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Poem: Music to my Ears

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At work, almost as soon as I log into my laptop, I have my headphones on and start listening to music. The music I listen to is mostly Bollywood, with some fusion and shlokas thrown in. I have been adding to this collection for more than 10 years now and it just keeps growing! So this poem is because of this.

 

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Music to my Ears

 

I plug in my headphones and start to move to the beat
Making sure I am still sitting in my seat

The rhythm starts slowly, building to a crescendo
My body starts to move, starts to glow

Suddenly realising that I am not at home but at work,
I temper my movements and start working to the tempo that is playing

The music fills my head, fills my soul
My work reflects the music I play, making me feel in control

My music fills my days, makes my day fly
Because of my music, my days make me not want to complain

 

 

Poem: Alone

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Alone

In a sea of people,  I am alone,
Lonely and in solitude, as I’d always known.

People around me talking and laughing,
But my ears hear only noise which seems like babbling.

Their mirth fills my ears but I still choose to ignore,
Passing off their talk as useless rancour.

I know in my heart, I am being anti-social,
But it seems like ignorance is perhaps blissful.

I don’t get sucked into people’s worlds,
Watch their lives, as it unfurls.

It’s a job, not my life which is already full of strife
I prefer to be alone, a loner all my life

Alone means being with your thoughts,
Alone means facing life head on, even its onslaughts

I love being alone, it’s never a pain
To pretend to like being with people, to have to feign

Poem: I know….

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I know I can fall down
I know you will make sure I get up and go
I know you are around, but you won’t show yourself to me
I know that you keep me safe and sound
I know that I can rely on you to make sure I don’t run aground
I know that you’ve got my back
I know that you’ll make me pick my slack
I know that you love me whatever happens
I know that this will be in spite of life’s directions
So I strong in the face of adversity
Lead a life that’s carefree
Because I know you have my back
My support, my friend, my hero
I know….

Poem: Hope

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When life throws you a curveball, it is only hope that keeps our spirits alive.

Hope

When you are so sad and depressed,
When your world feels like it will end,

When you don’t want to leave your bed or room,
When you feel the world is against you.

Then like a little ray of hope, a small flicker which clears the gloom,
Like the flame of light that lights a room,
Like the tiny thread of happiness that clears your sense of doom.

The ray of hope that flows from the heart,
That which warms the ramparts of the heart.

That which makes the world a beautiful place,
That which makes your heart sing and lets it chase.

This is hope my friends, the emotion that lets life befriend
Hope that makes the world being something we can now comprehend

Poem: By the Sea

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I’ve always been fascinated by the sea. I’ve always lived in seaside cities, but unfortunately never actually lived next to the sea. I can look at the sea for hours, the waves crashing into the shore. These lines are inspired by that fascination and the hope that someday I will get my wish for a home next to the sea.

By the Sea

 

Watching the waves crashing on the shore,

Watching the sea spend her debris at our door.

I wonder what lies at her shores, what riches she stores?

She is mercurial in her moods, she is the nurturer to multitudes;

She is calm as a mirror, she is blue, green and azure

When she gets angry, she is tempestuous and boisterous

She is stormy, she is antsy, sometimes screaming like a banshee

She is the source of quiet contemplation, she is my way of relaxation.

I just wish I can watch her forever, but life is not choosy,

My dearest wish is to have a little house by the sea!