tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52810627960432660532024-03-05T01:51:04.030-08:00Nithya Venkat's Poetry Blog - A Collection of My Poems Anything and everything that fascinate meNithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.comBlogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-84280498209928262242023-03-14T08:09:00.009-07:002023-06-02T06:07:21.534-07:00Goodbye - My friend<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J1TjshEbJdhqgowSWryuNHSE054HMCgNKTfoabIuNw3I3s4cPoSMlb_cIPgOPiwKni9MrpNPoyU8VJ6hjplSHoWsu31w70DAKtX5X35kP9piC4yq5XohbTZuysBkxehEKroh8z9a5AzlSSrmypXrPaoINxMA8DqG4a4vi57R4jawh9dwepmjbDR0Qg/s1280/rose-3061486_1280-goodbyes-poems-poetry-freinds.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J1TjshEbJdhqgowSWryuNHSE054HMCgNKTfoabIuNw3I3s4cPoSMlb_cIPgOPiwKni9MrpNPoyU8VJ6hjplSHoWsu31w70DAKtX5X35kP9piC4yq5XohbTZuysBkxehEKroh8z9a5AzlSSrmypXrPaoINxMA8DqG4a4vi57R4jawh9dwepmjbDR0Qg/s320/rose-3061486_1280-goodbyes-poems-poetry-freinds.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye My friend</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">Final goodbyes are hard and heartbreaking, leaving a gaping hole in your heart that can never be filled or healed.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">These poems are about those final moments in life-</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where
Are You Going - My friend</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where are
you going my friend<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">I do not
see a path ahead of you<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where are
you going my friend<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Do you not
want me to come along with you<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where are
you going my friend<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Can you
not see you are leaving me behind<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where are
you going my friend<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Your eyes
are closed, and you are asleep<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where are
you going my friend<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Are you
taking the mighty leap<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where are
you going my friend<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">I see you
cannot breathe<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where are
you going my friend<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Please
don't leave me<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where are
you going my friend<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Is the end<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Where are
you going<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Don't
leave my friend</span></i></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUYT-h4oZkZWxiL1BEdDe3sYYLDVmeb6cG4PQEeYICWmF0p9aGa1qlNCzRaDcSLsFDRkpeoOGmZyg5S9orS05wA1mmDocKKA1MLJuskjLDRA0mMDlO1CjvrhpjFhMusASbEPCgVYdFKn4m8NOiaVy0a2l6M_x9Q6cDu5GdZfq6UsTRll6VSRbXw8Y2w/s1280/friendship-friends-memories-poems-poetry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUYT-h4oZkZWxiL1BEdDe3sYYLDVmeb6cG4PQEeYICWmF0p9aGa1qlNCzRaDcSLsFDRkpeoOGmZyg5S9orS05wA1mmDocKKA1MLJuskjLDRA0mMDlO1CjvrhpjFhMusASbEPCgVYdFKn4m8NOiaVy0a2l6M_x9Q6cDu5GdZfq6UsTRll6VSRbXw8Y2w/s320/friendship-friends-memories-poems-poetry.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hold my hand, my friend</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Don't go just yet, my friend.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hold my hand</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Get up</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Let us relive our happy days</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Times when we laughed</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Talked till dawn</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Laughed till tears rolled down our cheeks</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Argued about this and that</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Agreed to disagree</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Just like true friends would do</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Let us relive the happy times</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Once again</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Dont go just yet</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hold my hand, my friend</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Let us walk into the next day</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Where the sun shines</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And we get to live</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Another day</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span><br /></p><p> Images - pixabay</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p></blockquote>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-84267776590962544352022-12-22T08:12:00.011-08:002022-12-23T23:44:53.130-08:00Life As It Is-Old Age You Cripple Me<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqQljZKwWwGo8TnoczZ92Ido8lL4492ZKfkODt57U49Xl5H7iaVDjhkRIbY46Sl2emJ2ZVH6Q05Tc8XjjoI8m5UdF2iNRyJ8s_C4AGYGvS-yd2CuskuRXD9gtujBHfarWGaqbKfS8-NmHU2XHo19A58rSTL-AGVFL2NTClwewVHY09WMJWFBRYZD2Cg/s1280/old-age-poem-poetry-life-blogs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1280" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqQljZKwWwGo8TnoczZ92Ido8lL4492ZKfkODt57U49Xl5H7iaVDjhkRIbY46Sl2emJ2ZVH6Q05Tc8XjjoI8m5UdF2iNRyJ8s_C4AGYGvS-yd2CuskuRXD9gtujBHfarWGaqbKfS8-NmHU2XHo19A58rSTL-AGVFL2NTClwewVHY09WMJWFBRYZD2Cg/s320/old-age-poem-poetry-life-blogs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Age - You Cripple Me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Old age is inevitable. This poem is about how old age slowly but surely cripples us and renders us null and void.</div><div><br /></div><div>Old age ravages the body but not the soul. We will conquer old age with the spirit of the soul. </div><div><br /></div><div>The spirit is always young and will free us from old age's shackles.