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Category: My Poems

Silly Is What It Is


It’s all silly This world And its travails The work-a-day world The partying afterwards The family life The friendships The … More

Poem, Poetry, Silliness

My Mother’s Letter To Me (Written in Dallas, Circa 1998)


My mother tried to teach me How I should love everyone How I should see God in everyone; How I … More

A mother's letter to her son, Mother's Letter

Sitting in Silence Under the Stars


I sit in silence here tonight As the moon climbs up in the sky Amidst all those heart-warming stars Memories … More

Poem, Poem on silence, Poetry, Silence

What Am I Searching For?


Oh, no, dear friend I’m not falling for that That psychological lingo No, I am not searching For an identity … More

Poem, Poetry, Search

Longing for the Source


I want to go Beyond all these sights and sounds Beyond all these smells and tastes Beyond all these touching … More

Brahman, God, Poem, Poetry, Source

Nicknames


And, just because We bandy about Two words called Truth and Love Don’t be fooled It’s just that We love … More

Love, Nicknames, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Truth

My Mother


My mother was not perfect She had her shortcomings Like I do, like we all do But that’s not the … More

Mother, Poem, Poetry

Recognise the God Within


How long are you going to go To temples, mosques and churches And for what purpose? If it is wealth … More

Church, God, Mosque, Places of worship, Poem, Poetry, Prayers, Temple

My Mother’s Smile


O Rukmini, consort of Dyapa Gopal Reddy What do you find So delightful in your eighties When you are barely … More

Mother, Poem on Mother, Smile

Antha Ramamayam (Hindi poem)


O Musalmano Jahan chahiye wahan Apni Babri masjid bana lo Humey koi etraaz nahi hai Kyunki humaara Ram tho Is … More

Ayodhya, Babri masjid, Ram Janmabhoomi, Rama

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