POEM COLLECTION BY VIMAL VIVEKANANDAM
GEMS OF GOD.
PREFACE
I AM A SMALL TOWN POET FROM TAMILNADU IN INDIA.THESE ARE MY AMATEUR POEMS. READ AND ENJOY.
PEACE OF MIND
Walking in the woods
Listening to the ring ring of the bumblebee
There is peace
Rowing in the silver oak boat gazing at the twinkling stars
There is peace
In the stagnant waters of the great river serene and cool
There is peace
In the shores of the ocean with its white sandy beaches
There is peace
In the caress of the gentle breeze
There is peace
In the embrace of the sublime woman
There is peace
In the drizzle of the quiet rain
There is peace
In the middle of the soundless space
There is peace
In the melody of the bamboo flute
There is peace
O mind O wandering mind be still and focus
There is peace
Calm the desires
There is peace
Love
There is peace
Control anger
There is peace
O peace O beautiful peace
Be my master
Teach me the intricacies of life
And show me the way beyond life
The lion striketh not the deer
There is peace
The cobra striketh not its prey
There is peace
Love, tranquility, serenity and peace is the way of life
WOMEN OF MY LIFE
Blue moon rising in the sky
Moon like face lighting up my life
Fawn in the ravines
Reflection in the glade
Fifth element of my life
Pride of my before life
Heaven in a world of hell
Moving force of my life
Rustle of the bamboo trees
Elixir of my life
Diadem of my crown
Creator of a universe called my child
Together jealousy to everybody
Always greedy for more love
Angry of the slightest separation
Even death cannot part us
All the space I want in this universe is the two of us
The seconds we spend together timeless
Hand in hand we set on a journey of love
O sweet woman I am always thinking of you
And I dream of you while I walk
THE GREEN TORTOISE
The yellow river flows east
Through the mountains of Shanxei
Old man Chin walking on the banks
The wise old mans mind had its banks
Controlled of desires it brimmed with wisdom
Playing a flute he rested on a pine tree
Hiss came a sound of a serpent called desire
Chin looked at the snake fondly and spoke
The snake offered the forbidden fruit of Guan yang
The evil fruit tempted Chin
Then Chin sang O mind O beautiful mind resist the desires and peace brims the mind
The desires of a cigarette, the desires of woman, the desires of wealth
O mind want not the desires craves not the mind
Craves not the mind the mind is at peace
Shrink O mind like a tortoise shrinking its legs inwards
True peace comes under a desire less mind
Old man Chin's song moved the snake and it left with the forbidden fruit
The fruit of evil knowledge and wisdom
The fruit of Guan Yang shone as the morning star on its head
OLD MAN AND THE LITTLE BOY
Old man Chin walking through the black forest
Growl came the silver tiger named Sin
Ripened by age the old man sought nirvana
Fear groped his tongue and reminiscence came of his youth
As a child battle he could do with the great tiger
Innocence shone throughout his body basking it with the good deeds of merit
Child as he, he killed many a tiger with his martial art
Fate watched his deeds ever present as the clear blue sky
Old man Chin stumbled with his cane called humility
Chin was humble though powerful wise though old
Death loomed before Chin's eyes as sleep looms before the eyes every night
Chin saw the smiling Buddha in the tiger
The Buddha of the eight fold paths
The path became so clear to the old man
The child in him saw the tiger and the old man saw the smiling Buddha
Heaven or hell befalls the tiger's prey
The old man sat resting his cane before the tiger
Wise as he, he raised his soul and left towards eternity
Prey may be the shell but the pearl is deathless
INTOXICATED
Rocks, boulders and pebbles
Down the roads to the Bodhi
The mountain of enlightenment
The mountain amidst the clouds
Puddles and muddles cool my legs
Silvery waterfall cascades down
The gushing sound calming my nerves
Up and up I go towards the peaks of the Bodhi
Green streams cross my path
As if to warn me not to get lost
The sweet aroma of javadhu penetrating my nostrils
I came across the huts of the mountain people
The warm sun burnt faces shining innocence
Innocence lost in the cities and towns
Calm among the calm I found a spot
