i seldom speak
i speak in written words
very few words, I know of
random strewn few words
so, i seldom speak
i speak to chat windows
through my fingertips
to windows i think i know
but i don't, i know
they make me feel
safe for a while
sane for a while
i exist for a while
in my mind, i hear words
for a while
i speak to chat windows
but these windows are few
one or two... yes very few
so i speak
lesser than i thought i would
than i thought i could
i could count on fingertips,
of times that i speak
scattered saturdays,
same coffeeshop
long distance calls,
unwelcome calls
yes i seldom speak
yet at times
i don't wish to speak
a few more years
you might forget how i sound...
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
a girl once
This is Work in Progress...
I will keep updating this poem as and when words come to me and put them up on the blog. I thought the intial draft didn't quite sound right, it started well but fell apart in the middle. So well, let me see how this one goes. Hope i find the words, i am not yet sure, where this will lead to...
a girl once - feb23.06
there was this, a girl once
who pranced around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
she tossed the pebbles
white and grey
light and dark
and plenty shades
she tossed the pebbles
that grazed the waters
of that calm and silver silky lake
she smiled at strangers
smiled at friends
smiled at boys with tousled hair
an open smile with one tooth less
she stuck her tongue out
from that tiny cave
she stood by the window
stood on tip-toe
she Gazed out wide eyed
pressed her face
and that squashed little nose
---
a girl once - feb16.06
there was this, a girl once
who pranced around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
she tossed the pebbles
white and grey
light and dark
and plenty shades
she tossed the pebbles
that grazed the waters
of that calm and silver silky lake
she smiled at strangers
smiled at friends
smiled at boys with tousled hair
an open smile with one tooth less
she stuck her tongue out
from that tiny cave
---
a girl once - feb13.06.
there was this, a girl once
who pranced around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
she tossed the pebbles
white and grey
light and dark
and plenty shades
she tossed the pebbles
that grazed the waters
of that calm and silver silky lake
flowery frocks in summer evenings
springs she sat on a swinging swing
winters saw the snowflakes cling
hazy windows and misty mornings
summers came and so did winters
spring too, through the years
that little girl who was once
no longer did she
prance around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
tell her, they did
she needs be a woman
with eyes that studied
cautious steps and grounded feet
tell them, she did
she was a woman indeed
with careful eyes
cautious steps and grounded feet
and then when there was none
she would be that girl once
who pranced around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
:)
I will keep updating this poem as and when words come to me and put them up on the blog. I thought the intial draft didn't quite sound right, it started well but fell apart in the middle. So well, let me see how this one goes. Hope i find the words, i am not yet sure, where this will lead to...
a girl once - feb23.06
there was this, a girl once
who pranced around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
she tossed the pebbles
white and grey
light and dark
and plenty shades
she tossed the pebbles
that grazed the waters
of that calm and silver silky lake
she smiled at strangers
smiled at friends
smiled at boys with tousled hair
an open smile with one tooth less
she stuck her tongue out
from that tiny cave
she stood by the window
stood on tip-toe
she Gazed out wide eyed
pressed her face
and that squashed little nose
---
a girl once - feb16.06
there was this, a girl once
who pranced around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
she tossed the pebbles
white and grey
light and dark
and plenty shades
she tossed the pebbles
that grazed the waters
of that calm and silver silky lake
she smiled at strangers
smiled at friends
smiled at boys with tousled hair
an open smile with one tooth less
she stuck her tongue out
from that tiny cave
---
a girl once - feb13.06.
there was this, a girl once
who pranced around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
she tossed the pebbles
white and grey
light and dark
and plenty shades
she tossed the pebbles
that grazed the waters
of that calm and silver silky lake
flowery frocks in summer evenings
springs she sat on a swinging swing
winters saw the snowflakes cling
hazy windows and misty mornings
summers came and so did winters
spring too, through the years
that little girl who was once
no longer did she
prance around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
tell her, they did
she needs be a woman
with eyes that studied
cautious steps and grounded feet
tell them, she did
she was a woman indeed
with careful eyes
cautious steps and grounded feet
and then when there was none
she would be that girl once
who pranced around in childlike gait
clicked her fingers
kicked her feet
flicked her hair in a single plait
:)
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
I have never been one blessed with words. So, I was surprised, when i found myself attempting poetry albeit with much hesitation at first instance. I do not think of myself as someone who can write poetry. Still. Far from it. Actually. But occasionally i give in to word play. As much as my vocabulary and feelings permit. This blog is a record of poems that i have and will post on my main blog. Just a place to collect and put them together, much like a sheaf of paper...
They are posted as they appear on the main blog.
They are posted as they appear on the main blog.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
quietude
quietude seeps in.
s-l-o-w-l-y.
over years.
sinks in deep.
mutes the noise.
loud. muffled. then...
quiet.
the want to announce. not a hint.
words. pick and choose. choose and pick.
rest. pat them to sleep.
Shh...
quiet.
when its quiet. within.
see. the rainbow in a dewdrop.
discover. shades of lush greens. cool blues.
hear. the rustle of leaves.
listen. to your musings.
s-l-o-w-l-y.
over years.
sinks in deep.
mutes the noise.
loud. muffled. then...
quiet.
the want to announce. not a hint.
words. pick and choose. choose and pick.
rest. pat them to sleep.
Shh...
quiet.
when its quiet. within.
see. the rainbow in a dewdrop.
discover. shades of lush greens. cool blues.
hear. the rustle of leaves.
listen. to your musings.
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