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[Varun]

You don't know how much I'd love to review every work submitted by everyone. Hopefully I'll get to a point where that is possible (maybe by New Years).

I'll be working on reviews for your new poems (and a few of your old ones), but no promises about time

Yay!

 

[Varun]

Here is another poem.....

Consciousness

That nagging voice in your mind,
That guilty feeling which makes it chime,
The pleasure you get from being kind,
And the pleasure I get from this little rhyme;
Where do you think it comes from?
Where do you get that feeling so warm?
Where do you get all fuzzy?
When you are sad, you are misty.
Where do you think it comes from?

The gut feeling,
Mind’s little mewing,
The powerful mental healing,
And the body that is growing.
Your mind that expands,
And the thoughts that respawn,
Where do you think it comes from?

The chocolate’s deliciousness,
The feeling of muscle’s strengthness,
The sorrow of helplessness,
The joy of happiness,
Yes, I know.
This is consciousness.

 

[Varun]

Yes, tell me, who will save them?

I drive down the road,
By the great ford,
See the trees, lush and green,
The water accentuated, the scenery sublime.
I feel vibrant, radiant with joy,
Wondrous nature, soft and coy,
The green trees, the green leaves,
The green plants with hovering bees.
All mute, unable to speak,
They seem meek,
But provide beauty unspeak.

There is no tax,
There is no price,
As humble as baby mice.
And that is why we kill them,
For we uphold the strong,
And trod the weak,
And ignore the meek.
Considering superiors,
With thoughts inferior,
Never thinking, only acting,
Without thoughtful action.

Perhaps you should know,
That you have forgotten,
Who runs the Nature show.
It’s the trees who run it,
The animals who manage it,
Without them -
We would suffer a heavy, mortal blow;
So cast away those thoughts of strong, so lame;
And save yourselves from the shame,
Protect the trees, the animals, the Nature,
So, I ask – “Yes, tell me, who will save them?”
You reply – “I will.”

 

[Varun]

Broken Expectations

I was joyous yesterday,
That tomorrow is Result Day,
I had checked my question paper,
All the answers – perfectly wrapped like a wrapper,
But when the results came,
My hopes undone, my low spirits unfurled,
I had above average marks,
I had passed the list, but failed the topper’s midst.

I messaged my crush,
Expecting a reply,
But she didn’t comply,
Expectations broken, sadness supplied.

Oh it hurts, it hurts,
I may not show it,
I may not cry it,
But I have that pain,
I have that anger,
I have those damnations,
Buried deep in my heart,
My Broken Expectations.

 

[Varun]

At last, I have once again begun writing. Here is my latest work. Please do feel free to leave reviews.

The Hunger of Appreciation

Appreciate! It cries,
A feeling, not so nice,
Holds me with a gaze,
Bound by appreciation’s haze

Pleasing other –
Myself in tatters,
Under the constant chatter,
Of Mr. Appreciations matter

“Please appreciate me!” –
my mind cries
leaves my mouth in sighs;
For it is not possible –
to appreciate every time,
O, this appreciative chime

Rest of mind – impossible,
Peace in heart – improbable
Every day – a tussle
Against appreciation’s muzzle

Euphoric when appreciated,
Leaving minds sedated,
Scarcity of which,
Leaves Hearts melted

Constant, unyielding,
Mesmerizing, raging –
This appreciation’s eyeing

Impressing people,
Satiating this hunger,
What a bugger!

Amassing Wealth,
Amassing Knowledge,
Wisdom and Guile
Is a burden by miles
And has a heavy price

Tamed animal – one becomes
Ankles in shackles,
Progress halted –
Life berated and betrayed

End is this –
“Do not be amiss
Waiting for appreciation’s kiss
And also notice that –
every stanza begins with –
Letters of ‘APPRECIATE’
Excess of which –
Is a daze and retrograde

 

[Varun]

This one was in the Creative Writing Comp

Wind

O, what art thee, wind!
Thou hast no boundaries,
Thou are extraordinary,
Thou hast moods,
When Gentle and Calm,
Are Soothing and Charm;
When Angry and Furious,
Thou are victorious!

Thou bring the clouds,
And shower the parched Earth,
Bring farmer their merriment and mirth.
Thou sail the seas, fill the sails,
Without thy blessings,
The merchants do not have trades.