Underneath the Bodhi tree witnessing the panoramic view
I saw a burning star in daylight
The star of enlightenment and knowledge
That day the ever-smiling Buddha
Flooded me with his light of peace
And set me on a journey towards nirvana
SELFLESS FOR YOU
Love is when the hearts are united
When the two souls decide to spend their lives together
Hand in hand set on a long journey
Two minds united sharing the thoughts
Trust nurtured by faith
Love is when people share everything
Pain or pleasure lovers share
True love is when you love each other as yourselves
Love is fuelled by like desires
Love is when you see your unborn child in her face
Body bound by passion and the mind bound by thoughts
Trust sealed by marriage
PACIFIC
Oceans of the pacific
Pacify my mind
Silent cool green waters
And the little swirling waves
Calm my mind
Flying fish skimming the waters
Morning sun glittering in the waters
Down go the oyster fishermen
In search of the elusive black pearl
The little catamarans blobbing up and down
The splash of the paddles scaring the fish
The morning mist blowing in their faces
Up came the bag of oysters
The tender soft flesh serving as food
The little white pearls molded by time
Pearls of the ocean
Livelihood of the south pacific
LIFETIME
Days, months, years
The wheel of time rotates
Hours, minutes, seconds
The dial of the clock runs
Sunrise sunset
Beautiful is the day
Moonrise moonset
Beautiful is the night
Full moon no moon
Beautiful is the month
Birthday death day
Beautiful is the lifetime
Youth and senility time bestows
Age and wisdom time endows
Memories and thoughts are the life
WHITE PEARL
Stallion of Arabia shines like a white pearl
Upon it I rode until dusk
The breeze permeating my hair
Trotting the way through forests, muddles and puddles
Galloping through the land of the cacti
Wading through the ankle deep streams
The silvery mane caressing my body
The smell of the horse perfumating my body
The rhythm of the hoofs singing a song of the heart
The saddles giving a feeling of compression
The gentle stirrups stirred the horse up two legs
And I looked like a warrior in the heavens
The cry of the bald eagle in the sky
The horses neigh composing a melody with the eagle's cry
And I rode towards the setting sun
HERO
Men go to battle
Men come back and men not
Heroes may be the ones who come back
But the true heroes are the ones who do not
Courage and cowardice are the two states of an intelligent mind
Fear is the factor behind the mind
A smart man wishes to live and values life
A noble man will die
For women, for country and for honour
QUEST
Black ocean spread as a carpet above my head
Night sky calm and peaceful as the middle of the ocean
Beautiful is the void black as the African woman
I saw the little fish swim in the black sea
Stars, pulsars and quasars they are named
I played with the marbles called Moon, Neptune and Saturn
I set sail in this black ocean with my humble ship called the Quest
Through the black hole I set towards the unknown
I rowed my boat with the oars of gravity
My boat rocked to and fro in the tempest
With stars as my compass I reached Andromeda
Little alien angels danced around my ship persuading me to stay
They brought their strange alien fruit for me to eat
Comets and meteors hurdled past me
And I reached the place where the gods live
The aliens with infinite wisdom who are the masters of the universe
THE DIVINE NUT
Walking stick of the gods
Umbrella under the sun
Mushrooming on the white sandy beaches
The swaying palms of the coconut
Rise to touch the heavens
Bearing the oyster like nuts
The pearl of the coconut white inside
Divine pure waters it contains
Quenching the thirst of the marooned sailor
The weeping tree gives an elixir
That wipes all our tears away
ANGEL
Angel of the clouds
So white as the pole star
Floats in the blue sky
Along came a little sparrow
Up up it flew
Swap swap it climbed
To feel the touch of magic
The magic of flying through the clouds
The chilly cool white vapors
The aroma of the rain clouds
Glides the sparrow through the clouds
Wings rested on its shoulders
Chirp chirp it sang the rain song
Its golden beaks clearing the way
Piercing the clouds through
To see the speckles of the great mountains
Transgressing nations and states
Knowing the direction to fly
