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! C O N T E N T M E N T
There was a hearth;a fire there;chairs;and, I remember, love;all else was there,and did not need to name itself.
©  Michael Shepherd
! Baby Love, Maybe Love
so there you are inyour pram or kiddikarrianicely tucked up,being talked to in thatsingysongylingothat grown-ups grow down towhen that tingylingy..
©  Michael Shepherd
! And Angels
The air from earth to Moonhoney-gold with souls and angels;our every breath, rich with their spirit;invisibility is their modesty.To be unheeded..
©  Michael Shepherd
! An Offering Of Bliss To You
Your bliss is not my blissand yet perhapsif I tell you my blissthere may be a placewhere we can meetbeyond wordsMy fatherused to meet that small..
©  Michael Shepherd
! An Angry Poem About Peace
This is an angry poem.About those weasel phraseswhich blow like paper in the streetgoing nowhere,hiding truth,helping us todeceive ourselves.'The..
©  Michael Shepherd
! A Zimbabwean Asks A Question
O Great Spirit,You who in Your form of the Chapungu,the great eagle with sharper eye than any aeroplane,watches over us and knows all things;who even..
©  Michael Shepherd
! A Wish
I'd like to write - like grown-up poets do:with similes that span the universe,that sparkle, crackle, dazzle, woo the mind;and touch the heart with..
©  Michael Shepherd
! A Spiral Scratched Into An Ancient Irish Gravestone
A centre and an expansiona life centred expandingthe force of the centre whirlsa life without limit but it saysa centred life what gods the..
©  Michael Shepherd
! A Poet
He — or was it she?was a child who said littlebut walked, endlessly, just lookingor stood still for minutes, hours,and became what they looked atwas..
©  Michael Shepherd
! A Poem For Samuel
Who is that man who calls you ' a nobody'?Oh, he's nobody.Who is that man who says 'You're really somebody'?Watch him carefully.Who is that man who..
©  Michael Shepherd
! A Platonic Reminiscence Of A Great Lady
Someone mentioned your name yesterdayand I was silentYou loved goodness, you were goodness,and I think goodness must haveloved you; and we,we loved..
©  Michael Shepherd
! A Novel Situation
She looked not unlike the anti-heroineof her own novelsor was it the other way around?mousey but together,neatly dressedin an understated waylike her..
©  Michael Shepherd
! A Grief Ago
'There is no griefwhich time does not lessenor soften' -so said Cicero, a man so often right;a Stoic, those for whomall life presents a lessonto be..
©  Michael Shepherd
! 11.11.: To The Fallen
Embattled in that mud - and blood-red poppies;flooded trenches holding 'them' at bay;life or death a coin's flippant toss-up;deafening shellfire near..
©  Michael Shepherd
! S I N
Language is a blessing and a curse –sometimes uniting, sometimes dividing,sometimes an arrow, sometimes blown blossoms,misplaced seeds..How can we of..
©  Michael Shepherd
! L O N E L Y
l o n e l yon the paper, on the screenall by itselfl o n e l yis it,does it think it is,is it happy to be like thatis it happy to be,does it hope for..
©  Michael Shepherd
Lk20. Brahma Appeases Yama
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)When Lord Yama thoughtA losing battle he fought,He took the final weaponTo Kill Ravana, the demon.That was Brahma's weapon,The..
©  Rajaram Ramachandran
Lk19. Ravana Invades Yama's Domain
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)After meeting King RavanaThe eminent Sage NaradaCouldn't then quiet remainBut rushed to Yama's domainYama was sitting..
©  Rajaram Ramachandran
Lk18. Ravana Pulled Up By Narada
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)On the earth, Ravana spared none,He was terrorizing one by one.While travelling on the way,He met Sage Narada one day.Narada..
©  Rajaram Ramachandran
Lk17. King Anaranya Curses Ravana
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)Having conquered King MaruttaRavana attacked King Anaranya.The latter fought with courageBut failed at the last stage.Ten..
©  Rajaram Ramachandran
Lk16. Ravana's Atrocities
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)After Vedavati's suicidal deathRavana went around the earthIn his Pushpak aerial carAs he liked, wide and far.Right in..
©  Rajaram Ramachandran
Lk15. Vedavati Curses Ravana
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)In his aerial car Ravana roamedOften here and there, all around,And saw a pious maidenNear the Himalayas Mountain.Daughter of..
©  Rajaram Ramachandran
Lk14. Lord Sankara Curbs Ravana's Pride
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)Having defeated his brotherLord Kubera in the warRavana took the Aerial carUp above the sky, on the air.Pushpaka suddenly..
©  Rajaram Ramachandran
Lk13. The Defeat Of Kubera
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)The Raksasas had the upper hand,In the deceitful fight on their side,Though with all vigor Yaksas foughtOnce more a losing..
©  Rajaram Ramachandran
Lk12. Ravana Attacks Kubera
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)With his army Ravana marched,Set to conquer the entire world,Crossing cities, groves, rivers,Forests, hills and..
©  Rajaram Ramachandran