In a tempest, thy growl;
Thou Anger are limitless;
Devastating –
Turning the land lifeless,
I bow to thee.

Keep blowing, keep moving,
Thou instruct and say –
“Else you will destruct”

Thou bring the scent –
Of blood and war –
And also
Of the dream woman afar,
A harbinger and messiah –
No one at par,
I bow to thee.

 

[Varun]

Here is another one. And also, please leave reviews guys. I would really appreciate it. And thank you to all the 1.9k thread views. You really spur me to write.

Light Footsteps

Those light running footsteps
Across the snow,
Across the halls,
Across the fields,
Across the malls,
Those light running footsteps

I see you not,
O! Woman of my soul,
I only hear,
Your footsteps’ sound pours
I met you not,
O! Woman of my soul,
I only wished,
You be mine –
My heart tore
Those light running footsteps

I seek you, I find ye
I meet not
Neither I know where
But I shall endure,
I shall persevere
This dark mystery shall clear.

I am not the best,
I am not the worst,
I am not the best of the worst and-
I am not the worst of the best
I am what I am

Accept me when you behold,
Hearken me when feelings not withhold,
I shall come,
And we be one
Then my footfalls shall merge –
With your light footsteps

 

[DeletedUser44856]

You have some wonderful work! I enjoy the more rhyming poems, I would post up some of my works but they are either love poems, or very angry poems.

P.S ever tried your hand at limericks?

 

[Varun]

You have some wonderful work! I enjoy the more rhyming poems, I would post up some of my works but they are either love poems, or very angry poems.

P.S ever tried your hand at limericks?

Thank you for your compliment.

And yes, I did try limericks. Will post them soon.

 

[DeletedUser44856]

Thank you for your compliment.

And yes, I did try limericks. Will post them soon.

Shall we have a limerick off? Hahaha

 

[DeletedUser8396]

Shall we have a limerick off? Hahaha

If you want to

 

[DeletedUser44856]

If you want to

Let's do it! You want to start? New thread

 

[Varun]

Let's do it! You want to start? New thread

I'll join as well.

 

[DeletedUser8396]

Here is another one. And also, please leave reviews guys. I would really appreciate it. And thank you to all the 1.9k thread views. You really spur me to write.

Light Footsteps

Those light running footsteps
Across the snow,
Across the halls,
Across the fields,
Across the malls,
Those light running footsteps

I see you not,
O! Woman of my soul,
I only hear,
Your footsteps’ sound pours
I met you not,
O! Woman of my soul,
I only wished,
You be mine –
My heart tore
Those light running footsteps

I seek you, I find ye
I meet not
Neither I know where
But I shall endure,
I shall persevere
This dark mystery shall clear.

I am not the best,
I am not the worst,
I am not the best of the worst and-
I am not the worst of the best
I am what I am

Accept me when you behold,
Hearken me when feelings not withhold,
I shall come,
And we be one
Then my footfalls shall merge –
With your light footsteps

You know why I like your poetry? Its not because of content, or style, or stuff like that (its good, but not the main reason). It's because even without direct rhyme, you manage to maintain a beautiful flow in the piece. This is apparent, not only in this piece, but in almost all your pieces. It's rather impressive.

About content, however. I'm not sure if I interped this right. Tell me if Im close lol: There's a woman in your life that escapes you (mentally), and you want her to accept you for who you are or not at all.

If so, i like the message

Here is another poem.....

Consciousness

That nagging voice in your mind,
That guilty feeling which makes it chime,
The pleasure you get from being kind,
And the pleasure I get from this little rhyme;
Where do you think it comes from?
Where do you get that feeling so warm?
Where do you get all fuzzy?
When you are sad, you are misty.
Where do you think it comes from?

The gut feeling,
Mind’s little mewing,
The powerful mental healing,
And the body that is growing.
Your mind that expands,
And the thoughts that respawn,
Where do you think it comes from?

The chocolate’s deliciousness,
The feeling of muscle’s strengthness,
The sorrow of helplessness,
The joy of happiness,
Yes, I know.
This is consciousness.