Flies the little sparrow as time changes showing the time of the year
FRAGRANT HAIR
She has the hair like the cascading waterfalls
Like the night sky it shines
Effervesce sing with its natural fragrance
The fragrance of a woman's hair is natural from birth
It varies with women
The sweet scent of women's hair
Emanating and dwindling to the nostrils nearby
Basked with its natural aroma
I realized my true self and purpose in life
YOGI
Draped in fire
Armed with faith
Peace brimming the mind
Smile on the face
Clothes the only possession
Magic the profession
Floating with knowledge
In search of salvation
Desire quelled
Mind under control
Begging for alms
Before the temples
Sit the yogi in meditation
ARABIAN FLOWER
Oasis among the deserts
Desert among food
She is the fragrance of the musk
Shade against the mighty desert sun
She is the moon shining in the hot desert
She is the pilgrim goddess
Lady of the desert
THE BLUE YANGTZE
Blue waters of the Yangtze
Flowing through the green forest
Winding like a snake
Bamboo singing the fire song
Amidst the towering mountains
Splash splash the little fish
Hear hear the towering crane
Growl growl the angry tiger
Silence and serenity
Peace in the woods
ECOPOST
Letters on the mist on the glass
Postman sun evaporates them
Little dew drops being the stamps
Postmarks are stamped with the rainbow
Silent winds carry the letters to the destination
Lightnings deliver the urgent ones
Strangely the letters smell of the freshly rained soil
NATURE'S
GARDENER
Lawn near the pond
Fawns roaming around
Dawns the morning sun
Sunflowers look east
Nature's delightful feast
Water lillys white
Water proofed tight
Bee is the holy father
Wedding flowers together
Crickets singing the choir
Roses smelling together
Jasmines too wafter
Morning breeze waltzes
Flower enjoys and dances
In nature's paradise
ANT LIFE
Coarse grains of soil
Make up the ant hill
Black, red and big ants
Little black ants
Bite not the humans
Swarms of tiny ants
In search of food for the rainy day
Rows and columns they march
In search of tiny grains of starch
Sense, feel and they nibble
Joy or sorrow in life
Food is their only joy
Sorrow is the overflowing river
Life is only food for these magnificient ants
PATIENCE
Virtue by itself
A state of mind
Waiting before time
Counting not the seconds
Accepting suffering for a period
Patient men and penitent men
Rule the world
LIFEBOAT
Life is a journey
Born in a sail boat
Fate comes as the wind
Stars come as destiny
Warm waves come as trysts
Fog clouds the mind
Gales come as tribulations
And I want to jump out of the boat
To end the great journey
Hope comes as the passing ship
Nourished I set sail with supplies
Silent breezes come as temptations
The ever ending day comes as sleep
Dreams come in the night as desires
Nightmares come as greed
Thunderstorms come as anger
Silence after the storm comes as peace
Darkness of the night comes as evil
And light dawns as good
I see the shooting star as calamity
The deserted island comes as heaven
The shallow reefs come as hell
The long spreading coconut trees come as walking sticks that help me
Grains of the white sandy beach come as the seconds of my life
And the boredom of the island comes as death
Which I battle with the axe of patience
PASSION
The gentle breeze waltzes the curtains
The aroma of the log cabin
The dance of fire in the fireplace
The dinner candles are crying
The winds of the mountains are howling
The bubbles of the champagne are blurbing
Flowers on the vase are wilting
The food on the table are cooling
She sits in the table sobbing
I walk into the cabin
And I lay a silent kiss on her cheek
I press my handkerchief in her palm
And I sit before her gazing at her face in silence and amusement
I sit like the thinkers statue but a little erect
And as I smile, she smiles back
I take her into a hug and we start dancing
We waltz with her head on my shoulders
She laughs as I spin her around
Her laughter is like pearls falling on the floor
We rest on a couch and I tell her a story to sleep
GRATITUDE
I worship the human body
Never resting always at work
I am in full of admiration
Of every cell, tissue and blood
The heart, lung and kidney
I wish to caress and comfort thee
I treasure thee and worship thee