</div><div><br /></div><div>Old age, you cripple me, but you cannot take my enthusiasm for living my life to the fullest and enjoying every moment on earth.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my poem -</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Old Age - You Cripple Me</b></div><div><br /></div>My soul tethered to my body<div><br /></div><div>Frail, weak, not able to withstand</div><div><br /></div><div>The havoc old age wreaks </div><div><br /></div><div>Twisting and bending me</div><div><br /></div><div>Like an old crooked tree</div><div><br /></div><div>Old Age</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, how you cripple the body</div><div><br /></div><div>Why, Oh why, are you so stone hearted</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you not know the pain and agony</div><div><br /></div><div>Ripping my body and obliterating my soul</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, why? Oh, Why? Oh, Why?</div><div><br /></div><div>Old age, do you not see how I am</div><div><br /></div><div>You know how I was </div><div><br /></div><div>Healthy and strong</div><div><br /></div><div>But now, my frail bones</div><div><br /></div><div>Rattle, and my legs wobble</div><div><br /></div><div>I cannot stand or walk</div><div><br /></div><div>Nor can I make the pain go away</div><div><br /></div><div>My body screams in agony</div><div><br /></div><div>My soul wails day and night</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you hear me, </div><div><br /></div><div>Old Age</div><div><br /></div><div>Can you hear my cries?</div><div><br /></div><div>My searing teardrops</div><div><br /></div><div>Carving lines on my face</div><div><br /></div><div>My hair is pure snow white </div><div><br /></div><div>Gone are the glorious days</div><div><br /></div><div>When my hair was my crowning glory</div><div><br /></div><div>One by one, telling tales of their own</div><div><br /></div><div>The strands have fallen off</div><div><br /></div><div>Carrying my sorrows and pain</div><div><br /></div><div>Old age, you cripple me</div><div><br /></div><div>How can you be this way?</div><div><br /></div><div>You can steal my body</div><div><br /></div><div>But my soul is mine</div><div><br /></div><div>Always young</div><div><br /></div><div>Carefree</div><div><br /></div><div>Living each moment</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoying life</div><div><br /></div><div>Till the very end</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Image Credit-Pixabay</i></div>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-31162899180000734682022-10-28T07:12:00.001-07:002024-01-25T06:02:47.785-08:00Sleepless Night <p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31-hdkag_U1rBvUO3wD3UTMov0gEmUmRp0RqmwQNAPe7Sh2ki2EfW4MOuM26GOnb2jU8Pnh7KnSlGbNziLV_viRJPd7ZOhyZwMIBsHl2eYKFOyzDmDWXnVVS1MbCVdYpkKUtq4MZhIGgEj7W6bVgTQ7dfXVo8vW0A_hfLojNrjH0uPGtn3Yt_wrys4w/s1280/night-poems-poetry-sleep.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31-hdkag_U1rBvUO3wD3UTMov0gEmUmRp0RqmwQNAPe7Sh2ki2EfW4MOuM26GOnb2jU8Pnh7KnSlGbNziLV_viRJPd7ZOhyZwMIBsHl2eYKFOyzDmDWXnVVS1MbCVdYpkKUtq4MZhIGgEj7W6bVgTQ7dfXVo8vW0A_hfLojNrjH0uPGtn3Yt_wrys4w/s320/night-poems-poetry-sleep.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sleepless nights</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>A poem about how sleep evades drooping eyelids. Sleep seems to play hide and seek with the mind struggling to block all the happenings of the day.</p><p>All evasive sleep, tossing, turning, struggling to get a good night's sleep.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sleepless Night - A Poem</b></p><p>Turbulent thoughts</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Knocking on walls<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Bouncing off</p><p class="MsoNormal">Reverberating</p><p class="MsoNormal">Hearing noise</p><p class="MsoNormal">In the screaming silence</p><p class="MsoNormal">I toss and turn</p><p class="MsoNormal">Waiting for sleep </p><p class="MsoNormal">Elusive sleep</p><p class="MsoNormal">Playing hide and seek</p><p class="MsoNormal">As my eyelids droop</p><p class="MsoNormal">Another thought</p><p class="MsoNormal">Rushes in </p><p class="MsoNormal">Screaming to be heard</p><p class="MsoNormal">Mulled over</p><p class="MsoNormal">Thoroughly ripped apart</p><p class="MsoNormal">Word by word</p><p class="MsoNormal">Scrawling images</p><p class="MsoNormal">On blank walls</p><p class="MsoNormal">As I toss and turn</p><p class="MsoNormal">The sun shines</p><p class="MsoNormal">The day has begun</p><p class="MsoNormal">Good morning</p><p class="MsoNormal">Once again</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">image credit-pixabay</p>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-10329456233801867972022-05-18T20:13:00.009-07:002023-06-02T06:15:11.061-07:00Fabric of Life - What Is Life?<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZmpqgNi-wVRk-vGotch4jJviflm3W19D1dU-ej8lFn2Gr6qCk7useSBe7w8xhC0Oztpd5T9fXJQoWH-VJYjGwJmVLUYdPr5kldlWW7hmeCcydmDnGfLq--IMeCbnGwFYh9ZBLxPpV1rLv-emDSTBYSyspfFTJvFDaAdWXegdV5bijaAf02WvYRj3gQ/s1280/life-poems-poetry-blog-fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1280" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZmpqgNi-wVRk-vGotch4jJviflm3W19D1dU-ej8lFn2Gr6qCk7useSBe7w8xhC0Oztpd5T9fXJQoWH-VJYjGwJmVLUYdPr5kldlWW7hmeCcydmDnGfLq--IMeCbnGwFYh9ZBLxPpV1rLv-emDSTBYSyspfFTJvFDaAdWXegdV5bijaAf02WvYRj3gQ/s320/life-poems-poetry-blog-fabric.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Fabric of Life - Splash of Colors</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The "Fabric of Life" is a collection of poems that try to understand the meaning of life.</p><p>The question "What is life?" has puzzled many of us who try to seek the answer to this question. These are poems about those puzzling thoughts that have baffled many.