Being a single mother by the day,
A stripper by night, with no other way,
My life felt mechanical and cold,
With no room to let my emotions unfold.
The ticking of the clock kept me on track,
But my heart's song I failed to keep in track.
The stripping tore me apart every day,
I felt like a machine with nothing to say.
Then came a man who proved me wrong,
Listening to my stories all along.
He didn't care about my past or my tears,
Only that he could father my little dear.
He held my hand firmly but with a gentle touch,
Making me feel like I deserved love this much.
For once, my heart sang a different tune,
And I forgot the tick-tock rhythm so soon.
We walked along the coast, away from the night,
And for the first time, everything felt just right.
Behind a wrecked catamaran, we took our rest,
My skin felt his touch, and my heart felt blessed.
My eyes sparkled with tears of pure joy,
As I looked into his eyes, like a starry sky.
I wanted to whisper a secret to his lips,
To let him know of my passionate grips.
As the wind blew against his face,
I yearned for his kisses, with an intense pace.
And when I looked at him again,
His lips were tinted with fuchsia, like mine then.
I wonder how to pen a poem for you,
with only a mystic web to connect us through,
unsure if anything will hold us together,
beyond the end of this poem or for moments further.
Can words carefully stacked one after another,
evoke a sense of order to reach your heart's cover?
Like nature, unassumingly creating art,
can we bridge the space that keeps us apart?
Let's be wrapped in silent smiles,
ignoring the distance of distracting miles,
trying, just once, to know each other,
in the shelter of a shared universe's cover.
Maybe, when we learn the universe's language,
with love, kindness, and harmony as the message,
I'll know exactly what to pen in a poem for you,
or maybe not, as we already become a poem for eternity too.
You and I, singing in silence's meters,
dancing to life's tunes and refrains, sweet as nectars.
You and I, becoming the rhyme and rhythm,
breathing love for eternity, becoming each other's poem.
Experience the beauty of love through this enchanting tanka poem. Delight in the fluttering joy of a lover’s response to a proposal and witness the blossoming of love, evoked through the imagery of petals and flowers. Let this poem transport you to a place of tenderness and romance.
Fluttering Love
I asked her to wed,
as she fluttered happily,
her wings swirling 'yes.'
Her kiss landed on my petals,
our love blooming like flowers.
A poem on Overcoming Failure with the Comfort of Affection
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Love’s Embrace
On a day so ordinary
When the heart bore no story
She hopped towards me
With her usual contagious glee
Our chit-chats about her day at school
Suddenly took a turn, uncool
Her bold expression turns hushed
To whispers, whilst her agony gushed
A 10-year-old shares her failure
In a tone tainted with despair
Like her skin’s acquired the colour of shame
And every eye’s pointing her out to blame
My heart sinks as her eyes bore into mine
Hoping for hope through my words of shine
I stand there as an adult holding of a promise
In her expectant eyes, to make her feel at ease
There are faces familiar
Surrounding us, all so near
Yet in a voice quite clear
I go on to tell my stories of failure
There are stares of shock & surprise
At an adult’s success losing its disguise
Yet, I know for sure this is what she needs to hear
Of seeing failure equally as success, so dear
Tomorrow when she sees me smile
With my head held high in a confident style
Her failures will no longer fail her
As whispers would turn to hopeful chatter
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பறந்தவெளியிலிருந்து அவனும்
இருண்ட தாழ்வாரத்திலிருந்து இவளும்
ஒருத்தரை ஒருத்தர் நோக்கியவாறு
தனிமையை தொலைக்கிறார்கள்
தொலைவிலிருந்து கண்டவாறு
காத்திருக்கிறேன் நான்
துணையாக ஒருநாள் என்னை
தேர்ந்தெடுப்பாள் என்றெண்ணி
Staring up at the bright light above
Numb from the shot, I ponder on love
I know the drill, that’s a numbed kill
Yet in love for a smile, I keep still
The hum of the drill, a familiar sound,
Reminds me of feelings that swirl all around
How willing was I to trust
While baring myself was a must?
Maybe the art of surrender
Could take me in love’s yonder...
Love can be sweet, like sugar on the tongue,
But also sharp, like a dentist’s instrument young
It can make your heart skip a beat,
But also leave you feeling incomplete
As I sit here, captive in this chair,
I can’t help but think of the love I bear
Is it a comfort, a gentle embrace
Or a pain that leaves a permanent trace?
Maybe the art of surrender
Could take me in love’s yonder...
Along with the drilling & tearing
I find a part of me, cleaning & healing
Discomfort disappears that was a while ago
I wonder, is it because of a dissolving ego?
I don’t know the answer, but I’ll keep searching,
Pondering on love, while my teeth are lurching
For love is a journey, with twists and turns
And maybe one day, my heart will learn
Until then, maybe the art of surrender
Could take me in love’s yonder...
Love: as I oft reminisce
Of our primordial tryst
Ecstatic words gush out
In this form that it flows...
There at the threshold
Serenity in thy soul,
Warmth in thy heart,
Had me to stand astound...
Flashes when drops of tears
Rolled through my cheeks,
Thou dews of transparency- shared,
Kept me light at heart...
Even through euphoric days,
Joys of mine doubled,
With thine rustle, in harmony
With my whistle...
As we wander side by side,
With surety, I closed my eyes,
Perceiving thy glimmer,
To guide me through life...
Bliss is thou idyllic presence,
Whilst others leave me alone,
Thee Nature! Your eternal love-
Shall flow through my life...
Seeping through my soul:
Gushing through words of cheer,
Spreading thine exuberance,
MCC, you become my lone solace!
PS: Written in the year 2010, this poem is a dedication to my alma mater, the prestigious Madras Christian College(MCC).
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