Different Strokes of Poetry

Some days there's just so much to do that we overlook the compost in our compound for the chemical fertilisers in theirs Some days there's just so much of wool over our eyes that we overlook the security of the roof over our head for the open air event grounds as a status statement of security Some... Sign in to see full entry.

Some days are touching And we are touched by people whose humility and trust baffles Some days are touching and we are touched by the unexpected who make special time to share and care Some days are touching and we are touched by people who value us for what we stand for no matter how unnewsy! Sign in to see full entry.

The clouds can be a cover Or they can clash and open up for the showers The clouds can tell us that we could all go up in smoke or that we can spring our way through life and pass away The clouds can loom and give us all a signal or simply be there lurking Sign in to see full entry.

Cat v/s dog is a common theme But why can't we see possibilities of cat AND dog Dog licks cat and cat allows the lick It rains cats and dogs and yet to stereotypes we want to stick Or if not it's binaries where there is black and white but no grey or any other in store Sign in to see full entry.

Caves can't speak And yet they can speak Or rather they can make you see and feel and squeak and hear it right back The stories they tell can be stories of lives of humans or animals Or stories of phenomena like earthquakes and other such spectacles Sounding weird or eerie Or manicured and dreary Or... Sign in to see full entry.

This poem is inspired by Ciel's 'prompt' picture It's dark and bright and dark and bright The pathways lead to the dead of night No, it ain't dark and bright but it's lights in darkness And silhouettes staking their claim for the night No it ain't lights in darkness But it's darkness shadowing light... Sign in to see full entry.

Life is about generally caring and yet life is about not caring about people back-bite, that is. Life is about generally daring and yet life is not about daring - for the sake of dare-devilry. Life is about generally sharing but yet life is not about sharing - cigarettes, needles, and alcohol. Sign in to see full entry.

Deadlines and deadlines and deadlines again How to keep to them is the mystery so plain Deadlines and deadlines and deadlines again How to get out of them is a challenge not in vain Deadlines and deadlines and deadlines again Who sets the deadline and who stands to gain! Sign in to see full entry.

When what's on the mind is done No more to be on the run Then let us see the sun And go for the fun Sign in to see full entry.

Live and pitched in and active Sedate and disconnected and insensitive Are these opposites? Or are these different phases in the same person at different points of time? Or are there permutations and combinations of either set? Combinations which abide in the same person at different points of time? Sign in to see full entry.