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Fabric of Life</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Worn out thin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Deep pools of reflection<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Looking back thoughts flood<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A swim in the ocean </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Going along with the tide</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Memories recollections of days gone by<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Wondering if this is all there is to life<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A tapestry of colors interwoven<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Intricate designs etched into palms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lines weaving in and out</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Colored threads dancing </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dancing to the tune of the needle</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;">Stitches in time second by second</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Colored threaded through the needle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In and out, in and out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Weaving patterns of life</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Recollections sitting in a rocking chair</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> One by one contemplating</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Slowly but surely<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tossed and turned by the tide<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Slowly but surely reaching the shore<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The beacon of light<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Guiding me on my path<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The final stitch sewn</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Image Credit - <a href="Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/allyartist-2267551/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1536347">Ally White</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1536347">Pixabay</a>">pixabay</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV__XjyyX_lEr-xp80vcvg2a0kOoEKkAcMqDqWUH3no-DnIXLC1eADJVwJYlJ-iVYs0zjMptCdVrYTid5O-lHCvWScciGU6eka0xM6QZh49KpH1uq1XVrW5emhbMgK8lIyPaQFH5cdE66xRSP4vZwq6nR3IHYnnU8810pt6ZWT0z_Mwb2MDOHtANoyg/s1280/question-mark-life-poems-poetry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV__XjyyX_lEr-xp80vcvg2a0kOoEKkAcMqDqWUH3no-DnIXLC1eADJVwJYlJ-iVYs0zjMptCdVrYTid5O-lHCvWScciGU6eka0xM6QZh49KpH1uq1XVrW5emhbMgK8lIyPaQFH5cdE66xRSP4vZwq6nR3IHYnnU8810pt6ZWT0z_Mwb2MDOHtANoyg/s320/question-mark-life-poems-poetry.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What is Life?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />What is Life</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">What is life</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Moments </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Of happiness</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Moments </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Of laughter</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Moments </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Of pain</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Moments </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Emotions</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Living </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Loving </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Crying </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Laughing</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Life</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Choices</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Plenty</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Mindboggling</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Choose</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Wisely</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Live</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Happily</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Life</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Is Yours </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">To live</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Happily</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Ever After</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/peggy_marco-1553824/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1015308">Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1015308">Pixabay</a>">Image Credit</a></p></div></div>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-84076396196710999152021-12-14T21:15:00.008-08:002023-06-03T01:05:13.013-07:00Mother Nature - Let Us Preserve<p style="text-align: center;"></p><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsDMtWc1nj-L6CsIkIziA91pSllHUfV61y3lXSNyyPCNcyZ90kpTOtzZqJy4LibY--lwlYVxo7fluFdbml_hQf1vDp_VnJmBAzHXuEp6EiIxApSUMGgM9H-wJfV0Nxf7LFJNbFwL3zQvD1N0ICauvZzhW_ifEvoOGrZd7R2YtKkkz2-y7Dkev4QiUhwg=s640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="640" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsDMtWc1nj-L6CsIkIziA91pSllHUfV61y3lXSNyyPCNcyZ90kpTOtzZqJy4LibY--lwlYVxo7fluFdbml_hQf1vDp_VnJmBAzHXuEp6EiIxApSUMGgM9H-wJfV0Nxf7LFJNbFwL3zQvD1N0ICauvZzhW_ifEvoOGrZd7R2YtKkkz2-y7Dkev4QiUhwg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother Nature-Let us preserve<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>We have to preserve Mother Nature for our future generations. We must make sure that they enjoy what we have enjoyed on this beautiful planet Earth.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Together we must preserve nature and stop cutting down trees, polluting the environment, and reduce our carbon footprints on Earth.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>These are poems reflecting thoughts about preserving nature for everyone to enjoy and continue enjoying for many generations to come.