On the last day of the year 2025…

A poem by Donna Ashworth On the stroke of midnight tonight, you can resolve to be better, if you like…to … Continue reading On the last day of the year 2025…

English Poetry, Joseph Fasano, Poetry

A Poem by Joseph Fasano

From Writer’s FB Wall. Continue reading A Poem by Joseph Fasano

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Hell and heaven

Hell and heaven Walk hand in hand. Sometimes hell holds my hand, Sometimes heaven. Sometime they both Ask me to … Continue reading Hell and heaven

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Diaspora

Diaspora Kitchen sink sparklingTap tops and cook tops stain-freeVaccum cleanedEach and every corner.Garbage bags in the Trash cans.Cold wind blowingWindow … Continue reading Diaspora

English Poetry, Mosab Abu Toha, Poetry

Three Poems : Mosab Abu Toha

Returning to my blog after a long hiatus, even celebration of my blog completing a decade is in preparation and … Continue reading Three Poems : Mosab Abu Toha

English Poetry, Poetry, Theodore Roethke

In A Dark Time: Theodore Roethke

In a dark time, the eye begins to see,I meet my shadow in the deepening shade;I hear my echo in … Continue reading In A Dark Time: Theodore Roethke

English Poetry, Gujarati Kavita ગુજરાતી કવિતા, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ - Gujarati Poems, ગુજરાતી કવિતા, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Do You Know The Truth?: Nehal “સત્ય શું છે, એ જાણે છે?” : – નેહલ

They asked; do you know the truth?I asked; which one?The oneI heard and believed orI read and believed orI saw … Continue reading Do You Know The Truth?: Nehal “સત્ય શું છે, એ જાણે છે?” : – નેહલ

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Let me Open the Windows : Nehal

Even if it gets dustyLet me open the windowsEven if it brings noise inLet me open the windowsI have been … Continue reading Let me Open the Windows : Nehal

English Poetry, Poetry, Umberto Saba

Solitude : Umberto Saba

Solitude The changing seasons, sunlight and darkness,alter the world, which, in its sunny aspectcomforts us, and with its clouds brings … Continue reading Solitude : Umberto Saba

Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr., English Poetry, Forugh Farrokhzad, Poetry

The Bird was Just a Bird: Forough Farrokhzad

The bird said:”What a scent, what a sun,ahspring has comeand I will go search for my mate.”From the balcony’s railing … Continue reading The Bird was Just a Bird: Forough Farrokhzad

Anar, English Poetry, Poetry

Paa-Nan, the Nomad Musician : Anar

Paa-Nan, the Nomad MusicianFrom under a fully mature treethe frail bodied man was playing the musical instrument.Dust and dry leaves … Continue reading Paa-Nan, the Nomad Musician : Anar

Chinese Poems, Du Fu ( Tu Fu ), English Poetry, Poetry

Where to Live – Du Fu

Where to Live West of the flower washing stream,Not far downstream from the bridge,The master has chosen a quiet spotHere … Continue reading Where to Live – Du Fu

Carolyn Riker, English Poetry, Poetry

A Poem : Carolyn Riker

Source: writer’s FB page Continue reading A Poem : Carolyn Riker

Ada Limón, English Poetry, Poetry

What Is Handed Down : Ada Limón

Smoke and sweat seeped throughyour waiter’s vest, and nights off you’d playthe harmonica on the rooftop, a man madeout of … Continue reading What Is Handed Down : Ada Limón

English Poetry, Fernando Pessoa, Poetry

Sonnet : Fernando Pessoa

When I do think my meanest line shall beMore in Time’s use than my creating whole,That future eyes more clearly … Continue reading Sonnet : Fernando Pessoa

English Poetry, Poetry, R. Harold Kushner

A Heart Prayer: R. Harold Kushner

Hello, my readers, I Wish you a very happy, healthy and peaceful New Year! May our eyes seek beauty in … Continue reading A Heart Prayer: R. Harold Kushner

English Poetry, Poetry

On the last day of the year…

After a while you learn the subtle differenceBetween holding a handAnd chaining a soul.And you learn that love doesn’t mean … Continue reading On the last day of the year…

English Poetry, Jacinta Kerketta, Poetry, Richa Nagar

Two Poems: Jacinta Kerketta

Intezaar/ Waiting They are waiting for us to become civilized And we are waiting for them to become human….. ….. … Continue reading Two Poems: Jacinta Kerketta