Cause you are the house of my soul
Devoted soul's gratitude for his body
Is more than worship in any temple
BEAUTIFUL LIGHT
Golden yellow sun in the morning mist
Beautiful are the trees that reflect the yellow shine
In the middle of the afternoon
Beautiful are the shadow less things that look bright
In the quiet afternoon after the rain
Beautiful is the dimming light lifting the glare from the eyes
In the peaceful evening
Beautiful is the silhouette of the trees
In the night
Beautiful is the not so clear visibility
In the pitch black night
Beautiful is the darkness
EARTHSONG
When I kiss her my nerves feel the current of the ocean of blood in her body
When I smell her, I breathe the freshly rained soil
When I taste her, I taste Tequila
My heart beats with her in tandem feeling her pain and pleasure
I feel her weight upon me as the caress of the plumes of the peacock spread on me
The compression and expansion of the soft body parts make me comfy
She is delicious food, which I cannot eat but only chew
She is delicious nectar though which I can drink
Her arms hold me like a teddy bear with her palms resting on my back
And I rest on her exhausting all my pain and sorrow on her
EXHILARATION
Mind floats in the ocean of thoughts
Crests and troughs have the waves of the mind
Happiness and sorrow are the mind
Happiness rises with the wave
Sorrow falls with the wave
The Crest is the exhilaration
The trough is the depression
Man surfs with the skateboard of wisdom
Wisdom teaches man happiness and sorrow are the same
Knowing man feels no pleasure or pain
Wisdom gives an ever-smiling face
The smile of the golden Buddha called Ananda or exhilaration
WRITER IN THE WARM MOUNTAINS
Hut on top of the southern mountains
Coconut thatches protect me from the four winds
Little oil lantern made of mud lights my hut
And I am in the morning slumber
Clouds are my blankets
Bells of the mountain goat wake me
I dawdle to the nearby pond
Cool water tingling my nerves
The silver fish rustling my legs
I shave seeing my reflection
Nourished by the mountain berries and goat's milk
I walk to the edge of the cliff
The skylark sings in the nearby tree
I rest smoking my pipe under the tree
And I write a book of nature
SAFARI
Star of Africa she is named
Aboard her I am on the deck
Bound to Africa I dream of
The plains of the Masai Mara
The deep jungles of the Congo
The deserts of the Sahara
The ports of Durban
The grasslands of Kenya
The Africa of the exotic markets
The Africa of the wilder beast
The Africa of the majestic lions
The Africa of my heart
MARRIAGE INC
She is the pillow to my soul
Partner in crimes of life
She is my life partner
Our firm of marriage registered in heaven
Seeking the profit of children
Taxed by age
Love turns into affection
Passion turns into friendship
Our secrets bonding us
We become very deep friends
ALONE
In the company of men
I stand-alone
In the quiet room
I am all alone
In the middle of the ocean
I am all alone
In the middle of the forest
I am all alone
In the path to salvation
I am all alone
Loneliness fills my heart and mind
And I wonder the intricacies of life
Lone rider my horse is named destiny
IMPATIENT
She sits near the pond
Gazing at her reflection
Weeping, sobbing and crying
Cause her lover is late
Tears fall on the stagnant waters
As if the rivers merging with the ocean
Her sadness melts the rocks nearby
And they weep along with her
SALVATION WELL
I dig the earth with my pickaxe of faith
As I shovel the dirt of anger and jealousy, the earth clears a path
Towards the centre of the earth
Rocks block my path as desires, which I blast with the dynamite of will
Rubies, Emeralds and Diamonds tempt me as supernatural powers
But I continue with the journey towards the centre of the earth
Finally, springs of knowledge quench my thirst
And fill my well of life with the elixir of life
KAMA
Kama is not from the loins
But from the head
Say the wise wise men
Kama is desire for love
Satisfaction of an urge
Compulsion for touch
Triggered by the very knowledge of sex
And quelled by the knowledge of life
Say the loved loved men
Songs of Amusement
One
One above all
One loving all
Must be there
Making us all
Maintaining us all
Destroying us all
I want to be one with the one
Where are you O great one?
