Dreams you held on to for a long time, that reach out and touch you".

88/250

88. Tarun

For a friend. "Watch as yon fledgeling finds some heaven in the sky - Straps to pull us up when life boots us in the backside".

89/250

89. Time travelling

Jointly, Outside Auroville. "Come back and let's build that tomorrow - A vision so fierce as to fill our marrow - Remember our true path as once we were led - Blood sweat and tears, so easily shed".

90/250

90. Wake Up

Jointly, Sons of God - wake up and life the Life Divine. "Why does none fight for the very principle of right - Sons of God wake up, live the good life and in might".

91/250

91. Plug Away

Filled with positivity and an impelling towards action. "The man of purpose never falls from the virility of youth - Builds a life that exemplifies virtue, nixes the uncouth".

92/250

92. Nymphs and Angels

So much romance, so little remains... "Caricatures of nymphs and angels you bring to my mind - Making my inmost fantasy of you in every shape and kind".

93/250

93. Still Loving You

About Agape (The Love for all that Consumes). "Things desired for all creatures great and small - That reflect the spirit of the God who made them all"

94/250

94. Wie Lieben Dich

On finding a higher purpose than war. "We've always killed the very best of humanity... Where men gather together to teach Love's gospel - Come let's unite now, cast together our own spell"

95/250

95. Captured Heart

Think again Imran! "Methinks we're destined to be utterly entwined - A love that engulfs us both, holding us enshrined".

96/250

96. Woven

About Agape again. Love for all of creation. "Father, lover, friend, teacher daily your face changes - As we find new expressions to simply love in all hues".

97/250

97. Fight

Live Valiant! "Guess I should, if I could go out and fight - For the victory of Good - fight with all might".

98/250

98. Louise

Written together by 8 healers who follow Louise Hay. "I experience the beauty of the universe with love and joy - I set out to win it all with a loud yell of ahoy".

99/250

99. Tonight

Inspired by the Kenny Roger's song We've got tonight. "Lend your love to me tonight for love we want to share - Make every minute count as into your eyes I stare".

100/250

100. Joyland

With members of Lodge Mt Charity - a very special poem written with some very elevated friends.

101/250

101. Soul

About the soul in us all - title inspired by the Clarkson book "I know you got soul". = "Our creator asks us only to be mindful of his majesty - Which is without and exceeds the universe so let him be - Chained to us"

102/250

102. Beacon

Short Romantic Poem. "... That makes my heart flutter ever so soft as at dawn - When a million buttercups open and birds begin their song".

103/250

103. Grief

A cause to reflect on another's pain. "But in my heart I think I'll always know strife - As it ruins loved ones, cuts like a knife".

104/250

104. Superman

Wondering if I can ever be as cool as my father. "As time and again I realise he is the best of us - What can I say except papa I'll do my best in life".

105/250

105. Sweetest Heart

Another Romantic Poem that caught me by surprise. "A fount of blessings from which to divine - My way forward, oh you like summer wine"

106/250

106. Mon Dieu

About that cosmic divine. "As Kala and Bhairava does He make ours - A place of surpassing beauty, enter our nests - And reveal Himself at the Kernel of Bliss" (Anandamayakosha).

107/250

107. Heal Your Heart

Poem to a loved one. "feel sweet and smooth - And complete as we set out to hew a way - Be sure to learn fast as music we do play".

108/250

108. Dear Lover

Introducing a [then] current interest to a dear old friend. "Whose smile could lift my mood, make me go around - Any obstacle that life threw at me, peace pervaded me".

109/250

109. Maia

Full of feelings, this one after accepting that we could just be friends. Maia (divine race) of Tolkien. "When do we get back to when our lives had art - As on afternoons we spoke happily with nary a care"

110/250

110. Choose Life

For a friend who was feeling low and despondent

111/250

111. Enough

First (planned) poem of the Imagine Series

112/250

112. Fight2

Another poem on Societal Liberation (Imagine)

113/250

113. Truth Beauty

For my friend and founder of the Build India Group

114/250

114. Energy Healing

Written with 2 teachers and 2 students at a healing workshop

115/250

115. Flamingoes

About 4 women in my (recent) life.

116/250

116. Thirsty

The romance continues

117/250

117. You

The romance continues

118/250

118. Rhythm

Title and opening line inspired by Air Supply

119/250

119. Sunlight

With every waking moment, I ache for you.