English Poetry, Poetry, Rabi'a al-Basri

Two Poems: Rabi’a al-Basri

My Greatest Need Is You Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure Your Name on my tongue is … Continue reading Two Poems: Rabi’a al-Basri

English Poetry, Gujarati Kavita ગુજરાતી કવિતા, Poetry, Pratishtha Pandya, Vajesinh Pargi વજેસિંહ પારગી

A Tribute to Vajesinh Pargi

Name: Vajesinh Pargi. Born: 1963. Village: Itawa. District: Dahod, Gujarat. Community: Adivasi Panchamahali Bhil. Family members: Father, Chiska Bhai. Mother, … Continue reading A Tribute to Vajesinh Pargi

English Poetry, Herman Hesse, Poetry

Pain : Hermann Hesse

Pain Pain is a master who makes us small, a fire burning us poorer, it splits us from our daily … Continue reading Pain : Hermann Hesse

Abigail Friedman, Momoko Kuroda, Poetry

Haiku : Momoko Kuroda

Kuroda Momoko is one of Japan’s most active and highly regarded haiku poets. She has published six haiku collections over … Continue reading Haiku : Momoko Kuroda

English Poetry, Joanne Key, Poetry

Enchanted by Outside : Joanne Key

Enchanted by Outside You peg the last of your failing sun into a groundsheet and twilight nestles on your skin, … Continue reading Enchanted by Outside : Joanne Key

English Poetry, Mário de Andrade, Poetry

Moment : Mário Raul de Morais Andrade

Mário Raul de Morais Andrade (October 9, 1893 – February 25, 1945) was a Brazilian poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian … Continue reading Moment : Mário Raul de Morais Andrade

English Poetry, Poetry, Ravindranath Thakur

Stray Birds : Rabindranath Tagore

O troupe of little vagrants of the world, leave your footprints in my words. The mystery of creation is like … Continue reading Stray Birds : Rabindranath Tagore

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Trastevere : Nehal

Trastevere Trastevere You are my heart In your meandering maze of streets Flocking footsteps Never sleep, never stop Like my … Continue reading Trastevere : Nehal

Alberto Ríos, Poetry

We Are Of A Tribe : Alberto Ríos

During my recent travel to Europe; moving around in cities like Vienna, Rome, Cinque Terre, Bellagio, Varenna, Luxembourg, Paris…I did … Continue reading We Are Of A Tribe : Alberto Ríos

English Poetry, Kerrie O'Brien, Poetry

Bud : Kerrie O’ Brien

I think you need to be emptyTo fall in love To have been pure in yourself For long enough To … Continue reading Bud : Kerrie O’ Brien

English Poetry, Poetry, Vladimir Mayakovsky

Past One O’ Clock : Vladimir Mayakovsky

Mayakovsky is considered to be one of the leading Russian poets of the Futurist Movement. This group believed that poets … Continue reading Past One O’ Clock : Vladimir Mayakovsky

Chia Tao, English Poetry

Selected Poems of Chia Tao

Jiǎ Dǎo; Chia Tao) (779–843), was a Chinese Buddhist monk and poet active during the Tang dynasty.His poems are lessons … Continue reading Selected Poems of Chia Tao

English Poetry, Gulnar Salykbay, Poetry

The Sun is one who sees and knows everything…

The Sun is one who sees and knows everything. Patience rests in the Earth’s guts. Only a glimpse – and … Continue reading The Sun is one who sees and knows everything…

English Poetry, Poetry, Yannis Ritsos

The Surpassing Of Danger : Yannis Ritsos

The Surpassing Of Danger Every so often a star or a voice falls so deep, that he supports himself on … Continue reading The Surpassing Of Danger : Yannis Ritsos

English Poetry, Poetry, Yannis Ritsos

Provincial Spring : Yannis Ritsos

Provincial Spring Time slows down the light smoothes out surfaces, seeps into old closets, drawers, and underneath the beds; dries … Continue reading Provincial Spring : Yannis Ritsos

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Ocean Hymns : Nehal

Meditating on the soundSea waves are hummingFilling my ears and BeingWith that songLaying my mundane daysOn the shoreWatching them getting … Continue reading Ocean Hymns : Nehal

Anar, English Poetry, Gujarati Kavita ગુજરાતી કવિતા, Nehal નેહલ - Gujarati Poems, ગુજરાતી કવિતા, Poetry

Woman : Anar સ્ત્રી : ગુજરાતી અનુવાદ : નેહલ

Woman When the air starts to cool anticipating rainfall I morph into leaf-green. I am a burgeoning treasure, under the … Continue reading Woman : Anar સ્ત્રી : ગુજરાતી અનુવાદ : નેહલ

