Proud and Independent

Proud to be Alone and in my habitat.
So What if I was introduced by you;
I am the master of my destiny.

When kids try to catch me
I play hide and seek
enjoying the game as much as they do...

I hope you will let me live
A full life till I die naturally
I sure don't want to be your dinner

The Beautiful Ocean

The Ocean is Beautiful
It is full of water
that can't be put to use
to drink, grow crops or clean homes

The ocean provides life support
for millions of creatures
from microscopic to mammoth size
but for human beings it remains a mystery

Fall - The Season of Colors

Fall - The Season of Colors  

Image via Wikipedia

 It is that time of the year
When trees turn into a riot of color
Leaves of all colors flutter
Making us wonder at the marvels of nature.

Fall is that time of transitions
A time of rapid changes
When searing hot summer wanes
Letting in cold winter winds

A thing of beauty is a joy forever

John Keats wrote this famous poem titled "A thing of beauty is a joy forever". I have excerpted a few lines from his poem to go with my picture here.

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: 

Its loveliness increases; 

It will never Pass into nothingness; 

A flowery band to bind us to the earth, 

Spite of despondence, 

Of the inhuman dearth of noble natures, 

Of the gloomy days, 

Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways 

Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all, 

Some shape of beauty moves away the pall.  

John Keats

A Poem about Road Travel

I am trying to inculcate the art of writing poetry/ stanzas/ verses in English into my skillset and I keep trying to pen down some lines whenever I feel the inspiration. I was recently thinking about my last year's adventure on two wheels and this verse flowed. I have titled it as road travel and I hope it captures the emotions of road...

Road Travel
Riding thru lanes, streets, crossroads, highways and boulevards
I see vistas of happiness, grief, hope and loss
Scenes of prosperous grandeur and sights of abject poverty

As I make my way through villages and cities, I wonder sometimes
When the world is so beautiful And full of goodness and beauty
Why do people fight in the name of religions and deity?

And when I feel tired, lonely and hungry I wonder
Am I on the right path Or have I taken a wrong detour
Is this tour an adventurous reverie?
Or is it a grand plan gone badly wrong?

I am not alone meandering across nations
For there are others on the road
Searching for love, adventure and livelihood

My dear friend these roads are not only for us to enjoy
It is for all those who seek adventure.
And a break from their daily grind

So learn to share the road like families share homes
And you will reach your dream destination
Safe and sound within a reasonable span of time.

Nature the only creator, protector and destroyer

My experiments with poetry continue and I wrote this after participating in the colourful Earth Day celebrations at college. I hope you will enjoy it. Your comments will be appreciated.

Nature

Nature is beautiful
Nature is enticing
Nature is fun and exciting

We can only love it's
wonderful diversity
stunning imagery and
panoramic scenery

Nature is god's gift
which we must cherish and protect
But in the name of development
We have started to demolish and destroy

Nature is tolerant but
beyond a point nature retaliates
with floods, hurricanes and tsunamis'
causing destruction and wrecking havoc.

If we can't live in harmony with nature
We will perish for sure.