O one you sow the seeds of souls
O one they sprout and blossom
O one you reap the souls and reward
O one you sow them back
I do not want to be one with the one
Cause I want to give joy to your amusement
Boring would be everything one with the one
We exist for the amusement of the one
Desire
Life is full of desires
I am the yogi of the mind
Wanting not desires
I do penance
Intoxicating cigarettes I smoke
Sweet wine I sip
Sublime women I romance
But with no desires even indulging
Winning them not leaving them
I beat the desires of the mind
And became a yogi
And I win the game of life
Mr dutiful
I am a wandering nomad
But my heart is not wandering
Fixed on my duty as soldier
I kill the wicked and save the good
But I am not a sinner of men
Cause I am doing my duty to my soul
I take no pleasure, feel no anger
I do my duty with no desires
And I become a saint of men with no sin
Freedom and equality
I explore my mind
And see people of freedom
People of equality
Free as a bird they fly
Like the eagle in the sky
Equal as bees they sing
Nectar like honey they share
Sharing the goal of life called enlightenment
Free and free they become totally free from the mind
Equal and equal they become equal with the one
All are children of the one and reach the one
THE SATANIC VICES
In goes the heavenly smoke incensed with love
Infuses it does with the mind
Creating an aura of bliss
Five senses has the mind O beautiful mind
The haven of heavenly eternal bliss
In goes the pure water of the spirit
Gently lifting up a persons spirit
Numbing the mind of its worries
Relaxing the mind floating amidst the clouds of thoughts
Focused the thoughts wins the life
In goes the essence of a woman
The gentle warmth of the sensual body
The fragileness of the lovely flower
The gentle woman draped in shyness
Embracing man floats in bliss enjoying the sense of touch
The trained mind O powerful mind rules the senses with an iron rod of temperament
Smoke, Spirit or Soul mate the mind controls the life
O mind O beautiful mind the source of pain and pleasure I worship thee
The life tempered by the hot pain and cooled by the chilly waters of pleasure by a blacksmith is a beautiful dream
The Satanic blacksmith tinkers with life with the five senses of the beautiful mind
LIN
She is dressed in the Chinese silk
But her body is softer than silk
The gentle rustle creates a fire
In which I wish to burn with
Her eyes are like a magnet
Closer and closer I am attracted
Entwined are our eyelashes and we breathe together the soft fragrance of love
The bow like arching brows sending arrows of passion at me
The plum like lips caressing mine
The sweet waters of her mouth moistening my lips craving for moisture
The taste of elixir as the lips compress and I take them into mine
Our tongues resting together we are in heaven
Holding her from behind her breasts cupped in my hands I wish to spend eternity
The fragrance her hair wafts as I chew her hair
The soft mounds of the mystical mountain resting at the base of my chest
We climb up the mountains of Chin
Climb and Climb we reach the snowed twin peaks with the clouds adrift
The winding mountains of our nerves unwound
Projecting us into an aura of sensual bliss
A billion flowers bloomed along with us
And I gently kiss the feet of this creature called woman
MAGIC TOUCH
She touched me with her glance
Soft wet eyes sparkling pure
Stars shone in the morning sun
Mesmerized I looked into her eyes
And saw her heart beating with mine
Lips slightly parted I saw her mouth waters glittering in the sunlight
Red with dye the plumb lips with the crescent base
Fascinated me as she spoke
Her words vibrated with resonance
My heart shattered like a wine glass at her mellow voice
I inhaled her life force at her every breath
When she thought of me I felt a tingle all over my body
And as she touched me
I saw all the great worlds heaven, paradise and the Universe
Forgetting myself I meditated for a while
And enjoyed the accidental fortunate magic touch
THE OLD RADIO
I had a radio
Wooden boxed radio
Sweet smelling radio
Hot hot radio
Tube, valve radio
Crackling music radio
Number singing radio
Straight from the studio
Tuning stations to audio
I find joy of life
SHERUSHA
She is a mystical rose in the middle of the great desert
Flower so fragrant she inspires love, passion and desire
My shadow under the harsh sun