English Poetry, John Muir, Poetry

My First Summer in the Sierra : John Muir

One is constantly reminded of the infinitelavishness and fertility of Nature – inexhaustibleabundance amid what seems enormous waste. Andyet when … Continue reading My First Summer in the Sierra : John Muir

English Poetry, Gujarati Kavita ગુજરાતી કવિતા, Nehal નેહલ - Gujarati Poems, ગુજરાતી કવિતા, Poetry, Sabir Haka

The first day of life after death : Sabir Haka મૃત્યુ પછીના જીવનનો પ્રથમ દિવસ : ગુજરાતી અનુવાદ : નેહલ

If I die one day All the books I like I will take it with me I will fill my … Continue reading The first day of life after death : Sabir Haka મૃત્યુ પછીના જીવનનો પ્રથમ દિવસ : ગુજરાતી અનુવાદ : નેહલ

Azita Ghahreman, English Poetry, Poetry

Negative of a Group Photograph : Azita Ghahreman

I am younger in this photograph, younger than anything I’ve ever written, and I am the third missing person. Inside … Continue reading Negative of a Group Photograph : Azita Ghahreman

English Poetry, Gujarati Kavita ગુજરાતી કવિતા, Poetry, Pratishtha Pandya, Pratishtha Pandya પ્રતિષ્ઠા પંડ્યા

A Splinter (ફાંસ) : Pratishtha Pandya

A Splinter As if experimentingWith different methodsTo remove itI kept trying outLovers.Some triedTo pull it outWith sticky duct tapesOf desireRoughly.Others … Continue reading A Splinter (ફાંસ) : Pratishtha Pandya

English Poetry, Poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke

The Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke

You’re withdrawing from me, hour. The beating of your wings leaves me bruised. Alone : what shal I do with … Continue reading The Poet : Rainer Maria Rilke

English Poetry, Gujarati Kavita ગુજરાતી કવિતા, Poetry, Pratishtha Pandya, Pratishtha Pandya પ્રતિષ્ઠા પંડ્યા, Sabika Abbas, Urdu Ghazal/Nazm

Mothers’ Tongues (مادری زبانیں) : Sabika Abbas Translated by Pratishtha Pandya (english and gujarati)

I came to know about this wonderful website, which has incredible coverage of ‘real’ India, through my friend Maitreyi Yajnik … Continue reading Mothers’ Tongues (مادری زبانیں) : Sabika Abbas Translated by Pratishtha Pandya (english and gujarati)

Alice Oswald, English Poetry, Poetry

A Short Story of Falling : Alice Oswald

It is the story of the falling rain to turn into a leaf and fall again it is the secret … Continue reading A Short Story of Falling : Alice Oswald

English Poetry, Poetry, Scott Thomas Outlar

A LOT OF GOOD, OUR THUMBS : ~Scott Thomas Outlar

A LOT OF GOOD, OUR THUMBS The fog of war has never been thicker and every angle of attack casts … Continue reading A LOT OF GOOD, OUR THUMBS : ~Scott Thomas Outlar

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Climb : Nehal

Climb As Life has been a steep climb I cannot stop I cannot afford to get distracted Or I may … Continue reading Climb : Nehal

My Musings, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Happy New Year 2023 : Celebration of 9th Year of Blogging

A sunset on one side of the Globe is A sunrise for the other side, The Sun never sets, actually! … Continue reading Happy New Year 2023 : Celebration of 9th Year of Blogging

English Poetry, Erica Jong, Poetry

You Are There : Erica Jong ગુજરાતી અનુવાદ, સરળ સમજૂતી : નેહલ

You are there. You have always been there. Even when you thought you were climbing you had already arrived. Even … Continue reading You Are There : Erica Jong ગુજરાતી અનુવાદ, સરળ સમજૂતી : નેહલ

Catherine Cobham, English Poetry, Mahmoud Darwish, Poetry

Assassination : Mahmoud Darwish

AssassinationThe critics kill me sometimes:they want a particular poema particular metaphorand if I stray up a side roadthey say: ‘He … Continue reading Assassination : Mahmoud Darwish

English Poetry, Jenny Rowbory, Poetry

Spring : Jenny Rowbory

Winter is all around but in this glade there is no ice or snow; warm sunlight bathes us. My hands … Continue reading Spring : Jenny Rowbory

