A Collection of English Poems
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Ode to the Moon
Thru my eucalyptus tree
The moon peeps furtively,
It makes me loony
And quixotic immediately.
I wait for her in darkness
Stealthily looking up,
She rises at last,
In full royalty.
Our clandestine meet
Silent in all obscurity
Frenzied and romantic
Trills a dulcet note in me.
I sing to her in suppressed whisper
Encouraged by her speechless adulation
My pleasure cup is full to the brim
No more sadness, no more gloom.
My moon, your flushing radiance
Looms bright in me
Majestic as you are,
Always reigns supremely.
Japan’s Sorrow
I saw the lightening
And nature’s fury,
Japan came to me
Crying miserably.
I heard the thunder
Shuddered in fear
Japan gave me
A tale of horror.
I felt the rain
Pouring on my den
Japan calmed me
Narrating her pain.
Nature, thy wrath and anger
Will scare me no longer
‘Cause I’ve seen Japan
Getting bolder and stronger.
Ode to Friendship
My friend, how you understood a misunderstood soul
How you sketched her in all prettiness,
Adorned her with lovely hues
She’d be proud of.
My friend, how you metamorphosed a pessimist soul
Lifted her from the dungeon of gloom
Sowed seeds of hope in her
And kernels for laughter.
Her present is now sunny
Tomorrow’ll never be bleak,
Your love, my friend,
Helped her love herself.
Her head is held high
She walks with fresh pride,
Your friendship she treasures
In her mind with supreme care.
Discovery of an Ordinary Self
Always longed to be unique
And noticed by all and sundry,
Followed all the rules
Written by great men of history.
Lost many joys and pleasures
Didn’t mind for that,
‘Cause I knew, I’d reach my goal
In my life ultimately.
My salad days gone
Reached my age ripe
Still hoped to be
An extraordinary one.
My days are numbered
My hopes too,
It pains to feel
That I’m an ordinary one.
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