She is dressed in black as the shadow
Like its green leaves I wish to spend eternity with this beautiful flower
In the ship of the desert we set forth north towards our destiny of love
Towards the silvery oasis glittering as a mirage under the lovely sun
In hope of meeting the towering date trees of the beautiful desert
Like the cacti of the desert nourishing the lost wanderer
She nourishes my life with her spring of passion
The night crept slowly darkening the skies and we crept together under our humble tent of life
The stars blinked in shame trying to shut their eyes from seeing our souls burning together for warmth
The clouds became our blanket to shield us from the desert cold
And we slept till the night was past
The red sun rose to symbolize the dawn of life
The yellow dunes were hurdles in life
We climbed them to reach the dusk of life
We rode again in life to complete the circle of life
Destined to shine as stars in gods hands
For there is no death to our indestructible soul
Thus went the journey of two souls united by the marriage of life
LIGHTNING
I am a tube light
Fluorescent tube light
Slow and steady
Catching up slowly
Jealous of the bulb light
Fast as the clear light
One fine day I saw the true light
Starting as the bulb light
Burning as the tube light
Light up your mind
Lighting up your life
SOUL MUSIC
Song of my heart
I couldn't sing with my mouth
But only convey with my soul
Mangala she sang Kalyani she was named
Veena on her arms she should have been named Veena itself
I should have been the Veena in her arms
Blessed in my previous births
She sang quiet well for my donkey ears
Pronging and damping the strings she produced a melody
Cradled in her arms
I enjoyed the bliss of life
MUKTHI
Point of no return
Peace brimming the mind
Knowledge surpassed by wisdom
One with the many
One with the Universe
Painless and Pleasure less
Desire less and lust less
Anger less and jealous less
Selfless and Pride less
Is the Mukthi
THE DAUGHTER OF EVIL
Cruel eyes horrible eyes
Angry eyes peaceful eyes
She is the evil among the evil
Wife of Satan the lord of evil
She transcends from the angry black clouds
Like the flower of the thalamboo
Cruel fire she is she burn good
Vices she adorns the mind O boring mind the mind O idle mind
In the ever pervading peace she is the wind of evil
Bride of Satan she is his pride
The flames of cruelty burn together creating evil fire lighting up the dark empire
She is the light of evil in the dark world
Without her the wheel of life would not turn
Joy and pleasure the rewards the universe
Right and wrong she encourages wrong
Life is colorful thanks to the bride of Satan
Mother of Fidel and Iblis she is the mother of evil
She is the umbrella of evil under a sun of good fragrancing the dance of life
Evil leads to evil and she spreads like the dark clouds of a storm
Armed with pleasure as a weapon she strikes down any creature with her power
Her evil pleasures rotate the circle of life
NOSTALGIA
Painted in red
Tainted with pride
Are the streets of the Volsk
Mamushka Volga cooks bread
Scarfed on her head
She sings the Soyusa
Along with the corn stalks
Awaiting her son from Pensa
Tears from her eyes
Add salt to the bread
And hiccups to her son
BEAUTIFUL LIGHT
Golden yellow sun in the morning mist
Beautiful are the trees that reflect the yellow shine
In the middle of the afternoon
Beautiful are the shadow less things that look bright
In the quiet afternoon after the rain
Beautiful is the dimming light lifting the glare from the eyes
In the peaceful evening
Beautiful is the silhouette of the trees
In the night
Beautiful is the not so clear visibility
In the pitch black night
Beautiful is the darkness
MISTER RIGHT
Right and wrong
Rules governing our life
Rules depend on society
Eating meat style of living in Arabia
Eating meat frowned upon in India
Society chooses right and wrong
Social animal chooses man to be
Beyond right and wrong
Live the saints in heaven
ART OF LIFE
Life is beautiful
Every minute is beautiful
Daily bath is beautiful
Combing the hair is beautiful
Water is beautiful
Honey is beautiful
Water is sweeter than honey
Know the hungry
Pangs of hunger
Bestows knowledge of life
Hunger is the sugar to honey
Hungry know the value of food
Content know the value of life
Enlightenment of life is step towards renounciation
Call it no pain no gain
Pain and suffering are the same