Atticus, English Poetry, Poetry

Atticus Poetry

“Poetry is composing, you are writing words to move the world like music.” ― Atticus Continue reading Atticus Poetry

Dogen, English Poetry, Haiku, Poetry

Dogen

On Non-dependence of mind Coming, going, the waterbirds don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path. ~ Dogen (1200-1253) from … Continue reading Dogen

Anna Laetitia Barbauld, English Poetry, Poetry

The Snowdrop : Anna Laetitia Barbauld

The Snowdrop Already now the snowdrop dares appear, The first pale blossom of th’unripen’d year; As Flora’s breath, by some … Continue reading The Snowdrop : Anna Laetitia Barbauld

English Poetry, Nikita Gill, Poetry

13 Billion Year Old Atoms : Nikita Gill

“Still yourself. Calm. Breathe deeply. Understand that you are not nor have ever been alone. Listen to the way your … Continue reading 13 Billion Year Old Atoms : Nikita Gill

English Poetry, Nikita Gill, Poetry

93 percent stardust : Nikita Gill

“We have calcium in our bones, iron in our veins, carbon in our souls, and nitrogen in our brains. 93 … Continue reading 93 percent stardust : Nikita Gill

English Poetry, Jane Hirshfield, Poetry

Engraving: World-tree with an Empty Beehive on One Branch : Jane Hirshfield

A too beautiful view rejects the mind. It is like a person with a garrulous mouth but no ears. … Continue reading Engraving: World-tree with an Empty Beehive on One Branch : Jane Hirshfield

English Poetry, Keats John, Poetry

To Autumn : John Keats

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless … Continue reading To Autumn : John Keats

English Poetry, June Jordan, Poetry

Oughta Be a Woman : June Jordan

Oughta Be a Woman Washing the floors to send you to college Staying at home so you can feel safe … Continue reading Oughta Be a Woman : June Jordan

My Essays, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Non-fiction

Pain : Ignite a fire within : Nehal

Originally posted on એકલો જાને રે…:
Which is that one emotion inspires us to write, the most? I think it is ‘pain’! Pain… Continue reading Pain : Ignite a fire within : Nehal

English Poetry, June Jordan, Poetry

These Poems : June Jordan

These poems they are things that I do in the dark reaching for you whoever you are and are you … Continue reading These Poems : June Jordan

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

A hamster wheel : Nehal

Dowhat you want to do, now.Saywhat you want to say, now.Love, Care, Heal, Make Peace, Forgive,Now!If not now,Then when?!Time is … Continue reading A hamster wheel : Nehal

Amina Said, English Poetry, Poetry

I am a child and free : Amina Saïd

I am a child and free I am a child and free to live in perpetual Sunday sun perched on … Continue reading I am a child and free : Amina Saïd

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Surrender : Nehal

The Sand below my feet Shifted suddenly I was drawn towards Those mesmerising waves They lifted me With their thousand … Continue reading Surrender : Nehal

English Poetry, Poetry, Yasmin Shubber

Revelation : Yasmin Shubber

Revelation about the path yours is not the same as others unique, specific listen well for a concert of doubts … Continue reading Revelation : Yasmin Shubber

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Shining : Nehal

When everything appears dark You don’t know where you’re standing You don’t understand where you’re going You are crushed And … Continue reading Shining : Nehal

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Imagine : Nehal

Imagine With your open eyes The things That you let just pass You can actually Do Breath Live Hold close … Continue reading Imagine : Nehal

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Forever : Nehal

Forever is beyond Me and You And why should I Go after Something Which I cannot Even comprehend! I want … Continue reading Forever : Nehal

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry, Uncategorized

A Moment : Nehal

A moment Is a dew dropOn a flower petalMirroring the rising SunGlowing IlluminatingEternityWithin.~Nehal(Written in response to a prompt ‘Moment’ given … Continue reading A Moment : Nehal

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Clouds : Nehal

We rise from the depths of our mindLike clouds…Travelling higher up In the mountains.We float, Striving to reach the Sun!~ … Continue reading Clouds : Nehal

English Poetry, Poetry, Seamus Heaney

Blackberry-Picking By Seamus Heaney

Blackberry-Picking Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries would ripen. At first, just one, … Continue reading Blackberry-Picking By Seamus Heaney

English Poetry, Forugh Farrokhzad, Poetry

Window : Forugh Farrokhzad

A window for seeing A window for hearing A window like a well that ends deep in the heart of … Continue reading Window : Forugh Farrokhzad