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">Deep beneath the earth</i></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>A fire lighted by love<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Blessed from God in heaven<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Showered with kindness and love<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Roots begin to grow<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Holding soil together<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The flowers begin their show<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Blooming now and forever<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Rainbow colored dreams<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Painted by Mother Nature<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>The message to all it seems<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>To make nature last forever<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The silver streams streak</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>A pathway to ocean glory<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>The rocks carve and etch<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Mother Nature’s story<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>The luscious green grass<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Paints a background for nature<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>The flowers popping up
in-between<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>A glorious canvas of majestic stature<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>The wonders of God’s creations<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Is for all the world to enjoy<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>So let us preserve
mother nature<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>And make sure we don’t destroy</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDvhIH1oX6EoQZKOZPB1ETzg2A0ECN6D4aMfXsXBNk0Dq2ZaRzxOseB09CfPQ1pC7csgXxY5Wj0nLx6D03yitWtTevf06P_GOHBH-5eFF16mspfu-5tHQ9fVqlqWJNJINlZ_NE14R91gS0yKCafh9gYcju0AcImRPz8j9oEMHwgTxok3afOJArRSsjw/s1280/nature-forest-trees-poems-poetry-blogs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDvhIH1oX6EoQZKOZPB1ETzg2A0ECN6D4aMfXsXBNk0Dq2ZaRzxOseB09CfPQ1pC7csgXxY5Wj0nLx6D03yitWtTevf06P_GOHBH-5eFF16mspfu-5tHQ9fVqlqWJNJINlZ_NE14R91gS0yKCafh9gYcju0AcImRPz8j9oEMHwgTxok3afOJArRSsjw/s320/nature-forest-trees-poems-poetry-blogs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let us preserve nature for future generations.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As the night rocks itself to sleep</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The gentle bliss felt through the night<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The moon shines with the twinkling stars<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Singing a sweet lullaby<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rest, oh rest, weary
earth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Let your soul live in peace<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Without thudding footsteps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sounds of traffic, cruel unrest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Without the thud of a trees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Capturing your every breath<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">To be boxed and shipped<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For commercial success<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Paid in the wealth of paper and coins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The good old days are finally gone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When the earth was filled with fresh air<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Planet Earth breathed without a care<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nature’s bounties for all to share<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Let us preserve planet Earth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For the present and the future world<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></o:p></p>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-25802238366027571412021-10-11T19:59:00.029-07:002023-06-12T07:17:38.182-07:00Photographs - Just Memories<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5aBKjhpcuJCU7uLRJzv7Weq8PvAxerCHL64EcSX1gHB7XsuA7jSuwmvQd6O9Yz3GyEpMQFdGuHNGWyZbhwK7l63dR6EhsFWU1d7qch3bBuIIhUk8PDEdJo7rPyOb9DZMEHJvWHiwzPhz/s640/memories-photgraphs-poems-poetry-poetryblog.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5aBKjhpcuJCU7uLRJzv7Weq8PvAxerCHL64EcSX1gHB7XsuA7jSuwmvQd6O9Yz3GyEpMQFdGuHNGWyZbhwK7l63dR6EhsFWU1d7qch3bBuIIhUk8PDEdJo7rPyOb9DZMEHJvWHiwzPhz/w320-h320/memories-photgraphs-poems-poetry-poetryblog.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What better than photographs to relive a memory captured by the essence of time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is a poem wondering - is that all we are now?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Just memories - Photographs</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Are we just that now</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">People standing</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In photographs</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hand in hand, smiling </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">With dreamy eyes </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Gazing into one another</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Captured by still moments</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Of sheer happiness </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fleeting moments</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now gone with the wind</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Are they just memories </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">They are now</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Framed in wood</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It now hangs </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On