Contentment is beautiful
THE OLD RADIO
I had a radio
Wooden boxed radio
Sweet smelling radio
Hot hot radio
Tube valve radio
Crackling music radio
Number singing radio
Staight from the studio
Tuning stations to audio
I find joy of life
COUNTRY SIDE
Fields of the West
Cool with the mist
Oranges and Orchids they grow
Is the fragrance of the mist
Fields of the East
Warm in the sunshine
Papaya and coconut they grow
Is the fragrance of the vapor
Fields of the Middle East
Hot under the sun
Dates and shrubs they grow
Is the fragrance of the steam
Fields of the north
Cold and smooth
Apples and pines they grow
Is the fragrance of the snow
Fields of the south
Hot and Humid
Cocoa and cucumber they grow
Is the fragrance of the humid vapor
Farmer of men I farm intoxicated
By the aroma of nature
And enjoy natures's providence
LIFE DESIGN
Every second of life is beautiful
If you realize it fully
And if you enhance it efficiently
I make my tooth brushing beautiful
I make my shoe polishing beautiful
Life is full of discoveries and research
I make everything but work beautiful
Cause work is ordained by society
Otherwise I would make even work beautiful
I will add variety to beat monotony
I will design time to add beauty
I will use science to make pleasure
And I design my life
To live to the fullest
Just like a Harvard professor
PLAYWATER OF THE SEVEN SEAS
I am in the steamship
As I spin the captain's wheel
I decide the destiny of the course
And the destiny of the souls
Destined to do whatever they will be destined somewhere
If I spin the wheel like the potter's wheel
Sextant at arm my love bride at home
I chart course to Jamaica
Yes Maan the Caribean Jamaica
Twinking stars at night guide me
I lay down the anchor and watch the distant land
I hear the distant Reggae and see distant pot smoke make smoke signals
I appraise the port and have a glass of port
I catch the swivel crane and land in the harbour
I decide to take a spin around Kingston
I saw a Voodoo master to see my future
He said he would pierce my enemy the storm with needles of lightning
I refused saying that I made peace with the storm in exchange for the sails of my ship
COUNTRY DESIGN
Design the Country
Not just the bridges
Design the government
Design the law
Design the political system
As things change we must change
Change the system at the right time
Change the Army, Navy and the lot
Design your country at right times
Design the system
The system changes everything changes
LETTERS FROM HEAVEN
Lashes of the whip and the crackling sound mesmerises
Tears of the heaven waterfalls fall down the cheeks
I enjoy the pain body hardened and mind tempered
I repent and go to the ice cream store
I gulp a couple of scoops of the delicious chocolate
The aroma of the milk makes me float in the clear blue sky
The heaven angels caress me and comfort me
They deliver me a letter from heaven
I open the letter and read the first sentence
I am invited to heaven for a feast with the heaven people for the whole day
I am overjoyed and dance all around crying out that I am going to heaven
I open my type writter and reply that I accept the invitation of the heaven people
And I mail it at the flames of my fireplace
Days ran by and I got impatient
One fine day a flying chariot made of gold
Harnessed by seven horses came down the skies
The chariot landed before me and the doors vanished
The heaven angel smiled at me and told me to climb aboard
I was amazed at the beauty of the chariot
The seats were made of glowing light
The stars were the indicators in the chariot panel
I got into the chariot and doors appeared
Buckle your seat belts the angel said and seat belts spppeared around
I asked the angel if I could see the seven wonders of the earth before heaven
The angel replied whatever and zoomed the chariot
BEAUTIFUL PROSE
CHILD SOUNDARYA BECOMES ENLIGHTENED
O Soundaraya O child still loving chocolates
Why do you want chocolates O child?
Oh father of Soundarya so rich!
Child Soundaraya is in a earthly heaven
Everybody likes heaven
Earthly heaven is a vice
It prevents enlightenment
How many chocolates can you eat O child?
Fifty my O my true true!
How many do you eat O Soundarya?
Ten my O my true true!
Then eat O Soundarya eat sixty and get over it
Eating sixty for fifteen days
Do you like cars O fair wise child?
Rent and drive cars till the lust is gone
Do you like travel O child?