English Poetry, Poetry, Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Conversation with an American Writer : Yevtushenko

Conversation with an American Writer “You’re a fearless young man—” they tell me… It’s not true. I’ve never been fearless. … Continue reading Conversation with an American Writer : Yevtushenko

English Poetry, Poetry, Raquel Lanceros

Invocation : Raquel Lanceros

INVOCATION May that apparent calm called scepticism never riddle my heart. Let me escape from the numbness of cynicism from … Continue reading Invocation : Raquel Lanceros

English Poetry, Nina Mingya Powles, Poetry

Mother Tongue: Nina Powels

source: scum-mag.com image source:Academy of New Zealand Literature Continue reading Mother Tongue: Nina Powels

English Poetry, Mai Der Vang, Poetry

I Understand This Light to Be My Home : Mai Der Vang

In the awareness, I am brought closer to my being from long before. In my awareness, there is only what … Continue reading I Understand This Light to Be My Home : Mai Der Vang

Ali Sardar Zafari अली सरदार जाफ़री, English Poetry, Hindi Kavita हिन्दी कविता, Kabir कबीर, Poetry, Ravindranath Thakur

Poems of Kabir : कबीर बानी

मन मस्त हुआ तब क्यों बोले। हीरा पायो गाँठ गठियायो, बार बार वाको क्यों खोले। हलकी थी तब चढ़ी तराजू, … Continue reading Poems of Kabir : कबीर बानी

English Poetry, Poetry, Uncategorized

Blessing the Boats : Lucille Clifton

blessing the boats may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond … Continue reading Blessing the Boats : Lucille Clifton

English Poetry, Max Picard, Poetry

The Child in Spring : Max Picard

Suddenly, the green appears on the trees—as ifThe green passed silently from one tree to another.Children suddenly appear out of … Continue reading The Child in Spring : Max Picard

Daily Musings, Quotes, Yung Pueblo

Daily Musings : Yung Pueblo

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English Poetry, Fazal Baloch, Munir Momin मुनीर मोमिन, Poetry, Reblogged

The Beloved City: Munir Momin

Originally posted on Borderless:
Poetry of Munir Momin, translated from Balochi by Fazal Baloch Munir Momin is a contemporary Balochi… Continue reading The Beloved City: Munir Momin

English Poetry, Erin Hanson, Poetry

A Poem by e.h

Everything in flux and flow; The summer sun, the winter snow. Unfurl and bloom then wither, die. A cloudless day, … Continue reading A Poem by e.h

English Poetry, Poetry, Sappho

Sappho

The Cyprian came to thy cradle, When thou wast little and small, And said to the nurse who rocked thee“ … Continue reading Sappho

English Poetry, Poetry

Dreamers : Siegfried Sassoon war poems

Dreamers SOLDIERS are citizens of death’s grey land, Drawing no dividend from time’s tomorrows. In the great hour of destiny … Continue reading Dreamers : Siegfried Sassoon war poems

English Poetry, Poetry

Our Revolution Must Be Different…

Our Revolution Must Be Different… Warrior/Houngan we salute you Frail body Towering spirit it is a savagery/that you have known. … Continue reading Our Revolution Must Be Different…

Daily Musings, Quotes, Zora Neale Hurston

Daily musings : Zora Neale Hurston

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English Poetry, Li Sen, Poetry

Primordial Chaos : Li Sen

Primordial Chaos Time, so many cobblestones placed in wilderness, so much sand ground fine. How many stones, how much sand … Continue reading Primordial Chaos : Li Sen

English Poetry, Miroslav Holub, Poetry

Death in the evening : Miroslav Holub

Death in the evening High, high. Her last words wandered across the ceiling like clouds. The sideboard wept. The apron … Continue reading Death in the evening : Miroslav Holub

English Poetry, Michaella Mintcheff, Poetry

The Flood : Michaella Mintcheff

The Flood (English version) A woman flooded her man. It came about slowly. One day he glanced at her. She … Continue reading The Flood : Michaella Mintcheff

English Poetry, Poetry, Thich Nhat Hanh

Please Call Me by My True Names : Thich Nhat Hanh

To feel compassionate for all living beings is a first step towards living a spiritual life but to be able … Continue reading Please Call Me by My True Names : Thich Nhat Hanh

English Poetry, Poetry, Tjawangwa Dema

A Poem by Tjawangwa Dema

Cadastral: The Black Girl Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Where are you from? No, I mean where are you really … Continue reading A Poem by Tjawangwa Dema

