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MAHABHARATASide by side the peace-talk,Both sides took stockOf their armed positions,And started war preparationsTo seek the help of Krishna,Arjuna..

MAHABHARATThe priest, an emissary of peace,He reached the Kauravas' palace,Presented the Pandavas' case nicely,And waited for the king's reply."My..

MAHABHARATAThe marriage of princess Uttara,With Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna,On a grand scale did Virata the king,On a good day, before a big..

MAHABHARATAHappy the king Virata became.When the news of victory came.Alone how his son got it?Eager he was to know it.Kanaka, the King..

MAHABHARATAHis chariot fast Arjuna drove,Like a thunder in the sky above.The twang of his Gandiva bow,Shook the Kauravas' army now."Look, how dare a..

Brothers – sisters – do our years last?Day by day, they slip away…those which were, no longer are;those to come are not yet here.The former days are..

Rumi wrote much about silence.Does that seem strange?Poets live with silence:the silence before the poem;the silence whence the poem comes; .the..

It's his light touch.He's not trying to tell you anything,convince you of anything,he's not watching your faceto see if you agree.He's just..

like a blank page, thengold dust lightly scattered over itthen a soft breeze blows it awaybut nothing is lostfor there was nothing to be..

The roseyou may colour it yourselfsang for many daysabout Godfor those who would listenthen fading and dyingor so it might appearsang to a passing..

the sculptor,called to the great task; throughthe huge columns, ringing echoes even with a sandal’s tread,the stone chamber,the assembled court..

There's living; and thenthere's dying; and between,there's poetry,introducing one to the otherfor the first time; giving themnew names; sometimes..

The Greeks said, those great Museswho civilise us, grace our dance of life,were once, before they were nine,just three; and before that,only one was..

What you do not wish for yourself,do not do to others’ said Confucius;‘That which is hateful to you,do not do to your fellow’said Rabbi Hillel;is..

The rain blurs and beats at the windowlike mercy frustrated;it has fulfilled its magic promise,bringing rice out of water,corn out of earthyet cannot..

I am growing old,I am growing old;I should stop wearing surfing shortsbelow my belly fold.

Many pounds make knight lurk.'Payed! ' comes before a fall.Too many records spoil the broth.

Prosody:it’s about - it means - what poetry does,and how. I guess..In Greek, it just means ‘tune’. Thatshould give a clue. In Latin,the word they..

Saints and wise men, so it’s said,live entirely in the present moment,don’t hang on to past things,don’t plan for the future;live a life of here and..

and a poet I was reading yesterdaysaid, have you noticedthat portraits of people changeafter they die?and I’ve noticed that portraitsof Princess..

How clear a portrait of youthat he painted – that slight stoopof backbone; life has been heavy on you, yethas not worn you down; the shoulders..

When I was very young,Poetrywas written byAA Milne.and life was comfy.When I was an adolescent,Poetrywas written bypansies for pansies about..

Poetry is like bread – daily bread,like ‘Irish’ soda bread, best eaten on its day:In the bakery of the heart and mind,the baker’s woken early before..

Sometimes the last linecomes out of the blue -one to the solar plexus,an uppercut;you never saw them coming;you don't remember after that..you're..

and after so long, a new poem from youand when I said how glad I wasyou messaged back'I am afraid that' - and stopped thereand in the silence thenthe..