Fly till your lust is gone
Use your wealth and earthly heaven as advantage and get enlightenment
Hit a stone and get two mangoes
I know what every child like like fast cars, perfume and music
Indulge and get over the desires
CHILD RAJESWARI GETS ENLIGHTENMENT
Oh Child Rajeswari is so poor with a poor father
Saw child Soundarya doing penance
Tear drops came from her eyes
She loved fast cars, perfumes, music and planes
But she wanted enlightenment too
Renounce pleasure and feel no pain saw Rajeswari
Food can make her fat she saw
Fast cars can kill her she saw
Waching television can make you an addict she saw
Golfing can break your skull she saw
Chicken makes her mouth water
But there are lot of food
And you cannot eat them all
Knowing the desire you have to beat
Gives you more joy than eating all the chicken in the world
Contentment is joy found Rajeswari
Pleasure gives pain
Painless pleasure usually corrupts you
Learn to rule pleasure
Renounce pleasure and feel no pain
DAYSTYLE
Everyday I wake up and yawn
Then I brush my teeth with toothpaste
I change it to toothpowder when bored
Sometimes I get natural and use Alam and Vel tree sticks
I take a bath with a good soap with some sandal oil in my bathwater
I change the bathwater added with rose oil or jasmine oil
Showered I put some sandalwood paste on my forehead
Vibhuti in my throat and Javadhu in my armpits I am incensed
I put some Javadhu in my shirt pocket and spray little attar in my collars and armpits
I change my undershirt two times a day cause it is hot
I have my breakfast and add an touch of gulkund for breakfast,
Panchamirtham for lunch and Beeda for dinner to sweeten my mouth
I smoke a cigarette in the morning, Beedi in the afternoon, Smoking Pipe in the evening and Cheroot at night
And I even snuff my nose once in a fancy
I Mehendi my head once a year to cool my head and bathe in oil once a week
I Shikakai and Arappu my head once in a month
I bathe in Peanut flour once in a month to give a gloss to the skin
While I drink I buy five bottles of liquour of different variety and have a peg while I drink
Once a day I put my feet in warm water with soothing salve in it
And I wear a power ring to give my hand a nice appearance
And I am not a rich man to do this all
I spend only forty rupees a day since I buy the stuff for the year
Daystyle leads to a healthy lifestyle
And I enjoy heaven in earth
THE MODERN OLD FASHIONED WOMAN
I bathe in turmeric paste applied to my body
I adorn my head with Jasmine of many types from Channa, Gundu, Adukku, Jathi and Usi one a day
I compliment the Jasmine with a rose of White, Red, Yellow or Orange once a day
I apply Kumkum to the forehead right where the hair starts
I wear a dot of color to the space between the brows
I apply Kajol to my eyelids
I wear Talcum powder of three types to my face my neck and armpits
I incence my hair with Sambrani once in a week
I wear a saree and blouse with an attar for each garment
I perfume my leather handbag
I apply different perfumes for my handkerchief everyday
I Mehendi my hands once in a month
I smoke electronic cigarettes once a day
I apply a facepack every night
And ocassionally enjoy a night cap of good wine
STARE
Vertically wide astonishment stare
Horizontally wide glee stare
Vertically wide less horizontally wide peace stare
Thousand yard stare of no thoughts
Concentrating stare, frowning stare, focus stare, Pride stare,
Moving stare, Happy stare, Sad stare, love stare, hate stare
So many stares
Do stare at me
KEVALAM
Saints of men
Slant in their head
Smile of wisdom in their lips
Stare in the eye with a pull of prideless pride
See that cleanliness and purity are the same
See that right and wrong are the same
Seeing beyond society and its customs
Branded as eccentrics
Sit the saints in torn clothes
With no hate in their mind
HONEY
Poor bees work hard
To make honey out of nectar
To feed their young ones
We steal it and eat it
Without giving anything back
Give something back
Raise flowers to atone your sin
Even the devil drinks blood not honey
Life's work stolen
What's the price?
MILK
Young calf's milk
Secreted by cow
Stolen and drunk by man
Giving hay as food
Illegal barter
FAST CAR NAMED PEACE AFTER FURY
She was a fast car
Peace after fury I named her
She had a beautiful humming engine
Leather seats aromated the plushy interior
I could feel the throb of the engine
And I wanted to let go of the clutch
I could feel the power in the first gear
I could feel the melody of the hum in the second gear
I could feel the calmness of the vehicle gliding in the racetrack in the top gear
I drove on the left side near the bend and crossed the right bend with a glide
I drove on the right side near the bend and crossed the left bend with a glide
I drove like a slow formula racer in the tracks
I held the steering wheel steady and with smooth nudges to left and right
I drove my fury in the road
The power steering gave the nudges a beautiful swing
A kind of gliding effect
And I enjoyed holding the steering steady
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