Arundhathi Subramaniam, English Poetry, Poetry

Tree : Arundhathi Subramaniam

It takes a certain cussedness to be a tree in this city, a certain inflexible woodenness to dig in your … Continue reading Tree : Arundhathi Subramaniam

English Poetry, Hindi / Urdu Ghazal, Meer मीर तक़ी मीर, Poetry, Urdu Ghazal/Nazm

Meer Taqi Meer मीर तक़ी मीर

इश्क़ में जी को सबरो-ताब कहां उससे आंखें लगें तो ख्वाब कहां हस्ती अपनी है बीच में पर्दा हम न … Continue reading Meer Taqi Meer मीर तक़ी मीर

Dogen, English Poetry, Haiku, Poetry

Dogen : Haiku

On the Treasury of the true Dharma EyeMidnight. No waves,no wind, the empty boatis flooded with moonlight.~ Dogen (1200-1253) Continue reading Dogen : Haiku

Daily Musings, English Poetry, Haiku, Shiki

Shiki : Haiku

House-bound in winterTurning to my books beforeEven washing my face~Shiki (1867-1902) Continue reading Shiki : Haiku

Chinese Poems, English Poetry, Lao-Tzu, Poetry

Tao : Lao-Tzu

Empty your mind of all thoughts.Let your heart be at peace.Watch the turmoil of beings,but contemplate their return.Each separate being … Continue reading Tao : Lao-Tzu

Dylan Thomas, English Poetry, Quotes

Daily Musings : Dylan Thomas

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English Poetry, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Poetry

Christmas Bells : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of … Continue reading Christmas Bells : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

English Poetry, Poetry, Saima Afreen

change : Saima Afreen

Change The bucket swallows sweaters, a ball of yarn that bloomed in a mother’s lap, ripe, plum-like it dropped from her … Continue reading change : Saima Afreen

Alejandra Pizarnik, Daily Musings, English Poetry, Poetry

Daily Musings : Alejandra Pizarnik : Naked

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My Essays, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Better late than… It’s 7 years!

On the other side of the Rainbow… All my landscapes were greyWith my eyes full of tearsI looked at youRays … Continue reading Better late than… It’s 7 years!

Czeslaw Milosz, English Poetry, Poetry

Gift : Czeslaw Milosz

Gift A day so happy. Fog lifted early, I worked in the garden. Hummingbirds were stopping over honeysuckle flowers. There … Continue reading Gift : Czeslaw Milosz

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

Migratory Birds : Nehal

These days My thoughts are like Migratory birds Visiting me from Far far away, unknown regions Fill the sky of … Continue reading Migratory Birds : Nehal

English Poetry, John O'Donohue, Poetry

Elemental : John O’ Donohue

ELEMENTAL Is the word the work Of someone who tills the blue field, Unearths its dark plenitude For the tight … Continue reading Elemental : John O’ Donohue

Daily Musings, Poetry, Quotes, Yung Pueblo

Inward : Yung Pueblo

ask yourself often: am I observing the situation accurately or am i projecting how i feel onto what is happening? … Continue reading Inward : Yung Pueblo

Donna Ashworth, English Poetry, Poetry

As Time Goes By : Donna Ashworth

As time goes by,You will loosen your grip on that rock,The one you always thought was home,And you will realise … Continue reading As Time Goes By : Donna Ashworth

Basho, English Poetry, Haiku, Poetry

Bashō

* Look, so holy: green leaves young leaves in the light of the sun .. * The start of poetry: … Continue reading Bashō

English Poetry, Naomi Shihab Nye, Poetry

Truth Serum : Naomi Shihab Nye

Truth Serum We made it from the ground-up corn in the old back pasture. Pinched a scent of night jasmine … Continue reading Truth Serum : Naomi Shihab Nye

English Poetry, Padma Venkatraman, Poetry

Whenever You See a Tree : Padma Venkatraman

Whenever you see a tree Thinkhow many long yearsthis tree waited as a seedfor an animal or bird or wind … Continue reading Whenever You See a Tree : Padma Venkatraman

English Poetry, Naomi Shihab Nye, Poetry

Burning the Old Year: Naomi Shihab Nye

Burning the Old Year Letters swallow themselves in seconds. Notes friends tied to the doorknob, transparent scarlet paper, sizzle like … Continue reading Burning the Old Year: Naomi Shihab Nye