120/250

120. Listen

Romantic poem for a girl I was never interested in :)

121/250

121. Healed

Looking back to the past and letting go

122/250

122. Madly

Opening lines from the Savage Garden song

123/250

123. Distance

For that platonic friend of mine who suffered distance too

124/250

124. Sorrow

For my teacher's son, shortly before losing my own father

125/250

125. Friendship

A friend I've written on friendship about before

126/250

126. Planetary Healing

Another poem in the Imagine series

127/250

127. Humanity

On building a peaceful world as we find our “humanity”

128/250

128. Mark and Mandy

About 2 children, named after Enid Blyton's characters

129/250

129. Healers Creed

To find healing in this world

130/250

130. Charmaine

For a friend's mother - griefstruck her family was when she passed away in 2011

131/250

131. Kiss And Make Up

Small bit of prose written on my father's last birthday

132/250

132. Raji

For a friend's mother (2 days before her birthday)

133/250

133. Mystic River

THRK - For a friend who was abused at a tender age

134/250

134. Fresh Air

Another poem from the Imagine series

135/250

135. Advaith

For my cousin, on his birthday

136/250

136. Neelu

For my friend's son, on his 3rd birthday

137/250

137. Niha

For a friend's daughter that I used to know well 2 years ago

138/250

138. Vichu

Hope time heals

139/250

139. Thanksgiving

Thanking my father for being my beacon of hope and source of refuge

140/250

140. Inspire2

Ah, to be in love again!

141/250

141. Memory

For a past love - Yesterday I remembered you [memory]

142/250

142. Smile

It's time to get the mix right, then explode like dynamite!

143/250

143. Blood Warriors

for Charmaine, Tahereh, Patricia and Hema

144/250

144. Hugs

wishing a friend a new chapter,to make her life splendid and super

145/250

145. Oh Father

After losing my father

146/250

146. Weaverbirds

For a couple I know. Begins with some random stuff

147/250

147. Super You

DL - There it is, right on my sleeve!

148/250

148. Friend in Thee

For a newmade friend and mentor

149/250

149. A house blessing

For that couple again

150/250

150. Loss

For my friend who lost his father

151/250

151. Cretins

About people we shouldn't wanna emulate

152/250

152. Adamantine

Romance again

153/250

153. Stormbringer

When requested by a friend to make a poem on death

154/250

154. Lifes Mission

When requested by a friend to make a poem on death

155/250

155. Waves

Choosing between lover and my paper children

156/250

156. Anger

On anger

157/250

157. Return

Not returned, return (to me)

158/250

158. Longing

For a past love

159/250

159. Wet

This ones kinda graphic and has an R rating

160/250

160. Krishna

Krishna - for a trainer I met - condensing his 10-point philosophy

161/250

161. IMU

Opportunities may not always come again

162/250

162. Ark

Let's work to build a lifeof plenty.

163/250

163. Pains

Learn fast before it is too late

164/250

164. Lord

Grace my heart with the power of your feet

165/250

165. Father

Heaven knows I try to make you proud of me.

166/250

166. Promise2

I wonder if we will see the splendour of friendship forged strong enough to ride the storms of any weather.

167/250

167. Cest la vie

In French

168/250

168. Yesterday

I hate to have to bid adieu

169/250

169. Castles

OUR HEARTS MELTED TH GRANDEUR OF LOVE FILLED US WITH AWE.

170/250

170. Roll

wILL WE FIND A LOVE STRONG AND TALL.

171/250

171. Mend

wonder when beside me you will once again run.

172/250

172. Life

Short it is

173/250

173. Heal

A long note on not caring about the world or feeling down but to let go the thoughts and HEAL.

174/250

174. Kiss Kiss

Dance for me baby.

175/250

175. No More Sadness

What wonder its been to have your love shine on me.

176/250

176. Almost Paradise

A note to heal for a friend

177/250

177. Song of Life

Grace my heart with the power of your feet

178/250

178. Mountains

On International Mountain Day. A quick reference to Tolkien too.

179/250

179. Niyat

What we get with the right Niyat or Intention

180/250

180. Stillness

Remember that in silence lies the potential of the morrow

181/250

181. Boyo

So much romance, so little remains... "Caricatures of nymphs and angels you bring to my mind - Making my inmost fantasy of you in every shape and kind".

182/250

182. Dregs

Its time to let go of the pastand come back to life

183/250

183. Edible

Lift me,take this battered heart of mine and make it sing

184/250

184. Lonely

When beside me you will once again run.

185/250

185. Non Duality

For Pranav - "Advaita I wish will reveal its secrets to he who holds the primal sound... And see the other side as Ananda leaves us spell bound"

186/250

186. Forever

A girl to be with forever,who'll weave magic till eternity.

187/250

187. America

Let's flush out the negative toxins and exercise our collective will

188/250

188. Hills

I constantly think of you,my pulse begins to race.

189/250

189. Dawn

On this pristine world your blessings send,O lord

190/250

190. Pliable

All i have to beis pliable at a well-wishers touch.

191/250

191. Sway

You were my dawn,come back and see if you can resurect what little is left of me.

192/250

192. Perfection2

Of standing tall no matter th worry or ordeal.

193/250

193. New Dreams

Looking forward to making new dreams last.

194/250

194. Heaven

Family unit is the building block of the future - For Suzie

195/250

195. Tracey

Thank you for a lifetime,come and lets have fun.

196/250

196. Mothers Love

Me the apple of her eye,she certainly my tether.

197/250

197. Victory

Time to up the ante and do justice to life.

198/250

198. Ace

Has a year passed since from our midst you bid adieu.

199/250

199. Warriors

Wake up and live ecstatic, Life can be fantastic.

200/250

200. Bliss

This poem is about a friend's brother, a boy who had a heart of gold.