I like most of this one! I didn't care much for the 5th line down on the first stanza. The flow seems a tad off. Maybe I'm reading it a tad wrong lol

Aside from that, the first four lines of the first stanza along with the 2nd and 3rd stanza I both liked as they had excellent flow. Generally I dislike using repetitive rhyme (especially with '-ing') but you managed to pull it off fairly well in my opinion.

I also liked the content. Consciousness is a BIG curiosity of mine, as I've always wondered if it is only mind deep, or if there's something a bit more. I dunno lol. Nevertheless, great poem mate

 

[Varun]

You know why I like your poetry? Its not because of content, or style, or stuff like that (its good, but not the main reason). It's because even without direct rhyme, you manage to maintain a beautiful flow in the piece. This is apparent, not only in this piece, but in almost all your pieces. It's rather impressive.

About content, however. I'm not sure if I interped this right. Tell me if Im close lol: There's a woman in your life that escapes you (mentally), and you want her to accept you for who you are or not at all.

If so, i like the message



I like most of this one! I didn't care much for the 5th line down on the first stanza. The flow seems a tad off. Maybe I'm reading it a tad wrong lol

Aside from that, the first four lines of the first stanza along with the 2nd and 3rd stanza I both liked as they had excellent flow. Generally I dislike using repetitive rhyme (especially with '-ing') but you managed to pull it off fairly well in my opinion.

I also liked the content. Consciousness is a BIG curiosity of mine, as I've always wondered if it is only mind deep, or if there's something a bit more. I dunno lol. Nevertheless, great poem mate

Thanks man! And that was some fast review. Please do more of them whenever you have some time to spare and nothing else to do.

 

[Varun]

Yay! I have reached over 2k views. Thanks to all the support you guys have shown.

Here is another poem....

Forever Seen


Cease to be so bright,
No need to show your might.
Cease to be so fast,
You may end up last.

Cease to be so proud,
You could be someday mowed
Cease to be so tempered
You won’t be remembered

Cease to be so rude,
And spoil others’ mood
Cease to be so teary,
And plague actions with worry

Cease to be raucous and loud,
Be cautious and make no sound,
Be silent and make no howls,
Be moderate and have no scowls,
Reveal yourself when time calls,

Stay detached, stay composed,
Your sense reattached and anger disposed.
Stay bright within and mind clean
Beauty sublime and value forever felt and – seen

 

[Varun]

This one was in the Creative Writing Comp No. 10

Heartbeats

I saw you on the first day of class,
My feelings as clear as glass,
You turned up my hearts’ bass
I liked you that time, my lass.

At first, I lacked the courage,
To tell you how I felt,
Thought you would get the message,
Through the signs that I sent

But, oh was I wrong!
My head, my heart – feelings thronged;
I found out that love needs words,
Else it remains a meaningless maze.

I still do not have the guts,
My courage stuck in a rut,
So I am writing this,
And hope nothing goes amiss.

You are like the summer’s spring,
A deliverance of clear beginning,
Your name – my ears ringing,
Oh, what a feeling of being!

My heart melts at your sight,
A common phrase but just right,
My eyes seek your lovely face,
Heartbeats in a race

You are complete and whole,
Sending my brain signals,
Like a semaphore.
A being of beauty that touched my heart,
I cross my fingers and –
Hope this relation starts,
Love pierced me like a dart,
Now - heartbeats run really fast

 

[Varun]

This thread too is active you know........

 

[DeletedUser8396]

This thread too is active you know........

Wow, omg I love this one. It captivates such an aura of honesty in a such a small sentence. It really tries to grab your attention and shake you. I am quite impressed

Spoiler: Actual Reply :P

In your defense, this thread has 2,157 views...one of the highest in this section. If you're in reference to reviews, I'll work on reviewing a few later today and/or tomorrow. That, and you haven't really posted anything new recently

 

[Varun]

Wow, omg I love this one. It captivates such an aura of honesty in a such a small sentence. It really tries to grab your attention and shake you. I am quite impressed

Of course man! I ooze of honesty.
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On second thought, ignore the previous comment. I would be lying.

In your defense, this thread has 2,157 views...one of the highest in this section. If you're in reference to reviews, I'll work on reviewing a few later today and/or tomorrow. That, and you haven't really posted anything new recently [/spoiler]

I gotta do something about the posts, I know