a blank wall</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A reminder </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Of what we used to be</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Just memories</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Of happy times</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Photo Credit - pixabay</p>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-54721661347379108892021-02-20T08:40:00.004-08:002023-06-26T08:52:41.916-07:00Haiku Collection#1<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4Xq-NoFUnYjvCpDB2bnI0rFyWCDMv4LzWWiutmy9pAFQAKycM2lhHy1n9p6Ofa-6RJimUETKAzfOOO8mnPxt-5_mk_6VMCGiKRlkrOztdd2xAZE7v0Z7-QBWHAF6LNQUmOZZuRVfvWdf/s1920/winter-snow-poems-haiku-poetry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4Xq-NoFUnYjvCpDB2bnI0rFyWCDMv4LzWWiutmy9pAFQAKycM2lhHy1n9p6Ofa-6RJimUETKAzfOOO8mnPxt-5_mk_6VMCGiKRlkrOztdd2xAZE7v0Z7-QBWHAF6LNQUmOZZuRVfvWdf/s320/winter-snow-poems-haiku-poetry.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haiku Collection</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The following are modern haiku that do not follow 5-7-5 rule. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The following haiku captures emotions related to the winter season. </span></p><p><br /></p><div style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>winter snow</i></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>the swing swings</i></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>alone</i></span></div><div style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>autumn leaves</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>her memories</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>brushed into the past</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>winter frost</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>desires of a frozen heart</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>in a block of ice</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>raindrop reflections<br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>i can see your face</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>in a crystal glass</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>empty alley</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>the wind swings by</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>for old times' sake</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-81085298806288880562021-01-21T21:13:00.003-08:002023-06-26T08:58:59.582-07:00Memories-Once Called Home<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8vSM4nKqYA2kWE33DrLQx-jpbrT__vFoHbWBaozyvUx3_Vn0S5wQ_GJI5nQLQlB-r5VyJSDCROC_6OVgSWmPoWM9yMyDXiPRTQD6gMrDALlQg6VJKUCKJNp7Wjl1ZTYQUGsbPi9SEfAs/s1280/lost-places-3035877_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8vSM4nKqYA2kWE33DrLQx-jpbrT__vFoHbWBaozyvUx3_Vn0S5wQ_GJI5nQLQlB-r5VyJSDCROC_6OVgSWmPoWM9yMyDXiPRTQD6gMrDALlQg6VJKUCKJNp7Wjl1ZTYQUGsbPi9SEfAs/s320/lost-places-3035877_1280.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once Called Home<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Going back to your old home where you used to live can be traumatic. Just seeing the place where you lived and enjoyed your childhood and teen years old, worn out with cracks on the walls with peeling paint, can be heartbreaking.<div><br /></div><div>This poem captures all the emotions when you return, trying to relive those happy moments in a place that you called "home."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>black mold</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>peeling paint</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>dilapidated walls<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>network of cobwebs<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>spiders spinning tales<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>with yarns of memories<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>spun with emotions<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>of what was once called<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>home<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>memories</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image Credit - pixabay</span></p></div>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-82870534760289714112021-01-17T00:27:00.004-08:002023-07-10T06:25:28.158-07:00Earth - Goodnight<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWZGL2XxhqlaOP7fLe3Z2K8UUzJENXcLEwmObl9CNzBO1jCSsd6scy_VRbbyW6cL5tdHMau-fkZpBawpwTkIMxFEFqx7Noa6ahXvGO3ww82jYZpUxot3L_7CkqV9orbUjX_E8pIWerIBB/s1280/earth-poems-poetry-sleep-goodnight.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWZGL2XxhqlaOP7fLe3Z2K8UUzJENXcLEwmObl9CNzBO1jCSsd6scy_VRbbyW6cL5tdHMau-fkZpBawpwTkIMxFEFqx7Noa6ahXvGO3ww82jYZpUxot3L_7CkqV9orbUjX_E8pIWerIBB/s320/earth-poems-poetry-sleep-goodnight.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Earth - Goodnight</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A poem about how Earth needs rest to relax and recuperate. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We should take care of our planet and let Earth flourish for us and future generations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sweet Earth Goodnight</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As the wind blows</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The trees sway</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Leaves rustle </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Shadows play</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As the sun sets</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The rays slant</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Caressing Earth</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">With its loving glance</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Done with the day</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Earth welcomes</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The darkness</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Milkyway</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gently