Author: Pradnya Surve
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Narcissism
Narcissism Behind a mask You brood A false smile You struggle to recollect The bunch of lies you told Convincingly each word conveyed Though far from The border of reality Make up stories As you rearrange details Finer points added As you fib again They believe what you say A life of fantasy to stay…
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Marriages are made in heaven
Marriages are made in heaven A beautiful girl she is Education boundaries reached Marriage arena she enters A suitable alliance soon found Happiness in the clan Zodiac nod given Marriages are made in heaven Celebrations galore A wedding to long remember But stars have different choices Wavelength never matches Soon their path separated Family court…
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Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope Life is like a kaleidoscope Different colors Different patterns All alter with change Change in perception Bits and pieces reassembled Creating a new possibility Days change like a kaleidoscope New harmonies New contrasts New combinations Our past Is a kale scope of experiences It can viewed through different lenses To change our life pattern…
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Just a minute
Just a minute The clock ticks Warns me I have a minute Sixty seconds It stares at me It has plenty of room For something new The next sixty seconds Could change everything I have to dare Everything is spinning I have to be part of it Every minute is eternity The clock ticks Tells…
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Is it the devil
The devastating earthquake Is it the devil Manifesting evil Peaceful existence Distraught by raiders Suffering separation death Is it the devil Manifesting evil Haughty affluent man Silences his conscience Rapacious he moves on Is it the devilManifesting evil Alas! Devil muzzles them all Oh the tiny famished being Steals bread for living You little devil…
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If wishes were horses
If wishes were horses Beggars would ride They would be reindeer Endure cold without fear Ferry the old man To fulfill wishes If wishes were horses I would again Relive the days squandered away Shed Lazy dreams Demolish castles built in the air Overcome misery that lay In wishful thinking Fulfill dreams by determination If…
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High and low
High and low Diverse range of emotions Experience that builds your life Enjoy the high moments Stay on in down time The deeper that sorrow carves into your being The more joy you can contain The cup that holds your tea Is the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven Let it rain…
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Grandfather clock
Old grandpa bought a new large clock It was his treasure and his pride A gift for his beautiful bride Since it has kept perfect time Kept the house alive With its chime Seen joys and sorrows Loss and gain Days filled with sunshine Drenched with rain It has its own share Of memories and…
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Fugitive
He was a lone rebel A fugitive from reality His escape was not one Like running away You find in tabloid stories People did not try to stop him Because they did not understand What he was running away from It was not the family Who were villains in his life? What people did not…
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Ebullient
As I view the vibrant array Of a landscape Ebullient with colorful displays It feels like a paint box With different hues of springtime glory Seen through my eye window Telling me a story Of streets in the city With embellishments all over My mind is filled with contentment Energetic with enjoyment That leads to…
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Daddy, you are always there for me
Daddy, you are always there for me Mother held my tiny being Daddy smiled He held me and rocked me Softly singing a lullaby . My first steps were taken Holding Daddy’s strong hands Each step emboldened Every fall softened . You were my mentor You were my confidante You were my counsellor You were…
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Candescent
In the deep dark woods Amidst peril of wildlife The little being glows. Amidst the travails of life Shine from the core In Tragedies life may bring But rejoice and sing. There may embers in your path An inferno in your track Dare to blaze Because we were made to glow. Find the glimmer of…
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Bound
I was once free To move around I roamed in the city Progressed in leaps and bounds. Then he came along Attacked and conquered I was shackled Bound by commands That I must obey Captive in quarantine Masked else I may die But we are now together Though we don’t hold hands I am now…
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