The sun has set, now I sit down, Gaze thoughtlessly at scattered clouds, The sight gets lost in hilly tracts, still basking in the afterglow. I sink into a goddamned couch, watch the horizon disappear, It is all transient, I realize! Blow out warm breath in resignation. Mist, darkness, mad chirping of birds, The great…
Category: English Poems
WHAT WOULD NOVAK DO? (Poem)
At two sets down, and out of sorts, Meddy asked, “What would Novak do?”, The bumpkins of Melbourne didn’t like, What else could they do, but ‘siuuu’. (4) No way would Nole ever give up, Djoker shall always find some way, He shall keep coming back at you, His spirit cannot be wished away. (8)…
When Cat’s Away, the Mice will Play (Poem)
His call shook me out of slumber, Boss summoned me to his room, With foggy mind I trundled, Dreadful of what lay in store, “Good afternoon, Sir”, “I’m proceeding on leave. Take care”. I let out the deepest of breaths, Felt quite weightless, and oh so free! (8) Flew back to my dear old cabin,…
#HASH (Poem)
Between Seventh Heaven and Cloud Nine, Welcome to this cosy pad of mine, Let us someday be partners in crime, Light up and lose track of Papa Time. Just took some drags of hash and nicotine, Nothing soothes like this fucking anodyne, Without you having blurted even a word I can comprehend your feelings sublime….
The Existential Stasis (Poem)
Sun is sinking into the ashtray of night, Moon shall bring with it cups of delight, With light shall disappear matters mundane, Darkness might encourage hope unrestrainted. Cares of the day are reborn as nightmares, Daydreams manifest as demons unhinged, What I consume is what I have become, What I have become remains undefined. Sayonara…
Lynching is not Enough, the Corpse must be Hanged (A Lament)
“Capital punishment should be outlawed, Sacrilege should be punished with death! Get us more protection under the laws, Let us then enforce these laws ourselves.” (the irony is lost on the liberal who declares this) Their Books apparently preach tolerance, The Believers are petty and vengeful, To always play victims, yet lynch others With hypocritical…
Just Before the Dawn Breaks (Poem)
(1) Crickets are conspicuous by their silence, Frogs have long lapsed into inactivity, There is yet time for before the crowing begins, Restive is the monotony of darkness! (2) Dawn is yet to break, but I am awake, Bustle of engines fills the emptiness, Some still feel the need to honk at this…
The Rapturous Green (Poem)
Watching heavy rains from inside the cosiness of a speedy train. (17sy-5/7/5) In rushing past trees, Being followed by rail tracks, Consciousness gets detained. (18sy-5/7/6) Journey has begun, Somewhere shall it end, Rapturous green (with me) shall remain. (17sy-5/5/7) #green #rapturousgreen #train #railtrack #haiku #rainsthroughtrain #monsoon #rains
WHERE DO I GET JUSTICE? (Poem)
You just have to reach any court somehow, All your problems shall instantly vanish.(2) Hire a priest flitting about in a black coat, Peddling his lies around the Premises, To worship the blindfolded goddess of law, And her personifications on earth! (6) All your rights- human, beastly, fundamental- shall be restituted immediately. (8) Perpetrators shall…
Who does not want Freedom? (Poem)
Who does not want to hop upon a bus, leaving for destination unknown? Who does not want to be swept by waves, receding back into infinite ocean? Who does not feel like walking on empty roads, headed nowhere, but where you wish to go? Who does not wish to float with black clouds and fall…
Weld Your Words (Poem)
Words that flow like water reach far, Words that get blown in air disappear, Words etched on stone cause bloody wars, Words soaked in spirits show us the mirror, Words spoken through eyes make you weak, Words full of malice speak the truth, Words by hired pens only serve their masters, Weld words onto time…
Ivory Towers V. Summer Vacations (Poem)
Officers live in Ivory Towers, Jurists hide inside their Black Coats, Ignorance inhabits Secretariats, But who is in Summer Vacation mode? (4) Kisans are still squatting on borders, Mazdoors are in transit on roads, Netas live in prayers and curses, Are doctors and nurses our only hopes? (8) The living are confined within their homes,…
Abhinav Pancholi 