201/250

201. Bless Me

Bless me father for i purport to build a field of dreams,i wish to srve with arms wide,so grant me your grace.

202/250

202. Hurt

Fill our hearts with peace and warmth - lord lead the way - help quell the turmoil, release us from the bitter fray.

203/250

203. Gizmo

I cry now when I think of those fifteen years, how you showed how deeply you cared.

204/250

204. The power is yours

With Abigail S

205/250

205. Let go

I feel tender loving care for every last of earth creatureslet us all join togetherand be the world's teachers.

206/250

206. Someone to watch over me

"I'm glad you won me over as you stood the test of years... I now let go of my fears and grow up, enriched by my tears"

207/250

207. Connected

So verdant they are that my heart is set a tingling... I feel a love emanating for all of God's creation... The night sky and silvery moon sets me singing... With the smell of Earth and Nature, I feel an elation...

208/250

208. Chained

Romance again

209/250

209. My Will

About corrupt politicians

210/250

210. Holy Night

In Ramzan

211/250

211. Maya

for Maya and Shabana

212/250

212. Jukebox

Some people sleep alonenot taking a lover to bed - when will I stop this jukebox,find someone to wd.

213/250

213. Friends3

I thank her for her words of wisdom from which I keep remembering that life is best lived with utmost feeling.

214/250

214. Lament

Another loss i cannot bear,my eyes go moist and teary,but he 's lived a full life-brought comfort to the weary.

215/250

215. Namazi Senior

It wasn't till the last four yearsthat i spoke of being broken upon the rocks of life,was when i sensed your strength.

216/250

216. Dawn2

The poet and his loved one together discover their inner selvesand set an example to others what to treasure in humanity.

217/250

217. Get Going

The best way to lead is by example, so remember to intervene with kindness and patience tiill the lessons are clear in the wrongdoer's mind.

218/250

218. One

One day I hope to understandwhat it is to be a father and also to take the loss of your near and dear ones and not be devastated.

219/250

219. Work with us

Show them how to constantly drive

220/250

220. My Papa Never Said

There's things I never learnt to say or see but papa, I am grateful for all that I got from Thee.

221/250

221. Sweet

with Longing

222/250

222. Haafiz Prays

Saakhib - Rules abound that bring out the best social order,guided by an inner peace,there's rarely disorder.

223/250

223. Perfect Again

some friends make life something to look forward to,don't evergo again.

224/250

224. Goodness

You do help people walk boldlywhen they falter,your goodness shines bright 'helping them alter.

225/250

225. Changing Times

Jointly with Meggha

226/250

226. Spent

I am more mindfulof my thoughtsnow,I pray all the time that things will become better.

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227. Help Me

You fill the role of an honest ,insightful well-wisher,you 've helped me rethink my ideas so thy can last.

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228. Closer

Will WE FIND A LOVE STRONG AND TALL.

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229. Bleed

for Countries torn apart

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230. Boy Interrupted

I sem to falterlord,do show me grace and the strength to go on,fight a little every day.

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231. Jump

Incidents like these give us pause to rflect on thingsand remember how precious life is to one and all.

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232. Cat

I saw a cat on th e terrace ,i wanted to shoutwith delightfor i love animalswith all my heart.

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233. Canada

Canada, help us take a giant leap forward, and dream, until in delight we scream.

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234. Going the distance

let your dreams hold sway,be prepared to go the distancefor then will life have deep resonance.

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235. Time

Touch and tasteeach feeling and I promise you'll find that life is worth living.

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236. My Love

Going down memory lane I recall my happy moments with my loved one,and knowing now that she will not come back,move on and not despair.

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237. Pep

On friendship, making the most of life and the disappointment of unfulfilled dreams

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238. Dance

the Dancer within

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239. Rainbow

Written as a friend and I set out to build a company and "let's boldly set out to see just what it is we can do, to leave this world better, like a whiff of mountain dew"

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240. Redford

A medley written for Robert Redford telling his story from the point of view of his movie titles and characters

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241. Candles in the wind

Ramesh Jagtiani - A moving poem written when a friend's father passed away - a caring gentleman who was a source of delight to his friends and community

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242. Soul2

Written on All Soul's Day after a visit to my father's grave. For grieving families everywhere.

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243. The Conjurer

For a friend, now turned healer - "I say join her even if your body and will are broken, with healing hands necessary to make you whole - she'll strive non stop"

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244. Strength

Written for a friend whose mother is suffering with cancer.

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245. Wish On

Various wishes as I think of the big blue world and beg it to "wish on"

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246. Warm

One of the last romantic poems I would write for a girl that filled my weaking moments for a long while, thought we were never together as the poem suggests

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247. Niggle

Inspired by a Tolkien story about a painter Niggle and how his art transformed the afterlife

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248. Footsteps

A touching poem about my mother and how I ask her to "Grant a poet his place in dreaming of tomorrow"

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249. Dear Brothers

For four very dear friends who wished the best for me and how its time for me to stop playing the victim and instead come into my own

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250. Regaining Faith2

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