English Poetry, Poetry, Taha Muhammad Ali

Taha Muhammad Ali : Meeting at an Airport

Meeting at an Airport You asked me once, on our way back from the midmorning trip to the spring: “What … Continue reading Taha Muhammad Ali : Meeting at an Airport

Anjuman Nadia, English Poetry, Poetry

A Voiceless Cry : Nadia Anjuman

A Voiceless Cry The sound of green footsteps is the rain They’re coming in from the road, now Thirsty souls … Continue reading A Voiceless Cry : Nadia Anjuman

English Poetry, Poetry, Sara Teasdale

May Day : Sara Teasdale

May Day A delicate fabric of bird song Floats in the air,The smell of wet wild earth Is everywhere. Red small leaves … Continue reading May Day : Sara Teasdale

Carlos Castaneda, Daily Musings, Quotes

Daily Motivation : Carlos Castaneda

source: The 3-2-1 Thursday newsletter by James Clear Author and anthropologist Carlos Castaneda on mindset: Source: Journey To Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don … Continue reading Daily Motivation : Carlos Castaneda

English Poetry, Poetry, Sarojini Naidu

Song Of A Dream : Sarojini Naidu

ONCE in the dream of a night I stood Lone in the light of a magical wood, Soul-deep in visions … Continue reading Song Of A Dream : Sarojini Naidu

English Poetry, Jean Starr Untermeyer, Poetry

High tide : Jean S Untermeyer

High Tide I edged back against the night.The sea growled assault on the wave-bitten shore.And the breakers,Like young and impatient … Continue reading High tide : Jean S Untermeyer

English Poetry, Kamala Das, Poetry

Summer In Calcutta : Kamala Das

…. Summer In Calcutta What is this drink butThe April sun, squeezedLike an orange inMy glass? I sip theFire, I … Continue reading Summer In Calcutta : Kamala Das

Anaïs Nin, Daily Musings, Monday Motivation, Quotes

Monday Motivation : Anaïs Nin

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English Poetry, Gujarati Kavita ગુજરાતી કવિતા, Makarand Dave મકરંદ દવે, Poetry, Pradip N. Khandwalla

A Fish’s Wish : એક માછલીની મનીષા

A Fish’s Wish There was once a fishtired of the sea, oppressedleaped high, escapedfrom the prison of the sea. Saw … Continue reading A Fish’s Wish : એક માછલીની મનીષા

David Hinton, Du Fu ( Tu Fu ), English Poetry, Poetry

Song For Silkworms And Grain : Du Fu (David Hinton)

Every province and kingdom under heaven fronting on the Great Wall, no city has avoided shield and sword. Why can’t … Continue reading Song For Silkworms And Grain : Du Fu (David Hinton)

Alejandra Pizarnik, Daily Musings, English Poetry, Poetry

Daily Musings : Alejandra Pizarnik

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English Poetry, Poetry, Saima Afreen

Unmarked Chambers : Saima Afreen

Tell me how do I carry your weight under my skin,inside my blood? Your storieslisten to the walls in Anna … Continue reading Unmarked Chambers : Saima Afreen

English Poetry, Poetry, Wislawa Szymborska

Hard Life With Memory : Wislawa Szymborska

Hard Life with Memory I’m a poor audience for my memory. She wants me to attend her voice non-stop, but … Continue reading Hard Life With Memory : Wislawa Szymborska

Alejandra Pizarnik, Daily Musings, English Poetry, Poetry

Daily Musings : Alejandra Pizarnik

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English Poetry, James A. Emanuel, Poetry

False Notions, Fears, And Other Things Of Wood : James A. Emanuel

False Notions, Fears, And Other Things Of Wood Repeatedly, that sturdy stump in mebears up like stone,beneath some ritual I … Continue reading False Notions, Fears, And Other Things Of Wood : James A. Emanuel

Bulat Okudzhava, English Poetry, Poetry

Song of the open door : Bulat Okudzhava

Song of the open door When the beastly blizzards roar – angrily and often, there’s no need to lock the … Continue reading Song of the open door : Bulat Okudzhava

Daily Musings, John O'Donohue, Monday Motivation, Quotes

Monday Motivation : John O’Donohue

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English Poetry, Poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke

Love Song : Rainer Maria Rilke

LOVE SONG How shall I keep my soul from touching yours? How shall I lift it up beyond you … Continue reading Love Song : Rainer Maria Rilke

English Poetry, Miguel Otero Silva, Poetry

A Poem : Miguel Otero Silva

I heard splashing on the boat her bare feet And sensed in our faces the hungry dusk My heart swaying … Continue reading A Poem : Miguel Otero Silva

