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Be young at heart

BE YOUNG AT HEART

With age you will grow old with years that pass,
But clinging to your ideals you're young in class! .

With age your skin may see wrinkles;
With enthusiasm your soul tinkles! .

With age surging emotions may calm,
But vigour makes you youthful and is a balm!

With age you'd have had chequered life's path-main,
But the hope in heart, will in you, let peace reign! .

With age you may lose your appetite,
But with the joy of living you're filled right!

With age don't bow down with pessimism,
But set up aerials and catch waves of optimism!

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poem by Chandra Thiagarajan
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On Retirement

A celebrated life transition, is retirement,
Freed from the daily grind of requirement.

You are released to a life of leisure,
Hence you should feel free, this to treasure.

You'd have finished your duties to your children,
And should be glad to baby-sit your grand children.

To holy places you can go on a pilgrimage,
When your mind will be charged with good image.

Plan your personal financial planning,
Ensuring that considerable amount is in saving.

Life will allow you to yourself re-invent,
Working in your golden years with content.

It's time to live with a sense of self respect and dignity,
And can pursue your dreams with all possibility.

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poem by Chandra Thiagarajan
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The Tragic Magic Of Human Logic

Have you heard what I said!
I know, I understand and I can talk
Not about just my pet
I know all about my friends and friends’ friends
I also know about my neighbors friends and friends’ neighbors
Neighbors’ neighbors and so on
Do you think I know only the people I interact with?

How sad! I can as well comment with authority on Jhumpa Lahiri
Shashi Tharoor, Chitra Divakaruni, Bharathi Mukerji
Oh……..you think because of my doctoral topic of diaspora studies
I feel comfortable to speak about them with ease
Good Lord! I can prove and speak with assertion
Ernest Hemingway, D.H.Lawrence, Mark Twain beyond question
Yeah….Do you think
Due to Post Graduation where I studied hours together without a blink

Lo! I do comment, criticize and laud with authority
Not only KCR, Kishan Reddy, Jagan, Rosaish, Chandra Babu
But also Manmohan, Chidambaram, Nitish Tiwari, Advani and others

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poem by Dr.Sandhya Tiwari
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Navagrahas

In the play-field of the providence
Playing unambiguously the Umpire
Upon the captains of eminence
And all their teamed players to aspire
Dribbled and dribbled to ever an unreached terminus

Unceasing rolling is fate's frolicking desire
And Earth bullied by its nine balls
Supplicates sometimes even stoking holy-fire
Begetting catered wishes by orisons
Reasonably while Navagrahas adorn spoused attire

And in the chariot of seven horses
Captain Soorya centered of solar empire
Driven consorted with Chaya's bliss
Fielded around by spunky players that require
Empyreal sport indefinitely on rolls

Ten horses do not atall tire
As Soma with Rohini deceptively wanes

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poem by Indira Renganathan
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Poets And Philosophers

Poets and Philosophers
Their feet deep rooted
In slushy and grassy soil
Heads protruding above
Drifting, silvery clouds of sky
Intellectual academicians
They have no greediness for
Money or power like
Crooked, Cunning politicians
Human love they advocate
Float on dancing, colorful flowers
Of cool and breezy earth
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They look down
Upon faces of schadenfreudes
Who hilariously laugh when
Their best friends accidently die
When their kith’s kid gets kidnapped
When friends wife eloped with another friend
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poem by Chandra sekharan
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On Reading Mythili's Journey To Himalayas

On reading my friend MYTHILY'S
'A Journey-from the depths of the mind
to the Heights of Himalayas.'

This day across an article
Chanced I, eftsoons to dwell,
An article, presented by my friend—
It was a laudable marvel-so well!

About her holy pilgrimage
To Himalayas—Lord Shiva's Abode;
Over-powering many a tribulation
That beset her, as she strode.

Many a gripping travelogue,
Written by luminaries eminent,
Have I gone through and through,
But the sentiment there was always worldly-bent!

But this fluid rendition excelled most,

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poem by Chandra Thiagarajan
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Beyond Limits

Wind was hot and lonely was day,
walking patiently on my way,
I came by a Patli tree,
staring on me smilingly said he.

"Listen the words which i will tell,
not an epic but a great tale,
it is the story of a bird,
whose will could tremble your heart."

"he is the bird of limitless sky,
to all heads passing by,
his story i will narrate,
the story of vanquishing his fate."

"He was ready to start the flight,
convulsive was weather and formidable was the plight,
hindrances were tough and bold,
still his wings remained unfold."

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poem by Chandra Kant Manas
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O What A Climate Today!

o what a climate today!

o where is the sun that squeezed dry my blood into sweat so long?

the day unusually rolls up and sets aside the sparkling quilt of the sun;

and the ashen clouds have spread their thin mats all over the skies

and the cheerful winds on joyful feet spread happiness everywhere

on top of all, as a crowning glory, there is a dreamy rain -

no, i cannot call this rain, or a misty fall, nor a soft drizzle-

it is of dreamy drops, here and there, distanced by long seconds,

and tossed far and wide by the sprinting and sporting wind,

sending shivers of thrill into the streams of blood

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poem by Sundaram Chandrakalaadhar
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Thoughts On A Fallen ' Paarijaatham ' Flower.

thoughts on a fallen 'paarijaatham ' flower.

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i was wading through my vague thoughts

as i walked along the roadside-

i came to senses with a sudden start-

o god! i was about to tread on a small flower

full of grace and simple beauty with a mild fragrance-

it is considered a holy flower;

it is 'paarijaatham' or ' pavazhamalli '

with one 'cm' orange stalk

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poem by Sundaram Chandrakalaadhar
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Personal Best

There is a question controversial,
About the use of stimulants artificial,
By the sporting athletes, their performance,
In the sporting arena to enhance.

Sports icon Lance Armstrong,
Was stripped of his titles as wrong,
When the Tour de France cycling event he won,
For a record of seven times in a run.

He beat the malady-Cancer-with drugs,
And when his tests proved positive for drugs,
His fan-following world wide were shocked,
And all cancer patients with ire were up cocked.

All sports organizations consider the drugs unethical,
As they are subversive of fair play on a field level.

In sports the Olympic Motto is writ larger,
As CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS (faster, higher, stronger)

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poem by Chandra Thiagarajan
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