Mothers are anxious, fathers worried Sons and daughters are in the rat race Authors and poets keep writing Artists paint, … More
Tag: Poem
Despairing of Society
There seems not much cause for cheerWhen I find myself in any company,I who have strayed too far from humanityIn … More
My 10 Books on Amazon at Slashed Prices
My 10 books (mostly philosophical poetry and sayings) on Amazon are now available at slashed prices: Kindle eBook editions are … More
3 Poems
Each to His Own I envy not the youth They have their reasons To look at life in the eye; … More
The Rational-Economic Man
This world is a rotten placeIts redeeming features fewLove also always asks this“What’s in it for me?”Scarce are the resourcesVery … More
Who Listens? Who Understands?
Writers and artists come and goTalking of love, peace and justiceThe world carries on unmindfullyLost in its own obsessive concernsHardly … More
The Question of the ‘Brahmin’ and the ‘Dalit’
“As Fanon put it half a century ago: ‘I am not a potentiality of something; I am fully what I … More
Saying ‘No’ to Meditation
Truth is not hidden awayIn the meditative silence;It shines forth in the sunlightAs it does in the moonlit night;No difference … More
Retreating Into Solitude & Silence
I’ve had enough of this worldSeeking what shall I be busyNothing seems of much interestNeither friendships nor romanceNeither conversations in … More
A Prayer
Where the mind is without desire Into that heaven of salvation O my Lord Let me awake.