Poetry On Life

Title - What Ails the World TodayBy  @AshokSawhnySahil.  Video Artist - Ujala Saroj#ashoksawhnysahil #englishpoetry #poetry What Ails the World TodayReligion is the bane of the world todayThe more you preach the less you say,God is One, whatever the nameSermons, only lead us astray. Pontification is best left to the skiesTruth, today, seldom meets the eyes,Honesty, now lost in the wilderness...

Title - Over My Shoulder What Do I SeeBy  @AshokSawhnySahil.  Video Artist - Ujala Saroj#ashoksawhnysahil #englishpoetry #poetry Over My Shoulder What Do I SeeSome light some shadows line my walkAn ambling stride now sets thepace, As I look back at the yearsgone byWondering how I ran my race. I think I can look you in the eyeAnd say I ran it fair and square,Helped those I could along the wayAnd...

When life feels unfair, we all whisper “Why me?” — forgetting how small our faults truly are.#whyme #ashoksawhnysahil #poetryoflife #deepthoughts #philosophicalpoetry When fortune does not smile upon us,We’re prone to ask the simple question —“Why me?”I’ve done nothing greatly wrong..Website : www.ashoksawhny.comYoutube https://www.youtube.com/c/ashoksawhnysahil Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

Banish the Blues Banish the blues – Why blow a fuse? Happy or morose, The choice is yours. Don’t tell me otherwise! Who has time for cries? It’s all up to you, Do what you have to. Keep the smile aglow, A frown is your foe; The world’s not against you, What’s your reason to rue? A bad day in the office, A rock with a crevice, Nothing’s ever whole – Have you never missed a goal? The boos and the c...

Eyes Never look at me and lie, Cos eyes are windows to the soul, And no depth of sea nor distant sky, Can ever hide what is not whole. The eyes will mirror just what you feel, And tell me if it's not all true, Like a leaking vessel with a broken seal, That spills the contents whatever you do. The eyes they speak but silently, No words, no sounds, a quiet look, Will reveal and do but soundlessly, W...

The Heaven in my Heart There’s a little heaven in my heart tonight, Holding up a candle light, An all night vigil for me alone, To quietly pray and to sins atone. There’s a little heaven in my heart tonight, That takes the dark away from sight, For me to see what lies ahead, For me to know what heaven said. There’s a little heaven in my heart tonight, There to protect me with all its might, From t...

O, Poet, why do you appreciation seek From those whose spirit of beauty lies asleep, A dormant seed that dies Before it sprouts succumbing to the rigours of a harsh winter, Shrivelled, And The self, Burdened by the cares of living, Oblivious to the joys of life, And from these unfortunate of your kind Approbation seek, Of that which within you Rises uncommanded, unsolicited Is unfair For that is n...

The Past Is Dead And Gone The past is dead and gone As will the future too, Your mind is what imprisons And also liberates you. It’s there that you live And die there too, And yet we fail to understand What we always knew. The repository of good and bad How complex is the mind ! That which you seemingly look for You seldom seem to find. And yet we often say, don’t we, With cosmetic nonchalance! Th...

My River  There’s a river i know Whose name i, often, forget, That flows by my little lawn And to it, I’m deeply in debt It’s brought me great peace n calm Whenever I think of it, Acting like a soothing balm When things got awry, a bit . I now see that river rising Up to my window sill, And, in the distance, a sailing boat That, I know, one day will Take me flowing down the river To the end of ti...

If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride If wishes were horses We’d all ride Why just the beggars? And what, pray tell me, will the kings do? ‘Cause they don’t do much else Do they? And again, the horse may not be On your side And, you might well be left holding the reins Of a horse that is not inside The stable The one that bolted With only you to blame You to chide. And so, even if they were ho...

To An Old Friendship I think I knew who lived here once And, I think, I knew him well, I’m told he’s still around somewhere But where, I can’t tell For, Time’s taken its usual toll And, he is not anymore the same, Neither gait nor stride of old For, it’s now a different game. The gentle wind now too strong for me and him ‘Cause it feels like a stormy gale, That’s how it all seems to me now My frie...

Befriend your Fears The look in your eyes is no surprise, The fear I see is meant to be For you have genuine cause for concern, When you see the ashes of a friend in urn. The terror you feel when a serpent you see, No less than being ship-wrecked alone Gripped by dread and plain confusion, What shall I do, where shall I run? Things you hope will turn for the better Your time will come is well und...