sinking</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Into the night</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A sweet reverie</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">With stars insight</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Earth lulled to sleep</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To rest and relax</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">With sweet dreams</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Earth goodnight</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Image Credit - pixabay</span></p>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-20382738138627526982020-12-20T01:34:00.001-08:002020-12-20T01:34:43.204-08:00Haiku - Autumn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgZJKX05-oTEXRVLvXNnESk-MXOwGrtX5IgBo719z3lV3FGJR4OFoKIRWxYCGL4pBPCk3YyDZ8iVASFTL0MWbSHlWPL0xnPBCVWNPoWahrz5sSTdn_oX0J4eC3wxapj_0zz2hY1_em0Sr/s1920/haiku-memories-autumn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgZJKX05-oTEXRVLvXNnESk-MXOwGrtX5IgBo719z3lV3FGJR4OFoKIRWxYCGL4pBPCk3YyDZ8iVASFTL0MWbSHlWPL0xnPBCVWNPoWahrz5sSTdn_oX0J4eC3wxapj_0zz2hY1_em0Sr/s320/haiku-memories-autumn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>scarlet-red leaves</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>scrunch beneath my feet</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>rows of red maple</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>autumn colors</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>an artist brush</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>dipped in red</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>autumn breeze</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>fizzy apple cider </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>in a crystal glass</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-11722077069968444832020-10-27T00:42:00.001-07:002023-08-10T01:02:34.164-07:00I Am<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv98s5hGQ1zeRqZ9n01OtvumcCC7jfRdTelGE6qgZq2KHtL9rJxCa7cBHzxLnyb6O5S82QVarSIWTx3GhU6hgTRX6LBrxzzYruT1o-e7nXujXoReyb7KA37u8FET7QacQjfDV8nBJz970d/s1920/i-am-poety-poems-freeverse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv98s5hGQ1zeRqZ9n01OtvumcCC7jfRdTelGE6qgZq2KHtL9rJxCa7cBHzxLnyb6O5S82QVarSIWTx3GhU6hgTRX6LBrxzzYruT1o-e7nXujXoReyb7KA37u8FET7QacQjfDV8nBJz970d/s320/i-am-poety-poems-freeverse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Never change who you are. </p><p class="MsoNormal">If you have to change yourself, then you are not in the right place in your life. </p><p class="MsoNormal">A true friend is one who will accept you as you are with all your perfections and flaws.</p><p class="MsoNormal">This is a poem reflecting those thoughts-</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Me <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Myself<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mirror reflections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mere optical illusions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A play of shadow and light<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Following given patterns</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grazing my external self<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My depth lost in the silver glaze<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A mere replica showcased</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That is not who I really am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Look beyond the mirror<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To find the real me<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Within my soul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>me<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Myself</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Written for <a href="http://www.octpowrimo.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-day-26.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Octpowrimo+%28OctPoWriMo%29">OctPoWriMo - Day 26</a></span></p>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-64700126068923763642020-10-22T21:09:00.005-07:002023-09-04T07:27:18.055-07:00Kaleidoscope-Seeking Light<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWppJ6bs3Fqw8i156RKwtRa-m2-wyS9Q9addPjLwpdUW5UjOBd6cS34XbXv1JFJJGvRmxpQ3mKVCrqzE93ZL3ix_L8-i5NnZ5oaABXBlMbQspL2010gHCli8a4PNoH7GstLGVh2PUARovX/s1280/kaleidoscope-POEMS-POETRY.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWppJ6bs3Fqw8i156RKwtRa-m2-wyS9Q9addPjLwpdUW5UjOBd6cS34XbXv1JFJJGvRmxpQ3mKVCrqzE93ZL3ix_L8-i5NnZ5oaABXBlMbQspL2010gHCli8a4PNoH7GstLGVh2PUARovX/s320/kaleidoscope-POEMS-POETRY.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>This is a poem about how lights reflect at various angles, bursting into glorious hues. It bounces off at various angles, giving way to interesting shapes and patterns as it twists and turns in a kaleidoscope. </p><p>Life has its ups and downs, twists and turns with twisting patterns. </p><p>But finally, we will see the light at the end of the tunnel reaching our destination.</p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>K</b>indred spirits traveling distances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>A</b>bstract reality connecting paths<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>L</b>attice patterns frame windows<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>T</b>he effervescence of colors shines through<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>I</b>ntegral equations in unknown signs</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>D</b>eferential planes trying to meet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>O</b>ptical illusions secretly deceive <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>S</b>eamless margins merging into one<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>C</b>acophonic voices completely drown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>O</b>verwhelming whirlwind of emotions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>P</b>arachuting hoping to land safely<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><b>E</b>nsured of light in the dark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">An acrostic for <a href="http://www.octpowrimo.