Bertolt Brecht, Daily Musings, Monday Motivation, Quotes

Monday Motivation : Bertolt Brecht

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English Poetry, Poetry, Saima Afreen

There’s No Lamp in the World Tonight : Saima Afreen

There’s No Lamp in the World Tonight Darkness is a refugee in our shadows it’s a little child that wakes … Continue reading There’s No Lamp in the World Tonight : Saima Afreen

Durga Prasad Panda दुर्गा प्रसाद पंडा, Hindi Kavita हिन्दी कविता, Poetry, Sujata Shiven

शब्दों का दुःख : दुर्गा प्रसाद पंडा

शब्दों का दुःख आदमियों की तरहशब्दों के दुःखों की सूची भीख़ूब लंबी है। शब्दों में भी होती हैबहुत कुछ अनकही … Continue reading शब्दों का दुःख : दुर्गा प्रसाद पंडा

English Poetry, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Poetry

I am not I : Juan Ramón Jiménez

“I Am Not I” I am not I. I am this onewalking beside me whom I do not see,whom at … Continue reading I am not I : Juan Ramón Jiménez

E. E. Cummings, English Poetry, Poetry

Summer Silence : E. E. Cummings

Summer Silence Eruptive lightnings flutter to and froAbove the heights of immemorial hills;Thirst-stricken air, dumb-throated, in its woeLimply down-sagging, its … Continue reading Summer Silence : E. E. Cummings

Anuradha Bhattacharya, English Poetry, Poetry

The Poet : Anuradha Bhattacharyya

We are like the stray line of a poem which always feels that it rhymes with another line, and must … Continue reading The Poet : Anuradha Bhattacharyya

Bertolt Brecht, English Poetry, Poetry

The Burning of The Books

The Burning of The Books When the Regime ordered that the books with dangerous teachings should be publicly burnt and … Continue reading The Burning of The Books

English Poetry, Kamala Das, Poetry

Words : Kamala Das

Words All round me are words, and words and words,They grow on me like leaves, they neverSeem to stop their … Continue reading Words : Kamala Das

My Essays, My Musings, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल

Silver Linings…

Hello Readers, After venturing into art, yoga, meditation, micro-greens, plants… I was looking for some activity which we ( me … Continue reading Silver Linings…

My Essays, My Musings, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल

Painting silver linings…

Hi everyone, Learning a new hobby and nurturing it; is not merely distracting your mind away from current situation, but … Continue reading Painting silver linings…

My Essays, My Musings, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल

Painting my Silver Linings…

Painting silver linings over my clouds! Hello Readers, It’s been almost a year, since the Covid-19 pandemic started and lockdown … Continue reading Painting my Silver Linings…

English Poetry, Lal Děd, Poetry, Ranjit Hoskote

Poems (Vākhs) of Lal Děd

These Vākhs or verses are like visions during meditation or like realisation of the eternal Truth. Initially they were transmitted … Continue reading Poems (Vākhs) of Lal Děd

Amanda Gorman, English Poetry, Poetry

The Hill We Climb : Amanda Gorman

The Hill We Climb When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss … Continue reading The Hill We Climb : Amanda Gorman

Bulat Okudzhava, English Poetry, Poetry

“The Musician played the violin…”

“The Musician played the violin…” To I. Shwartz The musician played the violin — I was gazing at his eyes. … Continue reading “The Musician played the violin…”

English Poetry, Nikki Giovanni, Poetry

Choices : Nikki Giovani

Choices if i can’t dowhat i want to dothen my job is to notdo what i don’t wantto do it’s … Continue reading Choices : Nikki Giovani

Agha Shahid Ali, English Poetry, Poetry

Stationery : Ali, Agha Shahid

Stationery The moon did not become the sun. It just fell on the desert in great sheets, reams of silver … Continue reading Stationery : Ali, Agha Shahid

Euny Hong, From the Books I am reading ..., Non-fiction

From the Books… (The power of Nunchi)

Nunchi (noon-chee ) : ‘eye measure’, or the subtle art of gauging other people’s thoughts and feelings to build harmony, … Continue reading From the Books… (The power of Nunchi)

English Poetry, My Poems મારી કવિતા, Nehal - English Poems, Nehal નેહલ नेहल, Poetry

An eternal beauty : Nehal

All my lifeI have been in search ofAn eternal beauty.Why should I seek it imperishable??Waves of the sea spread theirFrills … Continue reading An eternal beauty : Nehal