The Candle of Hope Like the candle in the wind There flickers a candle of hope, That helps day meet a waiting night And us, with life’s vagaries cope. Burning brightly in balmy weather It lights up the human soul, When storms arise in the distance Hope plays its supporting role. Life without hope would worse be Than the throes of one’s demise. Have you never seen despair That veils those saddened...

O, Triumph Don’t be Arrogant All triumph is an illusion, No, there is no confusion Cos victory is pure mirage; A momentary intrusion into the mind That we savour, till its taste lasts, Which, as in all things ephemeral Does not last long, As does not the longest song In celebration, beneath the stars that In quiet amusement, watch The dancing, prancing, victor, Who will awaken, no doubt, to a morn...

Fall in Love  Fall in love with Life itself Not with silly Power and Pelf, Remember La Vie en Rose, friends Play with Fairies, be the Elf. Life seen through coloured glasses Takes the mundane and the dreary away, Rainbows in the skies above As Clouds with their tears play. A smiling heart is best of all Lights up the darkest corners too, The abysses of the human mind Can always do with the colour...

Two Sides of the Same Coin Two sides of the same Coin Are, both, Empathy and Ego, Just as we have the “Cling- to” And the much- needed “Let- go”. It all derives from Care and Concern For All, not just those we call our Own, Those that seldom enter your mind, too And those not even on your phone. Time’s change is the nonchalant answer And, you’re out- of - date if you cling to the past, As if, Deat...

he World in Shambles Democracy in Shambles Alas! The World in Shambles Then, what is Democracy No more than a Sham, Everything’s about Power and Pelf Nothing matters beyond the Self, To hell with the world And, all else, Just ‘me” matters The insignificant Me, Hope we begin to the “End” See, ‘Tis not a matter of Vision Impaired, In a world where no one cares Nor ever cared About, the one next door...

Why Does No One Listen To Anyone Attention Spans and Focus In very short supply, What does this really mean What does it imply? If you've read and understood this You do not need a reply But, if blank is your stare Then your mind's just not there And, if you're still in the dark The light a long way, away, Take a solid walk in the park Then come back for a re-play. We'll start all...

Illusions, Delusions, Utopia I wish you real happiness In meadows green and in wilderness, But I love my illusions and mirages For reality is a fibrous mess. The weft and weave of the fabric today Right is only what the preachers say, The leaders, the rulers, not far behind In the corny games we all play. Drifting clouds, so very pretty, Fluffy white moving silently, I get lost in them somewhere,...

There are many lunatics residing within us Their names will, surely, surprise you, The one that comes to mind is Conscience And it's job is to forewarn and advise you But, where is that still, small, voice today Why is it felled , why asleep, Where is that sense of right and wrong Does no one now a Conscience keep? Moral rectitude, dead and gone Scruples, lost to the power of lucre, Peace lies...

When It’s Time to Say Goodbye To memories we cling As they do often bring The tears and joys Of yesteryears And, ’cause it never is easy To be truly breezy When it’s time to say Goodbye. We shiver in the cold And lie in wait For the warmth of a gentle Summer But, when it’s time for it to depart And for the arrival of the snow We think of the hearth And the fireside glow Then, the eyes get moist An...

Patterns  Creeping snows on hills and valleys Dazzling colours of the Autumn, Silence fills the air around Man in awe and also solemn. The searing heat of the mighty Orb A thing now in forgotten territory, Cooler, kinder, nicer strains Unravelling, the Winter’s story. Days, spent looking for the Sun Evenings, by the fireside, Embers glowing in the hearth Time waits for no one, nor does Tide. Lig...

The Heaven in my Heart There’s a little heaven in my heart tonight, Holding up a candle light, An all night vigil for me alone, To quietly pray and to sins atone. There’s a little heaven in my heart tonight, That takes the dark away from sight, For me to see what lies ahead, For me to know what heaven said. There’s a little heaven in my heart tonight, There to protect me with all its might, From t...

What is Light and What Dark. Fake is the World today, for sure Artificial it is, indeed When, what it will bear Is unknown to even the little seed, Where, overwhelming is sordid desire And, overpowering is greed, When hunger needs not things to eat But survives on filthy lucre and gold as feed. Where, life is not a journey But, a constant mad race, Where, Time’s on no one’s side And, there is no r...

Title - The Complex Human Mind By  @AshokSawhnySahil.  #ashoksawhnysahil #englishpoetry #poetry  The Complex Human Mind Fettered and manacled, A prisoner of the mind, Bound by conscience, Will free will I find? Is free will mirage For the human kind? The brighter we get The greater the bind? Our mood swings are violent Gentle they're not, Transition is instant For today's human lot. Ecsta...