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-day-22.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Octpowrimo+%28OctPoWriMo%29">OctPoWriMo-Day 22</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Image Credit - pixabay</span></p>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-80302493519127578062020-10-10T20:01:00.003-07:002023-09-25T06:55:10.945-07:00Fly High - Never Give Up<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPVKdsWTiAjWDPhuvZGcoa-waSpEq7batJt9ubHHjL1WFtGc14Xo6AeiOOXcynhR3It-DiLuSDqOsYjj7mx9KkPdCkpkQ9JrtVqr7si5EN_LytpUZ9cN9ZcD2FfOlsxMhw7yCw-hiI5FF/s1280/kite-poems-poetry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPVKdsWTiAjWDPhuvZGcoa-waSpEq7batJt9ubHHjL1WFtGc14Xo6AeiOOXcynhR3It-DiLuSDqOsYjj7mx9KkPdCkpkQ9JrtVqr7si5EN_LytpUZ9cN9ZcD2FfOlsxMhw7yCw-hiI5FF/s320/kite-poems-poetry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Trying to succeed - it is never easy. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> You have to rise up to the many challenges and fly high. </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">You may fall, but you rise up again; never give up. Capturing these thoughts in the following poem.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Fly High-Never Give Up</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">---</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Flailing</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Flying <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Diving<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Rising<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Scaling heights rise, flailing flying <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A leap of faith fly diving rising.</span></p>
<div><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Written for <a href="http://www.octpowrimo.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-day-10.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Octpowrimo+%28OctPoWriMo%29" target="_blank">Day 10 - OctPoWriMo 2020 31 Poems in 31 Days</a> in Tyburn form of poetry. </span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tyburn is a six-line poem consisting of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, and 9 syllables. The first four lines are all descriptive words. The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the first, second, third, and fourth lines as the fifth through eighth syllables.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-45209215067080614072020-10-08T22:04:00.003-07:002020-10-08T22:39:16.880-07:00Magic <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6W8nlcy8tcQsG6kALAwwPvV0GmIhSK-4CEIctacw_vD1S3fJS1PSFGi_YlBi7i0tqh3Rl9L1hYZ6n4RWBY6ZalWmpI2-__Jvhs_cKXWHvB1ACQPuHkLh3fzAsjCW9T_Ta6sTwvV82XV4j/s1280/magic-poems-poetry-octpowrimo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6W8nlcy8tcQsG6kALAwwPvV0GmIhSK-4CEIctacw_vD1S3fJS1PSFGi_YlBi7i0tqh3Rl9L1hYZ6n4RWBY6ZalWmpI2-__Jvhs_cKXWHvB1ACQPuHkLh3fzAsjCW9T_Ta6sTwvV82XV4j/s320/magic-poems-poetry-octpowrimo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>A<b> Diamante Poem </b>for <a href="http://www.octpowrimo.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-day-8.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Octpowrimo+%28OctPoWriMo%29" target="_blank">Day 8 - OctPoWriMo 2020 31 Poems in 31 Days</a>. Visit this page to know more about the prompt and to read more poems.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">magic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">grand production<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">tricking conjuring transforming<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">props imagination impression illusion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">stunning revealing exciting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">staged performance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">conjuror<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">What is a <a href="http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/diamante.html">Diamente</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Image Credit - Pixabay</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-77490729725356603972020-10-04T07:35:00.006-07:002024-01-26T00:01:53.706-08:00Break Free<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInUm8UpJmip3nJ8_rAOmP8nYC2dCqgiB8L47JSK6SSt5hUljCdGj0KwDqKlyMhrwEU6UqD9yVN9E41FINfHisuFpFYmalvaULD56IsT7ShNnCbtZOowjFKecJAAi5rBVS91FZxAE3Ajpr/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInUm8UpJmip3nJ8_rAOmP8nYC2dCqgiB8L47JSK6SSt5hUljCdGj0KwDqKlyMhrwEU6UqD9yVN9E41FINfHisuFpFYmalvaULD56IsT7ShNnCbtZOowjFKecJAAi5rBVS91FZxAE3Ajpr/" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></blockquote><p>T<span style="font-size: medium;">oday's poetry prompt is "Falling" </span></p><p><i style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sometimes we have to struggle in tough situations life throws at us </span></i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Falling</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Grappling</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Trying to find a hold</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Jagged edges cut through</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Arms that cannot hold</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Raging fires burn</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Streaks of red</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Etched into the soul</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Chained to iron balls</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Falling fast</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Trying to break free</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">From the abyss</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Of no return</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p> </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Image Credit - pixabay</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.octpowrimo.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-day-2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Octpowrimo+%28OctPoWriMo%29" target="_blank">In response to Poetry Prompt by OctPoWriMo 2020</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-9413370315812315112020-10-02T06:49:00.000-07:002020-10-02T06:49:07.522-07:00Rain Dance - Haiku<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbzGORzI-yS5yLjK276hEsBBGhQOq-H-wRC9wDELZEsNmk0PWb11f6m5z959qGMdiZth2OyrCJefOUCSDt6uQuonF8as-DTdKqLbIjdGbRR1J5y-btzvfX_cslvysspnkbzOrRGBf5xFF/s1280/peacock-poems-poetry-dance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbzGORzI-yS5yLjK276hEsBBGhQOq-H-wRC9wDELZEsNmk0PWb11f6m5z959qGMdiZth2OyrCJefOUCSDt6uQuonF8as-DTdKqLbIjdGbRR1J5y-btzvfX_cslvysspnkbzOrRGBf5xFF/s320/peacock-poems-poetry-dance.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Poetry Prompt - Open</span><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>wet ruffled feathers</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>vibrant display of colors</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>peacocks rain dance show</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.octpowrimo.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-day-2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Octpowrimo+%28OctPoWriMo%29" target="_blank">In response to Poetry Prompt by OctPoWriMo 2020</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Image Credit - pixabay</span></p></div>Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-18216784696675418882020-09-05T08:00:00.016-07:002023-03-19T07:20:40.178-07:00Memories Living Life - In-between Then and Now<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Book, Autumn, Leaf, Leaves, Old, Transient, Music" height="128" src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/10/18/04/56/book-3755514_960_720.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memories-Time has passed<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thinking about how we gather precious memories living life in this beautiful world.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Life as I know it is all about living life to the fullest and making precious memories to relive sitting in a rocking chair, all cozy and warm in front of a warm burning fire full of life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Capturing all those feelings in this poem-</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>Memories Living Life - In-between Then and Now</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Life</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">In between then and now</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Time has passed somehow</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">All the moments joyfully lived</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">All the moments in vain not to forgive</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Gone with the wind </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Memories</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Hauntingly, sometimes fail to cease</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Reminding me of times that could have been</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">So much better than what it seemed</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">In the blink of an eye</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> A petal falls with a sigh</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A heart shattered for no reason</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Harsh words in anger were spoken</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Thinking back on all the moments</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A treasure hunt full of emotions</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Found in a rocking chair</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A life that has been lived</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Laid threadbare</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A frantic search for memories</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">To be lived for all eternity</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">In between then and now</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Time has passed somehow</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Making memories</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Living Life</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; 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Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-57717288040676912562020-04-23T21:15:00.002-07:002020-05-30T20:22:00.344-07:00Will You Be There - On The Other Side<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-30094994836882883182019-12-31T06:08:00.003-08:002020-04-03T12:03:40.061-07:00Blank Space<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-6769900769043899412019-11-30T01:26:00.000-08:002020-04-17T21:20:27.461-07:00What Do You Know-My Friend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nithya Venkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719032256454517459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281062796043266053.post-73880169672702672172019-11-21T02:03:00.004-08:002019-11-25T19:06:28.769-08:00Captured In a Bottle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Captured in a bottle <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>A fragrance set free</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Floats towards me<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Swiftly rush in<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Play out scene by scene<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>When life was a song and dance<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Of a song evergreen<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Enticing fragrance<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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